BC-CfE

The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is Canada's largest HIV research, treatment & education organization. #HIV #TasP #research

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Remember this paper from May?

Thanks to @DrugAlcReports for naming it an Editor's Choice Article this month!

https://t.co/SSG5NktqtB

Published twice a year, this special issue highlights innovative methodologies, significant findings & insights chosen by the editors.

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Newly published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, BC-CfE researchers reviewed current literature on the effects of GLP-1 drugs on opioid & stimulant use-related outcomes. Findings support further research into potential treatment applications.

https://t.co/dByZCK8sXP

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Join us Friday, November 13, 2026 for the Fall 2026 BC-CfE Update: Focus on Substance Use Disorder.

Registration is open for in-person or virtual attendance, visit https://t.co/KIbadXxisw for more information and to register.

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

📅 Join us October 28th from 12-1pm for the next BC-CfE Learning Series "Smoking Cessation for the Inner City Provider" presented by Dr. David Cook.

For more information and to register, visit https://t.co/I3mxb9fJWR.

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

New Engage Study (incl. Momentum Study participants here in Vancouver) research published in @AIDSandBehavior examines HIV treatment attitudes and PrEP use on STI incidence and condomless anal sex.

https://t.co/dbcU6lS1HK

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Congratulations to Hanwei Sudderuddin on receiving a @CIHR_IRSC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship for his project "Aging and Dying in British Columbia, Canada: Examining the End-of-Life Trajectories of People Living With and Without HIV”. #NHAAD

https://t.co/javzXU5ryw

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

"People are more afraid of how society is going to perceive them than they are of the virus."

Science has dramatically transformed HIV treatment and prevention, however stigma remains a powerful force holding us back from ending the epidemic.

https://t.co/2CxSnqxErP

[UNAIDS Global @UNAIDS]

Communities are at the heart of the HIV response.

But community-led organizations were the hardest hit by the funding cuts to HIV in 2025.

Find out more about the impact of the cuts to the global HIV response: https://t.co/KBEhjPfWr3

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Reaching everyone unaware of their HIV status is at the heart of #TasP and #UequalsU, in achieving the 90-90-90 Targets.

This funding will help connect people to testing and ensure the right supports are in place once they know their status.

https://t.co/NuBlg8DBSp

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

The SHAPE Study has completed recruitment, and invites PLWH in BC to join the SHAPE Steering Committee to help inform research that matters most to community.

Email [email protected] or visit https://t.co/io4oIytsjK by September 15th for more information on how to participate.

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Today we honour the lives needlessly lost to overdose, & the communities who carry them in their hearts.

As BC enters the 2nd decade of public health emergency on the overdose crisis, safeguarding harm reduction is vital to connect folks to healthcare & supports.

#IOAD2026

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

📅Join us Wednesday, September 16th from 12-1pm for the 1st BC-CfE Learning Series of the Fall.

Dr. Gina Ogilvie presents "The Path from PAP Smear to HPV-Based Self Collection: Building the Evidence for Change in BC".

Register now for in-person/online: https://t.co/loeGBZhsoI

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Changes to the way we deliver healthcare aren't always as simple as they seem.

Sarah Kelly recently attended the Knowledge Mobilization Forum to present on the implementation of a practice change in wound care, as #H2HCentre integrates compression therapy into their care model.

[UNAIDS Global @UNAIDS]

#DidYouKnow HIV treatment can help people living with HIV achieve an undetectable viral load - meaning they do not transmit HIV to their sexual partners. People with a suppressed viral load have a near-zero risk of transmitting HIV.

In 2025, 30.4 million people living with HIV globally have a suppressed viral load. The target? 38 million by 2030.

Countries must ensure everyone who needs HIV treatment can access it, helping people stay healthy and preventing new HIV infections. https://t.co/8nmN1uZPyp

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

In this year's Promise Magazine, Dr. Julio Montaner reflects on the progress made in the fight to end HIV/AIDS & the impact this work, begun at St. Paul's Hospital, has had on the lives of so many...like Denise Wozniak, whose remarkable story is entwined.

https://t.co/8H69OXQCWf

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Living with #HIV in BC? Complete the SHAPE 2.0 survey by August 31st & help us evaluate HIV-related healthcare & services in BC!

The #SHAPEStudy wants to hear your experiences of accessing healthcare & services in BC, visit https://t.co/ukRHI4FSdJ to learn more & participate.

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

BC-CfE researchers led by Dr. Viviane Dias Lima developed a microsimulation model to forecast the prevalence of comorbidities facing people aging with HIV in BC, which shows an ⬆️ in multimorbidity.

Read the full paper in @Nature Communications Health.

https://t.co/yMNStJo7eN

[Now Toronto @nowtoronto]

HIV science has changed dramatically. The stigma? Not so much. A new national campaign is putting people living with HIV face-to-face with mainstream influencers for the conversations we’re often too uncomfortable to have. Here’s why “Just Say It!” wants Canadians talking. #Toronto #Canada #HIV #AIDS #UEqualsU

https://t.co/QUCuxTsOeF

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Thank you to the organizers and all the folks who made #AIDS2026 such an amazing conference! A great opportunity for our researchers to share their work and connect with & learn from so many amazing folks from around the world!

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Giuli was also busy showcasing work on behalf of Dr. Jeff Joy and their team, that showed empirical evidence that the combined implementation of Treatment as Prevention and PrEP progressively fragmented HIV transmission networks. #AIDS2026

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Selected as one of the IAS Young Leaders, Maggie Duncan met with leading scientists, researchers & IAS members to strengthen HIV research & advocacy, and presented her poster on intact proviral DNA assays. #AIDS2026

[BC-CfE @bccfe]

Presenting their work on the diversity of transmission contexts for transgender people living with HIV, Giuli Sucar demonstrated that trans people are everywhere, information that needs to better inform HIV clinical research and services for them. #AIDS2026