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Margaret Hellard

Margaret Hellard

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Immunology

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80
Citations
25917
World Ranking
1615
National Ranking
58

Medicine

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81
Citations
26404
World Ranking
16551
National Ranking
553

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Margaret Hellard is affiliated with the Burnet Institute in Australia and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly within the fields of epidemiology, hepatology, and infectious diseases. Their work includes over 500 publications primarily focused on medicine and related subfields such as epidemiology, hepatology, infectious diseases, general health professions, and modeling and simulation.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum, including:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B virus studies
  • Liver disease diagnosis and treatment
  • HIV, drug use, sexual risk
  • HIV/AIDS research and interventions
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Liver disease and transplantation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Margaret Hellard include:

  • Mark Stoové
  • Joseph Doyle
  • Alisa Pedrana
  • Nick Scott
  • Rachel Sacks-Davis

Their research is regularly published in several academic journals. Major publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • The Medical Journal of Australia
  • BMJ Open

Among recent papers featuring their work or related research are:

  • "The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic", 2022, The Lancet
  • "A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat", 2022, Nature
  • "Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis", 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • "Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A global investment framework for the elimination of hepatitis B", 2020, Journal of Hepatology

Margaret Hellard has been recognized with awards such as the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Global change in hepatitis C virus prevalence and cascade of care between 2015 and 2020: a modelling study.

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  • Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees.

    Kate Dolan;Andrea L Wirtz;Babak Moazen;Martial Ndeffo-mbah

  • Hepatitis C Virus Treatment for Prevention Among People Who Inject Drugs: Modeling Treatment Scale-Up in the Age of Direct-Acting Antivirals

    Natasha K. Martin;Peter Vickerman;Jason Grebely;Margaret Hellard

  • Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

    Graham S Cooke;Isabelle Andrieux-Meyer;Tanya L Applegate;Rifat Atun

  • Effects of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Michael W Traeger;Michael W Traeger;Sophia E Schroeder;Sophia E Schroeder;Edwina J Wright;Margaret E Hellard;Margaret E Hellard

  • The effects of female sex, viral genotype, and IL28B genotype on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection

    Jason Grebely;Kimberly A Page;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Martin Schim van der Loeff

  • Are needle and syringe programmes associated with a reduction in HIV transmission among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Esther J Aspinall;Dhanya Nambiar;David J Goldberg;Matthew Hickman

  • SMS STI: a review of the uses of mobile phone text messaging in sexual health

    Megan S C Lim;Megan S C Lim;Jane S Hocking;Jane S Hocking;Margaret E Hellard;Margaret E Hellard;Campbell K Aitken

  • Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection.

    Michael W. Traeger;Vincent J. Cornelisse;Jason Asselin;Brian Price

  • Treatment of Hepatitis C virus infection among people who are actively injecting drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Esther J Aspinall;Stephen Corson;Joseph S Doyle;Joseph S Doyle;Joseph S Doyle;Jason Grebely

  • Global prevalence, cascade of care, and prophylaxis coverage of hepatitis B in 2022: a modelling study

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  • Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus infection in people with recent injection drug use (SIMPLIFY): an open-label, single-arm, phase 4, multicentre trial.

    Jason Grebely;Olav Dalgard;Brian Conway;Evan B Cunningham

  • Hepatitis C Treatment for Injection Drug Users: A Review of the Available Evidence

    Margaret Hellard;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Judy Gold

  • Hepatitis C virus clearance, reinfection, and persistence, with insights from studies of injecting drug users: towards a vaccine

    Jason Grebely;Maria Prins;Margaret Hellard;Andrea L Cox

  • A randomized, blinded, controlled trial investigating the gastrointestinal health effects of drinking water quality

    Margaret E. Hellard;Martha I. Sinclair;Andrew B. Forbes;Christopher K. Fairley

  • A systematic examination of the use of Online social networking sites for sexual health promotion

    Judy Gold;Judy Gold;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Margaret Elena Hellard;Margaret Elena Hellard;Margaret Elena Hellard

  • Potential role for interleukin-28B genotype in treatment decision-making in recent hepatitis C virus infection.

    Jason Grebely;Kathy Petoumenos;Margaret Hellard;Margaret Hellard;Gail V. Matthews;Gail V. Matthews

  • Impact of text and email messaging on the sexual health of young people: a randomised controlled trial

    Megan Su Cheng Lim;Jane Hocking;Campbell Kynoch Aitken;Christopher Kit Fairley

  • Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jack Stone;Hannah Fraser;Aaron G. Lim;Josephine G. Walker

  • What's in a message? Delivering sexual health promotion to young people in Australia via text messaging

    Judy Gold;Judy Gold;Megan Su Cheng Lim;Margaret Elena Hellard;Margaret Elena Hellard;Margaret Elena Hellard;Jane S Hocking

  • Eradication of hepatitis C infection: the importance of targeting people who inject drugs

    Margaret Elena Hellard;Joseph S Doyle;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Alexander J Thompson

  • Modelling antiviral treatment to prevent hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Victoria, Australia

    Margaret E. Hellard;Rebecca Jenkinson;Peter Higgs;Mark A. Stoove;Mark A. Stoove

  • Adherence to treatment for recently acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injecting drug users

    Jason Grebely;Gail V. Matthews;Gail V. Matthews;Margaret Hellard;Margaret Hellard;David Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Stoove
Mark Stoove Burnet Institute
Gregory J. Dore
Gregory J. Dore University of New South Wales
Megan S. C. Lim
Megan S. C. Lim Burnet Institute
Alexander J. Thompson
Alexander J. Thompson Ascension Health
Christopher K. Fairley
Christopher K. Fairley Monash University
Jason Grebely
Jason Grebely University of New South Wales
Gail V. Matthews
Gail V. Matthews University of New South Wales
Andrew R. Lloyd
Andrew R. Lloyd University of New South Wales
John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales
Lisa Maher
Lisa Maher University of New South Wales

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