The 3rd Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: Expanding Care in the Interferon-Free Era

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Main Authors: Sonya A MacParland, Marc Bilodeau, Jason Grebely, Julie Bruneau, Curtis Cooper, Marina Klein, Selena M Sagan, Norma Choucha, Louise Balfour, Frank Bialystok, Mel Krajden, Jennifer Raven, Eve Roberts, Rodney Russell, Michael Houghton, D Lorne Tyrrell, Jordan J Feld
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2014
• Subjects: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology; RC799-869; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/704919; https://doaj.org/article/2476bb3e96734802921ca6a8e3bc7b10

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) currently infects approximately 250,000 individuals in Canada and causes more years of life lost than any other infectious disease in the country. In August 2011, new therapies were approved by Health Canada that have achieved higher response rates among those treated, but ar...