The fall HIV/ARV Update brought expert presentations about scientific findings on HIV decriminalization, phylogenetics, Indigenous health and more.
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Doctors at an addiction-management clinic in Vancouver have been asking patients a new question when they come in to refill their methadone prescriptions: Do they want to get tested for hepatitis C? They perform a quick finger-prick test for those who say yes during their regular visit to Vancouver’s Royal Oak Clinic – part of
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Fifty-three year old Vancouver resident Sage Rinaldo lived with hepatitis C for many years before working up the courage to seek treatment. Rinaldo credits a community health nurse in the Downtown Eastside who gained her trust and helped her successfully treat her hepatitis C with a new anti-viral treatment. Now, Rinaldo is giving back by taking part in a long-term follow up study focussed on reinfection prevention. The Per-SVR study is aiming to better understand if, how and when hepatitis C reinfection may occur.
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On June 26th, BC Health Minister Adrian Dix joined BC-CfE Director Dr. Julio Montaner to mark very encouraging progress on the uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in BC, since the January 1st launch of the publicly funded program. At the press event, which took place at Jim Deva Plaza in
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The new wave is here. Now that effective hepatitis C treatments are available, there is a global movement to end hepatitis C with surging political will.
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Most people infected with Hep C do not experience any symptoms for decades. For those that do, the symptoms are often mild and flu-like, for example, feeing very tired, sore muscles, fever and nausea. These symptoms usually occur within 2 weeks to 6 months of exposure.
The BC Centre for Excellence (BC-CfE) is excited to launch an art contest to mark World Hepatitis Day on July 28th 2017. With this contest we hope to raise awareness about hepatitis C virus (HCV).
In Canada, it is estimated that 300,000 people are living with HCV with approximately 80,000 of those living in BC. HCV is passed on when the blood from someone who has HCV gets into the bloodstream of another person. This can happen with high risk sexual practices; sharing injection equipment or getting a tattoo or piercing with unsterilized equipment.
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Some of the province’s most vulnerable people will benefit from research into HIV/AIDS, addiction and viral hepatitis that will be carried out at the world-class Hope to Health Research Centre following a successful expansion project supported in part through $2 million in government funding. |
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Dr. Mark Hull is a world leader in the fight against HIV. As a researcher at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada’s largest AIDS research, treatment and educational facility, his work focuses on infectious disease, including hep C and HIV in Aboriginal communities. A recognized expert in HIV medicine, he is working on
BC-CfE Director Dr. Julio Montaner shares his insight on the path forward to addressing the hepatitis C epidemic.
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