Priority Populations

Priority Populations

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

Plane flying in clouds the colour of rainbows.

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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Out-of-pocket costs associated with HIV in publicly funded high-income health care settings

Danielle GiliauskasMay 9, 2019News, People Living with HIV, Rapid Responses, Slider

Person walking with hand in pocket

Question

What out-of-pocket costs are associated with aging among people living with HIV?

Key take-home messages

The aging of the people living with HIV in care is leading to increased HIV care costs (1).
There is considerable inter-jurisdictional

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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*

Cacti with sky in background

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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Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Lori LyonsApril 22, 2019Care, Women*

The focus of this document is to provide suggested management of mother-infant pairs where:

The mother is known to be HIV-infected, but has not (or suspected to have not) achieved complete virologic suppression late in gestation (near the time of

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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

Fire extinguisher sitting on the concrete floor

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

Bird's eye view of hands drawing a dollar sign in a sketchbook with a hot drink off to the side

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

below the neck picture of five people

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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Postpartum women living with HIV: Challenges related to retention in care, treatment adherence, and mental health

Danielle GiliauskasNovember 22, 2018Care, People Living with HIV, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women*

Woman's hand holding an infant's feet

Questions

What are the challenges related to retention in HIV care during the postpartum period?
What are the challenges related to HIV treatment adherence during the postpartum period?
What are the challenges related to postpartum depression among women

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Effectiveness of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV

Danielle GiliauskasOctober 19, 2018Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women*

Looking up into a sky full of coloured umbrellas

Questions

What is the efficacy of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with or without emtricitabine as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV in the context of clinical trials?
Has this efficacy been realized in real-world implementation?
What are the key

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Interventions to reduce stigma among health care providers working with substance users

Danielle GiliauskasOctober 9, 2018Mental Health, People who use Drugs, Rapid Responses, Slider, Stigma, Substance Use

Group of people sitting on barrier overlooking water

Questions

What are effective interventions for reducing stigma among health care providers who work with substance users?

Key take-home messages

The attitudes and behaviours of practitioners have been linked to a variety of clinical outcomes in different patient

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