By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are Closed
AUGUST 18, 2023. By CATIE Prevention in Focus Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) cure hepatitis C, but a person can get hepatitis C againRead more
Our Team
You Matter
OUR TEAM
Sofia Bartlett – Founder & Collaboration Lead
PhD (pronouns: she/her)
Sofia Bartlett is a Senior Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control in Clinical Prevention Services, where she does research and public health surveillance related to Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection (STBBIs). Dr. Bartlett is the co-director of the Canadian Collaboration for Prison Health and Education, and is a co-investigator with the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C and the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort.
She founded the You Matter collaboration, and was the lead on the STBBI Pathways Project. She is also the founder and lead on the Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, and is the Co-Primary Investigator of the ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study.
Mike Mahay – Admin Assistant
(pronouns: he/him)
Mike provides admin support for Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, ensuring that all the cell phones are tracked and working properly for clients.
Nicola Gale – Evaluation Specialist
PharmD MPH (pronouns: she/her)
Nicola is a clinical pharmacist practicing in Alberta, and brings a wealth of knowledge from her clinical experience in providing treatment for hepatitis C infection at the CUPS Liver Clinic in Calgary. She leads the quantitative data collection and evaluation for Test, Link, Call (TLC) project.
Amrit Tiwana – Research Assistant
MPH(c) (pronouns: she/her)
Amrit completed her undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser University and is currently completing her Masters in Public Health in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto. She is a casual research assistant at BC Centre for Disease Control and leads the qualitative data collection and evaluation for Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, as well as analyses for the ASSESS-DBS Study.
Priya Sian – Research Assistant
BSc (pronouns: she/her)
Priya completed her undergraduate degree at University of British Columbia. She is a casual research assistant at BC Centre for Disease Control and supports both the Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, and the ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study.
Past Team Members
Dr. Terri Buller-Taylor PhD – Project Manager (STBBI Pathways)
Susana Del Rio – Admin Support (STBBI Pathways)
Chae Rim Lee MPH – Research Assistant (STBBI Pathways)
Brynn McMillan MSc – Research Support (STBBI Pathways)
Michael Owusu Budu MPH – Research Assistant (STBBI Pathways)
Julia Santana Parrilla MPH – Research Coordinator (ADVANCE Study)
Taylor Teal MEd – Facilitator & Adult Education Consultant (ADVANCE Study & STBBI Pathways)
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 Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are ClosedMARCH 19, 2024. By Dr. Sofia Bartlett Highly effective medications that can cure hepatitis C infection, called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), have been approved forRead 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
