Walter Schlech, Dalhousie University

Research

Antiretroviral Therapy Ethics Hiv Mother To Child Transmission Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Reproductive Health Sexual Health

Latest papers

Exploring attitudes and perceptions of patients and staff towards an after-hours co-pay clinic supplementing free HIV services in Kampala, Uganda.
BMC health services research · 2017
Unmet needs persist in pediatric HIV programs: lessons from selected case studies in Uganda.
AIDS (London, England) · 2017
The future of financing for HIV services in Uganda and the wider sub-Saharan Africa region: should we ask patients to contribute to the cost of their care?
BMC public health · 2016

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Reproductive Health in HIV Care: Optimizing Outcomes in the Era of HAART
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Exploring attitudes and perceptions of patients and staff towards an after-hours co-pay clinic supplementing free HIV services in Kampala, Uganda.

Twimukye A, King R, Schlech W, Zawedde FM, Kakaire T, Parkes-Ratanshi R

BMC health services research2017

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2524-5 PMID: 28830406

02

Unmet needs persist in pediatric HIV programs: lessons from selected case studies in Uganda.

Orikiiriza J, Nakawesi J, Kikaire B, Turitwenka D, Schlech W, Kambugu A, Lamorde M, Normark J, Hennessy M, Musiime V, Rujumba J, Ndeezi G, Tumwesigye NM, Doherty DG, Achan J

AIDS (London, England)2017

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001436 PMID: 28441178

03

The future of financing for HIV services in Uganda and the wider sub-Saharan Africa region: should we ask patients to contribute to the cost of their care?

Kakaire T, Schlech W, Coutinho A, Brough R, Parkes-Ratanshi R

BMC public health2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3573-0 PMID: 27567669

04

Economic Cost of a Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak in Canada, 2008.

Thomas MK, Vriezen R, Farber JM, Currie A, Schlech W, Fazil A

Foodborne pathogens and disease2015

DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2015.1965 PMID: 26583272

Reproductive Health in HIV Care: Optimizing Outcomes in the Era of HAART

Nominated PICIHR2012Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: International Research Collaborations

Principal investigators: Schlech, Walter F; Kambugu, Andrew

Keywords: Antiretroviral Therapy; Ethics; Hiv; Mother To Child Transmission; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Reproductive Health; Sexual Health

$25,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Andrew Kambugu

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Antiretroviral Therapy Dear Professor Schlech, 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 "Exploring attitudes and perceptions of patients and staff towards an after-hours co-pay clinic supplementing free HIV services in Kampala, Uganda." (2017), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]