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Global News Radio 980 CKNW
July 2022

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"MonkeyPox, People who read live longer than those who don’t & World Hepatitis Day"​

I spoke to Maureen McGrath on the Global News Radio 980 CKNW Sunday Night Health Show about what we can all do on World Hepatitis Day to help eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030.

Listen to the full show here.

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network
July 2022

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"World Hepatitis Day 2022"​

I spoke to Hannah Branch from CHIR Canadian HIV Trials Network about the important work I led as part of the You Matter Project to co-create new guidelines for how hep C and STBBI testing and linkage to care should be provided to people who are provincially incarcerated in BC.

Read the full story here.

Global News Radio 980 CKNW
June 2022

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"Roe v. Wade reversed , Urinary tract infection & Hepatitis C"​

I spoke to Maureen McGrath on the Global News Radio 980 CKNW Sunday Night Health Show about why supporting efforts to eliminate hepatitis C virus as a public health threat by 2030 is not just part of my job, it's a personal mission.

Listen to the full show here.

Homeless Hub
June 2022

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"Improving access to Hepatitis C care among people who experience criminalization"

I wrote a blog post with Julia Santana Parrilla and Amrit Tiwana for the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness blog on the Test Link Call Project, which aims to improve connection to hepatitis C care for people who experience criminalization.
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Read the full blog post here.

BCCDC Foundation Blog
February 2022

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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
December 2021

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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
October 2021

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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.
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Read the full story here.

Clinical Advisor
August 2021

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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
July 2021

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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
​July 2021

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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.

Vancouver Sun
​May 2021
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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.

BCCDC Foundation Blog
​April 2021
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"ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND BLOOD BORNE INFECTION (STTBI) SCREENING AND CARE IN PRISONS"
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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.

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" 
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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.

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"
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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
February 2021

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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.


CATIE Blog
August 2020

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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 News

July 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
October 2019

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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
July 2018

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"NOhep SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT – SOFIA BARTLETT HepCBC, Canada"
I spoke to NOhep about my advocacy and community work and personal experience with hep C.
Read the full story here.


ASDP
Oct 2018

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"GRASS SKIRT PROJECT - THE WOMEN BEHIND WOMEN'S SURFING NGOS SERIES PART 1"​
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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
Nov 2018

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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. 

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VICE 
May 1, 2018

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"How a Rural Prison Found a Way to Eradicate Hep C"
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​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
April 11, 2018

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“It’s a miracle”: Hep C eradicated in prisons thanks to DAAs
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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
March 23, 2018

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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
​March 19, 2018

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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
August 25, 2017

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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
October 1, 2016

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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.

I acknowledge that I am an uninvited white settler living on the Traditional, Unceded, Ancestral, & Continually Occupied territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations. I am grateful to the First Peoples of Turtle Island for their continued care and stewardship of these lands since time immemorial.
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  • ABOUT SOFIA
    • bio
    • experience
    • awards
  • SOFIA'S WORK
    • publications
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