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The Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap Ontario Team

The Roadmap is delivered through a co-led partnership between CATIE and VIRCAN, combining strengths in knowledge sharing, clinical expertise, research, and system change. Together, we support a growing network of healthcare providers, community organizations, and system partners working toward hepatitis C elimination.

What we do

The Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap Ontario is a collaborative, multi-sector initiative that to end hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. 

The Roadmap team is working to drive population-based strategies, improves access to testing, care, and treatment, addresses policy and system barriers, and to foster strong cross-sector collaboration. 

Team

Implementation of the Ontario Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap is supported and guided by a Core Roadmap Team:

Mia Biondi, PhD, NP-PHC, Director of Implementation, 
Viral Hepatitis Care Network

Melisa Dickie, Director, Hepatitis C and Harm Reduction Knowledge Mobilization, CATIE

Jordan Feld, M.D., Director, Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, University Health Network, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

Heidi Hay, Advisor, Wellesley Group

Christopher Hoy, Associate Director, Ontario Hepatitis C and Harm Reduction Programming, CATIE

Bernadette Lettner, RN, Lead, Clinical Training, Guidance and Monitoring, Hepatitis C Elimination

Kate Palbom, Lead, Engagement and Secretariat, Hepatitis C Elimination

Contact us

Kate Palbom

System engagement, communications, and government partnerships.

Bernadette Lettner

Clinical guidance, provider engagement, data and monitoring, and mentoring and adoption.

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