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The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is Canada's largest HIV research, treatment & education organization.
"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.
An important read from @npr.org!
Science has dramatically transformed #HIV treatment and prevention, however stigma remains a powerful force holding us back from ending the epidemic.
An important read from @npr.org!
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus. n.pr/4A8aGlp
'People are still afraid of those three letters': Fighting the stigma of HIV
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
n.pr
September 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This funding will help connect people to testing and ensure the right supports are in place once they know their status.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Feds announce $5M for HIV self-test kits, more peer support staff | CBC News
The federal government announced $5 million in funding for HIV prevention and support services at a news conference in Winnipeg on Thursday.
www.cbc.ca
September 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This funding will help connect people to testing and ensure the right supports are in place once they know their status.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Join @bccfe.bsky.social for their next Learning Series seminar to learn about the evidence base for the transition from PAP screening to HPV-based screening and identify opportunities presented by HPV-based screening.
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/lzbVlof
#research #healthcare #hpv
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/lzbVlof
#research #healthcare #hpv
The Path from PAP Smear to HPV-Based Self Collection: Building the Evidence for Change in BC
Cost: Free registration.
bccfe.ca
September 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Join @bccfe.bsky.social for their next Learning Series seminar to learn about the evidence base for the transition from PAP screening to HPV-based screening and identify opportunities presented by HPV-based screening.
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/lzbVlof
#research #healthcare #hpv
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/lzbVlof
#research #healthcare #hpv
The SHAPE Study has completed recruitment, and is inviting people living with HIV in BC to join the SHAPE Steering Committee to help inform research that matters most to community.
Email [email protected] or visit bccfe.ca/epidemiology... by September 15th for more information on how to participate.
Email [email protected] or visit bccfe.ca/epidemiology... by September 15th for more information on how to participate.
September 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The SHAPE Study has completed recruitment, and is inviting people living with HIV in BC to join the SHAPE Steering Committee to help inform research that matters most to community.
Email [email protected] or visit bccfe.ca/epidemiology... by September 15th for more information on how to participate.
Email [email protected] or visit bccfe.ca/epidemiology... by September 15th for more information on how to participate.
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 the healthcare & social supports they need.
#IOAD2026
As BC enters the 2nd decade of public health emergency on the overdose crisis, safeguarding harm reduction is vital to connect folks to the healthcare & social supports they need.
#IOAD2026
August 31, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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 the healthcare & social supports they need.
#IOAD2026
As BC enters the 2nd decade of public health emergency on the overdose crisis, safeguarding harm reduction is vital to connect folks to the healthcare & social supports they need.
#IOAD2026
A reminder that here in BC, the BC-CfE provides publicly funded doxycycline for the prevention of B-STIs for eligible participants of our HIV PrEP Program and the HIV Treatment Program.
Visit bccfe.ca/doxycycline-... for more information.
Visit bccfe.ca/doxycycline-... for more information.
August 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A reminder that here in BC, the BC-CfE provides publicly funded doxycycline for the prevention of B-STIs for eligible participants of our HIV PrEP Program and the HIV Treatment Program.
Visit bccfe.ca/doxycycline-... for more information.
Visit bccfe.ca/doxycycline-... for more information.
📅Join us Wednesday, September 16th from 12-1pm for the first 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 or online: bccfe.ca/events/the-p...
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 or online: bccfe.ca/events/the-p...
August 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
📅Join us Wednesday, September 16th from 12-1pm for the first 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 or online: bccfe.ca/events/the-p...
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 or online: bccfe.ca/events/the-p...
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.
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.
August 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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.
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.
In the latest issue of Promise Magazine, Dr. Julio Montaner reflects on the progress made in the fight to end HIV/AIDS and the impact this work, started here at St. Paul's Hospital, has had on the lives of so many...like @denisewozniak.bsky.social whose remarkable story you can read about below.
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Dr. Julio Montaner, working in a hospital at the centre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, found himself conducting research that would change the world. Read more about how St. Paul’s Hospital helped rewrite the story of HIV: buff.ly/5KMHrae
#research #hiv #aids #hivresearch
#research #hiv #aids #hivresearch
A future no one thought possible - St. Paul’s Foundation
How St. Paul's Hospital helped rewrite the story of HIV, and why continued support is more critical than ever.
helpstpauls.com
August 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
In the latest issue of Promise Magazine, Dr. Julio Montaner reflects on the progress made in the fight to end HIV/AIDS and the impact this work, started here at St. Paul's Hospital, has had on the lives of so many...like @denisewozniak.bsky.social whose remarkable story you can read about below.
Living with HIV in BC? Complete the SHAPE 2.0 survey by August 31st & help us evaluate HIV-related healthcare & services in BC!
The SHAPE Study wants to hear your experiences of accessing healthcare & services in BC, visit bccfe.ca/research/SHAPE to learn more & participate.
The SHAPE Study wants to hear your experiences of accessing healthcare & services in BC, visit bccfe.ca/research/SHAPE to learn more & participate.
August 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Living with HIV in BC? Complete the SHAPE 2.0 survey by August 31st & help us evaluate HIV-related healthcare & services in BC!
The SHAPE Study wants to hear your experiences of accessing healthcare & services in BC, visit bccfe.ca/research/SHAPE to learn more & participate.
The SHAPE Study wants to hear your experiences of accessing healthcare & services in BC, visit bccfe.ca/research/SHAPE to learn more & participate.
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 a sharp ⬆️ in multimorbidity.
Read the full paper in @commshealth.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Read the full paper in @commshealth.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Forecasting multimorbidity in aging people with HIV using a microsimulation model - Communications Health
Communications Health - Forecasting multimorbidity in aging people with HIV using a microsimulation model
www.nature.com
August 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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 a sharp ⬆️ in multimorbidity.
Read the full paper in @commshealth.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Read the full paper in @commshealth.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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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 cases in Canada rise. This campaign wants Canadians to ‘Just Say It’| NOW Toronto
The national ‘Just Say It!’ campaign is bringing candid conversations about HIV, sex, testing and stigma to social media.
nowtoronto.com
August 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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aidsmap was proud to be an official scientific media partner for this year's @aidsconference.bsky.social, organised by the @iasociety.bsky.social.
All our news stories, bulletins and video interviews from #AIDS2026 can be found on our conference webpage: www.aidsmap.com/conferences/aids-2026
All our news stories, bulletins and video interviews from #AIDS2026 can be found on our conference webpage: www.aidsmap.com/conferences/aids-2026
August 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
aidsmap was proud to be an official scientific media partner for this year's @aidsconference.bsky.social, organised by the @iasociety.bsky.social.
All our news stories, bulletins and video interviews from #AIDS2026 can be found on our conference webpage: www.aidsmap.com/conferences/aids-2026
All our news stories, bulletins and video interviews from #AIDS2026 can be found on our conference webpage: www.aidsmap.com/conferences/aids-2026
While you revisit the #AIDS2026 closing session and rapporteur reports below, we'll revisit some highlights shared by our BC-CfE team last month in Rio!
🌎 Revisit the moments that brought #AIDS2026 to a close.
Catch up on key takeaways from across the conference in the rapporteur report-back, then relive the closing session that concluded an unforgettable week.
▶️ Watch the full replay for free on YouTube.
Catch up on key takeaways from across the conference in the rapporteur report-back, then relive the closing session that concluded an unforgettable week.
▶️ Watch the full replay for free on YouTube.
🌎 AIDS 2026 rapporteur report-back and closing sessions | Live from Rio de Janeiro
📅 31 July🕔 14:45 BRT (UTC-3)
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
While you revisit the #AIDS2026 closing session and rapporteur reports below, we'll revisit some highlights shared by our BC-CfE team last month in Rio!
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Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug, 31, Squamish Nation shares how culture, community and connection is central to its response to the toxic drug crisis.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4z5XQnf
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4z5XQnf
August 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug, 31, Squamish Nation shares how culture, community and connection is central to its response to the toxic drug crisis.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4z5XQnf
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4z5XQnf
This country is the latest to hit the elusive 95/95/95 #HIV target.
The key?
"First, Sok says, Cambodia had the political will to do this."
A good read on how a well-resourced HIV response, led by people with lived experience, reaching those most at need & countering stigma, can achieve success.
The key?
"First, Sok says, Cambodia had the political will to do this."
A good read on how a well-resourced HIV response, led by people with lived experience, reaching those most at need & countering stigma, can achieve success.
The United Nations has set a goal for near universal HIV diagnosis and treatment for all by 2030. No country in Asia has hit the mark — until this year. n.pr/4wcpYCv
How Cambodia became the first Asian country to hit an elusive HIV target
The United Nations has set a goal for near universal HIV diagnosis and treatment for all by 2030. No country in Asia has hit the mark — until this year.
n.pr
August 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This country is the latest to hit the elusive 95/95/95 #HIV target.
The key?
"First, Sok says, Cambodia had the political will to do this."
A good read on how a well-resourced HIV response, led by people with lived experience, reaching those most at need & countering stigma, can achieve success.
The key?
"First, Sok says, Cambodia had the political will to do this."
A good read on how a well-resourced HIV response, led by people with lived experience, reaching those most at need & countering stigma, can achieve success.
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Work with us! @bccfe.bsky.social is hiring for a Clinical Research Assistant to conduct complex molecular biology laboratory procedures that produce high quality results in support of the BC-CfE’s clinical activities.
Learn more: buff.ly/ur911jx
#healthresearch #workwithus #jobopportunity #hiring
Learn more: buff.ly/ur911jx
#healthresearch #workwithus #jobopportunity #hiring
Clinical Research Assistant
The Research Assistant conducts complex molecular biology laboratory procedures that produce high quality results in support of the BC-CfE's clinical activities. This work will generate…
buff.ly
August 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Work with us! @bccfe.bsky.social is hiring for a Clinical Research Assistant to conduct complex molecular biology laboratory procedures that produce high quality results in support of the BC-CfE’s clinical activities.
Learn more: buff.ly/ur911jx
#healthresearch #workwithus #jobopportunity #hiring
Learn more: buff.ly/ur911jx
#healthresearch #workwithus #jobopportunity #hiring
Dr. Montaner joins @catieinfo.bsky.social Jody Jollimore on CBC's The National, calling on the federal government to increase investment in Canada's #HIV response and improve reporting frequency to reverse the increasing HIV cases and meet the 95-95-95 Targets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEv...
HIV rates rise in Canada, with cases appearing in smaller communities
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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August 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Dr. Montaner joins @catieinfo.bsky.social Jody Jollimore on CBC's The National, calling on the federal government to increase investment in Canada's #HIV response and improve reporting frequency to reverse the increasing HIV cases and meet the 95-95-95 Targets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEv...
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Canada's HIV response blasted as new infections surge 23% over 2 years. CATIE chief Jody Jollimore warns federal inaction and flat funding are causing Canada to fall behind on global HIV elimination goals, by Bryan Passifiume torontosun.com/news/canadas... via @torontosun.bsky.social
Canada's HIV response blasted as new infections surge 23% over 2 years
CATIE chief Jody Jollimore warns federal inaction and flat funding are causing Canada to fall behind on global HIV elimination goals
torontosun.com
July 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Canada's HIV response blasted as new infections surge 23% over 2 years. CATIE chief Jody Jollimore warns federal inaction and flat funding are causing Canada to fall behind on global HIV elimination goals, by Bryan Passifiume torontosun.com/news/canadas... via @torontosun.bsky.social
July 28th is World Hepatitis Day, and our Hope to Health Research Teams were out in the community, raising awareness around #hepatitis with folks in the neighbourhood.
#WorldHepatitisDay2026
#WorldHepatitisDay2026
July 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
July 28th is World Hepatitis Day, and our Hope to Health Research Teams were out in the community, raising awareness around #hepatitis with folks in the neighbourhood.
#WorldHepatitisDay2026
#WorldHepatitisDay2026
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More people are ageing with HIV than ever before.
A new Commission in The Lancet HIV calls for HIV care that supports healthy ageing through better prevention, person-centred care, & stronger health systems: tinyurl.com/32y4yez7 #IAS2026 #AIDS2026 @iasociety.bsky.social
A new Commission in The Lancet HIV calls for HIV care that supports healthy ageing through better prevention, person-centred care, & stronger health systems: tinyurl.com/32y4yez7 #IAS2026 #AIDS2026 @iasociety.bsky.social
July 28, 2026 at 7:05 AM
More people are ageing with HIV than ever before.
A new Commission in The Lancet HIV calls for HIV care that supports healthy ageing through better prevention, person-centred care, & stronger health systems: tinyurl.com/32y4yez7 #IAS2026 #AIDS2026 @iasociety.bsky.social
A new Commission in The Lancet HIV calls for HIV care that supports healthy ageing through better prevention, person-centred care, & stronger health systems: tinyurl.com/32y4yez7 #IAS2026 #AIDS2026 @iasociety.bsky.social
Great piece from @picardonhealth.bsky.social & particularly important in HIV.
Effective HIV tx has led to life expectancy gains for PWH approaching the general population. Gains that mean nothing, if socio-economic factors & chronic conditions rob people of their quality of life...prevention's key!
Effective HIV tx has led to life expectancy gains for PWH approaching the general population. Gains that mean nothing, if socio-economic factors & chronic conditions rob people of their quality of life...prevention's key!
We have become exceptionally good at extending lifespan. Now we must focus on extending healthspan. Sickness care is important, but we can do a lot more to prevent chronic illnesses and painful conditions, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: We have become exceptionally good at extending lifespan. Now we must focus on extending healthspan
We can’t fix everyone when they’re broken, or heal them when they’re sick, but we can do a lot more to prevent chronic illnesses and painful conditions
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 28, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Great piece from @picardonhealth.bsky.social & particularly important in HIV.
Effective HIV tx has led to life expectancy gains for PWH approaching the general population. Gains that mean nothing, if socio-economic factors & chronic conditions rob people of their quality of life...prevention's key!
Effective HIV tx has led to life expectancy gains for PWH approaching the general population. Gains that mean nothing, if socio-economic factors & chronic conditions rob people of their quality of life...prevention's key!
The BC-CfE is at AIDS 2026!
If you’re in Rio de Janeiro for @aidsconference.bsky.social, come say ‘Hi’ to our researchers in the Poster Exhibition this week and learn more about the important work being done here in BC!
#AIDS2026 #RethinkRebuildRise #HIVresearch #HIV
If you’re in Rio de Janeiro for @aidsconference.bsky.social, come say ‘Hi’ to our researchers in the Poster Exhibition this week and learn more about the important work being done here in BC!
#AIDS2026 #RethinkRebuildRise #HIVresearch #HIV
July 27, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The BC-CfE is at AIDS 2026!
If you’re in Rio de Janeiro for @aidsconference.bsky.social, come say ‘Hi’ to our researchers in the Poster Exhibition this week and learn more about the important work being done here in BC!
#AIDS2026 #RethinkRebuildRise #HIVresearch #HIV
If you’re in Rio de Janeiro for @aidsconference.bsky.social, come say ‘Hi’ to our researchers in the Poster Exhibition this week and learn more about the important work being done here in BC!
#AIDS2026 #RethinkRebuildRise #HIVresearch #HIV
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"Yet @ the very moment science is opening doors, many of those doors are closed... Innovation without access becomes privilege. Science commitment cannot save lives, & a breakthrough that reaches only a few is not a breakthrough for humanity." - Alberto Pereira Da Silva Jr. at the #AIDS2026 opening
July 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Yet @ the very moment science is opening doors, many of those doors are closed... Innovation without access becomes privilege. Science commitment cannot save lives, & a breakthrough that reaches only a few is not a breakthrough for humanity." - Alberto Pereira Da Silva Jr. at the #AIDS2026 opening