Clinical Education & Training

Improving patient engagement and retention in healthcare at Hope to Health

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A BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) research team is working to evaluate how a new primary care clinic can keep clients engaged in health care among residents of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side (DTES). The “Hope to Health Engagement and Retention Evaluation (HERE) Study” is being conducted from the Hope to Health (H2H) Research […]

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Change of Leadership for BC-CfE’s Clinical Education and Training Program

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The BC-CfE’s Clinical Education and Training Program recently saw a change in leadership from Dr. Silvia Guillemi, who started leading the program when it began back in 2011, to Dr. Val Montessori. Dr. Montessori has multiple roles, as she will be leading the Clinical Education and Training Program while also serving as the Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at St. Paul’s Hospital and as the Co-chair of the Committee for Drug Evaluation and Therapy. Dr. Montessori also works as a Clinical Associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia. The Clinical Education and Training Program was designed to provide learning opportunities on the diagnosis, treatment, management and care of HIV/AIDS and related conditions through personalized learning programs.

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BC-CfE launches BOOST Quality Improvement Network building on previous BOOST Collaboratives

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With BC in the midst of two public health emergencies, one for COVID-19 and one for drug overdose deaths, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has just launched a new Quality Improvement Network for its BOOST Collaborative (Best-Practices in Oral Opioid agoniSt Therapy). Led by Dr. Rolando Barrios, the BC-CfE’s Senior Medical Director,

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BC-CfE provides update on response to COVID-19, while teams lead new research into the virus

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With BC currently in its longest-ever state of emergency, the BC-CfE continues to perform its critical work of promoting testing, treating and learning from people living with HIV (PLHIV), while carrying out epidemiological and infectious disease research and the mandate of Treatment as Prevention. In a recent webinar, BC-CfE’s senior leadership outlined how the Centre’s

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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

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