Our Collaborators

OUR COLLABORATORS

COELS
Merv Thomas
Barb Ellis

UTG
Pam Young
Mo Korchinski

BCMHSUS
Dr. Vijay Seethapathy Roy Ang
Nancy Desrosiers Dr. Abu Hamour
Adam Beaumont Nina Padjen

Past BCMHSUS Collaborators
Dr. Nader Sharifi Maylene Fong

PASAN
Lindsay Jennings
Janet Rowe
Arpa Azmila

BC Hepatitis Network
Daryl Luster
Deb Schmitz
Cheryl Reitz

FNHA
Lily Zhou
Louise Meilleur

NEWS & STORIES

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

Blogs
Media / Press
Project Updates
Event Calendar

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

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BCCDC teams up with Vancouver street artists to promote hepatitis C treatment

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A new mural in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is raising awareness about easily accessible treatments for hepatitis C. Sofia Bartlett, senior scientist for Sexually TransmittedRead more
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

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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