Immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination in people living with HIV

Zabrina Brumme, Ph.D.
Laboratory Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Burnt out and lonely: Canadian Health and Wellness in the Late Pandemic Period

Kiffer G. Card, PhD
Pronouns: he, him, his
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar
Adjunct Professor | Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Fentanyl Patch in the Context of Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain

Presenters:
Dr. Annabel Mead
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC
Addiction Medicine Consultant, St Paul’s Hospital
Senior Medical Director, Mental Health and Substance Use, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
Dr. Edward Rooke
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice, UBC
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Usask
Physician, DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTI) in the DTES

HIV in Children and Youth

Dr. Laura Sauve
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist
Children and Women’s Hospital of BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine,
University of British Columbia
Our cultural safety journey: From awareness, to understanding, to every day action

Presenters:
Alia Ali
Founder and Principal Consultant
Empathy Catalyst Consulting
Elder Valerie Nicholson
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Surita Parashar, PhD
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Patience Magagula
Executive Director
Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC
Claudette Cardinal
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
COVID-19 Update and Vaccination in PLWH

Dr Peter Phillips
Clinical Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of British Columbia
When Meth and Psychosis Come Together

Dr. Julius Elefante
Medical Education Lead, Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul’s Hospital
Clinical Instructor, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Tanya Fairweather
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine
VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP
Physician, Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Dr. Cole Stanley
Medical Lead for the Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
HIV: Diagnosis, Initial Assessment, and Management

Dr. Silvia Guillemi
HIV Pre-Exposure and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

Dr. Mark Hull
Hepatitis C Virus: Diagnosis and Management

HIV Drug Treatment Program: Antiretroviral Treatment, Access and Common Adverse Effects

Junine Toy
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment

Dr. Mark Hull
Lessons from a new safe supply pilot project at the Hope to Health Centre in the Downtown Eastside

Kate Salters, PhD
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Julie Foreman, RN
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Edward Rooke, MD, CCFP
Physician
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Olivia Toews
Peer Specialist
RainCity Housing
Emotional Regulation through Sensory Interventions

Celine Ho Celine Ho, MScOT
Occupational Therapist
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Stabilization Unit
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Philipp Santiago, MScOT
Interim Clinical Lead, Occupational Therapy
Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Fraser Health Authority
Psychosis Management in Primary Care

Dr. Tanya Fairweather, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine
VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP
DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
“Water Women Rising:” Indigenizing Re-search to explore how Indigenous women living with HIV understand and support their health

Elder Sheila Nyman
Indigenous Elder, Clinical Social Worker
Bear Rock Consulting, CHIWOS-PAW
Valerie Nicholson
Co-investigator, Indigenous Peer Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Debbie Cardinal
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
CHIWOS-PAW
Becky Gormley
Research Coordinator
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Angela Kaida
Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier II in Global Perspectives in HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

Presenter: Dr. Marianne Harris, MD, CCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia;
Clinical Trials Physician, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
Concurrent Disorders in Community: Strategies to work with people who have complex mental illness and substance use challenges

Presenter: Brendan Munden, MSW, RSW
Clinical Supervisor for ACT 1
Vancouver Coastal Health
Assertive Community Treatment Team 1