On December 1st we celebrate World AIDS Day, an opportunity to reflect on our challenges and successes four decades into the battle against HIV/AIDS. Around the world there are nearly 38 million people living with HIV and about 1.5 million new infections per year. A recent report by the World Health Organization estimates the number […]
BC’s success story shows strength of Treatment as Prevention Read More »
Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1st, we asked several BC-CfE researchers about their work and how it relates to this year’s World AIDS Day theme of ‘End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics’.
The Treatment Optimization of Psychosis (TOP) Collaborative officially launched on Wednesday, June 23rd. TOP is a quality improvement initiative led by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) Mental Health and Substance Use Services. TOP aims to systematically share, measure and implement best practices in the treatment
A BC-CfE-led team of interdisciplinary researchers recently published their work in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality examining the cardiovascular health of an understudied subgroup among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)-“Assessing Bear/Cub/Otter identity and history of cardiovascular disease among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Metro Vancouver“
BC-CfE researches understudied gbMSM subgroup’s cardiovascular health Read More »
New research that will help improve sample quality and patient experience in COVID-19 testing was recently published by BC-CfE research assistants Natalie Kinloch and Aniqa Shahid. Kinloch and Shahid are also PhD students in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University under the supervision of SFU Professor and BC-CfE laboratory director Dr. Zabrina
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Do the social and cultural conditions experienced by different generations of men who have sex with men affect their sexual behaviours and partnering?
The lifetime experiences of gay and bisexual men differ across generations. Some studies have proposed that these varied histories can impact attitudes towards sex and alter sexual behaviours. The BC-CfE’s Momentum Health Study-based on a cohort of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in the Greater Vancouver area-set out to investigate this concept.
Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men continue to make up about half of new HIV diagnoses each year, despite being fewer than 5 per cent of all adult men. A trend that shows little sign of improvement, say researchers. “Nationally, the number of new diagnoses amongst [men who have sex with
Gay and bisexual men still represent largest number of new HIV cases in Canada Read More »
Perceptions and use of condoms among HIV negative gay men in Vancouver, Canada, in the era of biomedical and sero-adaptive prevention
“Condoms are…like public transit. It’s something you want everyone else to take.” Read More »
Is cannabis use related to mental health symptoms among gbMSM diagnosed with anxiety or depression?
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.
