Posted On: Monday, September 25th, 2017
PAN has signed on to the the HCV Manifesto, which brings awareness to the problems widely faced by HCV+ people, and how they may be solved. Similar to the principles of Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV and Nothing About Us Without Us principles supported by people who use drugs, the HCV Manifesto states:… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 22nd, 2017
Treatment Successes It’s getting better: AIDS Map’s Roger Pebody wrote about findings from here in BC that show that among the populations of people with HCV, an analysis found that older people, those co-infected with HIV, those who have cirrhosis and those who use drugs are more likely to receive direct-acting antiviral HCV treatment… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 18th, 2017
People who use injection drugs represent approximately 90% of newly acquired hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Clinicians working with PWID play an important role in reducing HCV-related morbidity and mortality through early diagnosis and treatment. A new course will strengthen the capacity of clinical staff to test for, treat and manage HCV in their setting. Through online learning and a… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 28th, 2017
Today is World Hepatitis Day, a day to make more people aware of hepatitis and options for care and treatment. Here are a few pieces on what’s making the news across the country: East Coast: Issuing a call to action on World Hepatitis Day “Hepatitis C rates in Cape Breton are some of the highest… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 21st, 2017
World Hepatitis Day is on July 28; a day to educate and share resources. This year the theme is #ShowYourFace. The theme is “focusing on individual human faces to highlight that hepatitis is relevant to everyone. Together we can all put a human face to the elimination of viral hepatitis.” Learn more about the campaign… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 21st, 2017
July 28th is World World Hepatitis Day. Scroll down for information about what’s going on in your community. If you don’t see your community listed here, check the Canadian Society for International Health site- they are also keeping track of events Canada CATIE is hosting a webinar on July 26 that will review… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 10th, 2017
Our colleagues at CATIE have distributed the following information to remind organizations of resources available for World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day is coming up on July 28, 2017. Whether you are already engaged in hepatitis C work or if you are looking to build your capacity in this area, CATIE has resources to help you… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
A few things of note about hepatitis C (HCV) came out in the news this week, some with global impact and some to connect people on the ground providing care. World Drug Report Released The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the World Drug Report 2017 on June 22. Both HIV and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 19th, 2017
Pacific Hepatitis C Network is thrilled to introduce our brand new hep C helpline – Help4HepBC! Launched May 15, Help4Hep BC is a peer-to-peer helpline where peer navigators work with callers – people living with hep C, family, friends, health care providers, counsellors and other supports – to meet the challenges of hepatitis C head-on…. Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
At the PAN Fall Conference, we learned from Dr. Lianping (Mint) Ti about short-course direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs for hepatitis C (HCV). These well-tolerated drugs have demonstrated cure rates of 95% and have been available in British Columbia (BC) since 2014, but their dispensation has been limited to individuals with advanced liver disease due to… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Pacific Hepatitis C Network is very happy to learn that effective March 21, an extensive list of hepatitis C treatments will be available through BC PharmaCare – at far better prices than they previously had been. The high cost of hepatitis C treatment has effectively restricted the numbers of people living with hepatitis C who… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Welcome to the Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN)‘s second Hepatitis C News in Review Newsletter. This is where we review all of the major current issues and events around hepatitis C and hep C treatments. It includes links to all of our recent blog posts—including links to blog posts about Public Health Agency of Canada… Read more »
