Researcher

Dr Brendan Patrick Jacka

My Expertise

  • Prevention, treatment and epidemiology of substance use and substance use disorder in North America
  • Novel psychoactive drugs and contaminated drug supply
  • Harm reduction
  • Access to healthcare for vulnerable or minoritized communities

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Public health, Health services and systems, Epidemiology

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Biography

Brendan Jacka completed his PhD at the Kirby Institute and was awarded Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC) post-doctorate fellowship which he undertook at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) before moving to Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Jacka is a Senior Research Associate in the Therapeutics and Vaccines Research Program (TVRP) of the Kirby Institute, with a focus on novel therapeutics and...view more

Brendan Jacka completed his PhD at the Kirby Institute and was awarded Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC) post-doctorate fellowship which he undertook at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) before moving to Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Jacka is a Senior Research Associate in the Therapeutics and Vaccines Research Program (TVRP) of the Kirby Institute, with a focus on novel therapeutics and models of care for treatment of infectious diseases in marginalised communities.

 


My Qualifications

BSc (Hons)

MSc

PhD


My Research Activities

  • Clinical & public health epidemiology
  • New models of care, including point of care diagnostics and patient navigator protocols
  • Randomized clinical trials, observational studies, public health surveillance
  • Trauma and distress among professional and layperson first responders
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