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Temporary suspension of non-urgent Hepatitis C (HCV) testing
Apr 13, 2020 by The BC Centre for Disease Control and the Ministry of Health
All non-urgent Hepatitis C (HCV) testing at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) is temporarily suspended to redirect resources to support COVID-19...
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BCCDC Provincial STI clinic announcement regarding COVID-19
Mar 18, 2020 by Troy Grennan, Physician Lead, HIV/STI Program, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
The BCCDC Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinics are committed to ensuring our patients and staff remain safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, while still ensuring that our patients get the best care.
During this time, we will...
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Change to STI Updates blog subscription service
Jan 30, 2020 by Heather Pedersen, Online Sexual Health Services Manager, BC Centre for Disease Control
This February, we are changing the service we use to manage and send emails for the SmartSexResource STI Updates blog. If you are currently subscribed, your email address will automatically be carried over to the new service. You can...
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BCCDC Public Health Laboratory Update: Hepatitis C reflex testing
Jan 16, 2020 by BCCDC Public Health Laboratory
As of January 13, 2020, the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCCDC PHL) will implement automatic hepatitis C (HCV) RNA nucleic acid testing (NAT) reflex testing for all new HCV cases. This is a change from the previous two-step process...
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GetCheckedOnline Celebrates 5 Years
Sep 25, 2019 by Heather Pedersen, Online Sexual Health Services Manager, BC Centre for Disease Control; Devon Haag, Digital Public Health Manager, BC Centre for Disease Control
GetCheckedOnline (GCO), Canada’s first internet-based testing service for sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI), celebrates its 5 year anniversary this month.
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