Posted On: Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Last week the AHC released a position paper on the need for a national strategy to eliminate hepatitis C. We will be hosting a briefing and Q&A on this position paper on: Tuesday, March 22 at 12:30 ET. Call-in #: 1-866-465-6318 or 416-915-1249 Conference Code: 2760674 Watch for similar briefing/Q&A sessions for each of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 14th, 2016
Happy 20th Birthday, hepc.bull! Hope you will enjoy HepCBC’s 20th Anniversary hepc.bull Newsletter! Pages 9-12 of this issue are a reprint of the original March 1996 issue! We can hardly believe it ourselves…the hepc.bull is 20 years old? YES! GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT: Much of the March, 1996 issue shows the awkward beginnings of what became an… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 29th, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016, 1 p.m. ET Register now The 5th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus will take place on February 26, 2016 in Montreal. Join CATIE for a webinar presenting highlights of critical research presented at the symposium, synthesized and interpreted for community-based service providers. Covering science, epidemiology and public health, this webinar… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 29th, 2016
March 21st, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm & March 22nd 9:00 am – 2:30 pm Holiday Inn Express, 15808 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC • The latest HCV information delivered by specialists in the field • Interactive peer panel discussions • HCV Advocacy Training & much more… A great lunch and… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, February 21st, 2016
We are pleased to announce the launch of the solicitation of Letters of Intent for the Public Health Agency of Canada’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (Community Action Fund). Thanks to your continued engagement and valuable input over the past year, we have developed our approach to the Community Action Fund by considering… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
Thank you for your continued patience and input throughout the public procurement process. For your information the PHSA HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services request for proposals has now been posted on BC Bid. Please follow the steps below to download the RFP: · Go to http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/welcome?language=En · Click on ‘Browse for Bid… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
CATIE’s Hepatitis C Ethnocultural Education, Outreach and Social Marketing Program works with immigrants and newcomers to develop accessible Hep C resources in multiple languages. Learn more about how the program builds partnerships with community-based organizations to offer information in the languages spoken in newcomer communities. Read about CATIE’s hepatitis C awareness program for immigrants and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 9th, 2015
This fall Daryl Luster, PHCN’s president, has been moonlighting as a blog writer. He has been using his knowledge and experience with hep C to be a strong voice for those with the disease. His blog posts have been published online by HepatitisC.net. Blog Posts Written by Daryl for HepatitisC.net Care, and the Trust in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 9th, 2015
In Canada and most other high-income countries today, standard treatment for people who have genotype 1 infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) includes combinations of medicines called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). These are medicines that are taken orally, every day, usually for 12 to 24 consecutive weeks. In large clinical trials, treatment with modern DAAs—such as… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 2nd, 2015
New and Noteworthy People who inject drugs should have access to hepatitis C treatment, expert panel recommends New guidelines for the management of Hep C in people who inject drugs encourage offering treatment to people who inject drugs, reported researchers in the International Journal of Harm Reduction Policy. The recommendations were developed by an international… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 26th, 2015
The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) wants to hear from you! They are currently seeking patient input for grazoprevir / elbasvir and, therefore, the Pacific Hep C Network (PHCN) needs your thoughts, opinions, and experiences for our patient group input report. There are two PHCN Input Surveys Take this survey if… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2015
The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative along with its Partners will be hosting a webinar on Friday, October 30th from 12:30pm – 2:00pm EST to discuss the recently launched Implementation Science for the Prevention of HIV, HCV and STBBIs – Component 1: Adaptation Grants Funding Opportunity. Click here to register. The webinar will focus on: • A… Read more »
