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Recent Updates to Hepatitis C Testing Guidelines in British Columbia
Jul 15, 2021 by Stephanie Gin, Nurse Educator, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
British Columbia (BC) is now the first province or territory in Canada to recommend one-time birth cohort screening for people born from 1945 to 1965. This update is included in recent revisions to the British Columbia Centre for...
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Categories: Current practice
World Hepatitis Day 2021 Webinar: Pathways to Hepatitis C, STBBI Testing, and Care in Prisons
Jul 8, 2021 by Terri Buller-Taylor, Research Manager, Hepatitis Education Canada Hepatitis, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
Chronic hepatitis C infection is a leading cause of liver-related illness and death. Liver disease and cirrhosis cause more deaths in Canada than HIV. Other Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBIs) can lead to serious...
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Categories: Events and announcements
Help inform a sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections course from PHAC and UBC
May 21, 2021 by Monica Durigon on behalf of the University of British Columbia's Continuing Professional Development program (UBC CPD)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in partnership with The University of British Columbia's Continuing Professional Development program (UBC CPD) are conducting focus groups to inform the development of a new online course on...
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Categories: Events and announcements
Help evaluate a faster way of screening for syphilis
Feb 12, 2021 by Tessa Lawson Tattersall, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
Background
The number of syphilis cases in British Columbia (BC) is increasing significantly, and has reached the highest rate of infection seen in over 30 years. This...
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Categories: Events and announcements
Addressing sexual health-related anxiety among sexual health service users
Feb 10, 2021 by Sarah Watt, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Background
Anxiety and other mental health concerns are common among people accessing sexual health services, many of whom are not connected to mental health supports(1). A team of researchers from the BC Centre for Disease...
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Categories: Clinical tips, New knowledge
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