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A tale of two pandemics: COVID-19 and its impact on HIV

Founded with a mandate that includes persistent monitoring of viral diseases, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has developed world-leading expertise in this increasingly crucial area of public health. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus swept around the planet in March of 2020, the BC-CfE’s Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics Group, led by Senior Scientist, […]

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Reducing barriers to care for those living with HCV in the Downtown East Side of Vancouver

Members of the Viral Hepatitis Research Program and partners at the Hope to Health Centre for World Hepatitis Day July 28th was World Hepatitis Day, an annual, purposeful opportunity to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to spark action. This year’s theme is ‘I Can’t Wait’, which highlights the urgency from

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BC-CfE brings innovative stimulant use disorder treatment to Downtown Eastside

BC has been under a public health emergency due to drug-related overdoses for six years now. Of the 9,400 lives lost to illicit drug toxicity in the province in that time, most deaths have occurred due to opioids, specifically fentanyl. However, the use of stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine, and the harms associated with

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BOOST continues to improve lives for those living with opioid use disorder

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS’ (BC-CfE) QI team, led by Senior Medical Director Dr. Rolando Barrios, launched the Best-Practices in Oral Opioid agoniSt Therapy Collaborative (BOOST) in 2017 as a partnership between the BC-CfE and Vancouver Coastal Health. As BOOST grew, more than 40 healthcare teams across BC joined the Collaborative, which has

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Hope to Health’s holistic approach improving lives in the Downtown Eastside

Since opening in late 2019, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS’ (BC-CfE) Hope to Health Research and Innovation Complex (H2H) has offered comprehensive health care to residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. For H2H clients, holistic means a team of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and peer research associates, will help with not

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Collaborative study examines COVID-19 vaccine immune responses in people living with HIV

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) researchers, collaborating with counterparts at Simon Fraser University, the University of BC, Providence Health Care and the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) recently published a study looking at COVID-19 vaccine immune responses in people living with HIV (PLWH). Due to the explosive growth of COVID-19 variants, and

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Improving patient engagement and retention in healthcare at Hope to Health

A BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) research team is working to evaluate how a new primary care clinic can keep clients engaged in health care among residents of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side (DTES). The “Hope to Health Engagement and Retention Evaluation (HERE) Study” is being conducted from the Hope to Health (H2H) Research

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During the Canada Post strike, the following measures have been undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to 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 has transitioned to private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675).
    Certain parts of BC have experienced medication delivery delays of up to 2 weeks by private courier. The pharmacy suggests clients or providers place medication orders with 2-3 weeks advance notice whenever possible.

During this time, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service.