van Santen DK, Sacks-Davis R, Stewart A, Boyd A, Young J, van der Valk M, Smit C, Rauch A, Braun DL, Jarrin I, Berenguer J, Lazarus JV, Lacombe K, Requena MB, Wittkop L, Leleux O, Salmon D, Bonnet F, Matthews G, Doyle JS, Spelman T, Klein MB, Prins M, Asselin J, Stoové MA, Hellard M; InCHEHC study group. Treatment as prevention effect of direct-acting antivirals on primary hepatitis C virus...
Optimizing point-of-care testing strategies for diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in Australia
Shih, Sophy & Cheng, Qinglu & Carson, Joanne & Valerio, Heather & Sheehan, Yumi & Gray, Richard & Cunningham, Evan & Kwon, Jisoo & Lloyd, Andrew & Dore, Gregory & Wiseman, Virginia & Grebely, Jason. (2023). Optimizing point-of-care testing strategies for diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in Australia: a model-based cost...
Consensus recommendations on the management of hepatitis C in Australia’s prisons
Rebecca J Winter, Yumi Sheehan, Timothy Papaluca, Graeme A Macdonald, Joy Rowland, Anton Colman, Mark Stoove, Andrew R Lloyd and Alexander J Thompson Med J Aust 2023; 218 (5): 231-237. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.51854 Published online: 6 March 2023 Abstract Introduction: Prison settings represent the highest concentration of prevalent hepatitis C cases in Australia due to the high rates of...
Watch on-demand: Sessions from the 1st Australasian Conference on Point of Care Testing
Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), 26/04/2023 The inaugural 1st Australasian Conference on Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases was an outstanding achievement. Hosted at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park on the 14th and 15th of March, the conference attracted over 270 attendees from 19 different countries, representing numerous disciplines...
Aboriginal-specific STI & BBV resources for regional and rural SA
SHINE SA & Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA), April 18th, 2023 SHINE SA and the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia have produced a series of STI & BBV resources designed for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS). Many of these resources feature artwork by Arabana and Kokatha artist Mali Isabel. In addition to ACCHS, these resources are also...
STI testing and management advice has changed
Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), & Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections Standing Committee (BBVSS), 2023 The Australian STI Management Guidelines were updated between 2020-2022 by a multidisciplinary group of clinical and non-clinical experts. While all sections have been updated, some have had major changes. The key changes...