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Paul MacPherson
Researcher at Ottawa Hospital
Publications - 80
Citations - 1487
Paul MacPherson is an academic researcher from Ottawa Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Men who have sex with men & Syphilis. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 76 publications receiving 1216 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul MacPherson include St. Paul's Hospital & University of Toronto.
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Canadian guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis
Darrell H. S. Tan,Mark Hull,Deborah Yoong,Cécile Tremblay,Patrick O'Byrne,Réjean Thomas,Julie Kille,Jean-Guy Baril,Joseph Cox,Pierre Giguère,Marianne Harris,Christine A. Hughes,Paul MacPherson,Shannon O’Donnell,Joss Reimer,Ameeta E. Singh,Lisa Barrett,Isaac I. Bogoch,Jody Jollimore,Gilles Lambert,Bertrand Lebouché,Gila Metz,Tim Rogers,Stephen D. Shafran +23 more
TL;DR: PrEP and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis are two important strategies for preventing HIV that should be considered standard of care and considered integrated prevention programs in Canada.
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Interleukin-7 receptor expression on CD8(+) T cells is reduced in HIV infection and partially restored with effective antiretroviral therapy.
TL;DR: The correlation between virologic suppression and apparent CD127 recovery suggests that essential cytokine signaling pathways may be restored with sustained inhibition of viral replication.
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The Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis-Stigma Paradox: Learning from Canada's First Wave of PrEP Users
TL;DR: The authors conducted small focus groups and individual qualitative interviews with 16 gay men in Toronto who were part of the first wave of Canadian PrEP users, who accessed PrEP before regulatory approval by Health Canada in February 2016.
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Medical students' perception of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) discrimination in their learning environment and their self-reported comfort level for caring for LGBT patients: a survey study
TL;DR: Anti-LGBT discrimination and heterosexism are noted by medical students, indicating a suboptimal learning environment for LGBT students, Nonetheless, students report a high level of comfort and confidence providing health care to LGBT patients.
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A randomized controlled psycho-education intervention trial: Improving psychological readiness for successful HIV medication adherence and reducing depression before initiating HAART
Louise Balfour,John Kowal,A. Silverman,Giorgio A. Tasca,Jonathan B. Angel,Paul MacPherson,Gary Garber,Curtis Cooper,D. W. Cameron +8 more
TL;DR: The STAART intervention enhanced HIV treatment readiness by better preparing patients prior to initiating HAART and was also beneficial for reducing depressive symptoms in depressed, HIV-positive patients.