December 1st marks World AIDS Day and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. Today, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is proud to announce the virtual end of the domestic epidemic of HIV in British Columbia.
A list of antiretrovirals and other select medications available through the BC-CfE’s HIV Treatment Program is available in the PDF document (above). These medications can be requested by submitting an HIV Treatment Prescription Request Form found here. Requests will be assessed according to the BC-CfE therapeutic guidelines. Clinical justification and/or supportive documentation may be required.
HIV Drugs available through the BC-CfE Read More »
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual campaign to end overdoses, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) joins families, friends and communities in mourning the needless losses of life through overdose and continue to advocate for an end to the toxic drug crisis through a safer supply of drugs.
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The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) launched an integrated program in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side for individuals living with chronic pain who are diagnosed with opioid use disorder.
The BC-CfE is proud to announce Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner is among the three 2023 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH) Trailblazer Award Winners. Announced at the Canadian Public Health Association Conference, the Trailblazer Awards support early, mid and senior career researchers who have made exceptional contributions to population and public health in Canada and around the world through evidence-based policies and interventions.
BC-CfE Executive Director Dr. Julio Montaner awarded 2023 CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award Read More »
The CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research is a career achievement award that recognizes exceptional contributions in the area of population and public health research. The CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award is designed to recognize the exemplary efforts and activities of exceptional Canadian researchers at different career stages who have created a highly influential
El 1o de diciembre, el “DÃa Mundial del SIDA”, mientras reflexionamos sobre el grave impacto del VIH/SIDA en los últimos 40 años, nos encontramos frente a un precipicio donde todos los avances que hemos logrado están en peligro. La marea comenzó a cambiar en contra de la epidemia de VIH/SIDA cuando anunciamos el cóctel de
Sabemos cómo derrotar a la epidemia de VIH/SIDA. ¡Es hora de que así lo hagamos! Read More »
This World AIDS Day, BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner reflects on the immeasurable loss experienced due to HIV/AIDS and the challenges the disease has posed over the past 40 years. With the UNAIDS theme of âEqualize’, Dr. Montaner calls for leadership and funding at a national level to implement a national strategy based on Treatment as Prevention¨ to ensure provinces have the resources and framework to meet the ambitious 95-95-95 Targets.
World AIDS Day 2022 message from Dr. Julio Montaner Read More »
He devoted himself to improving the care and treatment for people with HIV/AIDS and his work saved millions of lives around the world. Julio Montaner: Excellence in HIV/AIDS research from Conversations That Matter on Vimeo.
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UBC faculty of medicine’s Drs. Karim Khan, Kathleen Martin Ginis and Julio Montaner are among 71 new Fellows elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) for 2022. Election to Fellowship in the CAHS is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. “I would like to personally
Three faculty members elected as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Read More »
