Deborah Kelly, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Hiv/Aids Community Pharmacy Point Of Care Testing Clinical Trials Community Trial Sites Hepatitis C Virus Sexually Transmitted And Bloodborne Infections Training And Mentorship

Latest papers

Experiences of people who inject drugs with hepatitis C testing and their perceptions of a pharmacy-based testing option: a qualitative study.
International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026 · senior author
Estimated cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing in community pharmacies vs. self-testing and standard laboratory testing for HIV.
AIDS (London, England) · 2023
A two-day workshop reviewing Canadian provincial and national HIV care cascade indicators, reporting, challenges, and recommendations
JAMMI · 2022

All 6 publications

Latest funding

CTN+ Phase 2 Atlantic Region Training and Mentorship. Activating New STBBI Trial Sites in Canada.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$800,000
Improving sexual health for Canadians through a pharmacy-based sexual health services model
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$1,916,463
A New APPROACH to HIV Testing: Adaptation of POCT for Pharmacies to Reduce risk and Optimize Access to Care in HIV
CIHR · 2015 · Nominated PI
$149,970

All 5 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Experiences of people who inject drugs with hepatitis C testing and their perceptions of a pharmacy-based testing option: a qualitative study.

Balsom C, Bugden S, Jackson LA, Kelly D

International journal of clinical pharmacy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11096-025-01986-0 PMID: 40880031

02

Estimated cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing in community pharmacies vs. self-testing and standard laboratory testing for HIV.

Mital S, Kelly D, Hughes C, Nosyk B, Thavorn K, Nguyen HV

AIDS (London, England)2023

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003526 PMID: 36928760

03

A two-day workshop reviewing Canadian provincial and national HIV care cascade indicators, reporting, challenges, and recommendations

Nicolau IA, Shokoohi M, McBane JE, Pogany L, Popovic N, Nicholson V, Hillier S, Aran N, Brophy J, Burt K

JAMMI20224 citations

DOI: 10.3138/jammi-2022-0007

04

Clinical and demographic predictors of antiretroviral efficacy in HIV-HBV co-infected patients.

Rana U, Driedger M, Sereda P, Pan S, Ding E, Wong A, Walmsley S, Klein M, Kelly D, Loutfy M, Thomas R, Sanche S, Kroch A, Machouf N, Roy-Gagnon MH, Hogg R, Cooper CL

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2021

DOI: 10.3138/jammi-2020-0011 PMID: 36341035

05

Characteristics and outcomes of antiretroviral-treated HIV-HBV co-infected patients in Canada?

Rana U, Driedger M, Sereda P, Pan S, Ding E, Wong A, Walmsley S, Klein M, Kelly D, Loutfy M, Thomas R, Sanche S, Kroch A, Machouf N, Roy-Gagnon MH, Hogg R, Cooper CL, Canadian Observational Cohort (CANOC) Collaboration

BMC infectious diseases2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4617-8 PMID: 31752729

06

Responses to pandemic ASO3-adjuvanted A/California/07/09 H1N1 influenza vaccine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals.

Kelly D, Burt K, Missaghi B, Barrett L, Keynan Y, Fowke K, Grant M

BMC immunology2012First author

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-13-49 PMID: 22937824

CTN+ Phase 2 Atlantic Region Training and Mentorship. Activating New STBBI Trial Sites in Canada.

Principal investigatorCIHR2025HIV/AIDS & STBBI Clinical Trials Research Network - Phase 2

Principal investigators: Daley, Peter; Masching, Renee; Barrett, Lisa; Chase, Brandyn; Kelly, Deborah V; Smyth, Daniel J; Webster, Duncan V

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Community Trial Sites; Hepatitis C Virus; Hiv/Aids; Sexually Transmitted And Bloodborne Infections; Training And Mentorship

$800,000

Improving sexual health for Canadians through a pharmacy-based sexual health services model

Nominated PICIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implementation Science Team Grants-HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Kelly, Deborah V; Godsell, Jennifer; MacNeil, Paula; Moulton, Dylan P; Richard, Greg; Hughes, Christine A; Ramsey, Tasha D; Wilby, Kyle J

Keywords: Community Pharmacy; Health Care Delivery; Hiv; Implementation Science; Mixed Methods; Sexual Health Services

$1,916,463

A New APPROACH to HIV Testing: Adaptation of POCT for Pharmacies to Reduce risk and Optimize Access to Care in HIV

Nominated PICIHR2015HIV Implementation Science - Component 1

Principal investigators: Kelly, Deborah V; Kielly, Jason

Keywords: Access; Adaptation; Community Engagement; Community Pharmacy; Health Services; Hiv/Aids; Implementation; Knowledge Exchange; Point Of Care Testing; Stakeholder Engagement

$149,970

Is it Criminal to have HIV? Barriers to Knowing your Status.

Nominated PICIHR2013CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Kelly, Deborah V

Keywords: Hiv Criminalization; Hiv Stigma; Hiv Testing; Hiv/Aids; Point Of Care Testing

$3,000

Going Viral: Keeping HIV/AIDS on the Radar

Nominated PICIHR2011CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Kelly, Deborah V

Keywords: Hiv/Aids; Stigma

$3,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Medicine
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1 shared papers, latest 2012

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hiv/Aids Dear Professor Kelly, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Experiences of people who inject drugs with hepatitis C testing and their perceptions of a pharmacy-based testing option: a qualitative study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "CTN+ Phase 2 Atlantic Region Training and Mentorship. Activating New STBBI Trial Sites in Canada." (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]