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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📅 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 bccfe.ca/events/smoki....

An image promoting the next BC-CfE Learning Series "Smoking Cessation for the Inner City Provider" presented by Dr. David Cook on October 28, 2026 from 12-1pm.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Congratulations to Hanwei Sudderuddin on receiving a CIHR 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 webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/...

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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 shape@bccfe.ca or visit bccfe.ca/epidemiology... by September 15th for more information on how to participate.

A poster outlining the SHAPE Steering Committee and how people living with HIV can join to help shape HIV research that matters to community. Email shape@bccfe.ca or visit https://bccfe.ca/epidemiology-population-health/shape/ to learn more.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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

An image of Hope to Health behind a purple overlay with the words "Time to Remember. Time to Act."

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📅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...

Poster highlighting the September 16th BC-CfE Learning Series event "The Path from PAP Smear to HPV-Based Self Collection: Building the Evidence for Change in BC" presented by Dr. Gina Ogilvie.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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 standing in front of her poster presentation "Planning for practice change: Empowering nurses to implement evidence-based leg ulcer care".

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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.

An image of a hand holding a red ribbon, with the text "Are you living with HIV in BC?" and information about participating in the SHAPE 2.0 Study closing on August 31st.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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!

Amanda Cabral da Silva and Maggie Duncan chatting with colleagues at AIDS 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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

Maggie Duncan presenting her poster at AIDS 2026.

A group photo of the IAS Young Leaders including Maggie Duncan in Rio.
© 2026 IAS - the International AIDS Society and Rogério von Krüger.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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 #TasP #PrEP

Giuli Sucar presenting a poster at AIDS 2026 on behalf of Dr. Jeff Joy and their lab.

Giuli Sucar discussing their poster's findings with attendees at AIDS 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Presenting their poster 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

Giuli Sucar presenting their poster at AIDS 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Amanda Cabral da Silva presenting her work on persistent low-level viremia and the importance of distinguishing it from nonsuppressible viremia. #AIDS2026

Amanda Cabral da Silva presenting her poster at AIDS 2026.

Amanda Cabral da Silva discussing her poster findings with an AIDS 2026 attendee.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Giuli Sucar at #AIDS2026 presenting their poster "Progressive suppression and fragmentation of HIV transmission following scale-up of #TasP and #PrEP in British Columbia, Canada: a population level phylogenetic study" on behalf of Dr. Jeffrey Joy and their team.

Giuli Sucar presenting to a group of attendees at AIDS 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thanks to Rain or Shine Ice Cream for once again generously donating ice cream for the occassion. Despite the rain, it was a huge hit with the community around Hope to Health and fostered some great engagement! #WorldHepatitisDay2026

The Research teams scooping ice creams for people dropping by the World Hepatitis Day event.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We were asking folks to share with us what they know about hepatitis and had snacks and quizzes to learn even more about testing and treatment in Vancouver. #WorldHepatitisDay2026

A prompt for folks in the community to share their hepatitis knowledge.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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

BC-CfE Research Teams outside Hope to Health for World Hepatitis Day.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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

An image outlining all the posters that BC-CfE researchers are presenting at AIDS 2026 this week.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

An image of a hand holding a red ribbon and the question "Are you living with HIV in BC?" along with details to participate in the SHAPE 2.0 survey by August 31, 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The next two CARE Study Sharing Circles are coming up over the next two Wednesdays at Kílala Lelum located at 626 Powell Street (across from Hope to Health). Visit bccfe.ca/epidemiology... to learn more about eligibility and how to register for these Vancouver events.

Recruitment flyer for the CARE Study's next two sharing circles at Kílala Lelum on July 8 and 15th.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Harrison Omondi, who defended his PhD thesis earlier this Spring & received his doctorate last week at the @sfu-fhs.bsky.social convocation! His thesis focused on increasing representation for diverse populations in HIV persistence research, as we work towards a cure.

Drs. Harrison Omondi and Zabrina Brumme at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences convocation.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Research Assistant Harrison Omondi presenting his two posters (one on non-suppressible HIV viremia and the other on HIV superinfection) at the 6th Symposium of the Canadian Society for Virology. Thanks for sharing your work at this national symposium Harrison!

Harrison Omondi presenting at the 6th Symposium of the Canadian Society for Virology.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

“We know the challenge in front of us, we have the tools & the ingenuity, but we need to get the word out.” BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner brings our program to a close with one final call for action. #BCCfEUpdate

Dr. Julio Montaner closing the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The distinction of our final presentation of the day falls to Dr. Zabrina Brumme who provided a thorough overview on HIV cure research including recent updates from new cure strategies such as the FRESH, RIO and ‘Kitchen Sink’ Trials. #BCCfEUpdate

Dr. Zabrina Brumme presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Dr. Viviane Dias Lima and Kevin Fung expanded on Dr. Leung’s presentation exploring the modelling and business case for expanding access to the herpes zoster vaccine for PWH in BC. #BCCfEUpdate

Dr. Viviane Dias Lima presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

Kevin Fung presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Opening up the final session, Dr. Victor Leung explored off-target effects and side benefits to some common vaccines (like Shingles or HPV), and why these benefits are amplified in PWH and deserve further attention. #BCCfEUpdate

Dr. Victor Leung presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Joined by PAN in BC's Jennifer Evin Jones, HIM's Dylan Wall and Qmunity's Anoop Gill, the second panel of the day highlighted the strengths of community and numerous impacts they have on service delivery for people living with and impacted by HIV. #BCCfEUpdate

From L-R: Dylan Wall, Anoop Gill, J. Evin Jones and Dr. Bob Hogg.

J. Evin Jones presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

Dylan Wall presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

Anoop Gill presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

As part of her evaluation on PrEP uptake across BC, Rosie Murphy also highlighted the key changes and rationale behind the recently updated provincial PrEP guidelines which can be found at bccfe.ca/bccfe-docume.... #BCCfEUpdate

Rosie Murphy presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Raquel Espinoza provided insights into prescribing trends & regimen switching among clients of the DTP’s HIV Treatment Program illustrating how trends in uptake and rationale for regimen-switching have changed over time as antiretroviral therapies have evolved. #BCCfEUpdate

A slide on trends in switching HIV regimens.

Raquel Espinoza presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Rounding out this session, Rosie Murphy and Raquel Espinoza shared an overview on the current state of BC’s HIV treatment and PrEP uptake from the BC-CfE Drug Treatment Programs. #BCCfEUpdate

Rosie Murphy (sitting) and Raquel Espinoza (standing) presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Health Economist Kevin Fung followed with an economic analysis for longer-acting PrEP, modelling a number of scenarios to examine the program-level cost-effectiveness case for long-acting PrEP options. #BCCfEUpdate

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Opening our first session, Dr. Mark Hull provided a comprehensive look at new and investigational agents for #HIV treatment and prevention, which included the latest data and considerations for longer-acting ART and PrEP medications. #BCCfEUpdate

Dr. Mark Hull presenting at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Joining us remotely from Ottawa, the Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, MP for Vancouver Centre, shared an important message for policy-makers to listen to the science & ensure the implementation of cost-effective strategies like #TasP to demonstrate health leadership. #BCCfEUpdate

The Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, MP for Vancouver Centre's remarks provided over video for the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

.@providencehealthcare.org President & CEO Fiona Dalton welcomed attendees to the #BCCfEUpdate reflecting on the intersection of data and patient-centred care that influence better healthcare delivery not just for HIV but other syndemic conditions.

Fiona Dalton speaking at the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Thank you to Dr. & Elder Roberta Price who opens up today’s program in a good way, appreciating how the work being presented today will influence policy and practice to better help communities facing intersecting health challenges. #BCCfEUpdate

Dr. & Elder Roberta Price opening the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We’re almost ready for the Spring 2026 #BCCfEUpdate and looking forward to an exciting program on the latest clinical findings and best practice for HIV in BC. Even if you haven’t registered yet, you can still join us online at 12pm by joining: us02web.zoom.us/j/8350913767...

Attendees getting ready for the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Congratulations to BC-CfE Peer Indigenous Research Associate Claudette Cardinal whose work received an Honorary Mention recognition as an Emerging Community-Based Researcher at the 2026 CBRCanada Awards! Visit www.communityresearchcanada.ca/posts/meet-t... to learn about all the recipients.

A screen capture from the 2026 CBRCanada Award Ceremony.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Newly published in the @drugalcreports.bsky.social, BC-CfE researchers reviewed current literature on the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid & stimulant use-related outcomes. Findings support further research into potential treatment applications. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An image card with the publication details for newly published BC-CfE research "A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes" found at DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100440.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Come on down to Oppenheimer Park and say hi to our #H2HCentre team at Providence in the Park! Our team is on site til noon handing out hygiene kits & socks and bringing awareness to the services offered down the street at 611/625 Powell Street. @providencehealthcare.org

Our H2H team at Oppenheimer Park for Providence in the Park.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A reminder that our next BC-CfE Learning Series is this Wednesday (May 6th) from 12-1pm at St. Paul's Hospital (Hurlburt Auditorium). Dr. Harish Neelakent joins us to present on Psychosis and Schizophrenia. Visit bccfe.ca/events/psych... to learn more & join us at SPH or online.

A poster promoting the May 6th BC-CfE Learning Series presentation "Psychosis vs Schizophrenia - A Treatment Conundrum" presented by Dr. Harish Neelakent.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

And with that, #CAHR2026 comes to a close! Thank you to the organizers, volunteers and everyone who attended. Whether you presented research, engaged in dialogue, or just absorbed information, we return to our communities with renewed purpose to strengthen Canada’s HIV response.

A few of the BC-CfE presenters at the conclusion of CAHR 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Congratulations to the New Investigator Award winners, including Dr. Aki Gormezano who received the Epidemiology & Public Health track award! #CAHR2026

Dr. Aki Gormezano receiving the New Investigator Award for Epidemiology & Public Health at CAHR 2026.

Drs. Aki Gormezano and Nathan Lachowsky at CAHR 2026 with the New Investigator Award for Epidemiology & Public Health.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Overall STBBI knowledge amongst clients at the SCS was high and they found frequent SCS use and primary care engagement was associated with increased testing. However, systematic-level stigma still remains, suggesting increased access and inclusive care is still necessary. #CAHR2026

Douglas Vickers and Nandini Krishnan presenting at CAHR 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

In our final session of #CAHR2026, Nandini Krishnan and Douglas Vickers presented findings from #H2HCentre looking at barriers to STBBI testing among clients of the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) to identify opportunities to enhance client-centered approaches.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Dr. David Moore closed out today's program, looking at unsuppressed #HIV viral load among GBM from the #EngageStudy between 2017 & 2022, finding low rates of unsuppressed HIV (3.7%) that were highly associated with substance use and lack of access to a primary care provider. #CAHR2026

Dr. David Moore presenting at CAHR 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Dr. Aki Gormezano shared work looking at improving ethnoracial responses to #STI incidence & predictors amongst GBM. Found high STI incidence among racial groups, particularly Arab, North African & West Asian GBM groups, indicating a need for tailored prevention efforts. #CAHR2026

Dr. Aki Gormezano presenting at CAHR 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Her analysis indicated no association between exposure to ritonavir or cobicistat and increased odds of fatal opioid overdose, even if it affects the blood levels of fentanyl, however due to study limitations, further analysis is underway. #CAHR2026

Dr. Katherine Kooij presenting at CAHR 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Ritonavir and cobicistat are CYP 3A4 inhibitors that have been associated with decreased clearance of fentanyl, so Dr. Katherine Kooij's presentation examined whether these inhibitors are associated with increased odds of a fatal opioid overdose. #CAHR2026

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The results showed that living with #HIV and number of partners had high associations with event-level behaviour, illustrating the need for the integration of substance use and sexual harm reduction within STI clinics. #CAHR2026

Santiago Mijares Aguilera presenting at CAHR 2026.

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Santiago Mijares Aguilera presented data from the first phase of the #MomentumStudy between 2012 and 2019 looking at factors associated with event-level concurrent drug use and condomless anal sex. #CAHR2026

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

At this morning's @ctnplus.bsky.social Post-doc Symposium, Kathleen Inglis & Wayne Campbell gave a great update on the HIV & Eng/aging Project, & its innovative application of community-based approach to administrative health data research. Learn more about this work at: bccfe.ca/epidemiology....

Wayne Campbell and Kathleen Inglis presenting at the CTN+ post-doctoral fellow Symposium.

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