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New! LGBTQ Initiative
The goal of the Hep Free NYC LGBTQ initiative is to engage and unite the LGBTQ community to advance viral hepatitis awareness, screening, and access to care. Take Our Survey! Help us launch this new initiative by taking our survey.
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Upcoming Events
Brooklyn Hep C Task Force Meeting. Nov 4th (3 - 5 PM). SUNY Downstate. Presentations: New SUNY Downstate Hep C Comprehensive Care Program, NYS End of Hep C Campaign, and much more. RSVP.
CME | Hep C Clinical Update & NYC Hep C Clinical Tele-mentoring Program Orientation. Nov 7th (8 AM -12:30 PM) Organized by NYC Health Department and the Empire Liver Foundation. Free. Open to clinical and non-clinical providers.
NYC Hep B Coalition Meeting. Nov 18th (3-5 PM). American Cancer Society (132 W 32nd St). Presentations: American Cancer Society Hep B Services; NYS Liver Cancer Registry and NYC Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Registry Match; Check Hep B FY2016; and much more! RSVP.
Supervisor Training for Establishing Hep C Peer Programs. NYS DOH. Register.
Upcoming Hep C Peer Certification Training | NYS HIV, Hep C and Harm Reduction Peer Worker Certification. NY AIDS Institute. Hep C Peer Navigation Training dates will be announced soon.
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Congratulations NYC Hepatitis Leaders!
Vivian Huang, MD, Charles B Wang Community Health Center, has been elected to the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable Steering Committee!
Carlos Rosario, Bronx Hep C Task Force Community Chair, is now a Community Organizer at VOCAL-NY, focusing on building a movement of directly affected people to end the Hep C epidemic in NY. Want to get involved? Reach out at carlos@vocal-ny.org.
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Advocacy
Take a Leadership Role
Seeking Nominations! The NYC Hep B Coalition seeks a new Community Chair to co-lead coalition meetings and represent the coalition at local, state and national meetings. Nominate yourself or someone you know here.
Policy and Advocacy Jobs in NYC
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Action Alerts!
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Clinical Provider Toolkit: Hep C Screening & Linkage to Care
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Download or order the new NYC Health Dept Hep C Provider Toolkit for free here. Includes:
- Hep C testing guidelines
- Pre-referral checklist
- Hep C billing and diagnosis codes
- Alcohol counseling brochures
- Patient education materials
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Have you seen American Liver Foundation's new "Are You At Risk" campaign around NYC? Help spread the word - take a pic if you see the ad, share and tag American Liver Foundation Greater New York Division!
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News
Gilead Limits Eligibility for Hep C Medication Patient Assistance Program. Wall Street Journal. Effective July 1st, 2015, patients who are insured and who do not meet their payers coverage criteria will no longer be eligible for support via Gilead’s Hep C Patient Assistance Program.
Hep C Rates Exploding Among Suburban N.J. Heroin Users. NJ.com. A study that tested 861 suburban heroin users admitted to Princeton House, an inpatient treatment center, found that 44 percent tested positive for Hepatitis C. Nearly two-thirds were under the age of 35.
Mayor De Blasio Announces Plan to Improve Immigrant Access to Healthcare Services. A NYC plan includes the new “Direct Access†health initiative to provide reliable and coordinated access to affordable care for immigrants who are excluded from federal and state support.
Hep C Meds Daklinza & Technivie Added to NYS Medicaid FFS Formulary
FDA Approves Revisions to the Olysio (Simeprevir) Label, Including Dosing Recommendations
Hep C Prevalence Far Higher Than Previously Estimated. Brian Edlin, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College News.
Medical Case for Curing all Hep C Patients. National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable.
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Training & Technical Assistance
HCV Reflex to RNA Testing Now Covered by NYS Medicaid. Reflex testing complies with CDC recommendations and, as of August 2015, can be reimbursed by Medicaid (more info on the NYS Health Dept website here).
HepCure Webinars | Find Mount Sinai's HepCure archived webinars for clinical providers here.
Hepatitis C Clinical Consultation Line | NYS DOH Clinical Education Initiative. Consultation line for clinicians in NYS to discuss HCV management with a specialist. Open to clinicians: MD, NP, PA, RN, PharmD or DDS. Call (866) 637-2342.
Training | Community Health Worker Training Programs in NYC.
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Journal Articles & Reports
NYC & NYS Hepatitis Data Reports. Find NYC and NY State viral hepatitis surveillance data to help with reports, grant applications, advocacy and more!
MMWR | Update: Shortened Interval for Postvaccination Serologic Testing of Infants Born to Hepatitis B-Infected Mothers. Recommendation for shortening the interval for PVST from age 9–18 months to age 9–12 months. Providers should order PVST (consisting of hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] and antibody to HBsAg [anti-HBs]) for infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers at age 9–12 months (or 1–2 months after the final dose of the vaccine series, if the series is delayed).
Limited Access to New Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Under State Medicaid Programs. Ann Intern Med, Aug 2015. "Under any financial context, when payers make decisions about HCV treatment, it will be important to consider the ethics and public health implications of prioritizing patients for treatment. The effects of prior approval policies for new HCV treatments on patient outcomes warrant continued investigation."
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Funding Board
>> More funding opportunities here
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