Hep Free NYC

Free Hep B Screening (Korean Community Services)
2025-09-13 10:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Free Hep B Screening
Saturday, September 13 | 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: Herald Gospel Plaza (42 – 35 Main Street, 2 Fl, Flushing, NY 11355)
Description:
Korean Community Services (KCS) is providing free Hep B screenings at the Herald Gospel Plaza. With just one simple blood test, you can check for Hep B and antibody retention!
KCS Liver Health Team is seeking meaningful stories from those living with Hep B. Participants who take part in a relaxed one-on-one conversation will receive a $100 gift card. Your experience can lead to greater understanding and positive change.
For more information, please call 718-791-2197 (English) or 917-285-4164 (Korean)
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Nutrition and Liver Health (NYS Health Dept)
2025-09-16 13:00 - 14:30
Nutrition and Liver Health
Tuesday, September 16 | 1 – 2:30 PM
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Description:

The goal of this 90-minute webinar is to help health and human services providers understand the impact of nutrition on liver health that will inform their work with clients.
Objectives:

Identify three functions of the liver
Describe how diet and lifestyle affect liver health
Understand how nutrition can help in the care of liver disease
Identify strategies to support clients’ nutritional health

Intended Audience:
Non-physician health and human services providers including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
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B Informed: Cultural Considerations for Hep B Events (Hep B United)
2025-09-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Meeting
B Informed: Cultural Considerations for Hep B Events
Tuesday, September 16 | 3 – 4 PM
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Description:
Join Hep B United for a session focused on the crucial role of culture in public health education, especially around Hep B screening and vaccination efforts in diverse communities. Featured speakers will share real-world insights on how cultural nuances shape community engagement, influence perception, and impact health behaviors—particularly in the context of Hep B. Through this session, attendees will gain practical understanding of how to craft effective, culturally considerate health campaigns that build trust and drive impact.
Speakers:
Dr. Zing Jhang, Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA)
Sonje Calamese, Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Americas (NIDOA)
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HIV & Hep C Co-Infection (NYS Health Dept)
2025-09-17 10:00 - 12:00
HIV & Hep C Co-Infection
Wednesday, September 17 | 10 AM – 12 PM
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Description:

More than 25% of people living with HIV in the United States are co-infected with the Hep C. Among people who acquired HIV as a result of injection drug use, the rates of HIV/Hep C co-infection may be as high as 90%. Hep C screening is recommended for all persons living with HIV.
This 90-minute webinar from the Regional Training Center is for health and human service providers who work with people living with HIV and who need updated information about HIV/Hep C co-infection in order to provide effective services to their clients.
Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Recall basic information about the liver and Hep C, including transmission, prevention, course of illness, screening and treatment
Counsel their HIV positive client about the importance of knowing their Hep C status
Describe how co-infection with HIV and Hep C affects the progression of each disease;
Recall current trends and improvements in treatment for people who are co-infected with HIV and Hep C
List at least three additional service needs of people with HIV who are also co-infected with Hep C

Intended Audience:
Any health or human services provider or HIV, Hep C or Harm Reduction Peer Worker
Questions? Email rtc.contact@caiglobal.org
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Hep C Overview (NYS Health Dept)
2025-09-17 13:00 - 15:00
Hep C & Pregnancy
Wednesday, September 17 | 1 – 3 PM
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Description:

Social services providers are in a unique position to offer support to clients living with or at risk for Hep C . This two-hour webinar provides an overview of Hep C transmission, disease progression, testing and treatment.
Objectives:

Recall basic facts about who is affected by Hep C in New York State.
Recall basic facts about the functions of the liver and how liver damage affects the body.
Describe how Hep C is and is not transmitted.
Describe to clients the spectrum of illness for Hep C.
Describe the two-step testing algorithm for Hep C.
Describe the goals of Hep C treatment.

Intended Audience:
Non-physician health and human services providers including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
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Hep C Elimination Community of Practice: Prisons & Jails (International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users)
2025-09-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom Webinar, NY
Hep C Elimination Community of Practice: Prisons & Jails
Wednesday, September 17 | 5 – 6 PM
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Description:
Join this interactive webinar hosted by The International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU). This webinar aims to facilitate a community of practice, providing a platform to discuss any ongoing challenges and share innovative solutions in Hep C service delivery. Engage with peers, learn from real-world experiences, and contribute to the collective effort to enhance Hep C care models.
This webinar is designed for all those involved in Hep C care and management in the United States. While it targets individuals who have attended one of our Hep C Intervention Symposia, we warmly welcome the participation of anyone working towards Hep C elimination.
This webinar will cover:

Peer-led education programs in prisons in New Mexico
The delivery of Hep C care in parish jails in Louisiana
Engaging correctional staff in the delivery of Hep C care

Speakers:
Karla Thornton, MD, MPH, Interim Executive Director, Project ECHO® | Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
CAPT Chad A Garrett, MA, BSN, RN, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Health Program Manager, Prisons Division, National Institute of Corrections
Jean Schexnayder, Corrections Coordinator, Louisiana Office of Public Health STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program
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CME/CNE/CEU | Hep C Complications (Empire Liver Foundation)
2025-09-18 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom Webinar, NY
Hep C Complications
Thursday, September 18 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM
1 Free CME/CNE/CEU credit offered per webinar
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Description:
The current, simplified oral direct-acting antivirals regimen provides an important opportunity for all clinical settings, including primary care, to treat and cure Hep C. Clinical providers in NYC are invited to a 4-part live webinar series on Hep C screening and management presented by liver disease specialists. Join more than 6,000 physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs and pharmacists in NYC, and nationally, who have benefited from Empire Liver Foundation’s clinical education webinars. Join all webinars or a single session!
Speaker:
Paul Gaglio, MD, FACP, AGAF, FAASLD
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Free Hep B Screening (Korean Community Services)
2025-09-20 10:00 - 13:00
Free Hep B Screening
Saturday, September 20 | 10 AM – 1 PM
Location: KCS Bayside (203-05 32nd Ave, Bayside, NY 11361)
Description:
Korean Community Services (KCS) is providing free Hep B screenings at the Herald Gospel Plaza. With just one simple blood test, you can check for Hep B and antibody retention!
KCS Liver Health Team is seeking meaningful stories from those living with Hep B. Participants who take part in a relaxed one-on-one conversation will receive a $100 gift card. Your experience can lead to greater understanding and positive change.
For more information, please call 718-791-2197 (English) or 917-285-4164 (Korean)
View flyer here

Hep C Basics for Peer Workers (NYS Health Dept)
2025-09-22 13:00 - 15:00
Hep C Basics for Peer Workers
Monday, September 22 | 1 – 3 PM
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Description:

This 2-hour training will offer peer workers information about Hep C and will cover basic facts about Hep A and B.
Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Recall basic facts about the who is affected by Hep C in New York State
Recall basic facts about the functions of the liver
Describe how Hep C is and is not transmitted
Share information with others about viral hepatitis prevention and harm reduction strategies
Recall recommendations regarding who should be screened for hepatitis B and C
Describe the two step testing algorithm for Hep C
Recall resources for Hep C testing in NYS
Describe to clients the spectrum of illness for Hep C
Recall key facts about new treatments for Hep C and resources for Hep C treatment in NYS
Counsel clients with Hep C about the importance of vaccination for Hep A and B, avoiding alcohol, good liver health practices and avoiding re-infection
Recall NYS AIDS Institute Hep C Peer Worker competencies

Intended Audience:
Peer workers interested in educating others about Hep C.
Questions? Email rtc.contact@caiglobal.org
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Hep C & Pregnancy (NYS Health Dept)
2025-09-23 13:00 - 15:00
Hep C & Pregnancy
Tuesday, September 23 | 1 – 3 PM
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Description:

The goal of this two-hour webinar is to bring awareness to the topic of Hep C among pregnant persons and people with the capacity to get pregnant, support non-clinicals providers in understanding the importance of promoting health among clients as it relates to Hep C, and educate providers about the importance of linkages to care and reducing potential Hep C transmission.
Objectives:

Describe an overview of Hep C
Understand the epidemiology of Hep C among pregnant people and people with the capacity to get pregnant
Explain Hep C testing as part of routine prenatal care, highlighting recent legislation that mandates universal Hep C screening among pregnant people.
Identify factors of perinatal transmission
Describe care and treatment for Hep C in pregnant people
Summarize harm reduction techniques to reduce future transmission and promote health
Refer clients to NYS Hep C resources

Intended Audience:
Non-medical service providers, such as case managers, social workers, patient navigators, peer workers; and People living with HIV and/or Hep C.
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CME/CNE/CEU | Hep C Treatment in People Who Inject Drugs (Empire Liver Foundation)
2025-09-25 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom Webinar, NY
Hep C Treatment in Persons Who Inject Drugs
Thursday, September 25 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM
1 Free CME/CNE/CEU credit offered per webinar
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Description:
The current, simplified oral direct-acting antivirals regimen provides an important opportunity for all clinical settings, including primary care, to treat and cure Hep C. Clinical providers in NYC are invited to a 4-part live webinar series on Hep C screening and management presented by liver disease specialists. Join more than 6,000 physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs and pharmacists in NYC, and nationally, who have benefited from Empire Liver Foundation’s clinical education webinars. Join all webinars or a single session!
Speaker:
Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH
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8th Annual Liver Health Forum (Korean Community Services)
2025-10-02 17:30 - 19:00
8th Annual Liver Health Forum
Thursday, October 2 | 5:30 – 7 PM
Location: KCS Community Center (203-05 32nd Ave, Bayside, NY 11361)
To register call 718-791-2197 (English) or 917-285-4164 (Korean)
Description:
Join Korean Community Services (KCS) Annual Liver Health Forum to understand fatty liver and fibrosis. *Dinner and refreshments are served.
Speakers:
Lawrence Lau, MD, Liver Transplant, Kidney Transplant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
James Park, MD, Transplant Hepatologist Northwell Transplant Institute
Chang Ho Suk, MD, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease

Hep C Intervention Symposium (International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users)
2025-10-03 09:30 - 15:00
Hep C Intervention Symposium
Friday, October 3 | 9:30 AM – 3 PM
Location: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown (340 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004)
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Description:
Join the International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) for this symposium focusing on the practical implementation of evidence-based interventions for Hep C and harm reduction such as point-of-care testing, peer support, care navigation, outreach and case finding. This Symposium will be held adjacent to the ‘Doing it in the Dessert: Viral Hepatitis and STI Elimination Summit, organized by Ven Centres and Arizona Liver Health.
This symposium is intended for anyone interested in implementing or scaling up interventions for Hep C in their service setting, including healthcare providers, community members and policymakers from a variety of settings, e.g. primary care, drug and alcohol services, corrections, outreach, homelessness, mental health, needle and syringe services & health departments.
The symposium will showcase good practice interventions and models of care, highlighting key research, challenges and learnings in a collaborative coaching environment, with the aim of supporting participants to develop or enhance their own models of care.
Objectives:

Understand evidence-based interventions demonstrated to enhance the Hep C care cascade
Understand the Hep C care cascade and be able to identify areas for enhancement in service delivery (including case finding and linkage to care)
Describe how a range of interventions work and how they can be implemented to enhance models of Hep C and
integrated HIV care and overcome barriers to case finding, testing, diagnosis and linkage to care
Identify suitable interventions to enhance service delivery
Analyze barriers of implementing successful interventions and how to overcome them

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Hep Free NYC Community Meeting (Hep Free NYC)
2025-10-07 16:00 - 18:00
Hep Free NYC Community Meeting
Tuesday, October 7 | 4 – 6 PM
Location: National Harm Reduction Coalition (22 W 27th St, 5th FL, NY, NY 10001)
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Description:
Join Hep Free NYC Advocacy Leadership committee for an in person community meeting. The purpose of this gathering is to meet new people and network, identify new partnerships and learn about new resources. Space is limited.
This is an opportunity for people to be in community with one another and learn ways to get involved with advocacy!
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Minimal Residual Disease: Exploring the Impact on Cancer Early Detection & Personalized Care (Prevent Cancer Foundation)
2025-10-08 13:00 - 14:00
Minimal Residual Disease: Exploring the Impact on Cancer Early Detection & Personalized Care
Wednesday, October 8 | 1 – 2 PM
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Description:
This session will delve into the cutting-edge science of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) testing, a revolutionary approach to cancer detection. They’ll explore how these tests can help determine prognosis/relapse risk, find early recurrence and individualize treatment to improve patient outcomes. More details coming soon!
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CME/CNE/CEU | Hep C Treatment in People Experiencing Homelessness (Empire Liver Foundation)
2025-10-16 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom Webinar, NY
Hep C Treatment in People Experiencing Homelessness
Thursdays, October 16 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM
1 Free CME/CNE/CEU credit offered per webinar
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Description:
This training is designed to educate clinical providers on current Hep C screening and treatment guidelines and how to best support people experiencing homelessness to complete their Hep C treatment.
Objectives:

Acquire a basic understanding of Hep C screening and treatment
Learn how to support people experiencing homelessness to complete their Hep C treatment
Hone their engagement practices with people facing multiple social, medical, and emotional challenges
Remain engaged with people who are highly transient in the homeless service system

Speaker:
Abigail Hunter, FNP-BC, MSN, MPH, Clinical Program Manager, Mount Sinai Health System
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Trauma & Its Impact on Clients with HIV/STIs/Hep C (Regional Training Center)
2025-10-21 10:00 - 12:00
This two-hour webinar from the Regional Training Center will introduce providers
to trauma and the impact on clients with HIV/STIs/Hep C. This course will review
the definition of trauma and trauma informed care.
Objectives

Define trauma and list examples of trauma that clients with HIV/STIs/Hep C encounter
Describe the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and its importance to providers
Define trauma informed care
List at least 5 triggers that may re-traumatize clients with HIV/STIs/Hep

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Viral Hepatitis Diagnostics Working Group Call (National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable)
2025-10-23 15:00 - 16:00
Viral Hepatitis Diagnostics Working Group Call
Thursday, October 23 | 3 – 4 PM
Email Adrienne Simon to RSVP
Purpose:
Advocate for accessible, affordable, effective, and rapid viral hepatitis diagnostics, that most closely meet communities where they are, in pursuit of viral hepatitis elimination.
Bring the voice of people with lived experience to the table in developing strategies, activities, and tactics to achieve our advocacy goals.
Membership:
The Working Group is coordinated by the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR). The Working Group is composed of advocates, clinicians, community-based organizations, people with lived experience, and researchers. Membership is open to anyone from these communities who are committed to advancing the Working Group’s goals.
To join the Working Group, email Adrienne Simmons (adrienne@nvhr.org). After joining, members will be added to a Google Group (hepdiagnostics@googlegroups.com) and receive a calendar invite, as well as access to a Google Drive.
Meeting Schedule:
The Working Group meets monthly via Zoom on the 4th Thursday at 3:00 pm Eastern. All Working Group members are encouraged to participate in as many meetings as possible. Notes are provided for those unable to attend.

Scientific, Public Health and Lived Experience Rationale for Expanded and Early Hep B Treatment
2025-10-23 16:00 - 17:00
Scientific, Public Health and Lived Experience Rationale for Expanded and Early Hep B Treatment (Hepatitis B Foundation and ICE-HBV)
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 4 – 5 PM
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Description:
Join us for a moderated panel discussion exploring the scientific evidence, public health perspectives and lived experiences supporting the expansion of Hep B treatment guidelines. This webinar is part of the broad dissemination of two recently published papers in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology on expanded and earlier treatment of Hep B. It is co-hosted by the Hep B Foundation and the International Coalition to Eliminate Hep B (ICE-HBV) and will feature authors from each paper.

CME/CNE/CEU | Hep C Treatment in People of Reproductive Age, Pregnancy and Children (Empire Liver Foundation)
2025-10-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom Webinar, NY
Hep C Treatment in People of Reproductive Age, Pregnancy and Children
Thursdays, October 23 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM
1 Free CME/CNE/CEU credit offered per webinar
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Description:
This training is designed to educate clinical providers on current Hep C screening and treatment guidelines for people of reproductive age, pregnant people and children.
Objectives:

​Explain changes in Hep C epidemiology nationally, including among people of childbearing age and pregnant people
Recall current Hep C screening and treatment guidelines for people of childbearing age, pregnant people and children
Describe the risk of gestational parent-to-child transmission of Hep C
Understand the impact of Hep C on pregnancy

Speaker:
Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, Weill Cornell Medicine
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Hep C Intervention Symposium (International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users)
2025-10-24 09:30 - 15:00
Hep C Intervention Implementation Symposium
Friday, October 24 | 9:30 AM – 3 PM
Location: Aloft Chicago Mag Mile (243 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611, United States)
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Description:
Join the International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) for this symposium focusing on the practical implementation of evidence-based interventions for Hep C such as point-of-care testing, peer support, care navigation, telehealth and case finding.
This symposium is intended for anyone interested in implementing or scaling up interventions for Hep C in their service setting, including healthcare providers, community members and policymakers from a variety of settings, e.g. primary care, drug and alcohol services, corrections, outreach, homelessness, mental health, needle and syringe services & health departments.
The symposium will showcase good practice interventions and models of care, highlighting key research, challenges and learnings in a collaborative coaching environment, with the aim of supporting participants to develop or enhance their own models of Hep C care.
Objectives:

Understand evidence-based interventions demonstrated to enhance the Hep C care cascade
Understand the Hep C care cascade and be able to identify areas for enhancement in service delivery (including case finding and linkage to care)
Describe how a range of interventions work and how they can be implemented to enhance models of Hep C and integrated HIV care and overcome barriers to case finding, testing, diagnosis and linkage to care
Identify suitable interventions to enhance service delivery
Analyze barriers of implementing successful interventions and how to overcome them

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Implementing Hep C Point-of-Care RNA Testing & Test-and-Treat Models (NATAP)
2025-10-24 12:30 - 14:30
Implementing Hep C Point-of-Care RNA Testing & Test-and-Treat Models
Friday, October 24 | 12:30 – 2:30 PM
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Description:
Join National Aids Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP) for an insightful and interactive webinar aimed at implementing Hep C point-of-care RNA testing and test-and-treat models.
Objectives:
By the end of this training, you will be able to:

Hep C Point-of-Care RNA Testing
Simplified Hep C Testing
Implementing Test-and-Treat Models
Community-based Hep C testing and treatment
Improving Hep C treatment access in people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs

Speaker:
Jennifer Price, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Division of GI/Hepatology Director, UCSF Viral Hepatitis Center
Accreditation:
This nursing continuing professional development activity has been approved by the North Carolina Nurses Association, accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Attendees will receive 2 hours.
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Training | Overdose Prevention & Response with Naloxone (NYC Health Dept)
2025-10-28 12:00 - 13:00
Overdose Prevention & Response with Naloxone
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 12 – 1 PM
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Description:
This virtual training will teach you how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone and provide information on how to access free naloxone.
The training runs for approximately one hour and kits can be mailed to attendees upon request following the training.
Please note: Kits can only be mailed to addresses within the five boroughs of New York City.
To access kits outside of NYC, please visit here.
Once you have registered for the training, you will receive a few follow-up emails from NYC Health Department via Zoom:

Immediately after you register: Registration confirmation email with log-in information
One (1) day and one (1) hour before the training: Training reminder emails

If it is the day before the training and you did not receive an email with the Zoom log-in information, you should reach out to us at naloxone@health.nyc.gov. Please check your spam folder before reaching out, as emails from NYC Health Department may have mistakenly sorted into your spam folder.
Please note: Organizations may register key staff members to be trained, but no more than two naloxone kits will be issued per organization (individuals may still get their own kit for personal use if they would like).
Please do not share the link as seats are limited and log-in information is unique to the registrant.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Program (OOPP) Staff: If your organization is a registered OOPP and you would like to be trained in DISPENSING naloxone, this is not the right training to take. Please contact us by emailing naloxone@health.nyc.gov to receive the Training of Dispensers (TOD) calendar.
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Hep B United Virtual Mini-Summit (Hep B United)
2025-10-29 12:00 - 15:30
Hep B United Virtual Mini-Summit
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 12:00 – 3:30 PM
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Description:
Hep B United will be hosting a virtual Mini-Summit on October 29–30, 2025, running from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET each day. This year’s theme is “Hep B Family Potluck”. The aim of this Summit is to bring together HBU partners, advocates, and community leaders to connect, and collaborate with one another and provide a space to exchange successes and challenges while celebrating the diversity and richness of the communities we serve.
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Hep B United Virtual Mini-Summit (Hep B United)
2025-10-30 12:00 - 15:30
Hep B United Virtual Mini-Summit
Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 12:00 – 3:30 PM
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Description:
Hep B United will be hosting a virtual Mini-Summit on October 29–30, 2025, running from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET each day. This year’s theme is “Hep B Family Potluck”. The aim of this Summit is to bring together HBU partners, advocates, and community leaders to connect, and collaborate with one another and provide a space to exchange successes and challenges while celebrating the diversity and richness of the communities we serve.
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CME/CNE/CEU | Hep B Epidemiology, Prevention & Screening (Empire Liver Foundation)
2025-10-30 16:30 - 17:30
Hepatitis B: Epidemiology, Prevention and Screening
Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM
1 Free CME/CNE/CEU credit offered per webinar
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Description:
Clinical providers in NYC are invited to the Hep B Screening and Management in Primary Care clinical series presented by liver disease specialists. Join more than 6,000 physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs and pharmacists in NYC, and nationally, who have benefited from Empire Liver Foundation’s clinical education webinars. Join all webinars or a single session!
Speaker:
Arun Jesudian, MD

Training | The ABCs of Hepatitis (NYS Health Dept)
2025-11-03 10:00 - 12:00
The ABCs of Hepatitis
Monday, November 3, 2025 | 10 AM – 12 PM
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Description:
This 90-minute webinar will prepare non-physician health and human services providers and peer workers with the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hep A, B, and C.
Objectives:

Describe the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hep A
Describe the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hep B
Describe the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hep C
Discuss efforts at the national, state, and local levels to end the viral hepatitis epidemic

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Training | Classification of Hep D as Carcinogenic (Hep B Foundation)
2025-11-05 10:00 - 11:00
Classification of Hep D as Carcinogenic: Implications for Liver Cancer Prevention
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (10 – 11 AM)
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Description:
Professor Francesco Negro presents on Hep D infection and the recent reclassification of hepatitis delta as carcinogenic by WHO. Rav Yakubov and Dan Cretu will share insights about their experiences with Hep D, and will speak specifically to their navigation of a Hep D diagnosis and management.

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Training | Hep C Treatment Update for Health & Human Services (NYS Health Dept)
2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00
Hep C Treatment Update for Health & Human Services
November 5 (10 AM – 12 PM)
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Description:
This training will describe the role of non-clinical health and human services providers in supporting clients living with Hep C as they consider starting treatment. Participants will become familiar with current guidelines regarding treatment, issues relating to treatment access, and patient assistance resources.
Objectives:

Describe the recent progress in treatment options for patients living with Hep C (shorter duration, fewer side effects, better health outcomes).
Describe the importance of engaging in primary care, regardless of the client’s intent to undergo treatment.
Identify strategies to support clients as they prepare for and engage in Hep C treatment.
Define sustained virologic response (SVR).
Discuss strategies to address the risk of reinfection with clients who achieve SVR.

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Training | Overdose Prevention & Response with Naloxone in Spanish (NYC Health Dept)
2025-11-05 18:00 - 19:00
Overdose Prevention & Response with Naloxone Training (in Spanish)
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 6 – 7 PM
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Description:
This virtual training will teach you how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone and provide information on how to access free naloxone.
The training runs for approximately one hour and kits can be mailed to attendees upon request following the training.
Please note: Kits can only be mailed to addresses within the five boroughs of New York City.
To access kits outside of NYC, please visit here.
Once you have registered for the training, you will receive a few follow-up emails from NYC Health Department via Zoom:

Immediately after you register: Registration confirmation email with log-in information
One (1) day and one (1) hour before the training: Training reminder emails

If it is the day before the training and you did not receive an email with the Zoom log-in information, you should reach out to us at naloxone@health.nyc.gov. Please check your spam folder before reaching out, as emails from NYC Health Department may have mistakenly sorted into your spam folder.
Please note: Organizations may register key staff members to be trained, but no more than two naloxone kits will be issued per organization (individuals may still get their own kit for personal use if they would like).
Please do not share the link as seats are limited and log-in information is unique to the registrant.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Program (OOPP) Staff: If your organization is a registered OOPP and you would like to be trained in DISPENSING naloxone, this is not the right training to take. Please contact us by emailing naloxone@health.nyc.gov to receive the Training of Dispensers (TOD) calendar.
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