Academic Information
MSc Public Health 2006-2007
Department of Public Health and Policy
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
London, UK

BSc Nursing 2000-2004
School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Research Interests
As a Street Nurse in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside my main areas of research are harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, and sexual health in marginalized communities.  These include women engaged in sex work, men who have sex with men, Aboriginal people and drug users.  I am also interested in international health and have been involved in research in Haiti and North Africa.

Publications

• Thumath, M. (2002). Steps Along the Red Road: An Overview of Healing Our Spirit BC Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Society. Indigenzine: First Nation Studies Program Magazine: University of British Columbia, Summer 2002.
• Aboriginal Health Survey: a survey to assess and improve the capacity of Family Practice physicians to work in partnership with Aboriginal people seeking health care (2003).  I Sobel, P Granger, N Caplette, M Townshend, M Thumath. UBC Department of Family Practice.
• Granger P,  Thumath M (2004) UBC Division of Inner City Health. The Bear Bones: University of British Columbia, Department of Family Practice Research Newsletter: Volume 4, Issue 1, p. 2-3.
• Proposal for: Exploring culturally-safe strategies to enhance access to an integrated indigenous and biomedical primary health care service delivery model as a means of improving inner city Aboriginal health (2004).  ACADRE Grant Application.  Project with A Barker, A Browne, C Caplette, P Granger, P Spittal, M Thumath, and E Woods.
• Thumath M (2006) Summary of reports on the link between injection drug use and HIV transmission in Morocco and Algeria. Prepared for D Burrows: AIDS Project Management Group in Conceptual framework for implementation of national programmes on drugs and HIV:  UNAIDS MENA Office: Cairo.*
• Nettleton C, Stephens C, Napolitano D, Thumath M (2007). Peoples of North America Section: Overview of the existing global knowledge on the social determinants of Indigenous Health. WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health: World Health Organization.*

Abstracts and Presentations

• How can we better support mothers who use crystal methamphetamine during their pregnancy or parenting in the context of recent mass media hysteria over crystal meth use? M Thumath.  Abstract accepted for Oral Presentation to the 18th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Warsaw, Poland May 12, 2007.*
• Can a high risk pregnancy program that is harm reduction in practice tolerate a negative outcome? M. Thumath, G Hunt, S Bonenfant, G Hayes, R Abrahams (April 29, 2006). Abstract and Oral Presentation to the 17th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Nursing Satellite Hear & Now: Harm Reduction in Nursing Practice.
• Harm Reduction and Outreach Services  (December 2006), M Thumath. Presentation to the Thames Valley Substance Misuse Management Program, London, United Kingdom*
• Harm Reduction and Outreach Services in Canada  (November 2006) M Thumath, G Hunt. Presentation to the Central and North West London Mental Health and Substance Misuse Trust, National Health Service, London, UK*
• Global Perspectives on HIV and Vulnerability (June 21, 2006).  M Thumath, D Tu. Presentation to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, IHHS 402, University of British Columbia.
• Harm Reduction 101 (October 2005), J McCall, D Thomas, M Thumath. Presentation to the Canadian AIDS Skills Sharing Network Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• Making the most of teachable moments: A pilot project to implement health promotion workshops for HIV positive inpatients in an acute care setting (2005), M Thumath, J Killie, L Neufeld. Presentation to the Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Conference, Banff, Alberta.
• HIV in Haiti; the role of nursing in an interdisciplinary team (June, 2005).  J Penner, M Thumath, S Levine. Presentation to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, IHHS 402, University of British Columbia.
• Initiating clinical nursing algorithms for nurse driven HIV care in rural Haiti (2005), M. Thumath, J. Penner.  Presentation to the Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Conference, Banff, Alberta.
• The Street Nurse Program (September 2005). M Thumath, C Brunt. Population Health, UBC School of Nursing.  University of British Columbia.

IMPART Portfolio

• Harm Reduction and Outreach Services  (December 2006), M Thumath. Presentation to the Thames Valley Substance Misuse Management Program, London, UK.
• Harm Reduction and Outreach Services in Canada  (November 2006) M Thumath, G Hunt. Presentation to the Central and North West London Mental Health and Substance Misuse Trust, National Health Service, London, UK.
• Thumath M (2006) Summary of reports on the link between injection drug use and HIV transmission in Morocco and Algeria. Prepared for D Burrows: AIDS Project Management Group in Conceptual framework for implementation of national programmes on drugs and HIV: UNAIDS MENA Office: Cairo.
• How can we better support mothers who use crystal methamphetamine during their pregnancy or parenting in the context of recent mass media hysteria over crystal meth use? M Thumath.  Abstract accepted for Oral Presentation to the 18th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Warsaw, Poland May 12, 2007.
• Nettleton C, Stephens C, Napolitano D, Thumath M (2007). Peoples of North America Section: Overview of the existing global knowledge on the social determinants of Indigenous Health. WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health: World Health Organization.

Other Pursuits and Interests
Meaghan has been involved in HIV/AIDS community projects since 1994 and has worked as a nurse at St Paul’s HIV Ward 10C, Three Bridges Community Health Centre, The NAOMI Trial, Sheway and the BCCDC Street Nurse Program.  She is currently completing her MSc in Public Health in London, where she lives with her partner and young son. 

*indicates IMPART-related work

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