Clinical Education and Training Program
The Clinical Education and Training Program is designed to improve HIV/AIDS clinical care and treatment through personalized learning programs. Training is offered to health care professionals and students throughout British Columbia, Canada, and abroad.
This training includes academic courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, continuing education, preceptorship programs, and educational events. Owing to the complexity of HIV care, the BC-CfE's educational activities are tailored to the specific needs of HIV patients. Click here for more information about our clinical education opportunities.
Online Educational Training: Diagnosis and Management of HIV/AIDS
This online course has been designed to provide all health care professionals in BC with comprehensive and evidence-based knowledge in regards to the diagnosis and management of HIV/AIDS. Furthermore, this course will provide an avenue to advance the accessibility of educational material in order to enhance the quality of clinical practice.
This online training program is aimed to target health care professionals who require background knowledge in HIV/AIDS prior to completing a preceptorship at the Immunodeficiency Clinic (IDC) at St. Paul's Hospital. In addition, this course is also available to health care professionals who already work in the field of HIV/AIDS as a continuing professional development course.
- Click here to access the UBC self-enrolment website
- Choose to create a NEW CWL account by clicking on the link CWL signup
- Chose to create a basic account and continue to follow the instructions on the website.
- After self-registreation is complete, you may login to the course from the BC-CfE website.
For questions regarding clinical training at the IDC, please contact Dr. Silvia Guillemi at sguillemi@cfenet.ubc.ca
Educational Events
The BC-CfE hosts a variety of educational events. These include:
The AIDS Care Rounds: A free lecture series that takes place twice a month at St. Paul’s Hospital. The AIDS Care Rounds are directed at health care professionals treating and managing HIV/AIDS patients. Watch archived AIDS Care Rounds videos.
The Forefront Lecture Series: A free public lecture series, which generally takes place on the first Wednesday of each month at St. Paul's Hospital. The series features lectures by speakers currently working within the field of HIV/AIDS, and promotes collaborative exchange between researchers, clinicians, students, and hospital staff.
The HIV/ARV Update: This is an bi-annual educational event sponsored by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
The HIV Diagnosis and Management Update: This event is part of a series of initiatives that the BC-CfE is conducting to support primary care providers who wish to improve their skills in the management of HIV-positive individuals. The last HIV Diagnosis and Management Update took place on October 26, 2010 at St. Paul's Hospital. Download presentations from the October 26th, 2010 event.
