Priority Populations

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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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*

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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*

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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

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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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Synchronizing our Impact: Gay Men’s Mental Health Summit Review

Lori LyonsJuly 17, 2018Care, Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health

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NARCAN® Nasal Spray efficacy for emergency treatment of opioid overdose

Danielle GiliauskasMay 11, 2018People who use Drugs, Rapid Responses, Slider, Substance Use

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Questions

What is the difference in efficacy between NARCAN® Nasal Spray and naloxone administered by intramuscular injection?
What are the considerations regarding ease of use of NARCAN® Nasal Spray?
What is the possible impact of nasal passage blockage

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See an Overdose: Call 911

Lori LyonsApril 24, 2018News, People who use Drugs, Slider

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Canada is experiencing a fatal overdose crisis; more than a thousand Ontarians died last year from opioid overdose. Many of these deaths are preventable if medical attention is received quickly, but evidence shows that witnesses to an overdose often do …

HIV and Mental Health in Men who have Sex with Men

Lori LyonsJanuary 30, 2018Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health

Therapist talking to an older gay man in an office setting

The HIV epidemic disproportionately affects men who have sex with men. Nearly 59% of people diagnosed with HIV in Ontario in 2016 were men who have sex with men.

Men who have sex with men are biologically more vulnerable to …