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Rance, J and Grebely, J and Treloar, C (2024) The time of cure: hepatitis C treatment and the matter of reinfection among people who inject drugs. Health Sociology Review , Early online , pp. 1-15.

Tonin, Fernanda S and Alves da Costa, Filipa and Fernandez-Llimos, Fernando (2024) Impact of harm minimization interventions on reducing blood-borne infection transmission and some injecting behaviors among people who inject drugs: an overview and evidence gap mapping. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice , 19 .

Thomadakis, Christos and Gountas, Ilias and Duffell, Erika and Gountas, Konstantinos and Bluemel, Benjamin and Seyler, Thomas and Pericoli, Filippo Maria and Kászoni-Rückerl, Irene and El-Khatib, Ziad and Busch, Martin and Schmutterer, Irene and Vanwolleghem, Thomas and Klamer, Sofieke and Plettinckx, Els and Mortgat, Laure and Van Beckhoven, Dominique and Varleva, Tonka and Kosanovic Licina, Mirjana Lana and Nemeth Blazic, Tatjana and Nonković, Diana and Theophanous, Fanitsa and Nemecek, Vratislav and Maly, Marek and Christensen, Peer Brehm and Cowan, Susan and Rüütel, Kristi and Brummer-Korvenkontio, Henrikki and Brouard, Cécile and Steffen, Gyde and Krings, Amrei and Dudareva, Sandra and Zimmermann, Ruth and Nikolopoulou, Georgia and Molnár, Zsuzsanna and Kozma, Emese and Gottfredsson, Magnús and Murphy, Niamh and Kondili, Loreta A and Tosti, Maria Elena and Ciccaglione, Anna Rita and Suligoi, Barbara and Nikiforova, Raina and Putnina, Renate and Jancoriene, Ligita and Seguin-Devaux, Carole and Melillo, Tanya and Boyd, Anders and van der Valk, Marc and Op de Coul, Eline and et, al. (2024) Prevalence of chronic HCV infection in EU/EEA countries in 2019 using multiparameter evidence synthesis. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe , 36 .

Lalanne, Laurence and Roux, Perrine and Donadille, Cécile and Briand Madrid, Laelia and Célerier, Isabelle and Chauvin, Carole and Hamelin, Naomi and Kervran, Charlotte and Maradan, Gwenaëlle and Auriacombe, Marc and Jauffret-Roustide, Marie (2024) Drug consumption rooms are effective to reduce at-risk practices associated with HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs: results from the COSINUS cohort study. Addiction , 119 , (1) , pp. 180-199.

Nurdin, N and Corey, L and O'Toole, S and Sopena-Falco, J and Houlihan, D and Feeney, ER (2023) Sustained virological response rates following hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Irish Medical Journal , 116 , (7) , p. 813.

Millar, Sean (2023) DOVE Service, Rotunda Hospital annual report, 2021. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 85, Spring 2023 , pp. 39-40.

Tandan, Meera and Dunlea, Shane and Bury, Gerard (2023) Hepatitis C infection and treatment among injecting drug users attending general practice: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 20 , (8) .

Nic An Riogh, Eithne and McCombe, Geoff and Connolly, SP and Fawsitt, Ronan and McHugh, T and O'Connor, E and Stewart, S and Swan, D and Tinago, W and Cullen, Walter and Lambert, John S (2023) A mixed methods study of attendance and treatment rates among patients with hepatitis C. Irish Medical Journal , 116 , (3) , p. 742.

Donaldson, Sarah R and Radley, Andrew and Dillon, John F (2023) Transformation of identity in substance use as a pathway to recovery and the potential of treatment for hepatitis C: a systematic review. Addiction , 118 , (3) , pp. 425-437.

Wedemeyer, Heiner and Tergast, Tammo L and Lazarus, Jeffrey V and Razavi, Homie and Bakoyannis, Kostas and Baptista-Leite, Ricardo and Bartoli, Marco and Bruggmann, Philip and Buşoi, Cristian-Silviu and Buti, Maria and Carballo, Manuel and Castera, Laurent and Colombo, Massimo and Coutinho, Rodrigo Sousa and Dadon, Yuval and Esmat, Gamal and Esteban, Rafael and Farran, Joan Colom and Gillyon-Powell, Mark and Goldberg, David and Hutchinson, Sharon and Janssen, Harry L A and Kalamitsis, George and Kondili, Loreta A and Lambert, John S and Marinho, Rui Tato and Maticic, Mojca and Patricello, Aldo and Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus and Pol, Stanislas and Poljak, Mario and Pop, Cora and Sokol, Tomislov and Sypsa, Vana and Tözün, Nurdan and Younossi, Zobair and Aghemo, Alessio and Papatheodoridis, George V and Hatzakis, Angelos (2023) Securing wider EU commitment to the elimination of hepatitis C virus. Liver International , 43 , (2) , pp. 276-291.

Greenwald, Zoë R and Bouck, Zachary and McLean, Elizabeth and Mason, Kate and Lettner, Bernadette and Broad, Jennifer and Dodd, Zoë and Nassau, Tanner and Scheim, Ayden I and Werb, Dan (2023) Integrated supervised consumption services and hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Viral Hepatitis , 30 , (2) , pp. 160-171.

Robinson, Emma and Byrne, Christopher J and Carberry, James and Radley, Andrew and Beer, Lewis J and Inglis, Sarah K and Tait, Jan and Macpherson, Iain and Goldberg, David and Hutchinson, Sharon J and Hickman, Matthew and Dillon, John F (2023) Laying the foundations for hepatitis C elimination: evaluating the development and contribution of community care pathways to diagnostic efforts. BMC Public Health , 23 .

Cunningham, Evan B and Wheeler, Alice and Hajarizadeh, Behzad and French, Clare E and Roche, Rachel and Marshall, Alison D and Fontaine, Guillaume and Conway, Anna and Bajis, Sahar and Valencia, Braulio M and Presseau, Justin and Ward, John W and Degenhardt, Louisa and Dore, Gregory J and Hickman, Matthew and Vickerman, Peter and Grebely, Jason (2023) Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy , 111 .

Wedemeyer, Heiner and Tergast, Tammo L and Lazarus, Jeffrey V and Razavi, Homie and Bakoyannis, Kostas and Baptista-Leite, Ricardo and Bartoli, Marco and Bruggmann, Philip and Buşoi, Cristian-Silviu and Buti, Maria and Carballo, Manuel and Castera, Laurent and Colombo, Massimo and Coutinho, Rodrigo Sousa and Dadon, Yuval and Esmat, Gamal and Esteban, Rafael and Colom Farran, Joan and Gillyon-Powell, Mark and Goldberg, David and Hutchinson, Sharon and Janssen, Harry L A and Kalamitsis, George and Kondili, Loreta A and Lambert, John S and Marinho, Rui Tato and Maticic, Mojca and Patricello, Aldo and Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus and Pol, Stanislas and Poljak, Mario and Pop, Cora and Sokol, Tomislov and Sypsa, Vana and Tözün, Nurdan and Younossi, Zobair and Aghemo, Alessio and Papatheodoridis, George V and Hatzakis, Angelos (2023) Securing wider EU commitment to the elimination of HCV. Liver International , 43 , (2) , pp. 276-291.

Wiessing, Lucas and Sypsa, V and Abagiu, A O and Arble, A and Berndt, N and Bosch, A and Buskin, S and Chemtob, D and Combs, B and Conyngham, C and Feelemyer, J and Fitzgerald, M and Goldberg, D and Hatzakis, A and Patrascu, R E and Keenan, E and Khan, I and Konrad, S and Leahy, J and McAuley, A and Menza, T and Merrick, S and Metcalfe, R and Rademaker, T and Revivo, S and Rosca, P and Seguin-Devaux, C and Skinner, S and Smith, C and Tinsley, J and Wilberg, M and Des Jarlais, D (2023) Impact of COVID-19 & response measures on HIV-HCV prevention services and social determinants in people who inject drugs in 13 sites with recent HIV outbreaks in Europe, North America and Israel. AIDS and Behavior , 27 , (4) , pp. 1140-1153.

McDonald, Scott A and Myring, Gareth and Palmateer, Norah E and McAuley, Andrew and Beer, Lewis and Dillon, John F and Hollingworth, William and Gunson, Rory and Hickman, Matthew and Hutchinson, Sharon J (2023) Improved health-related quality of life after hepatitis C viraemic clearance among people who inject drugs may not be durable. Addiction , 118 , (7) , pp. 1340-1350.

Degenhardt, Louisa and Webb, Paige and Colledge-Frisby, Samantha and Ireland, Jeremy and Wheeler, Alice and Ottaviano, Sophie and Kairouz, Abe and Cunningham, Evan B and Hajarizadeh, Behzad and Leung, Janni and Tran, Lucy T and Price, Olivia and Peacock, Amy and Vickerman, Peter and Farrell, Michael and Dore, Gregory J and Hickman, Matthew and Grebely, Jason (2023) Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review. The Lancet Global Health , 11 , (5) .

Lim, Aaron Guanliang and Aas, Christer Frode and Çağlar, Ege Su and Vold, Jørn Henrik and Fadnes, Lars Thore and Vickerman, Peter and Johansson, Kjell Arne (2023) Cost-effectiveness of integrated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in Norway: an economic evaluation of the INTRO-HCV trial. Addiction , 118 , (12) , pp. 2424-2439.

Haque, Lamia Y and Fiellin, David A and Tate, Janet P and Esserman, Denise and Bhattacharya, Debika and Butt, Adeel A and Crystal, Stephen and Edelman, Jennifer and Gordon, Adam J and Lim, Joseph K and Tetrault, Jeanette M and Williams, Emily C and Bryant, Kendall and Cartwright, Emily J and Rentsch, Christopher T and Justice, Amy C and Lo Re, Vincent and McGinnis, Kathleen A (2022) Association between alcohol use disorder and receipt of direct-acting antiviral Hepatitis C virus treatment. JAMA Network Open , 5 , (12) .

Yuan, Jin-Min and Croxford, Sara and Viviani, Laura and Emanuel, Eva and Phipps, Emily and Desai, Monica (2022) Investigating the sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with hepatitis C virus testing amongst people who inject drugs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: A quantitative cross-sectional analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy , 109 .

Millar, Sean (2022) Cost-effectiveness of mass screening for hepatitis C virus in Irish prisons. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 83, Winter 2022 , p. 15.

Campollo, Octavio and Amaya, Gerardo and McCormick, P Aiden (2022) Milestones in the discovery of hepatitis C. World Journal of Gastroenterology , 28 , (37) , pp. 5395-5402.

Millar, Sean (2022) DOVE Service, Rotunda Hospital annual report, 2020. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 82, Summer 2022 , pp. 30-31.

Häkkinen, Margareeta and Tourunen, Jouni and Pitkänen, Tuuli and Simojoki, Kaarlo and Vuoti, Sauli (2022) Integrated care model and point of care diagnostics facilitate Hepatitis C treatment among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a retrospective review of medical records. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy , 17 , (1) .

Nevola, Riccardo and Rosato, Valerio and Conturso, Vincenza and Perillo, Pasquale and Le Pera, Teresa and Del Vecchio, Ferdinando and Mastrocinque, Davide and Pappalardo, Annalisa and Imbriani, Simona and Delle Femine, Augusto and Piacevole, Alessia and Claar, Ernesto (2022) Can telemedicine optimize the HCV care cascade in people who use drugs? features of an innovative decentralization model and comparison with other micro-elimination strategies. Biology , 11 , (6) .

Millar, Sean (2022) DOVE Service, Rotunda Hospital annual report, 2019. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 80, Winter 2022 , pp. 28-29.

Trickey, Adam and Croxford, Sara and Emanuel, Eva and Ijaz, Samreen and Hickman, Matthew and Kesten, Joanna and Thomas, Clare and Edmundson, Claire and Desai, Monica and Vickerman, Peter (2022) The effectiveness of low dead space syringes for reducing the risk of hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs - findings from a national survey in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Clinical Infectious Diseases , 75 , (6) , pp. 1073-1077.

Palmateer, Norah E and Hamill, V and Bergenstrom, A and Bloomfield, H and Gordon, L and Stone, Jack and Fraser, Hannah and Seyler, Thomas and Duan, Y and Tran, R and Trayner, K and Biggam, C and Smith, Shanley and Vickerman, Peter and Hickman, Matt and Hutchinson, Sharon (2022) Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: latest evidence of effectiveness from a systematic review (2011 to 2020). International Journal of Drug Policy , 109 .

Millar, Sean (2021) Drug-related infectious diseases in Ireland, 2020. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 79, Autumn 2021 , pp. 38-43.

Raben, Dorthe and Casabona, Jordi and Cosmaro, Lella and Gasbarrini, Nadia and Lambert, John S and Glapsy, Shannon and Kakalou, Christine and Maffeo, Manuel and Mommi, Michele and Corradini, Gianmarco and Klavs, Irena and Kurbatova, Aljona and Wawer, Iwona and Wysocki, Piotr and Raahauge, Anne and Jakobsen, Stine Finne and Lazarus, Jeffrey V and Sullivan, Ann and Kall, Meaghan and Hedrich, Dagmar and Johnson, Cheryl Case and Seguy, Nicole Simone and Simões, Daniel and Delpech, Valerie (2021) Lessons learned from the first European project on the integration of infectious diseases in testing services, data collection and country responses. BMC Infectious Diseases , 21 , (Suppl 2) , p. 690.

Busschots, Dana and Bielen, Rob and Koc, Özgür M and Heyens, Leen and Dercon, Eefje and Verrando, Rita and Janssens, Filip and Van den Bergh, Luc and Van Lint, Peter and Bruckers, Liesbeth and Nevens, Frederik and Robaeys, Geert (2021) On-site testing and case management to improve hepatitis C care in drug users: a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study in the DAA era. BMC Public Health , 21 , p. 1574.

Ward, Zoe and Mafirakureva, Nyashadzaishe and Stone, Jack and Keevans, Mary and Betts-Symonds, Graham and Crowley, Desmond and McHugh, Tina and Avramovic, Gordana and Lambert, John S and Vickerman, Peter (2021) Cost-effectiveness of mass screening for Hepatitis C virus among all inmates in an Irish prison. International Journal of Drug Policy , 96 .

Pisano, María B and Giadans, Cecilia G and Flichman, Diego M and Ré, Viviana E and Preciado, María V and Valva, Pamela (2021) Viral hepatitis update: progress and perspectives. World Journal of Gastroenterology , 27 , (26) , pp. 4018-4044.

Fuster, Daniel and García-Calvo, Xavier and Zuluaga, Paola and Bolao, Ferran and Muga, Robert (2021) Assessment of liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C and unhealthy alcohol use. World Journal of Gastroenterology , 27 , (23) , pp. 3223-3237.

Gahrton, Caroline and Håkansson, Anders and Kåberg, Martin and Jerkeman, Anna and Häbel, Henrike and Dalgard, Olav and Duberg, Ann-Sofi and Aleman, Soo (2021) Mortality among amphetamine users with hepatitis C virus infection: a nationwide study. PLoS ONE , 16 , (6) , e0253710.

Glaspy, Shannon and Avramovic, Gordana and McHugh, Tina and Oprea, Cristiana and Surey, Julian and Ianache, Irina and Macías, Juan and Story, Alistair and Cullen, Walter and Lambert, John S (2021) Exploring and understanding HCV patient journeys- HEPCARE Europe project. BMC Infectious Diseases , 21 , (1) , p. 239.

Connolly, Stephen P and Avramovic, Gordana and Cullen, Walter and McHugh, Tina and O'Connor, Eileen and McCombe, Geoff and Crowley, Des and Naughton, Anna Marie and Horan, Aidan and Lambert, John S (2021) HepCare Ireland—a service innovation project. Irish Journal of Medical Science , 190 , pp. 587-595.

Arum, Chiedozie and Fraser, Hannah and Artenie, Andreea Adelina and Bivegete, Sandra and Trickey, Adam and Alary, Michel and Astemborski, Jacquie and Iversen, Jennifer and Lim, Aaron G and MacGregor, Louis and Morris, Meghan and Ong, Jason J and Platt, Lucy and Sack-Davis, Rachel and van Santen, Daniela K and Solomon, Sunil S and Sypsa, Vana and Valencia, Jorge and Van Den Boom, Wijnand and Walker, Josephine G and Ward, Zoe and Stone, Jack and Vickerman, Peter (2021) Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health , 6 , (5) , E309-E323.

Palmateer, Norah E and McAuley, Andrew and Dillon, John F and McDonald, Scott and Yeung, Alan and Smith, Shanley and Barclay, Stephen and Hayes, Peter and Shepherd, Samantha J and Gunson, Rory N and Goldberg, David J and Hickman, Matthew and Hutchinson, Sharon J (2021) Reduction in the population prevalence of hepatitis C virus viraemia among people who inject drugs associated with scale-up of direct-acting anti-viral therapy in community drug services: real-world data. Addiction , 116 , (10) , pp. 2893-2907.

Eogan, Maeve and Gleeson, J and Ferguson, W and Jackson, V and Lawless, Marie and Cleary, Brian (2021) A decade of DOVE: multidisciplinary experience from an obstetrics addiction clinic. Irish Medical Journal , 114 , (5) , p. 352.

Nakitanda, Aya Olivia and Montanari, Linda and Tavoschi, Lara and Mozalevskis, Antons and Duffell, Erika (2020) Hepatitis C virus infection in EU/EEA and United Kingdom prisons: opportunities and challenges for action. BMC Public Health , 20 , (1) , p. 1670.

Millar, Sean (2020) Hepatitis C virus infection in Irish drug users and prisoners – a scoping review. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 75, Autumn 2020 , p. 18.

Millar, Sean (2020) Estimating the seroprevalence of untreated chronic HCV infection in Mountjoy Prison. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 75, Autumn 2020 , p. 19.

Bonn, Matthew and Palayew, Adam and Bartlett, Sofia and Brothers, Thomas D and Touesnard, Natasha and Tyndall, Mark (2020) Addressing the syndemic of HIV, hepatitis c, overdose, and COVID-19 among people who use drugs: the potential roles for decriminalization and safe supply. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , 81 , (5) , pp. 556-560.

Thiemt, Britta (2020) Hepatitis C screening and care for opioid substitution patients in Ireland. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 74, Summer 2020 , pp. 24-26.

McCormick, Aiden (2020) Towards eradicating HCV. The Medical Independent .

Llamosas-Falcón, Laura and Shield, Kevin D and Gelovany, Maya and Manthey, Jakob and Rehm, Jürgen (2020) Alcohol use disorders and the risk of progression of liver disease in people with hepatitis C virus infection - a systematic review. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy , 15 , (1) , p. 45.

Crowley, Des (2020) Hepatitis C and the role of general practice. Forum , 37 , (2) , pp. 37-38.

Caven, Madeleine and Robinson, Emma M and Eriksen, Ann J and Fletcher, Emma H and Dillon, John F (2020) Hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment, impact on engagement and behaviour of people who inject drugs, a service evaluation, the hooked C project. Journal of Viral Hepatitis , 27 , (6) .

Avramovic, Gordana and Oprea, Cristiana and Surey, Julian and Story, Alistair and Macías, Juan and Cullen, Walter and Iglesias, Maria and Mc Hugh, Tina and Crowley, Des and Naughton, Anna Marie and Horan, Aidan and Ianache, Irina and Lazar, Stefan and Popa, Ionut and Menezes, Dee and Lambert, John S (2020) HepCare Europe-A service innovation project. HepCheck: Characteristics of the patient population with active infection as defined by HCV RNA. International Journal of Infectious Diseases , 91 , pp. 246-251.

Millar, Sean (2019) Hepatitis C virus screening and treatment in Irish prisons from a governor and prison officer perspective. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 71, Autumn 2019 , pp. 20-21.

McCombe, Geoff and Almaazmi, Bashayer and Cullen, Walter and Lambert, John S and Avramovic, Gordana and Murphy, Carol and O'Connor, Mairead and Perry, Nicola and Ianache, Irina and Lazar, Stefan and McHugh, Tina and Surey, Julian and Macías, Juan and Vickerman, Peter and Oprea, Cristiana (2019) Integrating primary and secondary care to optimize hepatitis C treatment: development and evaluation of a multidisciplinary educational Masterclass series. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , 74 , (Suppl 5) , v24-v30.

Nic An Riogh, Eithne and Swan, Davina and McCombe, Geoff and O'Connor, Eileen and Avramovic, Gordana and Macías, Juan and Oprea, Cristiana and Story, Alistair and Surey, Julian and Vickerman, Peter and Ward, Zoe and Lambert, John S and Tinago, Willard and Ianache, Irina and Iglesias, Maria and Cullen, Walter (2019) Integrating hepatitis C care for at-risk groups (HepLink): baseline data from a multicentre feasibility study in primary and community care. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , 74 , (Suppl 5) , v31-v38.

Allen, Niamh and Faherty, Collette and Davies, Andre and Lyons, Anne and Scarry, Margarent and Bohan Keane, Mary and Boyle, Nicola and O'Connell, Sarah and McCarthy, Eithne and Keady, Deirbhile and Bergin, Colm and Lee, John and Fleming, Catherine and Gallagher, David and Tuite, Helen (2019) Opt-out bloodborne virus screening: a cross-sectional observational study in an acute medical unit. BMJ Open , 9 , (7) , e022777.

Millar, Sean (2019) Global, regional and country level estimates of HCV infection among recent injecting drug users. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 69, Spring 2019 , pp. 13-14.

Millar, Sean (2019) Barriers and enablers to HCV screening and treatment in Irish prisons. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 69, Spring 2019 , pp. 23-24.

Maticic, Mojca and Videcnik Zorman, Jerneja and Gregorcic, Sergeja and Schatz, Eberhard and Lazarus, Jeffrey V (2019) Changes to the national strategies, plans and guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs between 2013 and 2016: a cross-sectional survey of 34 European countries. Harm Reduction Journal , 16 , (32) .

Grebely, Jason and Larney, Sarah and Peacock, Amy and Colledge, Samantha and Leung, Janni and Hickman, Matthew and Vickerman, Peter and Blach, Sarah and Cunningham, Evan and Dumchev, Konstantin and Lynskey, Michael and Stone, Jack and Trickey, Adam and Razavi, Homie and Mattick, Richard P and Farrell, Michael and Dore, Gregory J and Degenhardt, Louisa (2019) Global, regional, and country-level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs. Addiction , 114 , (1) , pp. 150-166.

Crowley, Des and Cullen, Walter and Lambert, John and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2019) Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening in people who inject drugs (PWID) and prisoners — A narrative review of extant literature. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems , 21 , (1) .

Crowley, Des and Cullen, Walter and Lambert, John S and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2019) Hepatitis C treatment and prevention in people who inject drugs (PWID) and prisoners: a narrative review of the extant literature. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems , 21 , (2) .

Granados-García, Víctor and Flores, Yvonne N and Díaz-Trejo, Lizbeth I and Méndez-Sánchez, Lucia and Liu, Stephanie and Salinas-Escudero, Guillermo and Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto and Salmerón, Jorge (2019) Estimating the prevalence of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users in upper middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE , 14 , (2) , e0212558.

Lambert, John S and Murtagh, Ross and Menezes, Dee and O'Carroll, Austin and Murphy, Carol and Cullen, Walter and McHugh, Tina and Avramovic, Gordana and Tinago, Willard and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2019) 'HepCheck Dublin': an intensified hepatitis C screening programme in a homeless population demonstrates the need for alternative models of care. BMC Infectious Diseases , 19 , (1) , p. 128.

Crowley, Desmond and Murtagh, Ross and Cullen, Walter and Keevans, Mary and Laird, Eamon and McHugh, Tina and McKiernan, Susan and Miggin, Sarah Jayne and O'Connor, Eileen and O'Reilly, Deirdre and Betts-Symonds, Graham and Tobin, Ciara and Van Hout, Marie Claire and Lambert, John S (2019) Evaluating peer-supported screening as a hepatitis C case-finding model in prisoners. Harm Reduction Journal , 16 , (1) , p. 42.

Maisa, Anna and Semple, Susan and Griffiths, Alison and Ngui, Siew Lin and Verlander, Neville Q and McCaughey, Conall and Doherty, Lorraine and Jessop, Lucy (2019) Risk behaviours of homeless people who inject drugs during an outbreak of hepatitis C, Northern Ireland, 2016-2017. Journal of Viral Hepatitis , 26 , (12) , pp. 1377-1387.

Crowley, Desmond and Lambert, John S and Betts-Symonds, Graham and Cullen, Walter and Keevans, Mary and Kelly, Enda and Laird, Eamon and McHugh, Tina and McKiernan, Susan and Miggin, Sarah Jayne and Murphy, Carol and Murtagh, Ross and O'Reilly, Deirdre and Tobin, Ciara and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2019) The seroprevalence of untreated chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and associated risk factors in male Irish prisoners: a cross-sectional study, 2017. Euro Surveillance , 24 , (14) .

Crowley, D and Murtagh, R and Cullen, W and Lambert, J S and McHugh, T and Van Hout, MC (2019) Hepatitis C virus infection in Irish drug users and prisoners - a scoping review. BMC Infectious Diseases , 19 , (1) , p. 702.

Crowley, Desmond and Cullen, Walter and Lambert, John S and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2019) Competing priorities and second chances - a qualitative exploration of prisoners' journeys through the Hepatitis C continuum of care. PLoS ONE , 14 , (9) , e0222186.

Murtagh, Ross and Swan, Davina and O'Connor, Eileen and McCombe, Geoff and Lambert, John S and Avramovic, Gordana and Cullen, Walter (2018) Hepatitis C prevalence and management among patients receiving opioid substitution treatment in general practice in Ireland: baseline data from a feasibility study. Interactive Journal of Medical Research , 7 , (2) , e10313.

Stone, Jack and Fraser, Hannah and Lim, Aaron G and Walker, Josephine G and Ward, Zoe and MacGregor, Louis and Trickey, Adam and Abbott, Sam and Strathdee, Steffanie A and Abramovitz, Daniela and Maher, Lisa and Iversen, Jenny and Bruneau, Julie and Zang, Geng and Garfein, Richard S and Yen, Yung-Fen and Azim, Tasnim and Mehta, Shruti H and Milloy, Michael-John and Hellard, Margaret E and Sacks-Davis, Rachel and Dietze, Paul M and Aitken, Campbell and Aladashvili, Malvina and Tsertsvadze, Tengiz and Mravčík, Viktor and Alary, Michel and Roy, Elise and Smyrnov, Pavlo and Sazonova, Yana and Young, April M and Havens, Jennifer R and Hope, Vivian D and Desai, Monica and Heinsbroek, Ellen and Hutchinson, Sharon J and Palmateer, Norah E and McAuley, Andrew and Platt, Lucy and Martin, Natasha K and Altice, Frederick L and Hickman, Matthew and Vickerman, Peter (2018) Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases , 18 , (12) , pp. 1397-1409.

Crowley, Des and Van Hout, Marie Claire and Lambert, John S and Kelly, Enda and Murphy, Carol and Cullen, Walter (2018) Barriers and facilitators to hepatitis C (HCV) screening and treatment—a description of prisoners’ perspective. Harm Reduction Journal , 15 , (62) .

Galvin, Brian (2018) New report on drug-related bloodborne viruses in Ireland. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 67, Autumn 2018 , 16 p..

Millar, Sean (2018) Integrated hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 67, Autumn 2018 , pp. 16-17.

European Association for the Study of the Liver. (2018) EASL recommendations on treatment of Hepatitis C 2018. Journal of Hepatology , 69 , (2) .

Bielen, Rob and Stumo, Samya R and Halford, Rachel and Werling, Klára and Reic, Tatjana and Stover, Heino and Robaeys, Geert and Lazarus, Jeffrey V (2018) Harm reduction and viral hepatitis C in European prisons: a cross-sectional survey of 25 countries. Harm Reduction Journal , 15 , (25) .

Burch, Jane and Tort, Sera (2018) Clinical question: What are the effects of opioid substitution therapy and needle syringe programs for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs? Cochrane Clinical Answers .

McCombe, Geoff and Swan, Davina and O'Connor, Eileen and Avramovic, Gordana and Vickerman, Peter and Ward, Zoe and Surey, Julian and Macías, Juan and Lambert, John S and Cullen, Walter (2018) Integrated hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs (Heplink): protocol for a feasibility study in primary care. JMIR Research Protocols , 7 , (6) , e149.

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Bingham, Tim and Harnedy, N and O'Driscoll, Denis and Doyle, Joe (2015) Review of needle exchange provision in Ireland. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Morris, Danny and Harris, Magdalena (2015) Hep C info booklet 1. Understanding hepatitis C and staying safe. London: London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C (LJWG), Gilead Sciences Ltd, Addaction and Imperial College NHS Foundation Trust.

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Butler, Kerryn and Burns, Lucinda (2015) Injecting risk practices and Hepatitis C. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

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Drummond, Anne and Codd, Mary and Donnelly, N and McCausland, D and Mehegan, J and Daly, L and Kelleher, Cecily (2014) Study on the prevalence of drug use, including intravenous drug use, and blood-borne viruses among the Irish prisoner population. Dublin: National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol.

Drummond, Anne and Codd, Mary (2014) Drugs and health in Irish prisons 2011. A report for prisoners. National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol.

Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2014) Report on hepatitis C notifications quarter 3 2013. Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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FactSheet

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National Cancer Registry Ireland. (2018) Cancer factsheet: liver. Cork: NCRI.

Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 270 - Drugs in prisons [14684/05]. (05 May 2005)

Book

Kretzschmar, Mirjam and Wiessing, Lucas and Jager, Johannes and Limburg, Wien and Postma, Maarten, eds. (2004) Hepatitis C and injecting drug use: impact, costs and policy options. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series; No. 7 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities .

Newsletter

UISCE. (2018) Brass Munkie. Issue 34: BBV Special , 36 p.. Dublin: UISCE.

UISCE. (2014) Brass Munkie. Issue 27, Autumn 2014 . Dublin: UISCE.

Substance Misuse Management in General Practice. (2011) Network. Liver special edition. 33 . London: SMMGP.

Conference or Workshop Item

Murray, Denis (2022) Working with young people who are engaging in substance use and their families. In: UNESCO child and family research centre 10th biennial international conference. Navigating the future: a compass for youth policy and practice., 9-10 June 2022, NUI Galway.

Kelly, Michael G and Shattock, Alan G (1982) Non-A, Non-B hepatitis and delta infection in Dublin: a preliminary report. In: International Hepatitis Workshop, Edinburgh.

Thesis

Coghlan, Miriam (2020) A study of the clinical impact and outcomes of pharmacist-led interventions in the outpatient model of care for Hepatitis C patients in Ireland and their development into a novel complex intervention toolkit. PhD thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

O'Sullivan, Patrick (2004) A study of the prevalence of blood-borne viral diseases in injecting drug users receiving methadone maintenance in the National Drug Treatment Centre at Trinity Court in Dublin. Other thesis, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

Long, Jean (2002) Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in the Irish prisoner population: an overview of prevalence rates and risk factors. PhD thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

Video

Larney, Sarah (2023) NDARC webinar series presentation. Sex and gender differences in HCV risk and cascade of care among people who inject drugs. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Teaching Resource

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) Knowledge questionnaire on viral hepatitis for drug service staff. Lisbon: EMCDDA.

Hepatitis Scotland. (2019) Hepatitis C and new treatments course. Scottish Drugs Forum.

News

[Irish Times] , Cullen, Paul Prisoners to be screened for hepatitis C ahead of WHO elimination deadline of 2030. (16 Jan 2024)

[Health Service Executive] New HSE at home Hepatitis C test could save your life. (05 Apr 2023)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Almost 50,000 crack pipes handed out by HSE over last five years. (25 Jan 2021)

[Irish Medical Times] , Foley, Clare and Ryan, John Hepatitis C treatment: clinical update. (30 Sep 2020)

[Health Service Executive] World Hepatitis Day 2020 - Ireland on track to eradicate hepatitis C by 2030. (28 Jul 2020)

[EMCDDA] World Hepatitis Day: EMCDDA showcases hepatitis questionnaire for drug service staff to refresh knowledge and identify training needs. (28 Jul 2020)

[Medical Independent] , Keating, Shay Hepatitis C care at the National Drug Treatment Centre — almost 30 years on. (30 Apr 2020)

[Irish Times] , Cullen, Paul Ireland will miss target for eliminating hepatitis C by 20 years, group claims. (26 Sep 2019)

[irishhealth.com] , Condon, Deborah Eliminating hepatitis C - Ireland not on track. (23 Sep 2019)

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] Hepatitis C could be eliminated in Ireland in a decade, conference hears. (16 Feb 2019)

[Irish Times] , Bray, Jennifer Hepatitis C sufferers to be offered community-based programmes. (22 Nov 2018)

[Medical Independent] , Cahill, Niamh Improved data collection required for blood-borne viruses. (25 Oct 2018)

[Health Service Executive] HSE launches new Hepatitis C online information resource on World Hepatitis Day. (28 Jul 2018)

[Irish Times] , Gleeson, Colin Six in 10 people infected with hepatitis C undiagnosed. (24 Feb 2018)

[Irish Times] , Cullen, Paul High levels of hepatitis C uncovered among prisoners and homeless. (22 Aug 2017)

[EM] #WorldHepatitisDay: EMCDDA joins forces with partners to address viral hepatitis elimination targets. (28 Jul 2017)

[Department of Health] Minister of State Catherine Byrne TD launches the National Clinical Effectiveness Guideline on Hepatitis C Screening. (28 Jul 2017)

[EMCDDA] EMCDDA and ECDC join forces to address the challenge of hepatitis. (13 Jun 2017)

[Independent.ie] , O'Connor, Wayne People dying from ignorance of treatment for hepatitis C. (14 May 2017)

[rte.ie] , O'Flynn, Mark Call for outreach programmes for people with hepatitis C. (06 Apr 2017)

[Irish Examiner] , McCarthaigh, Sean Over 12,400 drug users infected with Hep C, study finds. (20 Feb 2017)

[Independent.ie] 15 things to know about hepatitis C. (09 Aug 2016)

[thejournal.ie] , Murphy, Darragh Peter The 'War On Drugs' is driving a global epidemic of HIV, TB and hepatitis. (15 Jul 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn Call to track the spread of diseases in prison. (24 Jun 2016)

[Health Service Executive] HSE announces expansion of effective Hepatitis C treatment. (14 Jun 2016)

[rte.ie] St James's to begin routine HIV, hepatitis testing of emergency department patients. (28 Jul 2015)

[Irish Medical Times] , Gantly, Dara Universal testing of Hep C/HIV piloted at SJH ED. (16 May 2014)

[Irish Medical Times] , Gantly, Dara Hep C test should be part of over-50s check-up. (15 May 2014)

[Irish Medical Times] , Gantly, Dara Four Irish sites participate in Hep C trial. (15 May 2014)

[BBC News Northern Ireland] , Fitzpatrick, Michael Northern Ireland needle exchange scheme numbers rise 50% in four years. (16 Apr 2014)

[Irish Medical Times] , Mudiwa, Lloyd Moves to enhance drug treatment services. (09 Apr 2014)

[UNODC] UNODC Executive Director calls for prevention, fair access to treatment on World Hepatitis Day. (28 Jul 2013)

World Health Organization. WHO urges governments to act on hepatitis threat. (24 Jul 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , Stack, Sarah 75% of Dublin heroin addicts also hooked on other drugs, study finds. (28 May 2013)

[Irish Medical Times] , Lynch, Priscilla GPs to carry out more hepatitis C care. (07 Sep 2012)

[Irish Medical Times] Surge expected in liver cirrhosis cases. (19 Apr 2012)

[Irish Medical Times] Hepatitis C and new treatments. (05 Jan 2012)

[Irish Medical Times] , Stewert, Stephen and O'Neill, Mary-Teresa Hepatitis C: current management and emerging therapies. (22 Sep 2011)

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