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In Our Library: Resource Highlights, August 2024

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Sexual health behaviours in a sample of people in Australia who regularly inject illicit or non-prescribed drugs, 2023

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), Sydney, 2024. 1p.

The aim of this bulletin is to describe the sexual health behaviours among a group of PWID interviewed in Australia in 2023.

Hepatitis B and immigration

Aust Society for HIV, Viral Hep & Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), Sydney, 2024 (rev). 10p.

Guidance for clinicians to support people living with hepatitis B in the process of applying for a permanent visa.

How co-design is revolutionising hepatitis B care in the Northern Territory

Aust Society for HIV, Viral Hep & Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), Sydney, 2024. 6p.

A multi-faceted project covering hepatitis case-finding, workforce training, and in-language public education for people living with chronic hep B and the Aboriginal health workforce.

Evaluating a novel model of hepatitis B care, Hep B PAST, in the Northern Territory of Australia: results from a prospective, population-based study

The Lancet, London, 2024. 11p.

The Northern Territory (NT) has the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Australia. The Hep B PAST is an effective model of care that aims to improve health outcomes for First Nations people living with CHB.

World Hepatitis Day factsheet

London British Liver Trust 2024. 5p.

Useful statistics and information about hepatitis B and C in Australia – originally designed for World Hepatitis Day communications.

Missed opportunities: a retrospective study of hepatitis C testing in hospital inpatients

MDPI, Basel, 2024. 13p.

Identifies a scope to improve hep C testing in hospital inpatients, particularly in EDs. Aimed to assess the testing cascade of patients at a regional hospital in Victoria, who inject drugs or are living with hep C.

Last updated 6 September 2024

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