Models of care for hepatitis C in the era of directly acting antivirals

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1093846

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project aims to evaluate how service delivery can enhance the impact of directly acting antivirals (DAA) on hepatitis C treatment uptake in three parts: i) To assess the impact of ten integrated hepatology nurses on treatment uptake in Victoria ii) To assess the feasibility of patient driven contact tracing to treat hepatitis C with DAA in a study of people who inject drugs iii) To assess the impact of offering DAA therapy in primary health care compared with a hospital.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $124,608.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

access to health care | hepatitis C infection | injecting drug use | service delivery | treatment strategies

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