Laurie Ireland
Biographic Data
| ID | 6775570 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurie Ireland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurie |
| FAMILY NAME | Ireland |
| SIGNATURE | IRELAND L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nine Circles Community Health Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9036-3854 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Trauma, empowerment, and resilience
Introduction: Canada has endorsed the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) target to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. However, Canada has reported increases in HIV diagnoses for five consecutive years since 2019, with Manitoba's provincial rates three times the national average. This study examines mental health factors that may impact engagement in care among people living with HIV in Manitoba. Methods: For this qualitative study, 32…
Service providers’ perspectives on facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada
Background: We aimed to identify facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada from service providers' perspectives. Methods: This study is a component of a participatory action research study examining the interrelatedness of houselessness, substance use and other factors on HIV care. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 27 HIV service providers in Manitoba (Canada). Interviews were transcribed, co…
Barriers and recommendations for harm reduction services among people living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada
Introduction: In 2022, the province of Manitoba, Canada, recorded its highest increases in substance-related deaths and new HIV diagnoses. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated access barriers to harm reduction services across the country. Given the intertwined relationship between HIV and injection substance use, we sought to better understand People Living with HIV's (PLHIV) access barriers to harm reduction services, and recommendations for improv…
A prospective multi-site study to evaluate the performance and usability of an oral fluid-based HIV self-test in Canada
Overall, 951 participants were recruited and consented with 911 available for all analyses. With respect to sociodemographics: 84% of participants were between 18-45 years of age, 73% had at least a college education, 48% were Cis-male, 45% were employed; and 26% identified as White, 23% as African, Caribbean or Black, 5% as Indigenous [First Nations, Métis or Inuit], 33% as Asian, and 6% as LatinX. Primary efficacy analysis on the 911 who comple…
Identifying barriers to integrated and equitable care for older adults from minority groups leading to potentially avoidable emergency department visits
Introduction: Emergency departments (ED) around the world are overcrowded and wait times are long. Many ED visits could be avoided if patients’ needs could be met in a more appropriate care setting. Yet, patients, especially older adults from minority linguistic and ethno-cultural groups, continue to experience multiple and intersecting systemic and structural barriers to accessing equitable and culturally safe care. Our team has shown that when …
An observed, prospective field study to evaluate the performance and acceptance of a blood-based HIV self-test in Canada
The addition of a regulatory-approved self-test into the Canadian HIV testing landscape could significantly increase HIV testing rates. Having a blood-based HIV self-test approved in Canada can offer an accurate, acceptable, and simple alternative to facility-based HIV testing, particularly when impacted by Coronavirus pandemic restrictions
Prior history of testing for syphilis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C among a population-based cohort of HIV-positive individuals and their HIV-negative controls
Understanding patterns of serological testing for hepatitis B & C, and syphilis among HIV-positive individuals, prior to HIV diagnosis, can inform HIV diagnosis, engagement and prevention strategies. This was a population-based, retrospective analysis of prior serological testing among HIV-positive individuals in Manitoba, Canada. HIV cases were age-, sex- and region-matched to HIV-negative controls at a 1:5 ratio. Conditional logistic regression…
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Prior history of testing for syphilis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C among a population-based cohort of HIV-positive individuals and their HIV-negative controls
Understanding patterns of serological testing for hepatitis B & C, and syphilis among HIV-positive individuals, prior to HIV diagnosis, can inform HIV diagnosis, engagement and prevention strategies. This was a population-based, retrospective analysis of prior serological testing among HIV-positive individuals in Manitoba, Canada. HIV cases were age-, sex- and region-matched to HIV-negative controls at a 1:5 ratio. Conditional logistic regression…
An observed, prospective field study to evaluate the performance and acceptance of a blood-based HIV self-test in Canada
The addition of a regulatory-approved self-test into the Canadian HIV testing landscape could significantly increase HIV testing rates. Having a blood-based HIV self-test approved in Canada can offer an accurate, acceptable, and simple alternative to facility-based HIV testing, particularly when impacted by Coronavirus pandemic restrictions
Service providers’ perspectives on facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada
Background: We aimed to identify facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada from service providers' perspectives. Methods: This study is a component of a participatory action research study examining the interrelatedness of houselessness, substance use and other factors on HIV care. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 27 HIV service providers in Manitoba (Canada). Interviews were transcribed, co…
Barriers and recommendations for harm reduction services among people living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada
Introduction: In 2022, the province of Manitoba, Canada, recorded its highest increases in substance-related deaths and new HIV diagnoses. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated access barriers to harm reduction services across the country. Given the intertwined relationship between HIV and injection substance use, we sought to better understand People Living with HIV's (PLHIV) access barriers to harm reduction services, and recommendations for improv…
A prospective multi-site study to evaluate the performance and usability of an oral fluid-based HIV self-test in Canada
Overall, 951 participants were recruited and consented with 911 available for all analyses. With respect to sociodemographics: 84% of participants were between 18-45 years of age, 73% had at least a college education, 48% were Cis-male, 45% were employed; and 26% identified as White, 23% as African, Caribbean or Black, 5% as Indigenous [First Nations, Métis or Inuit], 33% as Asian, and 6% as LatinX. Primary efficacy analysis on the 911 who comple…
Identifying barriers to integrated and equitable care for older adults from minority groups leading to potentially avoidable emergency department visits
Introduction: Emergency departments (ED) around the world are overcrowded and wait times are long. Many ED visits could be avoided if patients’ needs could be met in a more appropriate care setting. Yet, patients, especially older adults from minority linguistic and ethno-cultural groups, continue to experience multiple and intersecting systemic and structural barriers to accessing equitable and culturally safe care. Our team has shown that when …
Trauma, empowerment, and resilience
Introduction: Canada has endorsed the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) target to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. However, Canada has reported increases in HIV diagnoses for five consecutive years since 2019, with Manitoba's provincial rates three times the national average. This study examines mental health factors that may impact engagement in care among people living with HIV in Manitoba. Methods: For this qualitative study, 32…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · HIV Research and Treatment (2 works)