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Characterizing the cascade of care for hepatitis C virus infection among Status First Nations peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Andrew B. Mendlowitz, Karen E. Bremner, Murray Krahn, Jennifer D. Walker, William W.L. Wong, Beate Sander, Lyndia Jones, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai and Jordan J. Feld
CMAJ April 11, 2023 195 (14) E499-E512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220717
Andrew B. Mendlowitz
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
PhD MBiotechKaren E. Bremner
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
BScMurray Krahn
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
MD MScJennifer D. Walker
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
PhDWilliam W.L. Wong
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
PhDBeate Sander
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
PhDLyndia Jones
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
PhDJordan J. Feld
Toronto Centre for Liver Disease/Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) (Mendlowitz, Feld), University Health Network; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Krahn, Wong, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University Health Network; ICES (Mendlowitz, Krahn, Walker, Wong, Sander); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Krahn, Sander, Isaranuwatchai), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Walker), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (OFNHAEC) (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto (Isaranuwatchai), Toronto, Ont.
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Online appendices
- Appendix 1: Administrative data holdings
- Appendix 2: Detailed description of backfill and cascade stages
- Appendix 3: Description of clinical characteristics
- Appendix 4: Backfilling sensitivity analyses
- Appendix 5: Treatment considerations
- Appendix 6: Supplemental cascade of care findings
- Appendix 7: Supplemental time to event curves and regression results
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Characterizing the cascade of care for hepatitis C virus infection among Status First Nations peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Andrew B. Mendlowitz, Karen E. Bremner, Murray Krahn, Jennifer D. Walker, William W.L. Wong, Beate Sander, Lyndia Jones, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Jordan J. Feld
CMAJ Apr 2023, 195 (14) E499-E512; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220717
Characterizing the cascade of care for hepatitis C virus infection among Status First Nations peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Andrew B. Mendlowitz, Karen E. Bremner, Murray Krahn, Jennifer D. Walker, William W.L. Wong, Beate Sander, Lyndia Jones, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Jordan J. Feld
CMAJ Apr 2023, 195 (14) E499-E512; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220717
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