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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
  • BC Hep Network online course: Peers in Practice – Hepatitis C support
  • 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

YM FactSheet PWLLE#1: General facts about STBBIs
STBBI Playing Cards
PASAN & CATIE: Staying Healthy Behind the Walls: Hepatitis C, HIV and You (brochure)
PASAN & CATIE: Staying Healthy Behind the Walls: Tattooing, Piercing and You (brochure)
Hepatitis Education Canada: Frequently asked questions about hepatitis C (easy-read booklet)
Hepatitis Education Canada & CATIE: Just Diagnosed (booklet)
BC Government: Hepatitis C: have you been tested? (one page – who should get tested)
Hepatitis Education Canada: Hepatitis C test guide (one page – testing process)
Hep C BC: Hep C Manifesto

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.

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NEWS & STORIES

The News & Stories page include blogs written by team members, news, project updates and past and upcoming events.

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Blogs

  • You Matter: Pathways to care for STBBIs for people who have been incarcerated

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    By Hannah Branch & Sofia Bartlett SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, CATIE Blog People who have experienced incarceration are disproportionately affected by sexually transmittedRead more

  • World Hepatitis Day 2022

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    By Hannah Branch July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s campaign theme is ‘I can’t wait,’ highlighting the need to accelerateRead more

Media / Press

  • Making a real difference: People who are incarcerated help peers get immunized for COVID-19

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    “The beginning of the pandemic was really challenging for everyone, including people in corrections,” says Pam Young, manager with Unlocking the GatesRead more

  • Megaphone magazine September 2022 issue features article on Test Link Call Project!

    By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are Closed

    By Sofia Bartlett Megaphone magazine ran an article in their September 2022 issue on Test Link Call (TLC) Project. Check the articleRead 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 …

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Test, Link,
Call Project

We recently received funding for the Test, Link, Call (TLC) Project which will be launched in Fall 2021 …

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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



In partnership with the BCCDC, BCMHSUS, UBC and other
stakeholders, we created a group that has been working on
transformative projects to improve health outcomes for
people in prison related to STBBIs.

PROJECTS

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  • STBBI Policy and Guideline Development for BC Corrections
  • Test, Link, Call Project
  • ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study
  • ASSESS-DBS Study

EDUCATION RESOURCES

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  • Clients & Community
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