“We know HIV community services are critical: our research shows that people with strong social supports are much more likely to stay engaged in HIV treatment." BC-CfE Senior Research Scientist Dr. Kate Salters spoke with @xtramagazine.com about the important role HIV service organizations play.

A drug that provides near-perfect protection against HIV with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope for ending the HIV epidemic. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

Dr. Julio Montaner sat down with @thetyee.ca to discuss the impact of US cuts to foreign aid programs, and how Canada can step up its own #HIV response in light of these global impacts, by scaling up BC’s approach implementing Treatment as Prevention. #TasP #HIVprevention thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

This #WorldSexualHealthDay swipe through to learn about the HIV prevention options that can help protect your health, your loved ones and end AIDS.

Congrats to @sfu.ca FHS Prof and @bccfe.bsky.social Laboratory Director Zabrina Brumme who will join the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences as a Fellow this fall. The recognition is one of Canada's top academic accolades. 🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFUFHS #SFU #SFUResearch #HIVResearch

Congratulations to BC-CfE Laboratory Director & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social Professor Dr. Zabrina Brumme on her election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences among 47 new Fellows! Read more about her work, as she joins Drs. Julio Montaner & Robert Hogg as BC-CfE Fellows. bccfe.ca/dr-zabrina-b...

Join @bccfe.bsky.social for the BC-CfE Update: Fall 2025. This update will address the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an emphasis on the latest research findings and best clinical practice. buff.ly/e5o5Rbl #research #healthcare #healthresearch #hiv #aids

"We need more of these moments. More questions asked, more honest answers given...This is how we build a response that is not only effective but also just, compassionate, & grounded in the dignity of all people living with HIV." Great piece on the importance of U=U! 👇

10 world-changing inventions you didn’t know came from B.C. Thanks to @bcbusiness.bsky.social for including the BC-CfE's role in the advent of HAART and pioneering Treatment as Prevention as made-in-BC breakthroughs with global impact. www.bcbusiness.ca/industries/g...

Congratulations to Evan Barad and Dr. Aniqa Shahid, two researchers affiliated with @bccfe.bsky.social, for receiving funding awards from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research! buff.ly/xd8egj0 #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Registrations are now open for the BC-CfE Fall 2025 Update. Join us Friday October 10th, for the latest research findings and best clinical practice on HIV/AIDS. bccfe.ca/events/bc-cf... We’ve adjusted our program to run from 10am to 4pm, just in time to kick off your Thanksgiving long weekend!

Thanks to @catieinfo.bsky.social for highlighting new SHAPE Study research examining the impact of overdose & socio-structural factors on mortality among people living w/ HIV in BC. They found affordable housing & social supports protective against death for PWH. www.catie.ca/catie-news/s...

Today is World #Hepatitis Day. Eliminating hepatitis is POSSIBLE because we have: ✔️ Effective vaccines, ✔️ Curative treatments, ✔️ Proven tools, to stop transmission. Take action today! 👉 bit.ly/hepatitis2025

Its #WorldHepatitisDay and we're out front #HopeToHealth with free food, games and even ice cream (generously donated by Rain or Shine), helping spread #HCV awareness and support our neighbours. Come down to 625 Powell Street and see us until 3pm today!

Congratulations to the @sfu-fhs.bsky.social awardees, including BC-CfE-affiliated Evan Barad and Dr. Aniqa Shahid who are respectively receiving Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master) and CIHR Fellowship (Postdoctoral) awards.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last month for the Spring 2025 BC-CfE Update: Focus on Syndemics. The video recordings from the event’s presentations are now online, visit bccfe.ca/video-catego... to view all the sessions. #BCCfEUpdate #CME #HIVupdate

"In addition to powerful prevention agents, Bekker also reminded the audience of the great benefits of #TasP. Undetectable = Untransmittable ( #UequalsU ) remains one of the most formidable means of ending the HIV epidemic." We have the tools, we need the resolve & funding to end the HIV epidemic.

Our first news summary from the @iasociety.bsky.social Conference on HIV Science is out now: -HIV funding crisis the focus of #IAS2025 -DoxyPEP faces resistance challenges -Rwanda showcases HIV success -Engineered T-cells selectively kill HIV reservoir cells in mice www.aidsmap.com/bulletin/con...

This morning, Dr. Julio Montaner joined @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on CBC's Early Edition to discuss the impact of US funding cuts that @unaids.org estimates will result in 6 million new cases of HIV globally, and what Canada should do to bridge the financing gap. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

🌟Highlights from #IAS2025 opening session! A powerful start in #Kigali as global leaders, scientists & communities came together to kick off a groundbreaking week of HIV science, innovation & collaboration. 📷 See moments that set the tone for IAS 2025: www.instagram.com/p/DMGjWc2NxFR

"It was science that gave us ARVs, PrEP, PEP & U=U. It is science that must continue to drive innovation... To do this, the independence of health institutions, universities & experts must continue to drive us towards evidence-based solutions." - Beatriz Grinsztejn, #IAS2025

"Our #HIV movement – a movement forged in activism, grounded in science and powered by community – is being severely tested once again. How we choose to react and respond will, in many ways, determine how the future will unfold." - #IAS2025 International Chair Beatriz Grinsztejn

"Walking away from that commitment on a short notice and without a plan is an act of criminal negligence." Dr. Julio Montaner spoke with CBC Radio's As It Happens about the devastating impact of cuts to foreign aid on the global #HIV response & how Canada can step up. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

We're looking for an experienced HR Manager to lead the strategic planning & development of initiatives that align with the @bccfe.bsky.social’s overall organizational strategy. Apply today at bccfe.ca/careers/mana.... #NowHiring #WereHiring #HumanResources #HR #HRjobs #JobAlert

🌍 Global funding cuts are disrupting the #HIV response – threatening research, prevention & care. At #IAS2025, scientists & communities are sharing urgent data & calls to action. 🔬 Today’s scientific highlights press conference featured 4 key studies. 👇

Opinion: When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

With devastating cuts to global health funding threatening our progress made in HIV/AIDS, Dr. Julio Montaner pens an urgent call to arms in @hilltimes.com, for G7 leaders to step up and fund proven HIV treatment & prevention strategies like #TasP globally. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Thank you to @rebootcomm.bsky.social for inviting Dr. Julio Montaner to present his keynote session "Treatment as Prevention: The Key to end HIV/AIDS" at the 25th Annual Healthcare Summit. A highly engaging morning of presentations and discussions alongside Dr. Pieter Cullis. #HCS25 #HCS #TasP

The 25th Annual Healthcare Summit is taking place June 23-24th, honouring the legacy of Dr. Peter Cuilis. A great list of keynote speakers including BC-CfE Executive Director Dr. Julio Montaner! Healthcare leaders can still register at the link below.

Women are an emerging priority population increasingly at risk for #HepatitisC due to structural barriers like gender-based violence, stigma, and more. Join CATIE at July 3rd at noon EDT for a webinar that explores how to address to these issues: Register today:  https://bit.ly/4lc5Knq

A recent Vancouver City Council decision paves the way to open the 6 inhalation rooms at #H2HCentre. Dr. Julio Montaner speaks with City News on the importance of this expansion, saving lives and improving health outcomes for those who inhale/smoke substances. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/18/v...

Vancouver city council votes to allow supervised inhalation sites. Smoking is now the most common method of drug consumption, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis

📣 The 25th Healthcare Summit announces our Opening Keynote for Day 1, Dr. Julio Montaner! Register today to meet with healthcare leaders 👉 healthcaresummit.ca #longevitysummit #healthcaresummit

Offering inhalation booths in a facility attached to the H2H Clinic, not only saves lives, but engages clients with the health care system. @andreawoo.bsky.social reports on the impact of Vancouver City Council's decision on the #H2HCentre inhalation rooms. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Aniqa Shahid who received the 2025 Governor General’s Gold Medal during June’s @sfu-fhs.bsky.social convocation! This prestigious award recognizes outstanding academic achievement & is among the highest doctoral honours conferred to graduate students.

“It helps shift #HIV care from one-size-fits-all to something far more precise and timely,” says Dr. Viviane Dias Lima, lead author of the study. Thanks to @ijpds.bsky.social for highlighting the Mortality Risk Prediction Index in their recent issue, you can read all about it below. 👇

B.C. experts sound the alarm over rising number of #HIV cases. With U.S. cuts to programs putting millions at risk, Canada needs to provide leadership to help prevent a resurgence of HIV: @bccfe.bsky.social, by Gordon McIntyre vancouversun.com/news/bc-expe... via @vancouversun.bsky.social

"Imagine a Canada without HIV, or AIDS. A world without either. That could be a bold Canadian goal, one worthy of our ambitions. Soft power suits us better than hard power." @picardonhealth.bsky.social makes the case that Canada lead the globe with 'nation-building' projects like ending HIV/AIDS.

We're live at the Spring 2025 BC-CfE Update for an exciting program on syndemic conditions. If you haven't registered, you can join live at: us02web.zoom.us/j/8912294650... #BCCfEUpdate

"I was caring for my neighbor, my lover, somebody at work." A powerful article reflecting on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and HIV Long-Term Survivor Day. @advocate.com #HIV www.advocate.com/news/hiv-lon...

“It’s a shame that so many years have passed and that we, as a community, have, in some ways, been relatively silent about this injustice that’s facing people living with HIV”

📣 Save the dates! #AIDS2026 will take place in #Rio de Janeiro, #Brazil, and virtually from 25 to 30 July 2026! ✅ Registration will open in November 2025. Find out more now about the 26th International AIDS Conference!

🌍 Big news! #AIDS2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, will be held in #Rio de Janeiro, #Brazil, and virtually from 25 to 30 July 2026! 🌟

The life expectancy for people with HIV in BC has increased substantially since 1996 thanks to antiretroviral medications. But a recent study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS has found this increase is smaller for women than men. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/05/stud...

Eleven years ago today, Dr. Julio Montaner announced the closure of the AIDS ward at St. Paul’s Hospital. Once the epicentre of Canada’s fight against HIV/AIDS, the repurposing of a largely unused ward 10C was a symbolic reminder of the great strides made through BC’s #TasP strategy.

Join @bccfe.bsky.social for their Spring 2025 Update on Syndemic Conditions! This event will focus on HIV and syndemic conditions, including substance use, mental health, and comprehensive care clinical models. Register here: buff.ly/ws4BB1v #research #HIV #healthcare #HIVresearch

The Spring 2025 BC-CfE Update is a little over 2 weeks away & there’s still time to register to attend this College of Family Physicians of Canada-accredited event focused on syndemic conditions. Register now at bccfe.ca/events/bc-cf... and join us Friday, June 6, 2025 from 12-5pm. #BCCfEUpdate

5 Things To Know About...Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections. www.cmaj.ca/content/197/... Drs. Victor Leung, Junine Toy, Peter Phillips & Julio Montaner share information on #DoxyPEP for #bSTIprevention in the latest issue of @cmaj.ca.

As people with HIV live longer, ensuring they age well is more important than ever. Join @bccfe.bsky.social for their webinar, “Optimizing Preventative Care: A Checklist for Aging Well with HIV.” Register here: buff.ly/AiGUCQu #research #HIV #aging

✈️🌎Research Abroad! 🌎✈️ Well done to Research Analyst Giuli Sucar who was at the 32nd International Dynamics & Evolution of Human Viruses conference presenting their poster "Machine Learning Automation of Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference"!