2023
Improving HIV and HCV Testing in Substance Use Disorder Programs (SUDs) That Provide Medications for Opiate Use Disorder (MOUD): Role of Addressing Barriers and Implementing Universal and Site-Specific Approaches
Brooks R, Wegener M, Freeman B, Fowles C, Madden L, Tetrault J, Nichols L, Altice F, Villanueva M. Improving HIV and HCV Testing in Substance Use Disorder Programs (SUDs) That Provide Medications for Opiate Use Disorder (MOUD): Role of Addressing Barriers and Implementing Universal and Site-Specific Approaches. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1018-1028. PMID: 37439759, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionSubstance use disorder programsHCV testingOpiate use disorderHCV coinfectionUse disordersNominal group techniqueSubstance use disorder treatment centersCascade of careRates of HIVDisorder treatment centersQuality improvement effortsRate of testingHCV acquisitionHCV cureImproving HIVSUD clinicsHepatitis CHIV testingPrior diagnosisSubsequent referralReferral ratesHIV epidemicHIVTreatment centers
2020
A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population
Adamson PC, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Villanueva MS, Canterino JE. A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: 705-712. PMID: 31987799, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic HCVPrimary care practicesClinic practiceHCV clinicChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionCare practicesHepatitis C virus infectionCascade of careHCV antibody testHCV testing dataC virus infectionChronic HCV infectionPrevalence of HCVPrimary care patientsHigh-prevalence populationsHCV cascadeHCV infectionCare patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyClinic populationPrevalence populationsVirus infectionHigher oddsHCV