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

You are invited to a webinar presented by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE)

Date: Wednesday  November 10, 2021

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific time

 

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Describe broadly studies to date that have measured immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination in people living with HIV
  • Summarize the results from a Vancouver-based study that is comparing antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination among people living with HIV who are receiving suppressive antiretroviral therapy, compared to a control group of individuals without HIV
  • Recognize factors that influence the antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines, which include age, a higher number of chronic conditions, and the type of initial vaccine regimen received.

 

This webinar will be presented by:

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

Presentations will be followed by a discussion where participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive real-time responses from presenters.

 

Register now.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact BC-CfE’s Education and Training team at: [email protected].

This event is accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 1 Mainpro+ credit.