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March 2016 Newsletter
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In this Issue: Spotlight

Upcoming Events

 
Training | Hep C Prevention Among Young PWIDs. Mar 4 (10 AM - 5 PM). Harm Reduction Coalition, 22 West 27th Street, Manhattan.

Training | Street Outreach with Homeless LGBTQ Youth. Mar 7 (10 AM - 5 PM). Harm Reduction Coalition.

Training | Peers Providing Trauma Informed Care. Mar 7 & 8 (9 AM - 4:30 PM). NYS AIDS Institute.

Training | LGBTQ and PWUD Cultural Competency: Exploring Harm Reduction. Mar 8 (10 AM - 5 PM). Harm Reduction Coalition.

Meeting | Brooklyn Hep C Task Force. Mar 9 (3 - 5 PM). Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Training | Hep C 101. Mar 10 (9 AM - 5 PM). NYC Health Department, Long Island City.

Training | HIV and Hep C Co-Infection. Mar 15 (9 AM - 12 PM). NYS AIDS Institute.

Training | Hep C Rapid Point of Care Testing. Mar 17 (9 AM - 1 PM). NYC Health Department, Long Island City.

Training | Hep-SBIRT | Alcohol Screening & Counseling for Hepatitis Patients. March 31 (11 AM - 3PM. NYC Health Department, Long Island City.

Training | Supervisors: Implementing Peer-Delivered Services. Mar 22 & 23 (9 AM - 5 PM). NYS AIDS Institute.

Training | Motivational Interviewing. Mar 24 (9 AM - 5 PM). NYS AIDS Institute.

Training | Active Drug Users and HIV/HCV Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence. April 7. NYS AIDS Institute.

Training | Hep C Screening and Linkage to Care. Apr 14 (9 - 5 PM). NYS AIDS Institute.

Call for Abstracts | 11th National Harm Reduction Conference. Nov 3-6. Harm Reduction Coalition, San Diego,CA. Abstracts are due May 1, 2016.

>> See more Events

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>> See more Meeting Highlights

Advocacy


Hepatitis on the Hill Hep B and C advocacy event in Washington, DC. Mar 6-8. Organized by NVHR and Hep B United. Register by March 6.
  • Can't make Hepatitis on the Hill? Follow the Twitter page for updates, including how you can send your own messages to your elected officials.

2014 NYC Health Department Hep B and C Annual Report


The NYC Health Department released a new report detailing Hep B and C surveillance, research, and programmatic activities in 2014. Data highlights include:
  • New acute Hep B cases decreased to 57 in 2014 from 69 in 2013.
  • New chronic Hep B infections remained stable at 7,459 cases.
  • Newly reported with chronic Hep C cases increased from 6,822 to 7,691 from 2013 to 2014.
  • Hep C-related deaths in NYC increased 46 percent from 1999 to 2013.

News

New cases of hepatitis C in NYC are on the rise. Politico New York. "The number of New York City residents newly diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C increased to 7,691 in 2014, a 13 percent jump from 2013 and the most new cases the city has seen since 2011."

Staten Island leads city in rate of new hepatitis C cases among young people. SILive.com. "New hepatitis C infections, commonly spread via needles shared by intravenous drug users, affected 63 Staten Islanders under 30 in 2014."

Veterans to be Treated for Hep C Regardless of Liver Disease Stage. "Effective immediately, for the rest of FY2016, all veterans with Hep C may receive treatment within VA facilities without regard to stage of liver disease."

NYC Health Commissioner Supports Hep B Screening Medicare Coverage. "Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, Commissioner of the NYC Health Department, wrote a letter to CMS  in support of a policy change to include Hep B screening of high risk individuals as a covered Medicare preventive service."

New York to Investigate Insurers Over Hep C Drug Coverage. "The New York state attorney general has asked 16 health insurance companies for information on their coverage of Hepatitis C treatments."

Daklinza/Sovaldi now treats Hep C genotype 1. "Approved to treat genotype 3 of the virus in July 2015, the regimen may now treat genotype 1, as well as individuals with advanced cirrhosis and people whose hep C has returned after a liver transplant."
 
>> See more News

Training & Technical Assistance

Telementoring | Hep C Provider Telementoring Program. Empire Liver Foundation.

Webinar Archive | Hep B Patient Navigation Programs. Hep B United.

Webinar Archive | Social Media Strategies to Increase Awareness about Hep B. Hep B United.

Webcast | Implementing Rapid Screening for Hep C. NYS AIDS Institute. 

Webinar | Hep C Patient Advocates: Sharing Innovative Work in Their Communities. NVHR.

>> See more Training & Technical Assistance

Tools


Find clean syringes in NYS
NYS DOH's ThePoint.org locator tool gives locations in NYS to obtain hypodermic needles and syringes without a prescription. 

Be inspired by the LiveRLife campaign
Check out UNSW Australia's LiveRLife educational campaign to promote liver testing and treatment.

Find global data for advocacy 
Read the World Hepatitis Alliance's global Hep C patient survey findings and find template advocacy and media outreach letters in the HCV Quest Toolkit.

Help Launch New Liver Cancer Prevention Awareness Campaign  


The Prevent Cancer Foundation is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the link between Hep B, Hep C and liver cancer. The Foundation currently seeks outreach opportunities in NYC - such as health fairs and community events - to disseminate campaign materials. For more info, please contact Kennesha Baldwin.

Journal Articles & Reports

Hepatitis C: Cost of Lost Opportunities. Lancet. "The Lancet identifies opportunities for national and collective action on HCV in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals."

Risk of Late Relapse or Reinfection With Hepatitis C Virus After Achieving a Sustained Virological Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. "SVR appears durable in the majority of patients at 5 years post-treatment. The large difference in 5 year event rate by risk group is driven mainly by an increased reinfection risk."

Job Board


Youth Engagement Coordinator Intern @ Hep Free NYC
Manager of Capacity Building Services (HCV/LGBT) @ Harm Reduction 
Coalition
Harm Reduction Specialist @ Harm Reduction Coalition
Hep B Program Manager @ Hep B Foundation (PA)
Hep C/HIV Peer Navigator @ Services for the UnderServed
Director of Training & Technical Assistance Program @ NYC Health Dept
Director of Prevention @ Boom!Health
>> See more Jobs

Funding


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