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[329P] THE IMPACT OF MAKING HIV INFECTION A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE ON REQUESTS FOR HIV ANTIBODY TESTING IN ALBERTA
GC Jayaraman^1,2,3, JK Preiksaitis^2,3, B Larke^3,4
1Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada; ²Provincial Laboratory for Public Health; ³Alberta Health and Wellness; ⁴Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton, Alberta

[330P] HOW DOES INCARCERATION AFFECT DRUG USE PATTERNS AMONG MALE INMATES?
Nancy Ramuscak¹, L Calzavara^1,4, A Burchell¹, J Schlossberg, T Myers¹, M Millson¹, E Wallace², C Major^3
1HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Toronto; ²Disease Control Service, Public Health Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health; ³HIV Laboratory, Laboratory Service Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; ⁴Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto

[331P] THE ROLE OF PRISON IN HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG INJECTING DRUG USERS (IDU)
M Forster¹, JBruneau^1,2, MV Zunzunegui^1
1Université de Montréal; ²Centre de recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

[332P] POTENTIAL ROLES OF SUPERVISED INJECTING FACILITIES (SIF) IN LESSENING THE BURDEN OF PUBLIC INJECTING IN MONTREAL
Traci Craig Green¹, Catherine Hankins^1,2,3, Darlene Palmer^2
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal; ²Montreal Regional Public Health Department; ³Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montréal, Québec