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Hepatitis C and STBBI Testing and Treatment Tools for Healthcare Staff in BC Corrections

To support staff in correctional health care in streamlining, standardizing and simplifying STBBI testing and linkage to care, several tools and templates have been created in collaboration with health care providers in both the community and correctional centres, public health experts, and PWLLE of incarceration or STBBIs. These templates and tools are not intended to be prescriptive or to remove flexibility in approaches used. They are allowed to be reproduced or adapted with attribution to the You Matter – Pathways to Care for STBBIs project.

STBBI Testing & Linkage to Care Workflow

STBBI testing and linkage to care policies and guidelines will be limited in effectiveness without system efficiencies. Facility workflows can assist in planning how to systematically implement routine STBBI testing and linkage to care in correctional facilities. Below is a generic draft workflow that different correctional centres could adapt for their context. It was developed by the Correctional Health Services and You Matter Project STBBI Task Group and may be refined further in the coming months

Download PDF of Complete STBBI (HCV) testing and linkage to care workflow
Procedure for hepatitis C drug coverage for patients in BC Corrections custody (Plan Z)
Template letter for hepatitis C treatment referral from Correctional Health Services

Discussion tool to support offering universal hepatitis C and STBBI testing to all people entering provincial custody

Having a script to guide staff through the testing process can help to provide testing that is safe, person-centred, and only proceeds with meaningful consent. Below is a discussion tool that can help staff to structure conversations with clients when they are offering STBBI or hepatitis C testing.

Discussion tool to support offering universal hepatitis C/STBBI testing

Downloadable PDFs of pre-filled test requisitions

To make ordering the right test at the right time easier, we have created pre-filled laboratory requisitions for standard panels of STBBI and liver function tests for specific visits. The pre-filled requisitions here are for the main outpatient laboratories used by Provincial Correctional Centres in British Columbia, so may not be able to be used in other jurisdictions.

Download PDF Pre-Filled Life Labs Requisition – Intake STBBI tests
Download PDF Pre-Filled Island Labs Requisition – Intake STBBI tests
Download PDF Pre-Filled Valley Labs Requisition – Intake STBBI tests
Download PDF Pre-Filled BCCDC Public Health Lab Requisition – Post HCV treatment

Downloadable PDFs of release planning templates and tools

To make linkage to care or treatment for STIBBIs such as HIV or HCV as easy as possible, and ensure continuity of medications for people returning to the community from custody while on medication, we learned that planning for release should begin as early as possible. Ideally, planning for release should begin immediately after intake, as many people are released from provincial custody unexpectedly or with very short notice. To support this planning, we created several tools and templates with input from people who have lived experience of incarceration or STIBBIs, as well as health care providers working in corrections and in the community.

Download PDF HIV & HCV Discharge Planning Template
Template letter for hepatitis C treatment/referral at release from corrections custody
Download PDF Release Planning Checklist
Download PDF Release Planning Resource List
Download PDF list of HCV, HIV, HBV & STI treatment providers in BC accepting referrals from corrections clients

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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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  • 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

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  • 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



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people in prison related to STBBIs.

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