Last Updated on August 16, 2019 by Sarah Ahmed
Final HIV/HCV Treatment Access Committee Meeting
July 25, 2019 10am – 12pm
NYC Health Department, Rm 14-31,
42-09 28th Street; Queens, NY 11101
Presentations
NYC Health Department Project SUCCEED Evaluation Report
Amber J Casey, MPH
Deputy Director Care & Treatment Program/Project SUCCEED Director, Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control, acasey@health.nyc.gov
View presentation here.
Sustainability Plan:
- Create annual HIV and HCV surveillance data match and dashboards
- Continue clinical practice facilitation, training and direct outreach interventions
- Develop and disseminate a HCV Elimination in PLWH Toolkit
- Provide training in data-to-care approach through CDC HIV CBA infrastructure, NASTAD, and in collaboration with AETC
Sustainability Plan Presentation –
Institute for Advanced Medicine Mount Sinai West and St Luke’s Hospitals
Cherry Jones, MA – Hepatitis C Project Coordinator, Cherry.Jones@mountsinai.org
Jill E. Pace, MPH, DrPH – Director of Care and Treatment Programs, Jill.Pace@mountsinai.org
View presentation here.
Activities to be Continued:
- HCV screening through providers and prevention team efforts
- Targeted outreach activities utilizing lists of untreated patients
- HCV Care Coordination programs
Newly identified activities through Project SUCCEED:
- Identify and retain clinical champions
- Develop new community relationships
- Implement process flow exercise
Project Updates – Remaining Intervention Sites
Bright Point Health
Lettice Maldonado, MPA, CASAC-T, Assistant Director, Business Operations, lmaldonado@brightpointhealth.org
Mary Correa, MS – Senior Director, Grant Programs, mcorrea@brightpointhealth.org
View presentation here.
- Regular review of electronic health record HCV query report
- Increase staff capacity to outreach and link HCV patients to care
- Continue HCV Treatment Education and best practices
BronxCare Health System
Courtney Dower, MBA – Program Manager, CDower@bronxleb.org
- Identification of targeted group
- Increase completion of treatment/cure
- Increase screening rate
Housing Works Community Healthcare
Gillian Saunders – Director of Healthcare Compliance and Special Projects, g.saunders@housingworks.org
Brian Hennessey – PrEP Coordinator, b.hennessey@housingworks.org
View presentation here.
- Increase HCV screening for individuals at risk
- Increase the number of individuals referred for treatment from the internal agency
- Decrease the number of untreated patients
New York Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center
Rachel Mathu, MPH – Data Coordinator, Comprehensive Health Program, ram9156@nyp.org
View presentation here.
- Conduct staff trainings to enhance participation and interdisciplinary care coordination discussions at Clinical Care Team (CCT) meetings
- Develop care coordination monitoring tool for tracking patient outreach outcomes for co-infected patients including those LTFU
- Improve data analytics for HIV/HCV co-infected population in the patient panels
Resources Discussed During Meeting
- AETC HIV/HCV Tools, including Myths about Treating Substance Users with Hepatitis C Virus
- Scaling Up HCV Care and Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM):
Part 1, MSM Living With HIV - Sinai Handout
Thank you Project SUCCEED Intervention Sites!
Health Centers:
Brightpoint Health
Callen-Lorde
Housing Works
Ryan-Chelsea Clinton
Hospitals:
BronxCare Health System
Mount Sinai, Clinics: St. Luke’s, West, and Peter Krueger
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University
St. Barnabas
Upcoming Trainings
NYC Health Department Trainings: www.nychealthtraining.org/training
Intro to Viral Hepatitis, August 6, 2019 (9am – 1pm)
Hepatitis C Patient Navigation, August 26, 2019 (9am – 5pm)
Hep C Rapid Testing, September 10, 2019 (9am – 1pm)
Community Training
HepCure: Bi-monthly tele-education series. www.HepCure.org. Tuesdays (4:30 – 5:30 pm)
Empire Liver Foundation: CME Clinical Provider Trainings offered regularly via live webinar;
to learn more, contact: megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org
Additional resources available at www.hepfree.nyc/projectsucceed
In Attendance:
1. Alexis Brenes, NYCDOHMH – Viral Hepatitis Program, Health Care Access Specialist,abrenes@health.nyc.gov
2. Amber Casey, NYCDOHMH – Care & Treatment Program, Deputy Director/Project SUCCEED Director,acasey@health.nyc.gov
3. Ann Winters, NYCDOHMH – Viral Hepatitis Program, Medical Director,awinters@health.nyc.gov
4. Brian Hennessey, Housing Works, PrEP Coordinator ,b.hennessey@housingworks.org
5. Chelsea Amato, NYCDOHMH – Alcohol, Drug Prev & Treatment, Harm Reduction Specialist,camato@health.nyc.gov
6. Cherry Jones, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and West ,Program Coordinator,Cherry.jones@mountsinai.org
7. Courtney Dower, Bronx Care, Program Manager,cdower@bronxcare.org
8. Daniel Castellanos, Hispanic AIDS Forum, Director of Programs,dcastellanos@hafnyc.org
9. Fernandi Valerio, Community Healthcare Network, Check Hep C Navigator,fvalerio@chnnyc.org
10. Gail Brown, COPE, Director of Advocacy,gbrown.cope@gmail.com
11. Gil A. Cerpa, Praxis Housing Initiatives, Hep C Coordinator/ Patient Navigator,gacerpa@praxishousing.org
12. Gillian Saunders, Housing Works, Director of Healthcare Compliance and Special Projects,g.Saunders@housingworks.org
13. Jessie Schwartz, NYCDOHMH – Viral Hepatitis Program, Clinical Coordinator,jschwartz2@health.nyc.gov
14. Jill Pace , IAM, Director, Care and Treatment Programs ,jill.pace@mountsinai.org
15. Kelly Huang, NYCDOHMH – Viral Hepatitis Program, Data Manager,yhuang5@health.nyc.gov
16. Lettice Maldonado, Brightpoint Health, Assistant Director,lmaldonado@brightpointhealth.org
17. Luis Mares, Latino Commission on AIDS, Director of Community Mobilization Programs,Lmares@latinoaids.org
18. Luis R. Perez, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Pharmacy Specialist,luis.r.perez@aidshealth.org
19. MaNtsetse Kgama, NYCDOHMH – Viral Hepatitis Program, Project Manager,mkgama1@health.nyc.gov
20. Mary Correa, Brightpoint Health Sr. Director, Grant Programs,mcorrea@brightpointhealth.org
21. Natalie Octave, NYCDOHMH – Viral Hepatitis Program, Project Coordinator,nocatave@health.nyc.gov
22. Rachel Mathu, New York – Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Data Coordinator, ram9156@nyp.org
23. Sarah Usher, Brightpoint Health, HCV Program Coordinator,susher@brightpointhealth.org
