By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Small W; Lawlor J; Wood E; Shannon K; Kerr T; Maher L, 2013, 'Injection drug users' involvement in drug dealing in the downtown eastside of Vancouver: Social organization and systemic violence', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.03.006

Sugden PB; Pham TNQ; Ratnarajah S; Cameron B; Bull R; White PA; Michalak TI; Lloyd AR, 2013, 'Rare occurrence of occult hepatitis C virus in apparently uninfected injecting drug users: a two‐centre, masked, case–control study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 20, pp. 725 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12098

Kwon JA; Anderson J; Kerr CC; Thein HH; Zhang L; Iversen J; Dore GJ; Kaldor JM; Law MG; Maher L; Wilson DP, 2012, 'Estimating the cost-effectiveness of needle-syringe programs in Australia', AIDS, 26, pp. 2201 - 2210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283578b5d

Deacon RM; Topp L; Wand H; Day CA; Rodgers C; Haber PS; Van Beek I; Maher L, 2012, 'Correlates of susceptibility to hepatitis b among people who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Urban Health, 89, pp. 769 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9680-z

Couture MC; Page K; Stein ES; Sansothy N; Sichan K; Kaldor J; Evans JL; Maher L; Palefsky J, 2012, 'Cervical human papillomavirus infection among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: prevalence, genotypes, risk factors and association with HIV infection', BMC Infectious Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-166

Wand H; Falster K; Wilson D; Law M; Maher L, 2012, 'Disproportionate impact of combination antiretroviral therapy on AIDS incidence in Australia: Results from a modified back-projection model', AIDS and Behavior, 16, pp. 360 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9969-z

Dray A; Perez P; Moore DD; Dietze P; Bammer G; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Green RL; Hudson SL; Maher L, 2012, 'Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 148 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.018

Couture MC; Evans J; Sothy NS; Stein ES; Sichan K; Maher L; Page K, 2012, 'Correlates of amphetamine-type stimulant use and associations with HIV-related risks among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 120, pp. 119 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.07.005

Wand HC; Iversen J; Wilson DP; Topp LJ; Maher LS, 2012, 'Developing and validating a scoring tool for identifying people who inject drugs at increased risk of hepatitis C virus infection', BMJ Open, 2, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000387

Currie B; Iversen J; Mahar L, 2012, 'Drug injection trends among participants in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey, 2007-2011', Drug trends bulletin, October Supplement, pp. 1 - 4, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/drug-injection-trends-among-participants-australian-needle-and-syringe-program-survey-2007

Grebely J; Prins M; Hellard M; Cox AL; Osburn WO; Lauer G; Page K; Lloyd AR; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2012, 'Hepatitis C virus clearance, reinfection, and persistence, with insights from studies of injecting drug users: towards a vaccine', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 408 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70010-5

Maher L; Wand HC, 2012, 'Hepatitis C virus transmission in people who inject drugs: Swabs may not be the main culprit', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205, pp. 1892 - 1892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis286

Walsh N; Maher L, 2012, 'HIV and viral hepatitis C coinfection in people who inject drugs: Implications of new direct acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus treatment.', Current opinion in HIV & AIDS, 7, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/COH.0b013e328354131e

Iversen J; Topp LJ; Wand HC; Maher L, 2012, 'Individual-level syringe coverage among Needle and Syringe Program attendees in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 122, pp. 195 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.09.030

Maher L; Walsh N, 2012, 'Injecting drug use and HIV', Current opinion in HIV & AIDS, 7, pp. 317 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/COH.0b013e3283541f3f

Park J; White BA; Bates A; Liao L; Maher L; Enriquez J, 2012, 'Motivators and barriers influencing willingness to participate in candidate HCV vaccine trials: Perspectives of people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123, pp. 35 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.10.009

Olsen A; Banwell C; Dance PR; Maher L, 2012, 'Positive health beliefs and behaviours in the midst of difficult lives: Women who inject drugs.', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 312 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.01.003

Perez P; Dray A; Dietze P; Bammer G; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Green RL; Hudson SL; Maher L, 2012, 'SimAmph: An agent-based simulation model for exploring the use of psychostimulants and related harm amongst young Australians', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 62 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.017

Harris MI; Treloar C; Maher L, 2012, 'Staying safe from hepatitis C: Engaging with multiple priorities.', Qualitative Health Research, 22, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732311420579

Maher L, 2012, 'Tackling hepatitis C in Australia: the third national strategy.', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 172 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70355-3

Kab V; Evans J; Sansothy N; Stein ES; Claude-couture M; Maher L; Page K, 2012, 'Testing for amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use to ascertain validity of self-reported ATS use among young female sex workers in Cambodia.', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-7-11

Vickerman P; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Sacks-davis R; Page K; Thomas DL; Osburn WO; Cox AL; Aitken CL; Hickman M; Hellard M; Maher L, 2012, 'The more you look, the more you find: Effects of hepatitis C virus testing interval on reinfection incidence and clearance and implications for future vaccine study design', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205, pp. 1342 - 1350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis213

Dung TC; HiEn N; Nga PT; Dinh PN; Seale H; MacIntyre CR; Maher L; Phuong N; Dwyer D, 2012, 'Use of cloth masks among healthcare workers in hospitals in Hanoi', Vietnamese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22, pp. 104 - 110

Olsen A, 2012, 'Young Indigenous Australian’s sexually transmitted infection prevention practices: A Community-based Participatory Research project', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 22, pp. 519 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.1134

Topp L; Day C; Wand H; Deacon R; Van Beek I; Haber P; Shanahan M; Rodgers C; Maher L, 2011, 'A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE HEPATITIS B VACCINATION UPTAKE AND COMPLETION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN AUSTRALIA', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 30, pp. 86 - 87, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297019700266&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Maher L; Phlong P; Mooney-Somers J; Keo S; Stein E; Couture MC; Page K, 2011, 'Amphetamine-type stimulant use and HIV/STI risk behaviour among young female sex workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, pp. 203 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.01.003

Jauncey ME; Van Beek IA; Salmon AM; Maher L, 2011, 'Bipartisan support for Australia’s supervised injecting facility: a decade in the making.', Medical Journal of Australia, 195, pp. 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja11.10815

Topp L; Day CA; Iversen J; Wand H; Maher L, 2011, 'Fifteen years of HIV surveillance among people who inject drugs: the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey 1995-2009', AIDS, 25, pp. 835 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834412cc

Ward J; Topp L; Iversen J; Wand H; Akre SP; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2011, 'Higher HCV antibody prevalence among Indigenous clients of needle and syringe programs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35, pp. 421 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00743.x

Deacon RM; Wand H; Stelzer-Braid S; Treloar C; Maher L, 2011, 'Improving surveillance for acute hepatitis C', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 35, pp. 16 - 20, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=057496644726691;res=IELHEA

Mooney-Somers J; Olsen A; Erick W; Scott R; Akee A; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2011, 'Learning from the past: Young Indigenous people's accounts of bloodborne viral and sexually transmitted infections as resilience narratives', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 13, pp. 173 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2010.520742

Maher L; Mooney-Somers J; Phlong P; Couture MC; Stein E; Evans J; Cockroft M; Sansothy N; Nemoto T; Page K, 2011, 'Selling sex in unsafe spaces: sex work risk environments in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.', Harm Reduction Journal, 8, pp. 30, http://harmreductionjournal.com/content/8/1/30

Couture MC; Sansothy N; Sapphon V; Phal S; Sichan K; Stein E; Evans J; Maher L; Kaldor J; Vun MC; Page K, 2011, 'Young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, have high incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and amphetamine-type stimulant use: New challenges to HIV prevention and risk', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182000e47

Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 21, pp. 69 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10007

Maher L; White B; Donald A; Bates A; Enriquez J; Pham S; Liao L, 2010, 'Using ethnographic fieldwork to inform hepatitis C vaccine preparedness studies with people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 194 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.04.004

Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users.', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 21, pp. 69 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10007

Treloar C; Newland J; Harris M; Deacon R; Maher L, 2010, 'A diagnosis of hepatitis C: Insights from a study on patient’s experiences.', Australian Family Physician, 39, pp. 589 - 592, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201008/201008treloar.pdf

Mahajan TD; Hooker R; Maher L; Brown G; Reimold A, 2010, 'Abatacept Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Setting of Hepatitis C Infection', JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 16, pp. 332 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/rhu.0b013e3181f4cd92

Maher L; White B; Hellard M; Madden A; Prins M; Kerr T; Page K, 2010, 'Candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials and people who inject drugs: Challenges and opportunities', Vaccine, 28, pp. 7273 - 7278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.08.085

Treloar C; Byron P; Mccann P; Maher L, 2010, 'Fitness for duty: social, organisational and structural influences on the design and conduct of candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials involving people who inject drugs', Vaccine, 28, pp. 5228 - 5236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.05.064

Iversen J; Wand H; Gonnermann A; Maher L, 2010, 'Gender differences in hepatitis C antibody prevalence and risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs in Australia 1998-2008', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 471 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.004

Day C; White B; Dore G; Van Beek I; Rodgers C; Cunningham P; Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'Hepatitis B virus among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: Prevalence, vaccination and knowledge of status', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108, pp. 134 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.013

Bryant J; Topp L; Hopwood MN; Iversen J; Treloar C; Maher L, 2010, 'Is point of access to needles and syringes related to needle sharing? Comparing data collected from pharmacies and needle and syringe programs in south east Sydney', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 364 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00154.x

Topp L; Hudson S; Maher L, 2010, 'Mental health symptoms among street-based psychostimulant injectors in Sydney's Kings Cross', Substance Use and Misuse, 45, pp. 1180 - 1200, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826080903443586

Coupland HK; Maher L, 2010, 'Notions of injecting drug users' candidacy for hepatitis C treatment: Conflicting provider, patient and public health perspectives.', Contemporary Drug Problems, 37, pp. 549 - 573

Higgs P; Maher L, 2010, 'Older injectors: An emerging and under-recognised public health issue', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 233 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00199.x

Nathani J; Iversen J; Shying K; Byrne J; Maher L, 2010, 'Qualitative accounts of needle and syringe cleaning techniques among people who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 413 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00165.x

Salmon A; Van Beek I; Amin J; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2010, 'The impact of a supervised injecting facility on ambulance call-outs in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 105, pp. 676 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02837.x

Wand H; Spiegelman D; Law M; Jalaludin B; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2009, 'Estimating population attributable risk for hepatitis C seroconversion in injecting drug users in Australia: Implications for prevention policy and planning', Addiction, 104, pp. 2049 - 2056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02704.x

Bryant J; Topp L; Hopwood M; Iversen J; Treloar C; Maher L, 2009, 'IS POINT OF ACCESS TO NEEDLES AND SYRINGES RELATED TO NEEDLE SHARING? COMPARING DATA COLLECTED FROM PHARMACIES AND NEEDLE AND SYRINGE PROGRAMS IN SOUTH EAST SYDNEY', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 28, pp. A7 - A7, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270916300022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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