Atlantic Regional Team
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador
Regional Overview
The Atlantic region spans four provinces with similar challenges regarding the burden of HIV and STBBIs: a relative lack of resources and capacity to address them, and poor access to primary care. Over recent years, the region has experienced increasing rates of infections and outbreaks of HIV, hepatitis C, and other STBBIs.
Priorities
- Developing approaches for low threshold testing and linkage to care
- Expanding and evaluating novel testing and treatment models for HIV, HCV and bacterial STIs
- Simplifying community-based HCV elimination strategies, including in correctional settings
- Leveraging expertise in basic science to explore HCV immunology and vaccine development
Additional Information
The Atlantic provinces have growing challenges preventing, diagnosing, and treating hepatitis C and bacterial STIs like syphilis and gonorrhoea. Up to 50% of people live in rural and remote regions making physically accessing services a notable barrier to care.
Atlantic Team Leads
The leadership for the Atlantic team includes an Indigenous Co-lead, two academic Co-leads, one Community Representative, an Early Career Researcher, and a KM Liaison.
Contact
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Andrea Desruisseau
Research Coordinator, Atlantic TeamContact Read BioAndrea obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Mount Allison University and a Biotechnology Diploma in Industrial Microbiology with High Honours from Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology. Andrea joined the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in 2000 (Public Health Agency of Canada, National Microbiology Laboratory, Guelph, Ontario) where she worked…
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Jerome Siromani
Project Manager, Atlantic TeamContact Read BioDr. Jerome Siromani is based at Newfoundland & Labrador Health Services in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador. Jerome has almost a decade of experience as a practicing radiologist and has held health care leadership-related roles, both in the clinical sphere and in the research sphere. He also holds an MSc and a PhD; both degrees…
Related Studies
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CTN 222: Canadian co-infection cohort
A prospective clinical cohort of HIV and hepatitis C virus co-infected patients
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CTNPT 048: The MOVE-UP Study
Mapping Opportunities for HPV Vaccination and Screening Engagement and Uptake in Trans Men and Gender Non-Binary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth
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CTN 327: Impact of COVID-19 on persons with HIV in Canada
The impact of COVID-19 on persons with HIV in Canada: Data from the HIV/HCV co-infection/CCC (CTN 222) and HIV aging cohorts (CTN 314)
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CTNPT 055: Testing Immunogenicity and Durability of Mpox Vaccination in People Living with HIV
Vaccines in a Time of Dual Pandemic: COVID-19 Vaccine in People with HIV
Related Publications
Here are some of the latest publications from the Atlantic team.
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