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Better Physician-Patient Relationship Reduces Hospital Readmissions for PLWHIV

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Readmission within 30 days of discharge from the hospital is associated with adverse health outcomes, and the 30-day readmission rate serves as an important barometer of a hospital’s quality of care.1 Hospital readmissions also represent a significant financial burden. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimated that in 2011, more than 3 million US […]

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Pilot project to combat opioid crisis using HIV-reduction strategies expands across B.C.

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Following a successful pilot project in Vancouver, an overdose prevention program is now rolling out province-wide. For the past year the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS has been assisting Vancouver Coastal Health with BOOST (Best Practice is Oral Opioid Agonist Therapy). The project applied some of the same strategies used to reduce the spread

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Project that kept more addicted patients in treatment expands across B.C.

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VANCOUVER – An 18-month pilot project is being expanded across British Columbia after more than double the number of drug-addicted people stayed in treatment to stop them from fatally overdosing. The initiative, led by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Vancouver Coastal Health, uses the same strategy that helped drive down the province’s

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Project that kept more drug-addicted patients in treatment expands across B.C.

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The initiative, led by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Vancouver Coastal Health, uses the same strategy that helped drive down the province’s HIV and AIDS rates. A pilot project in Vancouver is being expanded across British Columbia after more than double the number of drug-addicted people stayed in treatment to prevent them

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B.C. opioid crisis to get same world-renowned treatment approach as HIV/AIDS

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A first-of-its-kind opioid addiction treatment program, first piloted in Vancouver, will soon roll out across the rest of the province as B.C. grapples with nearly 2,800 overdose deaths since 2017. In a news conference Thursday, members of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Vancouver Coastal Health released results from a one-year pilot program

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First-of-its kind program aims to stop overdose deaths across B.C.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Another tool in the fight against the opioid crisis across B.C. has been unveiled. Vancouver Coastal Health has teamed up with the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS to roll out Best Practices in Oral Opioid Agonist Therapy (BOOST) province-wide to combat overdose deaths. The goal of the 18-month pilot project

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On Demand HIV testing now available at all Interior Health labs

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Patients can obtain a test without having to visit a physician Getting tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) just got easier for residents across the Interior Health (IH) region, now that On Demand testing is available at all IH laboratories (http://bit.ly/2PD39aL). Patients can now visit any IH lab – including the labs at the Ashcroft

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HIV Monitoring Quarterly Reports, Third Quarter 2018

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HIV Monitoring Quarterly Report for British Columbia, Third Quarter 2018 HIV Monitoring Quarterly Report for Fraser Health, Third Quarter 2018 HIV Monitoring Quarterly Report for Interior Health, Third Quarter 2018 HIV Monitoring Quarterly Report for Northern Health, Third Quarter 2018 HIV Monitoring Quarterly Report for Vancouver Coastal Health, Third Quarter 2018 HIV Monitoring Quarterly Report

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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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