Since new hepatitis C treatments have been available, there has been a policy push to treat hepatitis C infection in primary care settings.
It is important to learn what primary care providers think of this, and to know about your experiences. I am particularly interested in hearing about what you need to provide optimal hepatitis C care — whether that is relating to hepatitis C education, support for treatment, or the working with patient populations with high prevalence or incidence. We will use the results of these interviews to create continuing professional development materials for primary care providers, led by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
Eligible participants are:
- Licensed primary care providers (i.e., family physician, nurse practitioner) who have practised in BC in 2014 or later, and
- Have worked in a primary care setting in British Columbia including a family practice, walk-in clinic, or hospital but are presently NOT working at an integrated community healthcare centre.
You do not need to have treated hepatitis C to participate. We are also interested in learning why primary care providers do not treat hepatitis C.
The research interview, which can be via Zoom or phone, takes 30-45 minutes and is confidential. If you would like to contribute your thoughts to this project, you can claim the time for Mainpro+® credit, and an honorarium of $60.
If you would like to talk to us, contact us by via email by clicking here or by phone text message to (778) 403-2546. If you are not interested but know another primary care provider who might like to participate, please ask them to contact us the same way.
I am a PhD candidate at UBC, working on a thesis relating to hepatitis C care in BC, under the supervision of Dr Viviane Dias Lima (UBC) and principal investigator Dr Kate Salters (SFU).
This study has been granted approval by the SFU Research Ethics Board and the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board, H22-00652. This study has received funding from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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