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| HIV / AIDS St. Paul's was one of the first hospitals in Canada to treat HIV/AIDS patients - and today it is one of the world's leading clinical and research centres for this disease, providing care to more than 65% of the seropositive people in the province. A 25-bed ward provides care to inpatients receiving treatment for HIV/AIDS and its complications. Outpatients are served through the John Ruedy Immunodeficiency Clinic. The hospital is home to the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and the Canadian HIV Trials Network. The Centre for Excellence provides education to health care providers, conducts natural history and observational studies, develops innovative laboratory tests, and carries out clinical trials. Its drug program is at the core of the Centre's activities. HIV-positive persons living in British Columbia receive their antiretroviral drugs free of charge when in enrolled in this program. Since 1986, thousands of HIV-positive persons have received antiretroviral therapy at St. Paul's, and the hospital's residency program was the first in Canada to give physicians the opportunity to learn about treating this complex disease. Looking for an outpatient clinic? Click here. |
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