BCCDC Foundation Blog
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"Test, Link, Call (TLC) Project: Improving Connection to Hepatitis C Virus Treatment After Release from Provincial Prisons in BC"
I wrote a post for the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health blog on our new pilot project to improve connection to HCV care for people released from provincial prisons in BC. Read the full story here. |
Healio
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"HCV testing increasing in Canadian correctional centers"
Hepatitis C testing has increased in recent years among people who are incarcerated in provincial correctional centers in British Columbia, Canada, according to new data. Read the full story here. |
BCMHSUS News
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"Then and now: Making advancements in hepatitis care within B.C. correctional settings"
The transfer of correctional health services to the public health system has led to positive changes in hepatitis C screening, according to new research by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services and BC Centre for Disease Control. Read the full story here. |
Clinical Advisor
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"Opioid Agonist Therapy Linked to Increased HCV Treatment Rates in People Who Inject Drugs"
Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in people who inject drugs was found to be associated with an increased likelihood of treatment initiation for concomitant hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to the findings of a large Canadian retrospective longitudinal cohort study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read the full story here. |
CATIE Blog
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"Moving beyond risk-based testing: Checklist for supporting hepatitis C birth cohort screening" British Columbia is the first province or territory in Canada to recommend one-time birth cohort screening for hepatitis C among people born from 1945 to 1965. Read the full story here. |
BCCDC News
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"Bridging the gap: Improving hepatitis care for patients released from correctional facilities"
BCCDC and BCMHSUS focus on improving outcomes for people living with hepatitis C who are incarcerated for World Hepatitis Day, July 28. Read the full story here. |
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Vancouver Sun
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"COVID-19: Health agencies team up to fund $1.3 million in vaccine research projects in B.C."
The projects will range from looking at vaccine effectiveness and viral transmission to vaccine attitudes and hesitancy. Read the full story here. |
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BCCDC Foundation Blog
April 2021 |
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"ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND BLOOD BORNE INFECTION (STTBI) SCREENING AND CARE IN PRISONS"
Among people who are incarcerated in Canada, there are an estimated 12,000 people living with hepatitis C infection at any one time, which is a rate of infection almost 30 times higher than in the overall Canadian population. Read the full story here. |
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BCCDC Foundation Blog
March 2021 |
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"UNCOVERING SARS-COV-2 BEHIND BARS: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS"
Since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, there has been an intense focus on locations where the SARS-CoV-2 virus seems to transmit more frequently or cause more deaths, such as long-term care homes and cruise ships. Read the full story here. |
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CTV News
February 2021 |
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"New studies to track prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in Canada's prison system amid surge in cases"
TORONTO -- The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) is launching four new studies into how COVID-19 spreads through correctional facilities, a move that comes amid a worrying surge in cases among prisoners and staff. Read the full story here. |
BCMHSUS News
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"COVID-19 antibody testing at BC Corrections"
As COVID-19 has evolved, experts have been rapidly learning and applying knowledge to get a better understanding of the virus, how it moves, and how it impacts the human body. Read the full story here. |
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"New lab process in B.C. simplifying the hepatitis C care cascade"
British Columbians can now be diagnosed with hepatitis C from a single blood test, saving time and money for both patients and the health care system. This is thanks to a new testing process introduced by the Public Health Laboratory at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, known as hepatitis C (HCV) RNA reflex testing. Read the full story here. |
BCCDC NewsJuly 2020
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"New lab process reduces time from hepatitis C testing to treatment in B.C."
British Columbians can now be diagnosed with hepatitis C from a single blood test, saving time and money, thanks to a new testing process introduced by the Public Health Laboratory at the BC Centre for Disease Control. Read the full story here. |
CATIE News
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"Progress made in the hepatitis C virus cascade of care but more work lies ahead in B.C."
A CATIE News story on our recent publication of the British Columbia 2018 hep C care cascade in Liver International. Read the full story here. |
NOhep
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"NOhep SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT – SOFIA BARTLETT HepCBC, Canada"
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ASDP
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"GRASS SKIRT PROJECT - THE WOMEN BEHIND WOMEN'S SURFING NGOS SERIES PART 1"
Tahina Booth & I spoke to Action Sports for Development and Peace (ASDP) about Grass Skirt Project's work supporting women in Papua New Guinea who surf. Read the full story here. |
Healio
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"HCV prevalent among US inmates; most are not getting the cure"
I was contacted for comment on a recent publication discussing HCV micro-elimination in prison settings. Read the full story here. |
VICE
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"How a Rural Prison Found a Way to Eradicate Hep C"
I spoke to VICE about my personal experience with prison and hep C and my research and work on eliminating this infection from correctional centres. Read the full story here. |
The Limbic
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“It’s a miracle”: Hep C eradicated in prisons thanks to DAAs
Dr Darren Russell & I spoke to Mardi Chapman about hepatitis C virus treatment in Australian correctional centres. Read the full story here. |
Women's Agenda
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"I see you, I hear you, I believe in you”: Ten words that changed Layne Beachley’s life"
I spoke at the Aim For The Stars Foundation She Shares event about my journey with Layne and the foundation. Read the full story here. |
Healio
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"Unrestricted access to DAAs nearly eliminates HCV in Australian prison"
Our publication on the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre hepatitis C virus elimination project was described in a Healio story. Read the full story here. |
The Undisclosed Podcast
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"Deliberate Indifference"
Dr Darren Russell & I spoke to Associate Professor Colin Miller, for this episode of the Undisclosed Podcast, about access to hepatitis C virus treatment in correctional centers. Listen to the podcast here. |
The Daily Telegraph
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"Surf legend Layne Beachley is riding a new fashion wave to the stars"
I was interviewed by the Daily Telegraph about the impact receiving an Aim For The Stars scholarship had on my studies and career. Read the full story here. |
