Posted On: Monday, June 27th, 2016
Hepatitis C treatment has changed dramatically in the past few years, with the development of medications that have cure rates of 90% and greater, few side effects and short durations, often just a few months. While these new medications are an exciting improvement, only a small percentage of people who inject drugs are able to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 20th, 2016
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) hosted a webinar recently entitled: Providing a Hastened Death or Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID): What Every Health Care Provider Should Know If They Receive a Request It was recorded and is now available online for those who are interested.
Posted On: Sunday, May 29th, 2016
Northern Health seeks to extend the reach of community-based services in response to HIV and Hepatitis C. Following the announcement of the Regional HIV and Hepatitis C Implementation Plan in December, 2015, the Regional Chronic Diseases Program (RCD) has been consulting northerners about the best way to assist communities to take the next steps, outside… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Housing can be an issue for some people living with HIV. Programs designed to provide safe and secure housing for those in need can be a stabilizing force in the lives of people with HIV. The Enhanced Supportive Housing Program provides intensive support to people living with HIV who have complex needs. … Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Holkira Pak is now indicated for people with HIV/Hep C co-infection or post liver transplant The Holkira Pak product monograph has been updated to include that people who are co-infected with HIV and Hep C or who have had a liver transplant can be treated with this drug combination. Holkira Pak is a combination of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Since the arrival of the first anti-HIV drug in the late 1980s, the question of when to begin treatment in the course of HIV disease has ignited debate. Over the years, recommendations about the ideal treatment starting point have moved back and forth between early and late initiation. In the past decade, however, the evidence… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 25th, 2016
The BC Ministry of Health is pleased to share with you the second progress report of From Hope to Health: Towards an AIDS Free Generation. This progress report covers the second fiscal year of provincial expansion (April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015). In addition, there is a supporting technical document that details the source data and… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
The Policy & Practice Toolkit for Ontario AIDS Service Organizations on Clients’ HIV Disclosure Decisions and Process was developed for organizations that want to develop policies and practices that support their clients to make decisions about HIV disclosure. Although developed for Ontario, the toolkit is relevant for any AIDS service organization (ASO) that wants to… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
The Programs and Partnerships Division is pleased to announce the release of a new resource entitled At a glance: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among ethnocultural communities. The goal of this resource is to provide public health professionals, researchers, staff in provincial/territorial governments and community organizations with a synthesis of the evidence… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, March 20th, 2016
ANTI-HCV AGENTS Zepatier for hepatitis C approved in Canada Zepatier is a fixed-dose combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir. This story first appeared in CATIE News and we include it here as part of a package on Zepatier-related information. Zepatier in hepatitis C virus genotype 1a There are several strains, or genotypes, of hepatitis C virus… 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, March 14th, 2016
This report summarizes the results of a national survey of programs and services which address the needs of older people living with HIV in Canada. It is accompanied by a companion document which provides brief descriptions of each of the 21 unique HIV and aging-related programs and services identified by the scan. To access the… Read more »
