AUGUST 18, 2023. By CATIE Prevention in Focus Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) cure hepatitis C, but a person can get hepatitis C again if they are exposed to the virus. This is called reinfection. Reinfections are a reality of hepatitis C work. CATIE talked to three people with expertise in hepatitis C reinfection and asked them to shareRead more
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MARCH 19, 2024. By Dr. Sofia Bartlett Highly effective medications that can cure hepatitis C infection, called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), have been approved for use in Canada for people over the age of 18 since 2014. These medications are well-tolerated, nearly 100% effective, and have treatment durations of just eight or 12 weeks. DAAs have simplified hepatitis CRead more
By BC Hepatitis Network NOVEMBER 20, 2023, BC Hepatitis Network Blog Smokey D is a Downtown Eastside (DTES) Vancouver graffiti artist, using visual storytelling to share important messages with and on behalf of his community. Smokey’s second street art piece on hepatitis C, done in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), BC Hepatitis Network,Read more
By Sofia Bartlett Megaphone magazine ran an article in their September 2022 issue on Test Link Call (TLC) Project. Check the article out below or visit the Megaphone Online Store to purchase a copy of the full issue.Read more
By Hannah Branch & Sofia Bartlett SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, CATIE Blog People who have experienced incarceration are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), such as HIV and hepatitis C. For example, the prevalence of hepatitis C among people incarcerated in B.C.’s provincial system may be as high as 25%, compared to 1% in theRead more
By Sofia Bartlett, Julia Santana Parrilla and Amrit Tiwana People who experience criminalization have the highest rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada. Even though HCV can now be cured within 8-12 weeks using tablets with almost no side-effects, and testing for HCV has increased substantially in recent years, treatment remains inaccessible to many. FromRead more
By Sofia Bartlett, PhD, Senior Scientist for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STIBBI) with Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control In Canada, for people who have been sentenced to a period of custody of less than two years, this sentence is served in a provincial or territorial correctional centre. People whoRead more
By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STIBBI) with Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease ControlPam Young, Program Manager & Peer Health Mentor, Unlocking the Gates Services SocietyCheri McBride, Peer Health Mentor, Unlocking the Gates Services SocietyTammy Milkovich, Peer Health Mentor, Unlocking the Gates Services Society FollowingRead more
By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist, STIBBI, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority 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 homesRead more
By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist, STIBBI, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority 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 overallRead more
