Publications by authors named "Miranda Surjadi"
In the United States, approximately one half of individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) are not aware of their status. Current HCV treatment is highly successful and is associated with a decrease in all-cause mortality. Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are often the sole health care providers at worksites and have a unique opportunity to provide HCV education, screening, and linkage to care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic Hepatitis C Screening, Evaluation, and Treatment Update in the Age of Direct-Acting Antivirals.
Workplace Health Saf
June 2018
Article Synopsis
- * CDC guidelines suggest screening all individuals born between 1945 and 1965 for HCV, creating a chance for outreach and education at work for employees and their families.
- * With the advent of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) that can cure HCV, occupational health nurses can play a crucial role in identifying, educating, and connecting infected individuals to treatment options.
Background & Aims: Formal Hepatitis C virus (HCV) education improves HCV knowledge but the impact on treatment uptake and outcome is not well described. We aimed to evaluate the impact of formal HCV patient education on primary provider-specialist HCV comanagement and treatment.
Methods: Primary care providers within the San Francisco safety-net health care system were surveyed and the records of HCV-infected patients before and after institution of a formal HCV education class by liver specialty (2006-2011) were reviewed retrospectively.
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) knowledge is limited in injection drug users (IDU). Vulnerable populations including IDUs are disproportionally affected by HCV. Effective HCV education can potentially reduce disparity in HCV prevalence and its outcome in this population.
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