HCV Connect

Study objectives: To evaluate the outcomes of a nurse- led, HCV education, testing, and linkage-to-care program located at the BCCfE’S Hope to Health (H2H) supervised consumption site in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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Activities

  • Offer rapid HCV testing in a low-barrier supervised consumption site to all clients
  • conduct interviewer administered questionnaire at baseline and 6-month follow up to assess self reported substance use patterns, engagement with health care, and harm reduction access
  • characterize health care experiences and outcomes for clients of nurse- led intervention embedded within a community setting frequented by people who use drugs

Start Date

November 2021

Funding Organization (2021-2022)

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The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Laboratory has discontinued gp-41 resistance testing as T-20 (enfuvirtide/Fuzeon) is no longer available in Canada as of March 31, 2025

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