Webinars

Trauma Informed and Culturally Safe Care for Indigenous Peoples

Speakers: Dr. Alana Hirsh, MD, CCFP (EM)(AM)
Physician at Kilala Lelum (Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative)
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

Dr. David Tu, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Board Member, Urban Indigenous Health & Healing Cooperative

Elder Bruce Robinson
Elder/Cultural Advisor for Kilala Lelum, Urban Native Youth Association,
and Broadway Youth Resource Center

Considerations Regarding Prevention and Treatment of HIV in Adolescents and Young Adults in BC

Presenter:Tatiana Sotindjo, MD, FRCPC
Adolescent Medicine Specialist Physician
Hudson Scholar in Equity Diversity and Inclusion | 2020-2022
Department of Pediatrics | Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine | Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

The Monkeypox 2022 Outbreak is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What are the implications?

Presenter:Dr. Victor Leung
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Medical Lead, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
St. Paul's Hospital

Innovations in Hepatitis C care and treatment to end the epidemic

Presenters:Dr. Kate Salters
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Dr. Mark Hull
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of British Columbia

Menopause for women living with HIV: how can we support women through this transition?

Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth King, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
Infectious Diseases Specialist and CTN post-doctoral fellow
UBC Clinician Investigator Program and awarded Michael Smith Trainee Award.

Valerie Nicholson
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Pharmacovigilance: Antiretroviral drug safety monitoring in BC

Presenter: Katherine Lepik BSc(Pharm), MSc
Clinical Pharmacist
Research Coordinator, BC- CfE Pharmacovigilance Initiative

Updates to the Primary Care Guidelines: Caring for Women Living with HIV in Primary Care

Speaker: Dr. Neora Pick, MD, FRCPC
Infectious Diseases Specialist, Oak Tree Clinic, BCWH;
Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Treating sleep issues in primary care: behavioural and pharmacological approaches

Presenters: Chase Fisher
Clinical Pharmacist
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Simon Elterman, R.Psych.
Psychologist, Behavioural Health Consultant
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Resources: Assessment Checklist for Sleep in Primary Care Blank New Sleep Diary References Insomnia Severity Index Master Sleep Diary Calculator Sleep Hygiene Handout

COVID-19 Treatments in the Outpatient Setting

Presenters: Dr. Peter Phillips
Clinical Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia Dr. Junine Toy, PharmD
Senior Manager for the Drug Treatment Program
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

BC Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Program: a Refresher

Presenters: Dr. Mark Hull MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia;
Research Scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Junine Toy, PharmD
Senior Manager for the Drug Treatment Program
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Considerations for trans, Two-Spirit, & other gender diverse people in HIV primary care

Presenters: Dr. Marria Townsend, MD, CCFP
Medical Director, Trans Care BC,
Provincial Health Services Authority Dr. Andrea Szewchuk, MD, CCFP
Family Physician, John Ruedy Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital and Trans Specialty Care, Vancouver Coastal Health
Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Updates to the Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of HIV/AIDS in Adults: Common Non-Infectious Co-Morbidities

Presented by:
Dr. Marianne Harris, MD, CCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Clinical Trials Physician, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Review of the Updated Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of HIV/AIDS in Adults in BC

Presenters: Dr. Cathy Puskas, PhD
Clinical Educator, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. David Moore, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Research Scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Silvia Guillemi, MD, MCFP
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Clinical Consultant, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Mark Hull, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Research Scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination in people living with HIV

Zabrina Brumme, Ph.D.
Laboratory Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

Burnt out and lonely: Canadian Health and Wellness in the Late Pandemic Period

Kiffer G. Card, PhD
Pronouns: he, him, his
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar
Adjunct Professor | Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University

Approaching World Hepatitis Day: the landscape of Hepatitis C in British Columbia

Dr. Kate Salters
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Dr. Mark Hull
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of British Columbia

HIV in Children and Youth

Dr. Laura Sauve | Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist | Children and Women's Hospital of BC | Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, | Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, | University of British Columbia

COVID-19 Update and Vaccination in PLWH

Dr Peter Phillips Clinical Professor Division of Infectious Diseases University of British Columbia

Lessons from a new safe supply pilot project at the Hope to Health Centre in the Downtown Eastside

Kate Salters, PhD | Research Scientist | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Julie Foreman, RN | Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Edward Rooke, MD, CCFP | Physician | Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Olivia Toews | Peer Specialist | RainCity Housing

“Water Women Rising:” Indigenizing Re-search to explore how Indigenous women living with HIV understand and support their health

Elder Sheila Nyman | Indigenous Elder, Clinical Social Worker | Bear Rock Consulting, CHIWOS-PAW | Valerie Nicholson | Co-investigator, Indigenous Peer Research Associate | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Debbie Cardinal | Peer Indigenous Research Associate | CHIWOS-PAW | Becky Gormley | Research Coordinator | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Angela Kaida | Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier II in Global Perspectives in HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health | Faculty of Health Sciences | Simon Fraser University

COVID-19, The Continued BC-CfE Response

Dr. Julio Montaner | Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Dr. Peter Phillips | Clinical Professor | Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia | Dr. Zabrina Brumme and Dr. Chanson Brumme | Laboratory Director and Assistant Director, Research Laboratories | Laboratory Program | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Dr. Junine Toy, Pharm D | Senior Manager, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, St. Paul’s Hospital

Weight Gain Associated with HIV

Dr. Greg Bondy, MD, FRCPC | Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) | Director of the IDC Metabolic Clinic and Associate Director of the Healthy Heart Prevention Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital

Antiretroviral Drug Interactions

Presenter: Kathy Lepik, Research Coordinator, Pharmacovigilance Initiative BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Facilitator: Dr. Junine Toy, Senior Manager, Drug Treatment Program, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

HPV-SAVE and PEACH studies: An update on Canadian studies examining anal cancer

Troy Grennan, MD MSc FRCPC DTM&H | Physician Lead, HIV/STI Program - Clinical Prevention Services | BC Centre for Disease Control | Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia

Next-Generation Sequencing and Proviral DNA: The Future of HIV Drug Resistance Testing?

Chanson Brumme, PhD | Assistant Director, BC-CfE Research Laboratories | Assistant Professor, UBC Division of Infectious Diseases

Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Speaker: Dr. Peter Philips

An Update on the BC-CfE HIV Prevention and Treatment Guidelines and Training Program

Speakers: Dr. Marianne Harris, Dr. Junine Toy and Dr. Silvia Guillemi

COVID-19, the BC-CfE Update

Dr. Peter Phillips | Clinical Professor | Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia | Dr. Zabrina Brumme | Laboratory Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University Scholar, | Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | Dr. Jeffrey Joy | Research Scientist (Evolutionary Genetics and Bioinformatics | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Dr. Rolando Barrios | Senior Medical Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Director STOP HIV/AIDS® Program | Dr. Julio Montaner | Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief | BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

COVID-19, the BC-CfE Response

Presenters: Dr. Julio Montaner | Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief | BC-CfE | Dr. Peter Phillips | Clinical Professor | Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia | Dr. Zabrina Brumme | Laboratory Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University | Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | Junine Toy, Pharm D | Senior Manager, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, St. Paul's Hospital |

Curing Hepatitis C in People Living with HIV

Speakers: Mark Hull, MD, FRCPC, MHSs | Hesham Ali, Peer Navigator, JRC and Positive Health Services Clinic, Positive Living Society, British Columbia

Navigating the Labyrinth: Decreased Cognition and Aging among People Living with HIV

Wayne Campbell, Treatment Outreach Coordinator, Positive Living Society of British Columbia | Julius Elefante, MD, FRCPC, ISAM (Cert.), Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul’s Hospital | Aiko Yamamoto, PhD, R. Psych, St. Paul’s Hospital Neuropsychology Service, Providence Health Care; Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Are we There Yet? An Update on HIV Cure Research

Speakers: Zabrina Brumme, PhD and Terry Howard

Bone Health of Women Living and Aging with HIV

SPEAKERS: Dr. Neora Pick, FRCPC | Medical Director, Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre | Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia | Valerie Nicholson | Indigenous Peer Navigator, Positive Living Society of British Columbia | Chair of the Board of Directors, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network | Peer Research Associate, Canadian HIV Sexual Reproductive Health Cohort Study | HOST: Dr. Silvia Guillemi | Director, Clinical Education and Training Program, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia

ARV Based Chemoprophylaxis to Reduce HIV Transmission in British Columbia: the Science and Community Perspectives

SPEAKERS: Dr. Julio SG Montaner, OC, OBC, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCPC, FCCP, FACP, FRSC, | Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Killam Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia | Yaz Shariff | Treatment Outreach Coordinator | Positive Living Society of British Columbia HOST: Dr. Silvia Guillemi | Director, Clinical Education and Training Program BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia

Getting Prepped for PrEP! All you Need to Know about Accessing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in BC

<strong>Refilling antiretroviral prescriptions falls within the scope of practice of nurse practitioners who have completed HIV-related training equivalent to the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Intensive Preceptorship Program.</strong> SPEAKERS: Dr. Mark Hull Clinical Associate Professor, Division of AIDS, University of British Columbia Research Scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Junine Toy Senior Manager of the Drug Treatment Program, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Joshua Edward Knowledge Translation Manager, Health Initiative for Men HOST: Dr. Silvia Guillemi Director, Clinical Education and Training Program, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, UBC

Strategies for HIV Prevention: What’s New in Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)?

Dr. Marianne Harris - Clinical Research Advisor, AIDS Research Program, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Liz Kirkpatrick, RN - Immunodeficiency Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital | Hesham Ali - Peer Navigator, Positive Living Society of BC | Dr. Silvia Guillemi - Assistant Medical Director, Immunodeficiency Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital

Mind the Gap: Targeted Interventions for Closing Gaps Along the HIV Continuum of Care

Dr. Rolando Barrios | Assistant Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, | Director, STOP HIV/AIDS | Glen Bradford | Manger, Peer Navigator Program, | Positive Living Society of BC | Emma Gauvin | Social Work Lead, | STOP Program | HOSTED BY: | Dr. Silvia Guillemi | Assistant Medical Director, | Immunodeficiency Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital

Navigating the Medico-Legal Borderland

Michael Vonn | Lawyer & Policy Director | British Columbia Civil Liberties Association | Jonathan Postnikoff | Treatment Outreach Coordinator | Positive Living Society of BC | Host | Dr. Silvia Guillemi | Director of Clinical Education | British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Facilitaror | Helen Kang | Clinical Educator | British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

The Next Wave : Realities of Aging with HIV

Hosted by Jonathan Postnikoff, Treatment Outreach Coordinator, Positive Living BC | Silvia Guillemi, MD, Assistant Medical Director, Immunodeficiency Clinic, St Paul's Hospital | Glen Bradford, Manager, Peer Navigator Program, Positive Living BC

Connecting with Youth: HIV Testing Care and Support for Under 30

Dr. David Moore (Physician Lead PHSA HIV Program [BC CDC] - Research Scientist [BC-CfE]) | Clynton James Cheveyo Olausen-Walker (Member [YouthCO]) | Sarah Chown (Program Coordinator [YouthCO])

Examining Challenges of Addictions and Mental Health in HIV Care

Speakers: Dr. Aida Sadr (Physician, Vancouver Native Health) and Matthew Beasley (Peer Navigator, Positive Living Society of BC)

Junine Toy and Jennifer Hawkes discuss issues in antiretroviral treatment in British Columbia

Dr. Marianne Harris and Jonathan Postnikoff discuss issues related to starting HIV treatment

Dr. Julio Montaner and Mr. Paul Kerston discuss issues related to Treatment as Prevention in HIV

Dr. Julio Montaner and Mr. Paul Kerston discuss issues related to Treatment as Prevention in HIV.

HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series – April 9, 2014 – A collaboration between BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Positive Living Society BC

Dr. Mary Kestler (Oak Tree Clinic) and Alana LaMalice discuss issues related to caring for women living with HIV.

HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series – December 4, 2013

Glen Bradford, Dr. Silvia Guillemi and Mary Petty discuss issues in linkages and access to care.

HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series – September 11, 2013

A collaboration between BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Positive Living BC

HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series – May 1, 2013

A collaboration between BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Positive Living BC