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The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is Canada's largest HIV research, treatment & education organization.
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Now Hiring!
We’re looking for nurses to help launch an innovative outpatient IV therapy service in Vancouver’s DTES.
Join our interdisciplinary team at #H2HCentre and make a difference today!
Apply now:
· www.providencehealthcare.org/en/external-...
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🎞️Recording now online!🎞️
ICYMI, last week's BC-CfE Learning Series "Cognitive Assessment & Rehabilitation for Substance Use" is now online for viewing.
bccfe.ca/video/cognit...
An image of a crowd with details for the January 21st BC-CfE Learning Series presentation "Cognitive Assessment & Rehabilitation for Substance Use" presented by Dr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Caitlin Croft, and Jessie Koop.
📅Join us next week on Wednesday, January 21st at 12pm for our first BC-CfE Learning Series of 2026, "Cognitive Assessment & Rehabilitation for Substance Use" presented by Dr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Caitlin Croft, and Jessie Koop.
Visit bccfe.ca/events/cogni... to register.
New @cmaj.ca piece authored by Drs. Julio Montaner & Robert Hogg and Stephen Lewis outlines why Canada should not miss its opportunity to lead the global effort in sustaining progress toward 2030 #HIV targets by delivering on the promise of a made-in-Canada strategy - #TasP - to end HIV/AIDS!
20.12.2025 01:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0BC-CfE Executive Director Dr. Julio Montaner joined Drs. Susan Kuo, Lynn Filiatrault & Victor Leung to speak to the importance of scientific rigour (particularly with the rise of political policies that dismiss science) and how it's helped him shape international #HIV treatment & prevention policy.
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Aaron Purdie, Evin Jones and Dr. Julio Montaner at the World AIDS Day event at St. Paul's Hospital.
L-R: PHC President & CEO Fiona Dalton moderating, HIM Executive Director Aaron Purdie and PAN Executive Director Evin Jones speaking as part of the World AIDS Day panel.
Aaron Purdie and Evin Jones speaking at the World AIDS Day panel.
BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner speaking at the World AIDS Day event at St. Paul's Hospital.
Thank you to Evin Jones, Aaron Purdie, Dr. Julio Montaner & Fiona Dalton for your passion!
And to everyone who joined us, thank you for sharing your experiences, asking probing questions & hopefully you walked away inspired to bring #HIV awareness back to the forefront!
Last week we joined HIM & Pacific AIDS Network on #WorldAIDSDay to unite our voices in raising awareness to the changing landscape of #HIV in BC and call on our government & policy-makers to meaningfully address the epidemic in Canada.
Full recording is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT1L...
The Soonats'ooneh Health Society in Prince George, offers specialized #HIV programming incl. testing, counselling, & daily medication support.
But stigma remains a big obstacle to care. Learn how the power of #UequalsU helps them improve care.
fnha.ca/about/news-a...
#IndigenousAIDSAwarenessWeek
"Advocates are calling for an integrated provincial HIV strategy that unites health regions, Indigenous leadership, & community organizations under a shared framework of accountability."
A great read 👇 on how Manitoba’s advocates are reimagining care.
#IndigenousAIDSAwarenessWeek
"We either pay a little now, or a lot more later."
Dr. Julio Montaner's @vancouversun.bsky.social op-ed on #WorldAIDSDay highlights the urgency in which we need political leaders to understand the threat before us (as #HIV rates rise & funding declines) and adopt proven, cost-effective strategies.
Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week, held annually Dec. 1-7, shines a light on individuals, families and communities living with HIV.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rpwvsc
Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Joy (@jbjoy.bsky.social) who's new project with @genomebc.bsky.social will help develop innovative analytic and genomic tools to strengthen BC's HIV response & prevent HIV transmission.
www.genomebc.ca/blog/new-gen...
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This World AIDS Day, the HIV response is at a crossroads.
As HIV rates are increasing & funding is decreasing, we have the tools to end the epidemic, but must stand together & demand renewed action to fund & implement them.
Learn more on how we can: bccfe.ca/hiv-treatmen....
A black and white image of the Canadian parliament buildings, overlaid with a red HIV ribbon. Below the image is a red box, with the following text overlaid in white: "Media Release - HIV Legal Network launches key recommendations for the Government of Canada to end the HIV epidemic in this country."
Today, the HIV Legal Network was joined by people living with HIV and other health experts on Parliament Hill to call for increased leadership and commitment from all levels of government to end the HIV epidemic in this country.
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/hiv-leg...
An image of a AIDS Awareness ribbon overlaid on a map of the world with the event details for the World AIDS Day event at St. Paul's Hospital's Cullen Family Lecture Theatre at 9:30am on Monday, December 1st.
📅Mark your calendars for 9:30am on Monday, December 1st!
Join us at St. Paul’s Hospital’s Cullen Family Theatre (Room 1477) for a World AIDS Day event co-hosted by HIM, PAN & @providencehealthcare.org, raising awareness to the changing landscape of HIV in BC and the need for renewed action.
Thank you to @hedyfry.bsky.social and the physician parliamentarians for hosting Dr. Montaner in Ottawa this week!
We have the tools to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With robust support from our political leaders, we can ensure these tools help meet our target of ending the epidemic by 2030.
World AIDS Day is on Dec. 1.
Since 2004, global deaths have been in decline due to greater access to diagnostics, treatment & prevention.
This hard-won progress is now at risk due to major cuts to global public health.
We can't afford to go backward.
“Because a healthier world isn’t just the right thing to fight for – it’s one of the smartest investments we can make for our own future.”
A great piece from Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser on the importance of Canada’s continued support of The Global Fund.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/20/s...
📺For those that missed Dr. Montaner's SPH PHC Department of Medicine Grand Rounds presentation last month, the full recording is online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcV...
Thanks to @providencehealthcare.org and @ubcmedicine.bsky.social for making this available online!
Canada has long been a leader in global aid investment, something all Canadians can be proud of, but it's time to uphold that reputation starting with the upcoming Eighth Global Fund Replenishment.
Check the 🧵 below.
The Global Fund Eighth Replenishment Summit is just over a week away and we still don't know if @mark-carney.bsky.social is attending 🤔
Why attend?
👉It's one of THE most critical international cooperation events where we must show Canadian support for the health, security, and stability of our 🌍
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From left to right: Dr. Gustavo Leiros, Dr. Claudia Ramírez, Dr. Pablo González Montaner, Ms. Solange Cassara, Dr. Julio Montaner, and Dr. Héctor Pérez in Buenos Aires.
Last week Dr. Julio Montaner was honoured to join a panel of medical experts in Buenos Aires at the Universidad del Salvador to present "Treatment as Prevention to Optimize the Control of HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases" as part of their program on the public health impacts of STIs.
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Dr. Zabrina Brumme, Laboratory Director of @bccfe.bsky.social, leads one of only two laboratories in Canada that perform specialized precision medicine tests to guide HIV treatments. Read our full profile: buff.ly/qbDZqPi #researcg #hiv #hivresearch #healthcare #healthresearch
10.11.2025 17:08 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0#Budget2025 dropped this week.
Are we disappointed? Yes.
Are we still determined to get Canada back on track? You bet we are!
Health Connect team handing out free socks at Oppenheimer Park as part of the Providence In The Park event.
Our Hope to Health research teams are at Oppenheimer Park today til 1pm handing out free socks at @providencehealthcare.org's #ProvidenceInThePark.
Come say hi & learn more about the range of services we offer at the supervised consumption site (611 Powell) and low-barrier clinic (625 Powell).
To learn more about some of the hugely impactful work Dr. Boozary is a part of in Toronto with the establishment of Dunn House, we also recommend checking out this Toronto Star piece.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/jas...
Drs. Julio Montaner and Andrew Boozary at the Hurlburt Auditorium ahead of his BC-CfE Learning Series presentation.
Dr. Boozary's powerful BC-CfE Learning Series presentation “Pathologies of poverty: The need for housing” resonated with many in attendance, and we’re pleased to share the full recording below: bccfe.ca/video/pathol....
A highly recommended watch for anyone working with underserved populations.
Drs. Julio Montaner and Andrew Boozary visiting Hope to Health in October.
“In 2025, a postal code remains a better predictor of health outcomes than a genetic code.”
The BC-CfE was fortunate to host Dr. Andrew Boozary last month to share some of his incredible work at the intersection between housing insecurity, health system inequities & infectious diseases.
Marking 40 years living with HIV thanks to made-in-BC medical breakthroughs, Tiko Kerr joined Dr. Julio Montaner in speaking with @globalnews.ca to raise concerns about recent international funding cuts that threaten the global fight against HIV.
globalnews.ca/video/115066...
‼️Tomorrow, October 29th at 12pm‼️
Drs. Jeffrey Joy and Aranka Anema will be presenting "AI and HIV: Current and Future Applications" as part of the next BC-CfE Learning Series, tomorrow in-person at Cullen Theatre, and online.
Visit bccfe.ca/events/ai-an... to learn more and register!
