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By Sofia Bartlett, Julia Santana Parrilla and Amrit Tiwana People who experience criminalization have the highest rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV)Read more
Abbreviations
You Matter
ABBREVIATIONS
ADVANCE
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine concerns Among people who are incarcerated
BC-HTC
BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort
BCCDC
The BC Centre for Disease Control
CanHepC
Canadian Network on Hepatitis C
CCPHE
Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education
CHS
Correctional Health Services
COELS
Circle of Eagles Lodge Society
COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease
FNHA
First Nations Health Authority
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
HCV
Hepatitis C virus
HCW
Healthcare Worker(s)
PHSA
Provincial Health Services Authority
PWAI
People who are incarcerated
PWLE-i
People with lived experience of incarceration
PWLLE-i
People with lived and living experience of incarceration
STBBI
Sexually transmitted and blood borne infection
TLC
Test, Link, Call
UBC
University of British Columbia
YM
You Matter
UTG
Unlocking the Gates Services Society
You Matter
NEWS & STORIES
The News & Stories page include blogs written by team members, news, project updates and past and upcoming events.
Blogs
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By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are ClosedBy Sofia Bartlett, PhD, Senior Scientist for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STIBBI) with Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre forRead more
Media / Press
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By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are ClosedHepatitis C testing has increased in recent years among people who are incarcerated in provincial correctional centers in British Columbia, Canada, accordingRead more
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By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are ClosedExcerpt and Highlights: “The words we write or speak have immense power and are part of societal discourse which both influences andRead more
Project Updates
STBBI Policy and Guideline
Development for BC Corrections
The You Matter Pathways to STBBI Care project is funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada …
Test, Link,
Call Project
We recently received funding for the Test, Link, Call (TLC) Project which will be launched in Fall 2021 …
Upcoming Events
American Association for the Study of
Liver Diseases (Digital Conference)
Date: Nov 12-15, 2021
Link to conference
https://www.aasld.org/the-liver-meeting/program/digital-experience
- Benefits of DAA treatment on mortality related to extrahepatic manifestations among people who inject drugs: a population-based study in British Columbia, Canada
- Hepatitis C virus reinfection after successful treatment with direct acting antiviral therapy in Canada
- Hepatitis C screening
