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

By Sofia Bartlett PhD | News | Comments are Closed | 6 December, 2022 | 0

By Sofia Bartlett Megaphone magazine ran an article in their September 2022 issue on Test Link Call (TLC) Project. Check the article out below or visit the Megaphone Online Store to purchase a copy of the full issue.Read more

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

By Webmaster | Blog | Comments are Closed | 6 December, 2022 | 0

By Hannah Branch & Sofia Bartlett SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, CATIE Blog People who have experienced incarceration are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), such as HIV and hepatitis C. For example, the prevalence of hepatitis C among people incarcerated in B.C.’s provincial system may be as high as 25%, compared to 1% in theRead more

Interview with Maureen McGrath on The July 24th CKNW Sunday Night Health Show

By Webmaster | News | Comments are Closed | 6 December, 2022 | 0

“MonkeyPox, People who read live longer than those who don’t & World Hepatitis Day“ We are talking MonkeyPox with Dr. Tomi Mitchell. And a picture is worth a thousand words right. But what if that picture is wrong? Matt Johnston is a mental health advocate who explains the public scrutiny that first responders go through.Read more

World Hepatitis Day 2022

By Webmaster | Blog | Comments are Closed | 6 December, 2022 | 0

By Hannah Branch July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s campaign theme is ‘I can’t wait,’ highlighting the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis and the importance of testing and treatment among people who need it. One such group is people who are incarcerated. While it is known that they are disproportionatelyRead more

Interview with Maureen McGrath on The June 26th CKNW Sunday Night Health Show

By Webmaster | News | Comments are Closed | 6 December, 2022 | 0

“Roe v. Wade reversed, Urinary tract infection & Hepatitis C“ Set your clocks back 50 years, ladies! Roe v. Wade has been reversed. The Supreme Court has just changed America, the land of the free….Men, that is. Burning, urgency, frequency, yes… Urinary tract infections are brutal. Yes, tongue rings may have their place with pleasureRead more

Improving access to Hepatitis C care among people who experience criminalization

By Webmaster | Blog | Comments are Closed | 7 July, 2022 | 0

By Sofia Bartlett, Julia Santana Parrilla and Amrit Tiwana People who experience criminalization have the highest rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada. Even though HCV can now be cured within 8-12 weeks using tablets with almost no side-effects, and testing for HCV has increased substantially in recent years, treatment remains inaccessible to many. FromRead more

HCV testing increasing in Canadian correctional centers

By Webmaster | News | Comments are Closed | 7 July, 2022 | 0

Hepatitis C testing has increased in recent years among people who are incarcerated in provincial correctional centers in British Columbia, Canada, according to new data. Visit the Healio website for the full new article.Read more

Test, Link, Call (TLC) Project: Improving Connection to Hepatitis C Virus Treatment After Release from Provincial Prisons in BC

By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Blog | Comments are Closed | 12 April, 2022 | 0

By Sofia Bartlett, PhD, Senior Scientist for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STIBBI) with Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control In Canada, for people who have been sentenced to a period of custody of less than two years, this sentence is served in a provincial or territorial correctional centre. People whoRead more

Interview: Peer Health Mentors Work to Improve Connection to Hepatitis C Virus Treatment After Release from Provincial Prisons in BC

By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Blog | Comments are Closed | 12 April, 2022 | 0

By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STIBBI) with Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease ControlPam Young, Program Manager & Peer Health Mentor, Unlocking the Gates Services SocietyCheri McBride, Peer Health Mentor, Unlocking the Gates Services SocietyTammy Milkovich, Peer Health Mentor, Unlocking the Gates Services Society FollowingRead more

Addressing Barriers to Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infection (STTBI) Screening and Care in Prisons

By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Blog | Comments are Closed | 9 November, 2021 | 0

By Sofia Bartlett PhD, Senior Scientist, STIBBI, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority Among people who are incarcerated in Canada, there are an estimated 12,000 people living with hepatitis C infection at any one time, which is a rate of infection almost 30 times higher than in the overallRead more

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