Conversations with BC Hepatitis Network

In our Season 1 finale of Conversations with BC Hepatitis Network, we talk to Cheryl Reitz and Joan King of HepCBC, a nonprofit that operated from 1996 to 2020. HepCBC was started and run by a group …

Shelley has lived experience of cirrhosis and received a liver transplant in 2021. Cirrhosis has many causes, including liver scarring (fibrosis) caused by viral hepatitis, genetics, immune system is…

Dr. Naveed Janjua is an epidemiologist and senior scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Publ…

Nance Cunningham is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in the Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine program.

In this part 2 of Nance's interview, we learn more about Nance'…

Nance Cunningham is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in the Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine program.

In part 1 of our conversation with Nance, we learn about Nance…

Wendy is a person with lived experience of the hepatitis B virus, also known as HBV. In this interview, she shares with us about learning she had HBV, how HBV can be passed (learn more here), her mom…

Dr. Sofia Bartlett works with the BC Centre for Disease Control. At the time of this interview, she was a postdoctoral researcher, though as of 2022 she is the Senior Scientist for STBBIs. Dr. Bartle…

Daryl Luster has lived experience of hepatitis C and is the Peer Programs Lead at BC Hepatitis Network, as well as supporting people affected by HCV on our helpline, Help4Hep BC. Daryl shares about h…

Lesley Gallagher is a hepatitis C nurse working in Vancouver, BC and Saskatoon, SK. Lesley shares how she began working with people who have hepatitis C, about the role of support groups, and about t…

Deb Schmitz is the Executive Director of the BC Hepatitis Network (known at the time of this recording as the Pacific Hepatitis C Network). Deb shares about her start in community-based HIV/AIDS work…

Conversations with BC Hepatitis Network will be a place where we talk viral hepatitis and learn about the work and experiences of people in our community: people with lived experience, scientists and…