A key component of the Centre’s mandate is to monitor the impact of HIV/AIDS on British Columbia. The BC-CfE provides essential information to local health authorities, treating physicians and the community-at-large on an ongoing basis. The Drug Treatment Program Update is one example of the Centre’s commitment to improving health outcomes for HIV-positive individuals living […]
Drug Treatment Program Update (May 2011) Read More »
A key component of the Centre’s mandate is to monitor the impact of HIV/AIDS on British Columbia. The BC-CfE provides essential information to local health authorities, treating physicians and the community-at-large on an ongoing basis. The Drug Treatment Program Update is one example of the Centre’s commitment. In B.C., all anti-HIV medications are distributed at
Drug Treatment Program Update (April 2011) Read More »
A key component of the Centre’s mandate is to monitor the impact of HIV/AIDS on British Columbia. The BC-CfE provides essential information to local health authorities, treating physicians and the community-at-large on an ongoing basis. The Drug Treatment Program Update is one example of the Centre’s commitment. In B.C., all anti-HIV medications are distributed at
Drug Treatment Program Update (March 2011) Read More »
A key component of the Centre’s mandate is to monitor the impact of HIV/AIDS on British Columbia. The BC-CfE provides essential information to local health authorities, treating physicians and the community-at-large on an ongoing basis. The Drug Treatment Program Update is one example of the Centre’s commitment. In B.C., all anti-HIV medications are distributed at
Drug Treatment Program Update (February 2011) Read More »
A key component of the Centre’s mandate is to monitor the impact of HIV/AIDS on British Columbia. The BC-CfE provides essential information to local health authorities, treating physicians and the community-at-large on an ongoing basis. The Drug Treatment Program Update is one example of the Centre’s commitment. In B.C., all anti-HIV medications are distributed at
Drug Treatment Program Update (January 2011) Read More »
A key component of the Centre’s mandate is to monitor the impact of HIV/AIDS on British Columbia. The BC-CfE provides essential information to local health authorities, treating physicians and the community-at-large on an ongoing basis. The Drug Treatment Program Update is one example of the Centre’s commitment. In B.C., all anti-HIV medications are distributed at
Drug Treatment Program Update (December 2010) Read More »
“Home is where the HAART is: An examination of the factors affecting neighbourhood perception for people living with HIV/AIDS” (PowerPoint Presentation) Author: Alexis Palmer Drug Treatment Program BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Objectives: To identify the factors associated with neighbourhood perceptions To assess the role of food security and stable housing on neighbourhood
“Patient Comprehension of Antiretroviral Drug Resistance: Implications for Treatment and Clinical Practice” (PowerPoint Presentation) Author: Catherine Sarai Racey Objective: To determine the current level of Knowledge of HIV drug resistance in a cohort of HIV+ people on HAART Identify predictive factors for comprehension Identify areas of focus for improving comprehension
Background: Food insecurity is defined as having “uncertain or limited availability of nutritionally adequate or safe food or the inability to procure food in socially acceptable ways”(1). An increasing number of studies suggest that high number of people living with HIV/AIDS are food insecure in North America (2-4). Studies conducted in San Francisco in the
Poster: Prevalence and Correlates of Food Insecurity in Individuals Receiving ART Read More »
Background: The HIV epidemic in Canada is increasingly affecting marginalised groups. While highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is freely available to those eligible, socioeconomic barriers too frequently prevent marginalised individuals from accessing therapy. There are known links between the physical and social attributes of neighbourhoods, perception of neighbourhood attributes, health status and health-related risk behaviours.
During the Canada Post strike announced September 25, 2025, the following measures will be undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.
During the Canada Post strike, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service
The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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