Point of Care Testing (POCT)

Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) involves diagnostic testing carried out in close proximity to the patient, frequently at the patient’s bedside, in a primary care environment or in a community setting, as opposed to being conducted in a centralized clinical laboratory. Find out how to join the POCT working group and discover how challenges are being addressed through innovative POCT solutions and collaborative efforts.

Report of an Evaluation of Manitoba Harm Reduction Network Services in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

An Emerging Syndemic Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March of 2020, extensive public health resources have been directed to identifying cases, curbing transmission, and carrying out vaccination campaigns. This focus has undoubtedly saved lives; it has also reduced the attention paid to other public health crises in Canada, including epidemics of sexually transmitted…

Incarceration and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Diseases

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) rates have been increasing across Canada, particularly for hepatitis C (HCV), gonorrhea, and syphilis, including the highest rates of congenital syphilis ever reported. STBBI transmission is influenced by social, structural, and environmental factors, and these infections are increasingly associated with substance use, inadequate housing, and a history of incarceration….