TagPeople Who Inject Drugs (PWID)

Targeted HCV testing in Bristol Emergency Department: Peer-led engagement of clients with complex needs

By J Pope
In Hepatitis
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HCV Action, January 2023 Key points: • The aim of the Emergency Department Peer Support Lead project is to improve the uptake of HCV testing in at-risk patients attending Bristol Royal Infirmary ED, using point-of-care testing on-site, conducted by the Hepatitis C Trust peer support worker and supported by the BRI hepatology team to provide treatment for any HCV-RNA positive patient identified...

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Archive of hepatitis-related poster presentations from Australian conferences

By J Pope
In Hepatitis
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Hepatitis NSW, July 2022 Poster presentations have become a major feature of the Australian Viral Hepatitis conference landscape over the last several years. In that time, Hepatitis NSW has produced many detailed posters to inform delegates from across the country about our work and projects. But why should conference delegates have all the fun? To make these documents available to everyone we...

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Hepatitis C In Drug And Alcohol Settings – National Course – Free Online Training

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD
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ASHM, July 2022 This free online training aims to provide participants with the knowledge and confidence to increase the management of HCV in alcohol and other drug settings. People who inject drugs represent approximately 90% of newly acquired hepatitis C (HCV) infections. This course aims to provide addiction physicians, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, and other practitioners...

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Hepatitis C In NSP Settings: free training

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD
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ASHM, June 2022 This free training aims to provide participants with the confidence to initiate conversations around hepatitis C in the needle and syringe program (NSP) setting. Frontline workers in NSP settings have a crucial and unique role to play in eliminating hepatitis C. Every day you’re talking to people who might be living with hepatitis C, and in these conversations you can support...

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W3 Framework: Understanding, demonstrating, and improving the impact of peer work in public health

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, HIV, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD
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Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS), La Trobe University, June 2022 The W3 Project (funded by the Australian Government Department of Health) is a collaboration between researchers from ARCSHS and peer researchers from community organisations working in Australia’s public health response to HIV and hepatitis C.  The W3 Framework is a systems map that shows how...

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Factors associated with group sex in heterosexual males and females attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne

By J Pope
In Safer sex, Sexual Activity, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Constantinou Heidi, Fairley Christopher K., Bradshaw Catriona S., Choi Edmond P. H., Maddaford Kate, Phillips Tiffany R., Chow Eric P. F. (2022) Factors associated with group sex in heterosexual males and females attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Sexual Health 19, 39-45. Abstract: Background: There have been limited studies of group sex among...

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