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Upcoming webinar: Clinical Prevention Services and the client perspective
Aug 31, 2018 by BCCDC
The BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Clinical Prevention Services (CPS) is hosting an all-day webinar series on September 17th 2018.
Topics will span each of CPS’s respective program areas including:
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HPV testing detects cervical pre-cancer earlier than the Pap smear
Aug 28, 2018 by Laurie W. Smith, Research Program Manager, HPV FOCAL and HPV Related Diseases Research
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Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by high-risk HPV types. In most cases, HPV is transient and spontaneously regresses without any implications. In a small percentage of the population, an HPV...
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Help UBC recruit for a study into young men's sexual lives
Aug 10, 2018 by Anna Carson, Research Coordinator, Youth Sexual Health Team, UBC School of Population and Public Health
Background
STI/HIV incidence continues to rise, particularly among subgroups of young men who have sex with men.
New STI/HIV interventions are being created to address the escalating needs of young men. However, few...
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Optimal strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of acute or chronic hepatitis B infection in British Columbia
Jul 31, 2018 by Mawuena Binka, Research Associate, University of British Columbia and BC Centre for Disease Control
Background
Hepatitis B (HBV) is a vaccine-preventable infection. People who have not been vaccinated, however, may become infected through contact with the body fluids of an HBV-infected person.
While the early stages of...
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Take our survey: Health provider needs for hepatitis B
Jul 27, 2018 by Stephanie Meier, Senior Practice Leader, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Hepatitis Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) would like to invite health care providers to participate in a short survey.
The purpose of this survey is to identify the learning needs of health...
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