[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B blood donor screening data: An under-recognized resource for Canadian public health surveillance

SF O'Brien, CN Reedman, C Osiowy, S Bolotin, QL Yi… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B surveillance is essential to achieving Canada's goal of eliminating hepatitis B by
2030. Hepatitis B rates, association of infection with vaccine age-eligibility, and risk factors …

Epidemiologic and clinical features of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in 8 Canadian provinces: a descriptive study by the Canadian HBV Network

CS Coffin, A Ramji, CL Cooper, D Miles… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Published Canadian epidemiologic data on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
include single-centre studies or are focused on Indigenous populations. We performed a …

[HTML][HTML] Nationwide retrospective study of hepatitis B virological response and liver stiffness improvement in 465 patients on nucleos (t) ide analogue

A Ramji, K Doucette, C Cooper, GY Minuk… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleos (t) ide analog (NA) therapy reduces liver
disease but requires prolonged therapy to achieve hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss …

[PDF][PDF] Chronic hepatitis B in British Columbia.

PHP Wong - British Columbia Medical Journal, 2022 - bcmj.org
Chronic hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus, a member of the Hepadnaviridae
family. It is a common infection with a worldwide prevalence of more than 250 million …

Real-world tertiary referral centre experience stopping nucleos (t) ide analogue therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B

H Azhari, AD Frolkis, AA Shaheen… - Canadian Liver …, 2022 - canlivj.utpjournals.press
BACKGROUND: Identifying strategies for stopping nucleos (t) ide analogues (NUC) in
patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major goal in CHB management. Our study …

Medicare Part D Spending for Hepatitis B Virus Drugs: Completing the Picture and Extending the Dataset

SE Congly, M Brahmania, CS Coffin - Gastroenterology, 2024 - gastrojournal.org
analyzing spending for oral drugs used to treat hepatitis B in Medicare Part D between 2013
and 2020. The analysis included the originator and generic forms for tenofovir disoproxil …

A real-world retrospective single-centre study of the cost-effectiveness and long-term outcomes of pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis B

SE Congly, A Syed, S Haylock-Jacobs… - Canadian Liver …, 2023 - canlivj.utpjournals.press
Abstract Background: Pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) is recommended as first-line therapy
for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) but has significant side effects and is rarely used compared to …

[PDF][PDF] Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B in Alberta, Canada

GS Kochaksaraei - 2023 - prism.ucalgary.ca
Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B in Alberta, Canada Page 1 University of Calgary PRISM
Repository https://prism.ucalgary.ca The Vault Open Theses and Dissertations 2023-10-12 …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and Outcomes of Medicolegal Proceedings Following Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Canada

S Maiti, SE Congly, C Ma, K Olympia-Sy… - Gastro Hep …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Endoscopic procedures are frequently performed in Canada but can
be associated with potential complications and medicolegal implications. This study aimed …

Exception points for liver transplantation: A Canadian review

SE Congly, V Marquez, RA Bhanji… - Canadian Liver …, 2022 - canlivj.utpjournals.press
Background: Exception points for liver transplant (LT) allocation are used to account for
mortality risk not reflected by scoring systems such as the Model for End-Stage Liver …