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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. By Amrit Tiwana, Nicola Gale, and Sofia Bartlett. People who experience criminalization, such as those who have been incarcerated,Read more
For Clients in BC Corrections
You Matter
Hepatitis C and STBBI Education for Community & Clients in BC Corrections
To support staff in BC Corrections and community to provide education clients in custody for hepatitis C and STBBIs that is in line with the guidelines and recommendations made through the You Matter: Pathways to care for STBBIs project, we have created a suite of courses and educational resources that are aimed at clients in BC Corrections or in the community with people who have been released from BC Corrections custody.
We have also collated resources created by others that are in line with best practices and recommendations for providing hepatitis C and STBBI education to people who are incarcerated.
Online courses
- BCCDC online course: Hepatitis C – The Basics
- Pacific AIDS Network online course: Explorations in Leadership for People with Lived Experience of hepatitis C
Videos
What are STBBIs? (4 minutes)
Overview of the You Matter – Pathways to STBBI Care Project (2 minutes)
- BC Hepatitis Network: Hep C 101 (video and podcast series)
Downloadable PDFs
Links to other resources
BCCDC: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ❯
BCCDC: Hep C Clinic Map ❯
CATIE: Safer sex guide ❯
CATIE: The power of undetectable: How HIV treatment prevents transmission ❯
*STBBI = Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infection.
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 Admin | Comments are ClosedAUGUST 2024. By Nicola Gale, RPh (APA), MPH. More about Nicola Gale. Nicola Gale is a clinical pharmacist with an out-patient liverRead more
Media / Press
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By Admin | Comments are ClosedBy Pacific Public Health Foundation NOVEMBER 8, 2023, Pacific Public Health Foundation Test, Link, Call: a simple premise with a powerful purposeRead more
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By Admin | Comments are ClosedBy BC Ministry of Health JULY 30, 2023, BC Ministry of Health Communications People in B.C. will be better protected against theRead 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
