British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

12/03/2025

To further enhance BC's HIV response, GenomeBC is funding a new project led by BC-CfE Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jeffrey Joy to better understand transmission patterns and HIV diagnoses in the province.

Using advanced genomic and AI-enabled tools, this project will help improve efforts to connect people with HIV treatment and care, particularly as transmission increasingly becomes interconnected across provinces and borders, making tracking its spread more challenging. Additionally, it will improve HIV prevention strategies, ensuring public health teams can more precisely reach people at increased risk of transmission and connect them with preventative tools.

We are grateful to Genome BC for funding this innovative work, you can learn more by visiting the link below.

Vancouver — British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the province is closer than ever to achieving sustained control of new infections. To […]

12/02/2025

12/02/2025

12/02/2025

We mark World AIDS Day today, amid a changing landscape of HIV where our collective response is at a crossroads that requires us to reflect on the past and look to the future. Honouring the millions of lives lost to AIDS, and the realities facing those who live with HIV, provides a solemn reminder of the importance of the work we undertake, and what is at stake if we fail to act.

And yet, after many years of encouraging updates about the strides made in the fight to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, we find ourselves looking towards that target with an uncertainty that requires a renewed effort. HIV cases are rising globally and here in Canada, and the funding necessary to respond, is under threat. Canada’s recent federal budget has failed to increase domestic funding, while reducing its contribution to the Global Fund, joining many nations in failing to close the gap in global health programming left by the pullback of funding from the current US administration.

This reality demonstrates that a coordinated and focused approach, one that brings together science, community and government support, is urgently needed. We know that fully funding a generalized Treatment as Prevention strategy alongside a targeted Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis program has the ability to meet the UNAIDS 95-95-95 Targets, but its success hasn’t been widely adopted.

So why is no one listening? Dr. Montaner argues the time for complacency is over. It’s time for all of us to join together and demand our policy makers & government officials renew and properly fund the HIV response in Canada and globally, or the consequences will be grim. It’s time to get angry about the lack of funding, urgency or foresight that currently threatens HIV/AIDS control, and bring awareness to the forefront once more.

11/28/2025

Join us Monday, December 1st at 9:30am at St. Paul’s Hospital as we mark World AIDS Day and raise awareness of recent changes to the HIV epidemic.

Alongside the Health Initiative for Men, Pacific AIDS Network and Providence Health Care, we invite you to join us in reviewing and invigorating BC’s HIV response, to reverse the course of the epidemic.

Time: 9:30-11:00am
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Location: Cullen Family Lecture Theatre (Room 1477), Providence Level 1, St. Paul’s Hospital

*Light refreshments provided

11/20/2025

"Right now, Canada is deciding its next move with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. From where I stand, as someone who has spent a career relying on strong teams and strong systems, this isn’t just the right thing to do. It is one of the smartest, highest-impact public health investments we can make as a country."

An important piece from four-time Olympic gold-medallist and practising family and emergency medicine physician Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser on how Canada needs to stay the course and sustain our support for The Global Fund.

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11/15/2025

For those that missed Dr. Montaner's SPH PHC Department of Medicine Grand Rounds presentation last month, the full recording is available online for viewing.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcVjfnmS-s to see the full presentation.

⏰ Thursday, October 16th from 12-1pm ⏰

We invite you to join us tomorrow at St. Paul's Hospital as Dr. Julio Montaner presents “HIV/AIDS Control at a Crossroads: A Call for Action” as part of the SPH PHC Department of Medicine Grand Rounds.

For those unable to join us in-person, it will be streamed through the following:

https://ubc.zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 95437 246393
Password: 246393

No registration is required, so we hope we see you there tomorrow for this very special Grand Rounds presentation.

11/06/2025

“In 2025, a postal code remains a better predictor of health outcomes than a genetic code.”

The BC-CfE was incredibly fortunate to host Dr. Andrew Boozary last month as he visited Vancouver to share some of the incredible work he is a part of in Toronto at the intersection between housing insecurity, health system inequities and infectious diseases. With so many parallels between the experiences in Toronto and the intersecting crises we see here in Vancouver, the transformative work underway at Dunn House is an inspiration for addressing Vancouver’s own struggles with the impacts of housing insecurity. (side note: the Toronto Star October 4th piece titled “Jason Miles’ addiction cost $260,000 in emergency room, shelter and jail stays. A Toronto hospital’s radical solution: just give him a home” is well-worth looking up).

A highlight for many, Dr. Boozary presented his powerful lecture “Pathologies of poverty: The need for housing” as part of our Educational Learning Series, which resonated deeply. Reflecting on the impact of housing on the social determinants of health, he compellingly demonstrates how compassionately treating unstable housing first, can have a profound impact on improving health outcomes, healthcare costs, and most importantly, can result in monumental change for the patients we serve.

The full recording of his presentation is now online, and we encourage you to give it a watch at https://bccfe.ca/video/pathologies-of-poverty-the-need-for-housing/.

Thank you to Dr. Boozary for joining us and sharing your invaluable insights!

10/20/2025

✨ We're thrilled to welcome the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) to the Nursing Jobs Fair in Vancouver next week!

🏥 Based in Vancouver, the BC-CfE is a world-renowned organization leading innovative research, education, and treatment programs focused on HIV and related conditions. Nurses at BC-CfE play a vital role in advancing care, supporting patients, and shaping the future of health outcomes across Canada and beyond.

🌟 If you're passionate about evidence-based practice, public health, and making a real impact in your community — this is your opportunity to connect directly with their team.

🎟️ Attendance is free for nursing professionals — simply register to attend!

📍 Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
📅 Tuesday, October 21, 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
👉 Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q03NYNBl0

10/15/2025

⏰ Thursday, October 16th from 12-1pm ⏰

We invite you to join us tomorrow at St. Paul's Hospital as Dr. Julio Montaner presents “HIV/AIDS Control at a Crossroads: A Call for Action” as part of the SPH PHC Department of Medicine Grand Rounds.

For those unable to join us in-person, it will be streamed through the following:

https://ubc.zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 95437 246393
Password: 246393

No registration is required, so we hope we see you there tomorrow for this very special Grand Rounds presentation.

10/10/2025

We're looking forward to sharing the exciting nursing opportunities available at Hope to Health where you can join our multidisciplinary team making a difference in lives of those we serve.

Come visit our booth at the Nursing Jobs Fair Vancouver on October 21st!

🚀 Ready to level up your nursing career? The countdown is on — less than two weeks until the biggest nursing recruitment event in British Columbia!

This is the only dedicated recruitment event in BC designed exclusively for nurses and midwives of all levels and specialties. Discover hundreds of career opportunities, get insider advice, and make meaningful connections.

You’ll have the chance to meet leading employers including Agecare, Baptist Housing, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Correctional Service of Canada, GCIndigenous, Good Samaritan CA, Government of New Brunswick, Government of Nunavut, Olive Fertility Centre, Rejuvenation Dermatology, Retirement Concepts, Yukon Health and Social Services, and more.

When & Where:
📅 Tuesday, October 21 | 10am – 4pm
📍 Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect directly with top employers and take the next step toward your dream job.

👉 Learn more & register here: https://hubs.ly/Q03MLQKl0

10/08/2025

📢Final hours to call your MP!📢

The BC-CfE is supporting the Call Your MP Day campaign to make your voice heard, asking Canada make a bold pledge to The Global Fund as part of the eighth replenishment to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria!

Thanks to the The Stephen Lewis Foundation for coordinating this call out, we encourage folks to visit https://win.newmode.net/stephenlewisfoundation/callyourmpday to learn how you can call your local MP today and ask them to show global leadership with an ambitious three-year pledge to strengthen health systems around the world.

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