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, 2019, 'THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED SUBSTITUTIONS (RASS) IN "UNUSUAL" HCV SUBTYPES', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 77A - 78A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653500117&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'SHORT COURSE DURATION SOFOSBUVIR/VELPATASVIR IS INFERIOR TO STANDARD DURATION THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF RECENTLY ACQUIRED HCV INFECTION: RESULTS FROM REACT STUDY', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 1487A - 1488A, presented at 70th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000500824000056&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'HEPATITIS C VIRUS CASCADE OF CARE AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH HCV TESTING AND TREATMENT IN AUSTRALIA', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S48 - S48, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100120&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'HEPATITIS C VIRUS REINFECTION FOLLOWING ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE OR INJECT DRUGS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S50 - S51, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100127&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'SYMPOSIUM: ENHANCING HEPATITIS C CARE AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S8 - S9, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'Improved survival after hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis in the direct-acting antiviral therapy era in New South Wales, Australia', in JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 34, pp. 82 - 82, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000483843100132&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'Hepatitis C virus reinfection following antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, AUSTRIA, Vienna, Vol. 70, pp. E733 - E733, presented at International Liver Congress / 54th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), AUSTRIA, Vienna, 10 April 2019 - 14 April 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000463481703223&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'Reinfection following successful HCV DAA therapy among people with recent injecting drug use', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, AUSTRIA, Vienna, Vol. 70, pp. E732 - E733, presented at International Liver Congress / 54th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), AUSTRIA, Vienna, 10 April 2019 - 14 April 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000463481703222&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2019, 'PERCEPTIONS OF EXTENDED-RELEASE BUPRENORPHINE INJECTIONS FOR OPIOID DEPENDENCE PRIOR TO AVAILABILITY IN AUSTRALIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF PEOPLE WHO USE OPIOIDS REGULARLY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S63 - S64
, 2019, 'PS-070-Uptake of testing, linkage to care, and treatment for hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Australia: The ETHOS Engage study', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, Vol. 70, pp. e42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0618-8278(19)30076-3
, 2018, 'HCV Reinfection and Injecting Risk Behavior Following Elbasvir/Grazoprevir Treatment in Patients on Opioid Agonist Therapy: Co-STAR Part B', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, CA, San Francisco, Vol. 68, pp. 35A - 35A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, CA, San Francisco, 09 November 2018 - 13 November 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000446020500053&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'NON-FATAL OVERDOSE PREVALENCE AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS - A MULTI-STAGE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RECENT EVIDENCE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 37, pp. S23 - S23, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000449495000060&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'Estimating the number of people who inject drugs and the coverage of harm reduction services in Canada', in JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS, WILEY, CANADA, Toronto, Vol. 25, pp. 131 - 131, presented at 16th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases (ISVHLD), CANADA, Toronto, 14 June 2018 - 17 June 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000435101000220&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in People with Recent Injecting Drug Use (Simplify): An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase 4, Multicentre Trial', in HEROIN ADDICTION AND RELATED CLINICAL PROBLEMS, PACINI EDITORE, Vol. 20, pp. 14 - 14, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000440974900004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'Sofosbuvir-Based Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies for Hcv in People Receiving Opioid Substitution Therapy: An Analysis of Phase 3 Studies', in HEROIN ADDICTION AND RELATED CLINICAL PROBLEMS, PACINI EDITORE, Vol. 20, pp. 13 - 14, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000440974900003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'Comparing the prevention gains of different treatment strategies at the global, regional, and country level: a modelling study', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, FRANCE, Paris, Vol. 68, pp. S179 - S180, presented at International Liver Congress (ILC), FRANCE, Paris, 11 April 2018 - 15 April 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000461068600354&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'The contribution of injecting drug use to Hepatitis C virus transmission globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, FRANCE, Paris, Vol. 68, pp. S179 - S179, presented at International Liver Congress (ILC), FRANCE, Paris, 11 April 2018 - 15 April 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000461068600353&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2018, 'TARGET3D: high efficacy of 8 weeks paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir and dasabuvir among people with recent genotype 1 HCV infection', in HIV MEDICINE, WILEY, Vol. 19, pp. S151 - S152, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000430174700440&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SOFOSBUVIR/VELPATASVIR IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND RECENT INJECTING DRUG USE: THE SIMPLIFY STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 36, pp. 34 - 34, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424000500085&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'SYMPOSIUM: IMPLEMENTING ELIMINATION STRATEGIES - INCREASE UPTAKE OF HEPATITIS C TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 36, pp. 16 - 16, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424000500035&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'Shortened therapy of 8 weeks duration with paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir and dasabuvir is highly effective in people with acute and recent genotype 1 HCV infection: The TARGET3D Study', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, DC, Washington, Vol. 66, pp. 574A - 575A, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, DC, Washington, 20 October 2017 - 24 October 2017
, 2017, 'Adherence to Pangenotypic Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir Treatment and SVR12 in HCV-infected Patients: An Integrated Analysis of the Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Program', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, DC, Washington, Vol. 66, pp. 114A - 115A, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, DC, Washington, 20 October 2017 - 24 October 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000412089800199&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'Safety and Efficacy of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1-6 and Recent Drug Use', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, DC, Washington, Vol. 66, pp. 636A - 637A, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, DC, Washington, 20 October 2017 - 24 October 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000412089801323&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in people with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and recent injecting drug use: the SIMPLIFY study', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, Vol. 66, pp. S513 - S513, presented at International Liver Congress / 52nd Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 19 April 2017 - 23 April 2017
, 2017, 'SOF/VEL/VOX for 8 or 12 weeks is well tolerated and results in high SVR12 rates in patients receiving opioid substitution therapy', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, Vol. 66, pp. S513 - S514, presented at International Liver Congress / 52nd Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 19 April 2017 - 23 April 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000401056601272&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'LBP-505 Restrictions for reimbursement of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapies for HCV infection in Europe', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, Vol. 66, pp. s95 - s96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(17)30450-6
, 2017, 'O12 Australia could meet the WHO HCV elimination targets if the current rollout of DAA treatment is continued', in Journal of Virus Eradication, Elsevier, Vol. 3, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30895-5
, 2017, 'SAT-207 Hepatitis C virus core antigen and dried blood spots as simplified hepatitis C virus diagnostic tools', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, Vol. 66, pp. s710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(17)31901-3
, 2017, 'THU-303 Systematic review & expert guidance on methods for sequencing of hepatitis C virus for detection of direct-acting antiviral resistance', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, Vol. 66, pp. s323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(17)30970-4
, 2016, 'HCV reinfection and injecting risk behavior following elbasvir/grazoprevir treatment in patients on opioid agonist therapy: Co-STAR Three Year Follow-up Study', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 64, pp. 431A - 431A, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD), MA, Boston, 11 November 2016 - 15 November 2016
, 2016, 'EXPOSURE TO OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY FOLLOWING HEPATITIS C NOTIFICATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVISION OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPIES IN DRUG TREATMENT SETTINGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 48 - 48
, 2016, 'SOFOSBUVIR/LEDIPASVIR WITH AND WITHOUT RIBAVIRIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1 INFECTION RECEIVING OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY: PHASE 3 ION TRAILS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 40 - 41
, 2016, 'A LIVER HEALTH PROMOTION INTERVENTION INTEGRATING NON-INVASIVE LIVER DISEASE SCREENING IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL SETTINGS: THE LIVERLIFE STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 40 - 40
, 2016, 'FRI-184 Incidence of HCV Reinfection among Treated Individuals with Recently Acquired Infection', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, Vol. 64, pp. s620 - s621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(16)01152-1
, 2016, 'FRI-417 Does Alcohol Dependency Explain Differences in Rates of Decompensated Cirrhosis among People with a Hepatitis C Notification? An International Comparison', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, Vol. 64, pp. s462 - s463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(16)00776-5
, 2015, 'P0883 : Treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in the opioid substitution setting: The ethos study', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, AUSTRIA, Vienna, Vol. 62, pp. s673, presented at 50th International Liver Congress of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, AUSTRIA, Vienna, 22 April 2015 - 26 April 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(15)31085-0
Reports
, 2023, Australia’s progress towards hepatitis C elimination: Annual Report 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/4d4f-5n41
, 2023, Considerations for delivering extended-release buprenorphine for opioid dependence in Australia: Preliminary lessons from the Community Long-Acting Buprenorphine (CoLAB) trial, NATIONAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, 2020, RANDWICK, 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/zemp-dx93
, 2022, Australia's progress towards hepatitis C elimination: annual report 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/ge22-aq55
, 2022, Time periods of altered risk for severe injection drug use-associated skin and soft-tissue infections: protocol for a self-controlled case series in New South Wales, Australia, 2001-2018, UCL Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/000.rp.10157481, http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/000.rp.10157481
, 2021, Progress towards hepatitis C elimination among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia: monitoring and evaluation report, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/progress-towards-hepatitis-c-elimination-among-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people
, 2020, Australia’s progress towards hepatitis C elimination: annual report 2020, Burnet Institute and Kirby Institute, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28056, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/australias-progress-towards-hepatitis-c-elimination-annual-report-2020
, 2019, Self-report and serological HCV status amongst people who inject drugs in NSW and ACT, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Drug Trends Bulletin August 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5d788a487ac61, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/4.%20DBS%20and%20HCV%20self%20report%20bulletin.pdf
, 2019, Australia’s progress towards hepatitis C elimination: annual report 2019, Burnet Institute and Kirby Institute, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28055, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/australias-progress-towards-hepatitis-c-elimination-annual-report-2019
, 2017, 2017 Estimates and Projections of the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic in NSW: Summary Report, Sydney: Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Theses / Dissertations
, 2021, Elimination of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Australia
, 2017, Molecular epidemiology of recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection in Australia
Preprints
, 2022, Hepatitis C Virus Transmission Dynamics in a Global Cohort of Men Who Have Sex with Men with Recently Acquired Infection, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4125248
, 2022, Optimizing Point-of-Care Testing Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Australia: A Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4267510
, 2022, Optimizing Point-of-Care Testing Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Australia: A Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4267527