Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The theme of this year’s AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro is Rethink, Rebuild, Rise. In that spirit: Activists took the stage during the Opening Ceremony just now to demand equitable access to the evidence-based treatment and prevention tools that we know could end the epidemic. 011
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Proud to announce on World AIDS Day today that our 2025 update to Canadian guideline on HIV PrEP and PEP is now published in @cmaj.ca! The guideline include 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to support clinical decision making. Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1503/cmaj... 052
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Fresh from the podium at EACS 2025 in Paris: Doxycycline PEP was associated with a sustained positive impact on syphilis and chlamydia incidence but also increases in gonorrhea AMR in the open label extension of the DoxyVAC trial among GBM in France. 031
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Looking forward to presenting the keynote "The Health Misinformation Crisis!" at #WTC2025! Warm up with my (current) Top 10 misinformation concerns: thewalrus.ca/before-you-s... via @thewalrus.ca #GoScience!thewalrus.caYou’re Not Imagining It. Health Misinformation Is Everywhere | The WalrusAnd yes, some of it has probably gotten to you 66521
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCIAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 16/07/2025The IAS welcomes the bipartisan move in the US Senate to protect the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (#PEPFAR) from the proposed USD 400 million cuts in President Trump’s rescission package. 📢 Read our full statement now & join our call to safeguard essential #HIV services!iasociety.orgIAS welcomes US bipartisan move to protect PEPFAR16 July 2025 (Kig 043
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Dr Cissy Kityo highlighted the role of long-acting drugs for treating HIV in LMICs in this morning’s excellent plenary at #IAS2025, buoyed by yesterday’s announcement of the Viiv/MPP updated voluntary licensing agreement for CAB and updated WHO guidelines supporting CAB/RPV as a treatment option. 010
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCDr Laura Waters @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Mitchell Warren of AVAC shares data, based on many assumptions, of potential injectable PrEP use in 2026 based on 2024 oral uptake & preference data. And the ways forward.....prioritise, prioritise, prioritise (sorry, I changed the spelling 😘) #IAS2025 097
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Grateful to have been asked to deliver the clinical sciences plenary talk at #cahr2025 a couple weeks ago about 'The Promise of PrEP'! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xuF...youtube.comCAHR 2025: Clinical Sciences Plenary SessionYouTube video by CAHRACRV 031
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Important study on the limited value of using HIV RNA versus traditional Ag/Ab tests to screen for HIV among people using PrEP. 010
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Sustained Effectiveness of Doxycycline Post-Exposure-Prophylaxis in a Large Sexual Health Clinic over 96 Weeks: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis ✅ Just Accepted #IDSkydoi.orgSustained Effectiveness of Doxycycline Post-Exposure-Prophylaxis in a Large Sexual Health Clinic over 96 Weeks: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Sexually transmitted infections remain prevalent in the U.S. This controlled interrupted time series study evaluated the impact of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) among 4,592 PrEP users. 013
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The IDSA Journals Editorial Mentoring Program offers junior ID faculty hands-on experience in journal editing. Mentees will work closely with editors, review manuscripts, and attend IDWeek 2025. Stipend & travel support are included. Learn More ⤵️academic.oup.comCall for Applications for IDSA Journals 2025 Editorial Mentoring ProgramThe IDSA journals’ editorial mentoring program connects junior infectious diseases faculty (instructors and assistant professors) with journal editors for mentorship and training in the day-to-day work of a medical journal editor. 043
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/05/2025Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.nytimes.comTrump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine 70410256
Reposted by Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPCHIV Legal Network @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Be part of Canada’s largest survey of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people! Help improve access to new HIV treatments! Regardless of your HIV status, your insights are crucial. Complete the Sex Now survey and influence the future of HIV treatment and prevention for everyone. sexnowsurvey.com 032
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 05/05/2025A recent paper from my team highlighted by HIV Medicine. 000
Dr Darrell H S Tan, MD PhD FRCPC @darrelltan.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Honoured to have been asked by Dalhousie’s Division of Infectious Diseases to give the TJ Marrie lecture on “Mpox then and now: lessons learned from a re-emerging infectious disease” at the 2025 Research Day recently! Plus, inspiring presentations from students and the Cdn Centre for Vaccinology. 010