Search Results - "Lima, Viviane D."

Validating a shortened depression scale (10 item CES-D) among HIV-positive people in British Columbia, Canada by Zhang, Wendy, O'Brien, Nadia, Forrest, Jamie I, Salters, Kate A, Patterson, Thomas L, Montaner, Julio S G, Hogg, Robert S, Lima, Viviane D

“…To establish the reliability and validity of a shortened (10-item) depression scale used among HIV-positive patients enrolled in the Drug Treatment Program in…”
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Association of highly active antiretroviral therapy coverage, population viral load, and yearly new HIV diagnoses in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based study by Montaner, Julio SG, Prof, Lima, Viviane D, PhD, Barrios, Rolando, MD, Yip, Benita, Wood, Evan, MD, Kerr, Thomas, PhD, Shannon, Kate, PhD, Harrigan, P Richard, PhD, Hogg, Robert S, PhD, Daly, Patricia, MD, Kendall, Perry, MD

“…Summary Background Results of cohort studies and mathematical models have suggested that increased coverage with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)…”
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Expansion of HAART coverage is associated with sustained decreases in HIV/AIDS morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission: the "HIV Treatment as Prevention" experience in a Canadian setting by Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D, Harrigan, P Richard, Lourenço, Lillian, Yip, Benita, Nosyk, Bohdan, Wood, Evan, Kerr, Thomas, Shannon, Kate, Moore, David, Hogg, Robert S, Barrios, Rolando, Gilbert, Mark, Krajden, Mel, Gustafson, Reka, Daly, Patricia, Kendall, Perry

“…There has been renewed call for the global expansion of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) under the framework of HIV treatment as prevention (TasP)…”
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Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C infection amongst men who have sex with men in a population‐based pre‐exposure prophylaxis program in British Columbia, Canada by Thompson, Kyle A., Blank, Gabriel, Toy, Junine, Moore, David M., Lachowsky, Nathan, Bacani, Nicanor, Zhang, Wendy, Sereda, Paul, Lima, Viviane D., Barrios, Rolando, Montaner, Julio S. G., Hull, Mark W.

“…Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk for sexually‐transmitted hepatitis C (HCV). Evidence for HCV infection in the context of pre‐exposure…”
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The cascade of HIV care in British Columbia, Canada, 1996–2011: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Nosyk, Bohdan, PhD, Montaner, Julio S G, Prof, Colley, Guillaume, MSc, Lima, Viviane D, PhD, Chan, Keith, MSc, Heath, Katherine, PhD, Yip, Benita, BSc, Samji, Hasina, MSc, Gilbert, Mark, MD, Barrios, Rolando, MD, Gustafson, Réka, PhD, Hogg, Robert S, Prof

“…Summary Background The cascade of HIV care has become a focal point for implementation efforts to maximise the individual and public health benefits of…”
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Are Interferon-Free Direct-Acting Antivirals for the Treatment of HCV Enough to Control the Epidemic among People Who Inject Drugs? by Lima, Viviane D, Rozada, Ignacio, Grebely, Jason, Hull, Mark, Lourenco, Lillian, Nosyk, Bohdan, Krajden, Mel, Yoshida, Eric, Wood, Evan, Montaner, Julio S G

“…Widely access to interferon-free direct-acting antiviral regimens (IFN-free DAA) is poised to dramatically change the impact of the HCV epidemic among people…”
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Process description of developing HIV prevention monitoring indicators for a province-wide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program in British Columbia, Canada by Munasinghe, Lalani L, Toy, Junine, Lepik, Katherine J, Moore, David M, Hull, Mark, Bacani, Nic, Sereda, Paul, Barrios, Rolando, Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D

“…In 2018, the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program was initiated in British Columbia (BC), Canada, providing PrEP at no cost to qualifying residents. This…”
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Excess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study by Nanditha, Ni Gusti Ayu, Paiero, Adrianna, Tafessu, Hiwot M, St-Jean, Martin, McLinden, Taylor, Justice, Amy C, Kopec, Jacek, Montaner, Julio S G, Hogg, Robert S, Lima, Viviane D

“…ObjectivesAs people living with HIV (PLWH) live longer, morbidity and mortality from non-AIDS comorbidities have emerged as major concerns. Our objective was…”
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Identification of people with low prevalence diseases in administrative healthcare records: A case study of HIV in British Columbia, Canada by Emerson, Scott D, McLinden, Taylor, Sereda, Paul, Lima, Viviane D, Hogg, Robert S, Kooij, Katherine W, Yonkman, Amanda M, Salters, Kate A, Moore, David, Toy, Junine, Wong, Jason, Consolacion, Theodora, Montaner, Julio S G, Barrios, Rolando

“…Case-finding algorithms can be applied to administrative healthcare records to identify people with diseases, including people with HIV (PWH). When…”
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Associations of substance use, psychosis, and mortality among people living in precarious housing or homelessness: A longitudinal, community-based study in Vancouver, Canada by Jones, Andrea A, Gicas, Kristina M, Seyedin, Sam, Willi, Taylor S, Leonova, Olga, Vila-Rodriguez, Fidel, Procyshyn, Ric M, Smith, Geoffrey N, Schmitt, Toby A, Vertinsky, A. Talia, Buchanan, Tari, Rauscher, Alex, Lang, Donna J, MacEwan, G. William, Lima, Viviane D, Montaner, Julio S. G, Panenka, William J, Barr, Alasdair M, Thornton, Allen E, Honer, William G

“…Background The "trimorbidity" of substance use disorder and mental and physical illness is associated with living in precarious housing or homelessness. The…”
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Estimation of time of HIV seroconversion using a modified CD4 depletion model by Lima, Viviane D, Wang, Lu, Sereda, Paul, McLinden, Taylor, Barrios, Rolando, Montaner, Julio S G

“…Several methods have been proposed to estimate the time of HIV seroconversion, including those based on CD4 cell depletion models. However, previous models…”
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High levels of heterogeneity in the HIV cascade of care across different population subgroups in British Columbia, Canada by Lourenço, Lillian, Colley, Guillaume, Nosyk, Bohdan, Shopin, Dmitry, Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D

“…The HIV cascade of care (cascade) is a comprehensive tool which identifies attrition along the HIV care continuum. We executed analyses to explicate…”
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Missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis of HIV in British Columbia, Canada: A retrospective cohort study by Nanditha, Ni Gusti Ayu, St-Jean, Martin, Tafessu, Hiwot, Guillemi, Silvia A, Hull, Mark W, Lu, Michelle, Henry, Bonnie, Barrios, Rolando, Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D

“…Late HIV diagnosis is associated with increased AIDS-related morbidity and mortality as well as an increased risk of HIV transmission. In this study, we…”
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The forecasted prevalence of comorbidities and multimorbidity in people with HIV in the United States through the year 2030: A modeling study by Althoff, Keri N, Stewart, Cameron, Humes, Elizabeth, Gerace, Lucas, Boyd, Cynthia, Gebo, Kelly, Justice, Amy C, Hyle, Emily P, Coburn, Sally B, Lang, Raynell, Silverberg, Michael J, Horberg, Michael A, Lima, Viviane D, Gill, M John, Karris, Maile, Rebeiro, Peter F, Thorne, Jennifer, Rich, Ashleigh J, Crane, Heidi, Kitahata, Mari, Rubtsova, Anna, Wong, Cherise, Leng, Sean, Marconi, Vincent C, D'Souza, Gypsyamber, Kim, Hyang Nina, Napravnik, Sonia, McGinnis, Kathleen, Kirk, Gregory D, Sterling, Timothy R, Moore, Richard D, Kasaie, Parastu

“…Estimating the medical complexity of people aging with HIV can inform clinical programs and policy to meet future healthcare needs. The objective of our study…”
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The impact of lookback windows on the prevalence and incidence of chronic diseases among people living with HIV: an exploration in administrative health data in Canada by Nanditha, Ni Gusti Ayu, Dong, Xinzhe, McLinden, Taylor, Sereda, Paul, Kopec, Jacek, Hogg, Robert S, Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D

“…We described the impact of different lengths of lookback window (LW), a retrospective time period to observe diagnoses in administrative data, on the…”
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Expanded Access to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Potentially Powerful Strategy to Curb the Growth of the HIV Epidemic by Lima, Viviane D., Johnston, Karissa, Hogg, Robert S., Levy, Adrian R., Harrigan, P. Richard, Anema, Aranka, Montaner, Julio S. G.

“…We developed a mathematical model using a multiple source of infection framework to assess the potential effect of the expansion of highly active…”
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Absolute leukocyte telomere length in HIV-infected and uninfected individuals: evidence of accelerated cell senescence in HIV-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Liu, Joseph C Y, Leung, Janice M, Ngan, David A, Nashta, Negar F, Guillemi, Silvia, Harris, Marianne, Lima, Viviane D, Um, Soo-Jung, Li, Yuexin, Tam, Sheena, Shaipanich, Tawimas, Raju, Rekha, Hague, Cameron, Leipsic, Jonathon A, Bourbeau, Jean, Tan, Wan C, Harrigan, P Richard, Sin, Don D, Montaner, Julio, Man, S F Paul

“…Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has extended the longevity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. However, this has resulted in…”
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Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with adherence to antipsychotics among people living with HIV/AIDS and schizophrenia: a population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada by Subedi, Sony, Nanditha, Ni Gusti Ayu, Tafessu, Hiwot M, Nathani, Hasan, St-Jean, Martin, Elefante, Julius, Patterson, Thomas L, Honer, William G, Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D

“…ObjectivesNon-adherence to antipsychotics is the greatest obstacle to treating schizophrenia. We assessed the economic and clinical impacts of adherence to…”
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Identifying Longitudinal CD4:CD8 Ratio Trajectories Indicative of Chronic Renal Disease Risk among People Living with HIV: An Application of Growth Mixture Models by Fonseca-Cuevas, Alejandra, Newsome, Patrick, Wang, Lu, Chen, Michelle Y, Richardson, Chris G, Hull, Mark, McLinden, Taylor, Guillemi, Silvia, Barrios, Rolando, Montaner, Julio S G, Lima, Viviane D

“…The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing among people living with HIV (PLWH). Routine monitoring of indicators such as CD4:CD8 ratio might…”
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Gender inequities in quality of care among HIV-positive individuals initiating antiretroviral treatment in British Columbia, Canada (2000-2010) by Carter, Allison, Min, Jeong Eun, Chau, William, Lima, Viviane D, Kestler, Mary, Pick, Neora, Money, Deborah, Montaner, Julio S G, Hogg, Robert S, Kaida, Angela

“…We measured gender differences in "Quality of Care" (QOC) during the first year after initiation of antiretroviral therapy and investigated factors associated…”
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