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SUMMARY:Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment (OAMT) as an Essential Health Service (World Health Organization (WHO)\, MdM and INHSU)
DESCRIPTION:Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment as an Essential Health Service: Implementation Guidance on Mitigating Disruption of Services for Opioid Dependence\n\nWednesday\, December 17\, 2025 | 5:00 AM – 6:15 AM\n\nRSVP\n\nDescription:\n\nOpioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT) is safe and effective for addressing a broad range of health and social issues and must be maintained without interruption\, even during crises. OAMT should be integrated into national health systems to ensure stable funding\, reliable access\, and equitable care. \nThis session will present WHO recommendations for uninterrupted OAMT access\, discuss the impact of service disruptions\, and highlight global efforts to ensure life saving interventions for people who use drugs are maintained. \nThe webinar is intended for service planners\, providers\, policymakers\, communities of people with living and lived experience\, and stakeholders involved in treatment and overdose prevention programs. \nRSVP
URL:https://hepfree.nyc/event/opioid-agonist-maintenance-treatment-oamt-as-an-essential-health-service-world-health-organization-who-mdm-and-inhsu/
CATEGORIES:Education,Government,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Hep C Prevention for LGB and TGNC Individuals and Communities (NYS AIDS Institute)
DESCRIPTION:Hep C Prevention for LGB and TGNC Individuals and Communities\nWednesday\, January 7\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nRSVP\nDescription:\nThis 2-hour webinar from the Regional Training Center will review the basic information about Hep C that health and human service providers should discuss with program participants who identify as Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual (LGB) or Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC). \nThis webinar will explore the practices that may place LGB and TGNC people at risk for Hep C transmission and identify harm reduction strategies to reduce their risk. Screening recommendations and key considerations for Hep C care and treatment in LGB and TGNC clients will be addressed. \nObjectives:\n1. Review basic information about Hep C prevention\, transmission\, screening\, diagnosis\, care and treatment\n2. Explore Hep C risk and identify harm reduction options for LGB and TGNC health\n3. Discuss the benefits of HCV testing and connection to care\n4. Identify Hep C prevention messages using Harm Reduction to educate LGB and TGNC clients\n5. Address common concerns that LGB and TGN clients may have regarding Hep C care and treatment \nRSVP
URL:https://hepfree.nyc/event/hep-c-prevention-for-lgb-and-tgnc-individuals-and-communities-nys-aids-institute/
CATEGORIES:Education,Hep C,Training
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hepfree.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AIDS-Inst.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T050000
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SUMMARY:WHO Revised Operational Guide: Needle and Syringe Programmes for People Who Inject Drugs (WHO)
DESCRIPTION:WHO Revised Operational Guide: Needle and Syringe Programmes (NSP) for People Who Inject Drugs\nThursday\, February 5\, 2026 | 5 – 6:15 AM\nRSVP\nDescription:\nNeedle and syringe programmes (NSPs) are highly effective harm reduction interventions\, yet under-implemented globally. The revised WHO operational guide\, along with complementary efforts and ground-breaking projects\, aim to expand access and improve implementation. \nThis webinar will highlight the operational guides’ objectives\, provide country examples of success\, and discuss the broader context for scaling NSPs. \nPresenters:\n\nTereza Kasaeva\, Director\, Department of HIV\, Tuberculosis\, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections·WHO\nAntons Mozalevskis\, Technical Officer for Key Populations\, Department of HIV\, Tuberculosis\, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections·WHO\nAnnie Madden\, Project Lead·International Network for People who Use Drugs (INPUD)\nKanishk Gupta\, Market Shaping Officer·PATH\nModerator: Niklas Luhmann\nLisa Maher\, Head\, Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology and Prevention Program·Kirby Institute\, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)\nThet Soe Aung\, Prevention Advisor·Médecins du Monde (MdM)\nEhab Salah\, Advisor on Prisons and HIV\, HIV/AIDS Section·The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)\n\nObjectives:\nThis session will:\n1. Provide an overview of the revised WHO NSP operational guide\n2. Highlight how implementation evidence is shaping policy directions\n3. Share strong country examples demonstrating scale and sustainability\n4. Discuss considerations for programmes\, funders\, and community-led responses \nRSVP
URL:https://hepfree.nyc/event/who-revised-operational-guide-needle-and-syringe-programmes-for-people-who-inject-drugs-who/
CATEGORIES:Education,Government,Hep B,Hep C
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SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention Training Series Part 2 (NYC Health Dept)
DESCRIPTION:Overdose Prevention Training Series Part 2\nThursday\, March 5\, 2026 | 10 – 11 AM\nRSVP\nDescription:\nThis training series for hepatitis peer\, patient\, and telephone navigators will discuss harm reduction principles and overdose prevention strategies that support conversations with Hep C patients around risk factors for overdose. It includes ways to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs (PWUD) and strategies to prevent opioid and stimulant overdoses using tools such as motivational interviewing to engage Hep C patients in overdose prevention services. \nRSVP
URL:https://hepfree.nyc/event/overdose-prevention-training-series-part-2-nyc-health-dept/
CATEGORIES:Education,Hep C,Training
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SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention Training Series Part 3 (NYC Health Dept)
DESCRIPTION:Overdose Prevention Training Series Part 3\nThursday\, March 12\, 2026 | 10 – 11 AM\nRSVP\nDescription:\nThis training series for hepatitis peer\, patient\, and telephone navigators will discuss harm reduction principles and overdose prevention strategies that support conversations with Hep C patients around risk factors for overdose. It includes ways to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs (PWUD) and strategies to prevent opioid and stimulant overdoses using tools such as motivational interviewing to engage Hep C patients in overdose prevention services. \nRSVP
URL:https://hepfree.nyc/event/overdose-prevention-training-series-part-3-nyc-health-dept/
CATEGORIES:Education,Hep C,Training
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