The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) created the first edition of its Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of HIV/AIDS in Adults in British Columbia back in 2011. Now, 10 years later, thanks to the diligent work of the Primary Care Guidelines Working Group (a working group appointed by the Committee for Drug […]
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The 11th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science took place from July 18th to the 21st and BC-CfE researchers attending the virtual conference used the opportunity to present their latest findings. Taking place virtually from Berlin, IAS 2021 saw around 6,000 participants and opened with remarks from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and included
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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
In 2014, an ambitious new strategy was developed, under the leadership of BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner with the support of the BC-CfE, under the auspices of the United Nations Joint AIDS Program (UNAIDS). This was formally endorsed by UNAIDS after extensive international consultations. The new
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is the winner of the 2020 Doctors of BC’s Excellence in Health Promotion Award – Non-Profit category. Dr. Ian Gillespie, Chair on the Council on Health Promotion, said, “We felt that the BC-CfE’s Treatment as Prevention (TasP) initiative exemplifies Excellence in Health Promotion by advocating for widespread
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The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is mourning the passing of its dear friend and generous supporter Carl P. Vanderspek. Having achieved tremendous success in business, he sought out champions and causes whose success would have great impact and his support of the BC-CfE was central to this philosophy. Many years ago, Carl
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Federal, provincial, and local officials gathered over Zoom on February 1st to announce more than $15 million in federal funding for four safer drug supply projects for people at risk of overdose in BC. $3.6 million of this funding, awarded by Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP), will support an evidence-informed innovative Safer
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The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Committee for Drug Evaluation and Therapy (CDET) recently completed its evaluation of all of the available data regarding the use of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for persons living with HIV (PLWH). Based on the committee’s expert opinion, the BC-CfE supports the use of Pfizer and
Started December 1, 1988, World AIDS Day annually raises awareness of the AIDS pandemic and is a day to mourn those who have died of the disease. The World Health Organization chose to focus on “Global solidarity, resilient HIV services” as its theme for this year. As of 2019 there were 38 million people living
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New research that will help improve sample quality and patient experience in COVID-19 testing was recently published by BC-CfE research assistants Natalie Kinloch and Aniqa Shahid. Kinloch and Shahid are also PhD students in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University under the supervision of SFU Professor and BC-CfE laboratory director Dr. Zabrina
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