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BC-CfE welcomes delegates from the Public Health Agency of Canada

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 […]

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Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health Meet in Vancouver

Dr. Julio Montaner honoured to be invited to present on Treatment as Prevention® Vancouver recently hosted the conference of the Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health, joined by federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, who gathered to discuss key health priorities for Canadians. After a decade of silence from the federal government regarding endorsement of Treatment

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The BC-CfE welcomes Dr. Jeannie Shoveller, new Director of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Drug Treatment Program

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is pleased to share the news Dr. Jeannie Shoveller has accepted the position of Director of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Drug Treatment Program, beginning January 4, 2016. Originally from Nova Scotia, Dr. Shoveller has called British Columbia home since 1993. She completed a PhD in

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Aboriginal youth face higher rates of incarceration, new study finds

A new study from the Urban Health Research Initiative (UHRI), a program of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), is the first to show street-involved Aboriginal youth in Vancouver are significantly more likely to be imprisoned than their non-Aboriginal peers. Past studies have explored risk factors involving adult Aboriginal populations; however, much less

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IAS 2015 shines a light on Vancouver, B.C.

UN 90-90-90 targets and TasP strategy key to ending HIV and AIDS pandemic Nearly 6,000 attendees from the global HIV community — scientists, clinicians, public health experts, community leaders, and media professionals — converged on Vancouver, British Columbia, for the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) from July

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Medical marijuana: Daily cannabis use may lower HIV viral loads

Daily cannabis use may lower HIV viral loads, suggest remarkable findings from a relatively new field of research A researcher in the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE)’s Urban Health Research Initiative, Dr. M-J Milloy, will lead a clinical study on the possible therapeutic benefits of cannabis in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. His independent

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BC-CfE Recognized with LifeSciences BC Award for Clinical Research Excellence

Dr. Julio Montaner and members of BC-CfE staff honoured during gala event. The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) was honoured on April 16, 2015, during the 17th Annual LifeSciences BC Awards, for its accomplishments advancing science to treat and prevent HIV and AIDS in British Columbia and around the world. The LifeSciences event,

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Dr. Julio Montaner holds discussions with senior Vatican officials regarding Treatment as Prevention

Catholic Church a strong contributor to the fight against HIV and AIDS around the world Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), Dr. Julio Montaner, was met with a substantial level of interest as he brought to the Vatican examples of achievements in British Columbia through Treatment as Prevention (TasP). “It’s not

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