Hep Free NYC Meeting Highlights | 10-07-2020

Hep Free NYC Webinar E-Meeting Highlights | 10-07-2020

A Joint Hep B Coalition & Hep C Task Force Meeting

October 7th, 2020 (3 – 5 PM)
Attendance: See below

Presentations

Integrated Hep C and MAT/MOUD Tele-medicine Services at Mount Sinai REACH Program
Katherine Dunham, Clinical Research Coordinator / Patient Navigator, Mount Sinai REACH Program – katherine.dunham@mountsinai.org

• View presentation here.

COVID and the Liver: What We Learned So Far
David Bernstein, MD, Hepatology Chief, Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases – dav31475@gmail.com

• View presentation here.

Policy and Advocacy Updates

Reed Vreeland, Director of NYC Community Mobilization, Housing Works – r.vreeland@housingworks.org

• Upcoming Hep Free NYC Advocacy Committee Meeting: December 9 (3-5 PM).
• NYC City Council Viral Hepatitis Initiative. FY21 budget outcome and planning for FY22 budget season.
• NYS Hep C Elimination Campaign – Dashboard coming soon
• Hep C medication prior authorization no longer needed for treatment naive patients on Medicaid. See DURB meeting notes (p. 5).

Action Alert

• Providers must report all suspected acute cases of hepatitis B and C. There is no laboratory test that distinguishes acute from chronic hepatitis C. The NYC Department of Health relies on providers to report new cases of suspected acute Hep C. Providers do not need to report chronic Hep B and C.

Coalition against Hepatitis in People of African Origin – NYC
Farma Pene, NYC Health Dept – fpene@health.nyc.gov

• CHIPO-NYC to receive the 2020 Hep B United Community Champion Awards

South Asian Hepatitis Initiative
Adeeba Khan, MPH, NYC Health Dept – akhan8@health.nyc.gov

1. Abigail    Hunter    Nurse Practitioner    Vocal-NY    abbynhunter@gmail.com
2. Adam    Sammons    Outreach Health Educator    Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center asammons@bsfhc.org
3. Adeeba    Khan    MPH    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    akhan8@health.nyc.gov
4. Aiesha    Hibbert    Public Health Associate VHP Program    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ahibbert1@health.nyc.gov
5. Alexis    Brenes    Community Program Coordinator    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene abrenes@health.nyc.gov
6. Annette    Gaudino    HCV Project Co-Director    Treatment Action Group    annette.gaudino@treatmentactiongroup.org
7. Brandy    Staley        ACARIAHEALTH PHARMACY #12, INC.    brandy.staley@acariahealth.com
8. Charlotte    Quincoses        MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER    cquincoses@gmail.com
9. Cheryl    Santoro    Linkage to care specialist    Hudson River HealthCare    csantoro@hrhcare.org
10. Clotilde    Monguya        Viral Hepatitis Community Partner    monguyamd@gmail.com
11. Daniela    Sanclemente    Patient Navigator (VHP)    NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst Hospital Center    sanclemd@nychhc.org
12. Danielle    Stillman        Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness    danielle.stillman@saatchiwellness.com
13. Daria    Boccher-Lattimore        AIDS Education & Training Center Program    dmb82@cumc.columbia.edu
14. David    Bernstein    Chief of Gastroenterology    LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER    d.e.bernstein@verizon.net
15. Denise    Davis    Peer Navigator    New York Harm Reduction Educators    ddavis@nyhre.org
16. Denise    Mcfarlan        The Osborne Association    dmcfarlan@osborneny.org
17. Diana    Diaz Munoz    Hep C Program Manager    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    ddiazmunoz@health.nyc.gov
18. Dipan    Ray    Director of Practice Experience    Touro College of Pharmacy    dipan.ray@touro.edu
19. Emeka    Iloeghu    Consultant Trainer    The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc.    arinze777@gmail.com
20. Farah    Riazi    Patient Navigator    Mount Sinai Health System    farah.riazi@mountsinai.org
21. Farma    Pene    Health Care Access Specialist    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    fpene@health.nyc.gov
22. Frank    Winter    External Affairs    Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services    frank.winter@cms.hhs.gov
23. Gail    Brown    Policy Director    COPE    gbrown.cope@gmail.com
24. Geraldine    Joseph        William F. Ryan Center    geraldine.joseph@ryancenter.org
25. Gina    D’Aiello    HCV Clinical Liason    MEDLY Pharmacy    ginadaiello6@gmail.com
26. Halimatou    Konte    Program Manager    African Services Committee    halimatouk@africanservices.org
27. Henry    Chang        World Hepatitis Alliance    henry.amsterdam@gmail.com
28. Jane    Wong    Hepatitis B Project Coordinator    Charles B Wang Community Health Center    janwong@cbwchc.org
29. Janet    Escalante    Regional Director Business Development    Paramount Specialty Pharmacy    janete@paramountsprx.com
30. Jeff    Weiss    Program Director    Respectful & Equitable Access to Comprehensive Healthcare (REACH) Program at Mount Sinai Hospital    jeffrey.weiss@mountsinai.org
31. Jiehui (Joy)    Zhu    Patient Navigator    Charles B Wang Community Health Center    jizhu@cbwchc.org
32. Joseph    Zaheer    Health Educator    Mount Sinai Beth Israel    joseph.zaheer@mountsinai.org
33. Joy    Cambe    Program Coordinator    Empire Liver Foundation    joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org
34. Justin    Chan    Infectious Disease Physician, Clinician Educator    NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services    chanj15@nychhc.org
35. Katherine    Koh        Korean Community Services    kkoh@kcsny.org
36. Katherine    Dunham        Mount Sinai Health System    katherine.dunham@mountsinai.org
37. Kim    Leslie-Underwood        MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER    kleslie@montefiore.org
38. Lilas    Kodjo    Communications Intern    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    lkodjo@health.nyc.gov
39. Lisa    Convery-López    VP – Contract Management    Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI)    lisa.convery_lopez@chasiny.org
40. Luisa    Martelo    Patient Navigator (VHP)    NYC Health + Hospitals – Bellevue Hospital Center    luisa.martelo@nychhc.org
41. Maria    Cruz        CAMBA    mariac@camba.org
42. Maria Mercedes    Guzman    Program Director, HCV Program    MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER    mariguzm@montefiore.org
43. Marie    Bresnahan    Director, Training, Policy and Administration, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov
44. Mary    Chiang    Patient Navigator    Charles B Wang Community Health Center    mchiang@cbwchc.org
45. Medesa    Garrett        Hudson River HealthCare    mgarrett@sunriver.org
46. Meg    Chappell    Program Manager    Empire Liver Foundation    megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org
47. Melba    Mejia        BOOM!Health    mmejia@boomhealth.org
48. Molly    Mihalcik        Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness    mollymihalcik@gmail.com
49. Monaliza    Velazquez        Family Services Network of New York    mvelazquez@fsnny.org
50. Nirah    Johnson    Capacity Building Director    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    njohnso2@health.nyc.gov
51. Okhyun    Ko    Patient Navigator    Korean Community Services    oko@kcsny.org
52. Onycha    Banton        NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    obanton@health.nyc.gov
53. Paul    Lee    Project Coordinator    Korean Community Services    plee@kcsny.org
54. Paula    Medina-Blanco        Respectful & Equitable Access to Comprehensive Healthcare (REACH) Program at Mount Sinai Hospital    paula.medina-blanco@mountsinai.org
55. Rahel    Yosief    Patient Navigator (CHC)    BOOM!Health    ryosief@boomhealth.org
56. Reed    Vreeland    Director of NYC Community Mobilization    Housing Works    r.vreeland@housingworks.org
57. Sarah    Ahmed    Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
58. Shaili    Gandhi    Hepatitis Program Assistant    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    sgandhi1@health.nyc.gov
59. Shanaz    Hosein    Program Manager, HITE    Greater New York Hospital Association    shosein@gnyha.org
60. Shanda    Kearse    Testing Services Coordinator    Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI)    shanda.kearse@chasiny.org
61. Shannon    Mason    Assistant Director Bureau of Hepatitis Health Care    NYSDOH AIDS Institute    shannon.mason@health.ny.gov
62. Susan    Spratt Wachsler        New York Harm Reduction Educators    sspratt@nyhre.org
63. Taylor    Reilly        Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness    taylor.reilly@saatchiwellness.com
64. Umaima    Khatun    Program Manager    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene    ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
65. Vianney    Aguilar    Patient Navigator    Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI)    vianney.aguilar@chasiny.org
66. Violet    Armstead        Viral Hepatitis Community Partner    armviolet@gmail.com
67. Warren    Hall        American Liver Foundation    whall@liverfoundation.org
68. Wilma    Toribio        Respectful & Equitable Access to Comprehensive Healthcare (REACH) Program at Mount Sinai Hospital    wilma.toribio@mountsinai.org
69. Yacaris    DeJesus    Patient Navigator (VHP)    NYC Health + Hospitals – Bellevue Hospital Center    yacaris.dejesus@nychhc.org
70. Y-Uyen Le    Nguyen    Hep B Medical Director    Charles B Wang Community Health Center    ynguyen@cbwchc.org

Last Updated on July 24, 2023 by HepFree NYC