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Impact of medical assistance in dying on family and friends

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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the impact of medical assistance in dying on family and friends?  Key take-home messages In jurisdictions where medical assistance in dying is legal, there are usually clear procedures to follow, and shared responsibilities between patients, family members, and healthcare providers (1). In several studies, the family and friends of patients […]

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The role of peers in linkage, engagement, and retention in HIV care

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-+*Download pdf Question What is the role of peers in linkage, engagement, and retention in HIV care?  Key take-home messages In the HIV community, a peer is someone living with HIV who contributes to positive health outcomes of other community members, but is not usually a health care professional with clinical training (1-3). Peers have

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The acceptability and use of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in high-income countries

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-+*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).

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Engaging law enforcement in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs

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-+*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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Chest compressions and rescue breathing when administering naloxone in opioid overdose

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-+*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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HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs

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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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Delivering HIV/STI test results over the phone and through text messaging

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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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