Service provision, health systems, interventions
-+*Download pdf Question What is the acceptability (views) and uptake (use) of self-testing of HIV among men who have sex with men? Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men from high-income countries appear to be willing to use HIV self-tests (1-5). The main benefits of HIV self-tests are convenience and privacy (1, 6-8). […]
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the best ways of engaging law enforcement agencies in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs? Key take-home messages Injection drug use is a major contributor to the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada (1–4). Laws and policing practices that govern injection drug use influence the risk
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-+*What face-to-face interventions have proven effective in helping providers educate clients
and improve their health literacy?
-+*Download pdf Questions What does the evidence say about the use of chest compressions and/or the use of rescue breathing when responding to an opioid overdose and administering naloxone? Key take-home messages • Opioid overdoses cause respiratory failure (a reduction or stop in breathing), which can lead to cardiac arrest (1, 2). In the event
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-+*This review examines the impact of successful HCV treatment (i.e. achieving SVR) on health-related quality of life taking into consideration rapidly evolving HCV treatment regimens.
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-+*>Download pdf Questions What programs and services have been shown to be effective in increasing HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs? Key take-home messages Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections are high among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs (1-3). For women who use
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-+*There are a lack of high-quality interventions that demonstrate positive impacts on the health of transgender women. HIV prevention efforts need to be tailored to the unique needs of the transgender community while addressing multiple health issues.
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-+*Download pdf Questions What does the literature say about giving HIV and STI results over the phone or through text messaging? Key take-home messages The ability to promptly notify people who test positive for HIV or other STIs may slow the spread of new infections (1). Telephones and mobile technologies could be cost-effective ways to
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-+*Download pdf Questions What role do nurse practitioners play in HIV care? What are the benefits of nurse practitioners in HIV care? Key take-home messages Nurses are playing an increasing important role as people diagnosed with HIV live longer (1;2). HIV care provided by nurse practitioners is equal to or better than care provided by
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-+*What strategies are used to reach out and prevent HIV/STI among men who have sex with men seeking sex online?
Mobile apps and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men Read More »
