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CATIE’s HepC Info Update 5.9
New and Noteworthy TreatmentUpdate 202: Hepatitis C Virus The latest issue of TreatmentUpdate contains in-depth information about Hep C treatments that have recently been approved by Health Canada,...
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CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 5.10
New and Noteworthy Application to Health Canada submitted for approval of AbbVie anti-hep C drug combination AbbVie has filed a new drug submission to Health Canada for approval of a combination of...
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CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 5.13 for June 21 – July 4, 2014
New and Noteworthy Hep C infections due to unsafe medical procedures falling in low and middle-income countries The number of Hep C infections in low and middle-income countries acquired due to unsafe...
View ArticleCATIE Resources for World Hepatitis Day
World Hepatitis Day is coming up on July 28, 2014. Whether you are already engaged in hepatitis C work or if you are looking to build your capacity in this area, CATIE has resources to help you...
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Mark Your Calendar – PAN’s Frontline Support Workers Training – Feb. 24 – 26,...
The Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) is excited to announce that that this year’s workforce development training will be focused on Frontline Support Workers and will be held on February 24 – 26 in Richmond....
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CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 5.14
New and Noteworthy Health Canada approves a stand-alone ribavirin pill Health Canada has approved a stand-alone ribavirin pill known by the brand name Ibavyr. Traditionally, ribavirin has been...
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CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 5.17
New and Noteworthy Expanded harm reduction services decreased new Hep C infections in Scotland Implementing comprehensive harm reduction services averted an estimated 1400 new Hep C infections in...
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CATIE’s BC Regional Educational Coordinator, Lara Barker is back
Dear all, We would like to welcome Lara Barker back as CATIE’s Regional Educational Coordinator for BC. Lara has spent the last year filling in for two maternity leave positions as the interim Manager,...
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CATIE Webinars – Planning Pregnancies in 2014: Options and opportunities for...
A live webinar with Dr. Mona Loutfy October 8, 2014 2 to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time) Register now As a result of the reduced risk of vertical (“mother-to-child”) transmission of HIV in Canada, more and more...
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CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 5.19
New and Noteworthy CATIE-News: A hepatitis C outbreak among HIV-negative gay men in London, England Some HIV-negative gay men may be at risk for getting hepatitis C. Researchers from London, England...
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CATIE Webinar: Viral load and HIV transmission: The science has changed. Has...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 @1 p.m. ET Register! Presented by James Wilton, Coordinator, Biomedical Science of HIV Prevention at CATIE The sexual transmission of HIV occurs after an exposure to a...
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CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 5.21
New and Noteworthy Interactions with transplant drugs added to simeprevir product monograph The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved revisions to the product label information for...
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CATIE Webinar – A Complicated Dilemma: HIV and infant feeding
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 @ 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Register now Featuring: Logan Kennedy, MN, RN, Research Associate for the Interdisciplinary HIV Pregnancy Research Group (IHPREG), Women’s College...
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CATIE Webinar – The HIV prevention pill: the state of pre-exposure...
Thursday, December 11, 2014 @1pm ET/10am PT REGISTER NOW Presented by James Wilton, Coordinator, Biomedical Science of HIV Prevention at CATIE Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is an HIV prevention...
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CATIE Treatment Update 205 – November 2014
Inflammation and its discontents When cells of the immune system encounter invading germs they can become activated and enter into a heightened state of alert. Temporary inflammation during...
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CATIE Webinar – Life with baby: A round-table discussion on positive parenting
Tuesday, Dec. 16 @1:30-3:00pm ET/10:30-12:00pm PT Register now Featuring: Parents from across Canada who are living with or affected by HIV This webinar will be hosted by Nicci Stein, Executive...
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CATIE: Programming Connections Spotlight Programs for Gay Men
Gay men and other men who have sex with men may benefit from improved sexual health as one way to reduce the burden of HIV in the community. Community-building programs may be one way to enhance our...
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CATIE News – Study uncovers new ground about when to start HIV therapy
Study uncovers new ground about when to start HIV therapy A major question that has recurred since the availability of potent combination anti-HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART) is when this...
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CATIE News – Assessments of hearing may be needed for some HIV-positive people
Researchers in the U.S. have collaborated on a study that assessed hearing problems among HIV-negative and HIV-positive people. The researchers found that some HIV-positive people were more likely to...
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CATIE’s HepCinfo Update 6.1
New and noteworthy Holkira Pak (AbbVie 3D combination) approved by Health Canada Holkira Pak cures Hep C in most liver transplant recipients Birth cohort screening more effective than risk-based...
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