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Progress on the hepatitis C virus care cascade in BC, and gaps to reaching the 2030 elimination targets
Oct 30, 2019 by Sofia Bartlett, Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
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Globally, death and illness from hepatitis C are increasing despite new medications, which are called Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs), that cure over 95% of people treated. The World Health...
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Ocular syphilis in British Columbia – Re-emergence of an old disease
Oct 15, 2019 by Hasan Hamze, Medical Student, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine
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Infectious syphilis rates in British Columbia (BC) are the highest they’ve been in 30 years from 2018 data [1]. Males account for the majority...
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MyPostCare: An online resource to support self-management of post-procedure care following an abortion
Jul 29, 2019 by Ciana Maher, Research Program Manager, Digital Health, Women’s Health Research Institute
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One in three females in Canada will undergo an abortion during their lifetime. Some people experience stigma, shame and physical symptoms after an abortion, underscoring the importance of post-...
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Cyberbullying among Gay and Bisexual Men in Canada
Jul 17, 2019 by Simon Lam, Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health
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Cyberbullying, defined by the RCMP as the “use of communication technology…to repeatedly intimidate or harass others” [1], has been increasing. In Canadian studies, 5% to 30% of adults have experienced...
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What can a critical social research approach offer HIV implementation science? A case study of GetCheckedOnline
Jun 4, 2019 by Daniel Grace, Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto
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In the field of HIV research, implementation science has become an essential organizing framework. It compels academics, practitioners, and community members to collaborate and creatively strategize...
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