Category: Hepatitis

Questions and Answers: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among older adults

Posted On: Sunday, June 7th, 2015

The Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control of the Public Health Agency of Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new resource entitled Questions & Answers: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infection among older adults. This resource synthesizes research, and highlights promising practices for the prevention of sexually transmitted and blood… Read more »

Hepatitis Education Canada Online Course for Aboriginal People – “Hepatitis C: The Basics”

Posted On: Sunday, June 7th, 2015

A new online course for Aboriginal people at risk or affected by hepatitis C and front line service providers is now available from the Aboriginal Working Group of Hepatitis Education Canada. The new online tool is designed to help people manage their self-care, whether they are at risk for catching hepatitis C, newly infected, or… Read more »

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network – Soliciting stakeholder feedback for an updated version of the Canadian HIV-HCV Co-infection Treatment Guidelines

Posted On: Friday, May 29th, 2015

We are currently soliciting stakeholder feedback for an updated version of the Canadian HIV-HCV Co-infection Treatment Guidelines.Click here to view the latest draft > Please email [email protected] if you wish to provide the authors with feedback and we will open up those permissions for you on the google document. See more at: http://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/treatment-guidelines/draft/#sthash.h6wMhCr3.dpuf

PHAC Webinar: Preparing for World Hepatitis Day Canada 2015

Posted On: Friday, May 8th, 2015

Join us as the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) presents on activities to commemorate World Hepatitis Day Canada 2015 upcoming on July 28. CSIH is the secretariat for the Global Hepatitis C Network and works to increase awareness and understanding of hepatitis in Canada and abroad. Last year, the CSIH helped implement many World… Read more »

May is National Aboriginal Hepatitis C Awareness Month

Posted On: Thursday, May 7th, 2015

BC EVENTS Date: May 31, 2015 Time: 12:00 – 4:00pm Location: Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver Co-hosted by: BC Centre for Disease Control, World Hepatitis Day Vancouver Planning Committee, First Nation Health Authority, HepCBC Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society, Pacific Hepatitis C Network, Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth & Families, and… Read more »

Pacific Hepatitis C Network – World Hepatitis Day Proposals

Posted On: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

The Canadian Society for International Health has announced their 2015 call for proposals for the national World Hepatitis Day in Canada campaign.Proposal submission forms can be filled out online or via email. To request an email version of the submission form, please email The Global HCV Network Project.All completed proposals must be received by no… Read more »

CATIE HepCinfo Update 6.8

Posted On: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

In this issue Two new FDA warnings issued for simeprevir FDA grants new breakthrough therapy designation for grazoprevir and elbasvir Good adherence to Harvoni shown in two clinical trials Two new FDA warnings issued for simeprevir Two new warnings for simeprevir (Galexos) have been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about: a… Read more »

Pacific Hepatitis C Network: PharmaCare Covered Hep C Treatments

Posted On: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

The number of BC PharmaCare covered hep C treatments has been increasing and so has the information gathered by the Hepatitis C Treatment Information Project. The Hep C TIP now has new pages dedicated to BC’s PharmaCare and the treatments that are covered by it. These pages are: Treatments Targeted Genotype Ribavirin with Pegylated Interferon… Read more »

CATIE HepCinfo Update 6.7

Posted On: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

New and Noteworthy In this issue: Harvoni and sofosbuvir added to formularies in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan Sexual transmission of Hep C linked to anal sex, drug use and lower CD4 count Re-infection is likely the cause of Hep C recurrence after being cured from treatment