On July 28, World Hepatitis Day, we honour and congratulate several of our Snyder Institute members advancing hepatitis research

Dr. Carla Coffin, MD, MSc, FRCPC, recognized once again as an Expertscape® World Expert in Hepatitis B
https://expertscape.com/ex/hepatitis+b

Check out Dr. Coffin’s recent editorials:

Hepatitis B in Children - The Pursuit of a Hepatitis Free Future Generation
Hepatitis B vaccination for Canadian children: time for an adult conversation

Dr. Samuel Lee, MD, FRCPC and the ECHO+ Telehealth team at Alberta Health Services, whose Hepatitis C Telehealth Project has significantly increased the numbers of Indigenous hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients being treated and cured by telehealth. ECHO+ (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) offers Alberta communities an opportunity to connect with specialist care without leaving their home community by accessing technology to share updated information on screening and treating options for Hepatitis C. For more information, email echoplus@ucalgary.ca.

Dr. Mark Swain, MD, MSc, FRCPC and his team on receiving funding for their project to eliminate Hepatitis C in Alberta. Funding from the Alberta Innovates Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS) program will allow the team to work towards creating an equitable, patient centric, clinical care pathway-driven, hepatitis C virus (HCV) care model that effectively channels public, private and academic capacities to enable the shift of HCV care from specialist treatment centers to community-based pharmacies.

Photos left to right: Drs. Carla Coffin, Samuel Lee and Mark Swain