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 | Blake LinthwaiteResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Verified email at mail.mcgill.ca Cited by 286 |
Do digital innovations for HIV and sexually transmitted infections work? Results from a systematic review (1996-2017)
J Daher, R Vijh, B Linthwaite, S Dave, J Kim… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Digital innovations with internet/mobile phones offer a potential cost-saving solution
for overburdened health systems with high service delivery costs to improve efficiency of …
for overburdened health systems with high service delivery costs to improve efficiency of …
Interventions to increase testing, linkage to care and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people in prisons: a systematic review
Background While the burden of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is significantly
higher among people in prisons compared to the general population, testing and treatment …
higher among people in prisons compared to the general population, testing and treatment …
Using the barriers and facilitators to linkage to HIV care to inform hepatitis C virus (HCV) linkage to care strategies for people released from prison: findings from a …
M Yanes‐Lane, C Dussault, B Linthwaite… - Journal of Viral …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among short‐term sentenced prison populations will
require improved access to HCV care and specific strategies dedicated to linkage upon …
require improved access to HCV care and specific strategies dedicated to linkage upon …
[HTML][HTML] Delayed linkage to HIV care among asylum seekers in Quebec, Canada
Background Migrants represent an increasing proportion of people living with HIV in many
developed countries. We aimed to describe the HIV care cascade and baseline genotypic …
developed countries. We aimed to describe the HIV care cascade and baseline genotypic …
[HTML][HTML] Increased reengagement of out-of-care HIV patients using Lost & Found, a clinic-based intervention
B Linthwaite, N Kronfli, I Marbaniang, L Ruppenthal… - Aids, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Negative health outcomes associated with being out of HIV care (OOC) warrant
reengagement strategies. We aimed to assess effectiveness of Lost & Found, a clinic-…
reengagement strategies. We aimed to assess effectiveness of Lost & Found, a clinic-…
Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine willingness among people incarcerated in 3 Canadian federal prisons: a cross-sectional study
K Romanchuk, B Linthwaite, J Cox, H Park… - … Open Access Journal, 2022 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Maximizing uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among people in prison is essential
in mitigating future outbreaks. We aimed to determine factors associated with willingness …
in mitigating future outbreaks. We aimed to determine factors associated with willingness …
A two-day workshop reviewing Canadian provincial and national HIV care cascade indicators, reporting, challenges, and recommendations
…, A Kroch, V Dias Lima, B Linthwaite… - Official Journal of …, 2022 - jammi.utpjournals.press
BACKGROUND: The HIV care cascade is an indicators-framework used to assess achievement
of HIV clinical targets including HIV diagnosis, HIV care initiation and retention, initiation …
of HIV clinical targets including HIV diagnosis, HIV care initiation and retention, initiation …
[HTML][HTML] Implementation of Lost & Found, An Intervention to Reengage Patients Out of HIV Care: A Convergent Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Analysis
Being out of HIV care (OOC) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We assessed
implementation of Lost & Found, a clinic-based intervention to reengage OOC patients. …
implementation of Lost & Found, a clinic-based intervention to reengage OOC patients. …
[HTML][HTML] A type II implementation-effectiveness hybrid quasi-experimental pilot study of a clinical intervention to re-engage people living with HIV into care,'Lost & …
Background At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), 10% of patients living with HIV
do not return for care annually. Currently, no formal system exists to re-engage out-of-care (…
do not return for care annually. Currently, no formal system exists to re-engage out-of-care (…
[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with changes in illicit opioid use during the COVID-19 pandemic among incarcerated people who use drugs in Quebec, Canada
H Park, B Linthwaite, C Dussault… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose People who use drugs (PWUD) have been disproportionately affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine changes in illicit opioid use and related factors …
COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine changes in illicit opioid use and related factors …
