Treatment as Prevention®

PEP: Start early, follow up and start a conversation Dr. Marianne Harris, Clinical Research Advisor with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), provided an overview of the new BC-CfE PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) guidelines. Dr. Harris emphasized the safety and tolerability of the PEP regimen will be improved with the use of raltegravir and […]

Diabetes Canada announced it is adapting the made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention (TasP) strategy to diabetes to make over 6 million Canadians living with pre-diabetes, and diabetes, aware of their status. The epidemic of diabetes and prediabetes affects over 11 million Canadians and can cause blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and lower limb amputation. Diabetes

The 2017 Spring HIV/Antiretroviral update featured a diverse roster of leading health professionals to discuss the latest numbers from the front lines of the opioid epidemic, advances in Hepatitis C screening and progress in meeting 90-90-90 HIV/AIDS targets around the world. ADDICTION Dr. Patricia Daly characterized the current state of the opioid crisis in Vancouver

In recognition of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS’ (BC-CfE) 25 years of leadership in the battle against HIV/AIDS Dr. Julio Montaner was in Ottawa on May 16th, 2017 to accept the CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Impact on behalf of the staff of the BC-CfE. The CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Impact is

Welcoming a new government that embraces evidence-based science has been a breath of fresh air for researchers across the country after a decade of silence from the Canadian government.  This is in stark contrast to the previous Conservative government who fought Insite all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada and, subsequently, passed Bill

Picture this scenario: An individual living with HIV in British Columbia, “Doug” (whose name has been changed for privacy), was being “shuffled around” through care. As a result, he had grown tired and had mostly given up on treating his HIV. Sadly, he had begun telling family and friends that he wouldn’t be around much

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) was thrilled to have been invited to take part in a two-week Queensland, Australia, HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP®) Roadshow, organized by the HIV Foundation Queensland (HIVFQ). Since signing a memorandum of understanding with the BC-CfE and formally adopting the TasP strategy in 2014, Queensland has worked

A novel approach to treating opioid addiction in British Columbia is attracting major international attention after being reviewed and featured in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). A Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Addiction, a first-of-its-kind in Canada, aims to improve health professionals’ knowledge of the range of evidence-based treatments

Dr. Julio Montaner and his team from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) were pleased to host guests from the Saskatoon Tribal Council, Alberta Medical Office of Health, Alberta Health Services, Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon Health Region, Kahui Taotoko, and Health Canada over two days this past June to highlight the latest cutting-edge

New Liberal government encourages atmosphere of scientific openness The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) was pleased to welcome delegates from the Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency) in March 2016. Researchers from the BC-CfE presented an overview of the BC-CfE and discussed opportunities for collaboration. Dr. Julio Montaner, BC-CfE Director, and research