Prevention

Interventions Across the Cascade Prevention

Cost-effectiveness of rapid point-of-care testing (POCT) programs for HIV

Danielle GiliauskasApril 22, 2020Interventions Across the Cascade, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Testing

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Questions

What evidence exists regarding the cost-effectiveness of rapid point-of-care testing (POCT) programs for HIV?
How is the cost-effectiveness of these programs determined?

Key take-home messages

Studies suggest that rapid HIV tests can be cost-effective in high-income settings

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The use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as a health promotion tool

Danielle GiliauskasFebruary 5, 2020Care, Engagement, News, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider

An open comic book being read by a person

Question

What evidence exists for the use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as health promotion tools (including HIV and STIs)?

Key take-home messages

Comics — including graphic novels, comic books, and fotonovelas — are one way

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The risk of HIV among women after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and considerations for their use of PrEP

Danielle GiliauskasJanuary 3, 2020Co-infections, News, PrEP, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women*

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Questions

What is the current evidence among women in high-income countries regarding HIV risk after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
What does the evidence state regarding the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis

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Unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV

Danielle GiliauskasOctober 23, 2019Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Interventions Across the Cascade, News, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider

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Questions

What are the unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV?
What interventions, strategies, and programs have been used to address these needs?

Key take-home messages

In 2016, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples accounted for 4.9%

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Strategies to link people with undiagnosed HIV infection to HIV testing, care, and prevention services

Danielle GiliauskasJune 26, 2019Interventions Across the Cascade, News, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider

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Questions

What strategies have been successful at linking people with undiagnosed HIV infection to HIV testing, care, and prevention services?

Key take-home messages

A variety of strategies have shown promise for identifying individuals with undiagnosed HIV and engaging

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Sexualized drug use (chemsex and methamphetamine) and men who have sex with men

Danielle GiliauskasMay 28, 2019Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health, News, People Living with HIV, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Stigma, Substance Use, Uncategorized

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Questions

What is the impact of sexualized drug use (specifically of chemsex and methamphetamine) on the health of men who have sex with men?
What are effective interventions and/or services that address chemsex and methamphetamine use among men

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A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection

Danielle GiliauskasApril 25, 2019African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized, Women*

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Question

At what intervals do high-income jurisdictions encourage population groups at high risk of HIV infection to come forward for routine testing?

Key take-home messages

Most guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing of population groups at high

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The efficacy of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV

Danielle GiliauskasMarch 18, 2019Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider

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Questions

What is the efficacy of PEP when used for non-occupational exposure?
What is the efficacy of PEP when used for occupational exposure?
Are specific PEP regimens more efficacious than others?
What are key factors implicated in the

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Economic evaluations of pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV

Danielle GiliauskasJanuary 24, 2019Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses

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Questions

What is the cost-effectiveness of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis?
What is the cost-effectiveness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis?
What are the gaps in literature?

Key take-home messages

Economic evaluations of health care interventions can inform resource allocation and policy

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Methods to estimate the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV

Danielle GiliauskasJanuary 11, 2019Care, Engagement, Men who Have Sex with Men, People Living with HIV, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider

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Questions

How do we know how many people are living with undiagnosed HIV infection?
What population groups make up people living with undiagnosed HIV infection?

Key take-home messages

At the end of 2016, the Public Health Agency of

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