Improving Access to Care by Allowing Self-Referral to a Hepatitis C Clinic | Zendy

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Improving Access to Care by Allowing Self-Referral to a Hepatitis C Clinic

Author(s) -

Karen Doucette,

Vicki Robson,

Stephen D. Shafran,

Dennis Kunimoto

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2009/216903

Subject(s) - medicine , referral , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , liver biopsy , family medicine , biopsy , immunology , virus

Estimates suggest that more than 250,000 Canadians are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), but less than 10% have been treated. Access to specialists in Canada is usually via health care professional (HCP) referral and, therefore, may be a barrier to HCV care. However, clinics that operate in conjunction with the Hepatitis Support Program, Edmonton, Alberta, allow self-referral. It is hypothesized that this improves access to care without increasing inappropriate referrals.

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