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 […]
After many months of consultations with representatives of regional health authorities in BC, as well as the First Nations Health Authority, the BC-CfE is proud to announce the publication of the Provincial Best Practice in HIV Case Management.
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Therapeutic Guidelines Menu About COVID-19 Primary Care Guidelines Adults Pediatric Management of Acute HIV Infections Opportunistic Infections HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Guidelines Guidance for the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV acquisition in British Columbia Provincial Best Practice in HIV Case Management Care of HIV Positive Pregnant Women and Interventions to
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An HIV prevention program, available at no cost to people at high risk of HIV, is enrolling over 400 participants – primarily men who have sex with men (MSM) – every month right across BC. PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a daily oral antiretroviral medication that prevents new HIV infection when taken consistently. “Treatment as Prevention®
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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’.
For more details and example reports, please click on the button below
