Katherine W Kooij
Biographic Data
| ID | 1734200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine W Kooij |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine W |
| FAMILY NAME | Kooij |
| SIGNATURE | KOOIJ K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9530-5728 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
HIV and drug overdose
Drug toxicity and overdose remain major public health concerns in British Columbia (BC), with People Living With HIV (PLWH) experiencing disproportionately high rates of nonfatal and fatal overdose due to intersecting social and structural inequities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these vulnerabilities and introduced challenges that impacted health care delivery and prevention efforts, with lasting repercussions. This qualitative study explor…
Leaving the emergency department before treatment completion among people with and without HIV with a suspected overdose in British Columbia, Canada
Leaving the emergency department (ED) before treatment completion (LBTC) - either without being seen by a physician or against medical advice - is common in substance use-related presentations and associated with adverse outcomes. We assessed determinants and outcomes of LBTC among people with and without HIV (PWH, PWoH) attending an ED with a suspected overdose between 2012-2020 in British Columbia, Canada, using linked administrative data. We i…
Enhancing identification of suspected unregulated drug toxicity deaths in administrative health records
Accurate and timely cause of death information is important for public health monitoring. In recent years, deaths with an unknown/ill-defined underlying cause have increased markedly in Canada, particularly in British Columbia (BC), among people living with HIV (PWH) in concert with the 2016 unregulated drug toxicity crisis. Using a case study of PWH in BC, who are disproportionately affected, we examined all deaths occurring between 2015 – 2020 …
Experiences of violence and hospitalization rates among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
People living with HIV (PLWH) in Canada experience high rates of interpersonal violence which may lead to adverse health outcomes that require hospitalization. Using self-reported data on experiences of violence linked to administrative health data on hospitalizations, we used Poisson regression modelling to examine and compare the associations between experiences of violence (recent [in the past 6 months], non-recent [>6 months ago], or none) an…
Difference in healthcare utilization trends associated with suicide death in people living with and without HIV in British Columbia, Canada, from 1998 to 2020
People living with HIV (PLWH) face disproportionate rates of suicide death despite improvements in quality of life with antiretroviral therapy. Effective preventative efforts necessitate an understanding of healthcare utilization trends prior to suicide death for PLWH to facilitate the identification of areas for improvement in screening and prevention. The present study aimed to identify patterns of healthcare utilization in PLWH who died by sui…
Removing barriers to care
Housing matters
Impact of Substance Use and Mood/Anxiety Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care in British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2019
Tobacco smoking and HIV-related immunologic and virologic response among individuals of the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (Canoc)
We assessed the relationship between tobacco smoking and immunologic and virologic response among people living with HIV (PLWH) initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (CANOC). Positive immunologic and virologic response, respectively, were defined as ≥50 cells/mm3 CD4 count increase (CD4+) and viral suppression ≤50 copies/mL (VL+) within 6 months of cART initiation. Using multinomial regressi…
Tobacco smoking and HIV-related immunologic and virologic response among individuals of the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (Canoc)
We assessed the relationship between tobacco smoking and immunologic and virologic response among people living with HIV (PLWH) initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (CANOC). Positive immunologic and virologic response, respectively, were defined as ≥50 cells/mm3 CD4 count increase (CD4+) and viral suppression ≤50 copies/mL (VL+) within 6 months of cART initiation. Using multinomial regressi…
Impact of Substance Use and Mood/Anxiety Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care in British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2019
Experiences of violence and hospitalization rates among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
People living with HIV (PLWH) in Canada experience high rates of interpersonal violence which may lead to adverse health outcomes that require hospitalization. Using self-reported data on experiences of violence linked to administrative health data on hospitalizations, we used Poisson regression modelling to examine and compare the associations between experiences of violence (recent [in the past 6 months], non-recent [>6 months ago], or none) an…
Difference in healthcare utilization trends associated with suicide death in people living with and without HIV in British Columbia, Canada, from 1998 to 2020
People living with HIV (PLWH) face disproportionate rates of suicide death despite improvements in quality of life with antiretroviral therapy. Effective preventative efforts necessitate an understanding of healthcare utilization trends prior to suicide death for PLWH to facilitate the identification of areas for improvement in screening and prevention. The present study aimed to identify patterns of healthcare utilization in PLWH who died by sui…
Removing barriers to care
Housing matters
HIV and drug overdose
Drug toxicity and overdose remain major public health concerns in British Columbia (BC), with People Living With HIV (PLWH) experiencing disproportionately high rates of nonfatal and fatal overdose due to intersecting social and structural inequities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these vulnerabilities and introduced challenges that impacted health care delivery and prevention efforts, with lasting repercussions. This qualitative study explor…
Leaving the emergency department before treatment completion among people with and without HIV with a suspected overdose in British Columbia, Canada
Leaving the emergency department (ED) before treatment completion (LBTC) - either without being seen by a physician or against medical advice - is common in substance use-related presentations and associated with adverse outcomes. We assessed determinants and outcomes of LBTC among people with and without HIV (PWH, PWoH) attending an ED with a suspected overdose between 2012-2020 in British Columbia, Canada, using linked administrative data. We i…
Enhancing identification of suspected unregulated drug toxicity deaths in administrative health records
Accurate and timely cause of death information is important for public health monitoring. In recent years, deaths with an unknown/ill-defined underlying cause have increased markedly in Canada, particularly in British Columbia (BC), among people living with HIV (PWH) in concert with the 2016 unregulated drug toxicity crisis. Using a case study of PWH in BC, who are disproportionately affected, we examined all deaths occurring between 2015 – 2020 …
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Public health (3 works)