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PrEP is different from PEP, (post-exposure prophylaxis), as PrEP is taken before exposure to HIV and may be taken on a long-term basis. How does it work? PrEP usually comes as a combination tablet that contains two medications called...
You can print off the checklist provided below (under Additional Resources) and bring it with you on your next visit to your health care provider. Call ahead if you have questions about: If you need to bring ID, such as BC driver’s...
In BC, testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be done at most health clinics and doctors’ offices. Not all clinics or health care providers do things exactly the same way, but the slide show above will give you a general...
Introduction The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), is pleased to provide and support the SmartSexResource website (the “Site”) as an online...
Background Oak Tree Clinic is studying the clinical effectiveness of a weekly text messaging intervention for improving the care and support of vulnerable and hard-to-reach HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (cART). The study...
Good news! For First Nations who are residents of BC and receiving benefits through the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), PrEP/Truvada is a covered benefit and is available at no cost. Inuit who are residents of BC are eligible to...
The First Nations Health Authority in partnership with the Pacific AIDS Network, CATIE, Vancouver Coastal Health, the BC Centre for Disease Control and YouthCO/Yúusnewas are excited to be hosting the 4th annual two-day gathering for...
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is offering another installment in their HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series. When: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST Where: Register online at www4.gotomeeting.com/register/...
On behalf of the World Hepatitis Day 2014 Planning Committee, we would like to invite you to the World Hepatitis Day Vancouver Event happening on Monday, July 28th 2014 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Where: Vancouver Art Gallery (...
Background Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI), and mental health and substance misuse problems co-occur at elevated rates in particular socially-marginalized sub-populations (e.g., sexual and gender minorities). This...
An estimated 60,000 British Columbians are affected by hepatitis C. The disease has a heterogeneous presentation and a slow, unpredictable course that leads to serious liver disease and liver cancer. Clinicians are unable to predict...
Trauma prevalence is difficult to establish when looking at the common categories of trauma: Simple or single incident trauma Complex or repetitive trauma Developmental trauma Historical trauma Research on the epidemiology of trauma...
Get ready to be exposed to Sex Now! Over 8,200 people answered the survey and the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health (CBRC) wants to reveal their analysis with you! Come join CBRC for an evening of gay men’s health...
"We know that as many as 1 in 5 LGBT people have attempted suicide," says Dr. Travis Salway, a post-doctoral fellow with the BC Centre for Disease Control/UBC School of Population and Public Health. “Thus it is essential to build a network...
Background A recent survey at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) assessed client perspectives on the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) at the BCCDC Provincial Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) clinic. An EHR...
Positive Living BC is proud to announce the opening of our new dental clinic, located at 1101 Seymour Street in Vancouver. Our dentists are here to serve the unmet dental needs of people living with HIV and members of the broader community...
The Hep C in BC Resources Project Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN) is happy to report that our Hep C in BC Resources project has drawn to a successful close. This project ran from last fall to the end of March 2018. Given the recent...
Emerging multi-drug resistant gonorrhea is a global concern. In response, we at BCCDC Clinical Prevention Services (CPS) have been working with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to produce updates to the Gonorrhea Chapter treatment...
Background In 2013, the BCCDC published results of a pilot study [1] which confirmed the value of pooled nucleic acid testing (PNAT) to identify acute HIV infections in a high risk population of men who have sex with men. PNAT increased...
Background The cure rate of Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment with newer direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents is very high (>95%). These treatments are also well-tolerated, bringing significant optimism to expanding treatment options to...
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