Hep Free NYC Meeting Highlights | 12-7-2022

Hep Free NYC Meeting Highlights | 12-7-2022

A Joint Hep B Coalition & Hep C Task Force Meeting

December 7th, 2022 (3 – 5 PM)

Attendance: See below

Presentations

Hep A, B, and C in NYC: 2021 Annual Report Surveillance Highlights
Tristan McPherson, MD, Viral Hepatitis Medical Director, NYC Health Department –  tmcpherson@health.nyc.gov

• View presentation here.
• View the Hep A, B, and C in New York City: 2021 Annual Report!

Integration of Hep C Testing and Linkage for People Experiencing Mental Health or Substance Use Crises in NYC 

Katie Fee, BSN, RN, Nurse Care Manager, Drug User Health, Project Renewal –katherine.fee@projectrenewal.org

• View presentation here.
  • Successes:
    • Efficient connection of patients living with Hep C to clinic for confirmatory testing and possible treatment
    • Effective navigation of undocumented patients living with Hep C to partner organizations that can facilitate treatment
    • High-quality pre/post-test counseling and efficient linkage to follow-up (ie, very personalized experience with testing)
  • Challenges:
    • Many clients know their status and decline further testing
    • Many clients in crisis are only in the program for a short period of time (with competing priorities) and may leave before they can engage with the testing team
    • Many clients feel they have too much instability in their lives to start treatment, which can pose a barrier to initiation
  • Next steps:
    • In the future, 820 nursing staff (when at full staff capacity) could be trained in pre-test counseling and could perform the testing, only involving the nurse care managers in care coordination, if necessary.

One Year Update from OnPoint NYC: The First Overdose Prevention Centers in the United States

Terrell Jones, Advocacy and Community Engagement Manager, OnPoint NYC –tjones@nyhre.org

• • OnPoint NYC, offers harm reduction services that meet people who use drugs “where they are.”
  • Highlights: At total of 633 overdose interventions, 145 overdoses were overturned, and 1.4 million syringes
  • Challenges: Funding
  • Legislative item: Safe Consumption Service Act

Policy and Advocacy

Meg Chappell, Program Manager, Empire Liver Foundation –megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org 

• View the presentation here.
• City Council Application: How to apply Training. January 11, 2023  (3 -5PM) RSVP.
• Learn more about the Viral Hepatitis Initiative

Viral Hepatitis Advocacy Leadership Team:

• Check Hep C Leads: Suzanne Robinson Davis (Sdavis@bsfhc.org) and Kenia Liriano (Liriano@chasiny.org)
• Check Hep B Lead: Paul Lee (plee@kcsny.org)
• Hep C Peer Lead: Jose Martinez (martinez@harmreduction.org)
• Training Leads: Joy Cambe (joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org) and Mike Selick (selick@harmreduction.org)
• Advocacy Lead: Meg Chappell (megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org)

Hep Free NYC Committee Updates

• Coalition against Hepatitis in People of African Origin (CHIPO) – NYC Committee
  Farma Pene, Health Care Access Specialist, NYC Health Department – fpene@health.nyc.gov
  • Upcoming Meeting: January 18, 2023 (3 – 4:30 PM). RSVP.
• South Asian Hepatitis Initiative (SAHI)
  Sarah Ahmed, MPH, Program Manager, NYC Health Department – sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
  • Upcoming meeting: January 19, 2023 (12 – 1 PM). RSVP.

Attendance:

1. Adam Sammons, Project Lead, Community Health Initiatives, Inc., adam@chihealthcenter.com
2. Adeeba Khan, Hepatitis Navigation Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, akhan8@health.nyc.gov
3. Alejandra Poma, Program Manager, BMS Family Health Center, apoma@bmsfhc.org
4. Alex Ortiz, HCV Case Manager, Sun River Health, alortiz@sunriver.org
5. Alexis Brenes, Community Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, abrenes@health.nyc.gov
6. Alexis Fields, Assistant Director, Systems Change for Outreach, Prevention, and Engagement (SCOPE), SUNY Downstate Medical Center, alexis.fields@downstate.edu
7. Alma Chaves, Community Engagement Projects Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, achaves@health.nyc.gov
8. Alyson Clarke, Program Coordinator, HIV Prevention, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, aclarke5@health.nyc.gov
9. Ana Ventuneac, VP Research and Evaluation, START Treatment and Recovery Centers, aventuneac@startny.org
10. Anthony Feliciano, Vice President Advocacy and Community Mobilization, Housing Works, a.feliciano@housingworks.org
11. Antony Atuhaire, Medical Laboratory Technician, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, antonymuhanguzi2@gmail.com
12. Aprielle Wills, Perinatal Hepatitis C Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, awills@health.nyc.gov
13. Ashly Jordan, Senior Epidemiologist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ajordan2@health.nyc.gov
14. Aura Blanco-Buitrago, Care Coordinator, Mount Sinai Health System, aura.blanco-buitrago@mssm.edu
15. Ayele Kessouagni, CUNY Intern/Consultant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, akessouagni@health.nyc.gov
16. Beatrice Zovich, Public Health Program Manager, Hep B Foundation, beatrice.zovich@hepb.org
17. Brian Hennessey, Director of PrEP and Hepatitis C Initiatives, Housing Works, b.hennessey@housingworks.org
18. Brittany Gross, Viral Hepatitis Services Program Manager, Indiana State Department of Health, bgross@isdh.in.gov
19. Brooke Wyatt, Program Director, Mount Sinai Project Inspire, brooke.wyatt@mssm.edu
20. Carolina Maria Bolanos, Peer Navigator, Vocal-NY, caro@vocal-ny.org
21. Carolina Sirett, Director, Community Outreach and Partnerships, Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI), carolina.sirett@chasiny.org
22. Caroline Romano, Mount Sinai Health System, caroline.romano@mssm.edu
23. Cassandra Lamadieu, Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, cassandra.lamadieu@phila.gov
24. Chelsea Pickett, Program Evaluator/Analyst, Harlem United, cpickett@harlemunited.org
25. Constanza Martinez, Patient Navigator, Voces Latinas, cmartinez@voceslatinas.org
26. Dan Knitzer, Assistant Director of Communications, The Alliance for Positive Change, dan@alliance.nyc
27. Danielle Kroll, Assistant Director of Community Health, Lantern Community Services, Inc., dkroll@lanterncommunity.org
28. David Cushman, Gilead Science, david.cushman@gilead.com
29. David Yale, Therapeutic Specialist HCV Division, Gilead Science, david.yale@gilead.com
30. Davina Francis, HIV Health Educator, Caribbean Women’s Health Association, dfrancis@cwha.org
31. Dawn Schuk, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, dawnhollynyc@aol.com
32. Deanna Berlin, CBO Liaison, NYC DOHMH Sexual Health Clinics, dberlin@health.nyc.gov
33. Debra Farron, Senior therapeutic specialist, Gilead Science, debra.farron@gilead.com
34. Denesse Kleiman, Data Manager, NYC Health + Hospitals – Bellevue Hospital Center, denesse.kleiman@nychhc.org
35. Derett Jepson, District Sales Manager, HCV NY, AbbVie, derett.jepson@abbvie.com
36. Derwin Manigault, Community Liaison, RevCore Recovery Center of Manhattan, dmanigault@revcorerecovery.com
37. Diana Diaz Munoz, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ddiazmunoz@health.nyc.gov
38. Dorothy Waterhouse, Program Director HIV/STD/Syringe Services, Santa Clara County Public Health Department, dwaterhouse@clarkcounty.in.gov
39. Erin Connors, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ola3@cdc.gov
40. Elena Rotov, Patient Navigator, After Hours Project, erotov@afterhoursproject.org
41. Elicia Chacon, Tompkins County Health Department, echacon@tchd.org
42. Eunice Casey, Senior Director for HIV Services, NEW YORK CITY HEALTH & HOSPITALS CORP, eunice.casey@nychhc.org
43. Farma Pene, Community Projects Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, fpene@health.nyc.gov
44. Fatima Omarufilo, Patient Navigator, Montefiore Medical Center, alabaran@montefiore.org
45. Fernando Valerio, Patient Navigator, Community Healthcare Network, fvalerio@chnnyc.org
46. Frank Winter, External Affairs, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, frank.winter@cms.hhs.gov
47. Gail Brown, Director, COPE, gbrown.cope@gmail.com
48. Germaine Harry, Health Educator, Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center, gharry@bsfhc.org
49. Gil Cerpa, Patient Navigator, Praxis Housing Initiatives, gacerpa@praxishousing.org
50. Gina George, Epidemiologist Data Analyst, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ggeorge3@health.nyc.gov
51. Gloria Glenn, Program Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, gglenn@health.nyc.gov
52. Halimatou Konte, Health Program Director, African Services Committee, halimatouk@africanservices.org
53. Hanna Jo, Community Health Navigator, MinKwon Center for Community Action, hanna.jo@minkwon.org
54. Hasham Tariq, Ontario County Department of Public Health, hasham.tariq@ontariocountyny.gov
55. Heather Anderson, Chautauqua County Department of Health & Human Services, andersonhl3@upmc.edu
56. Holly Anger, Senior Surveillance and Research Scientist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hanger@health.nyc.gov
57. HuiChen Wu, Assistant Professor, Columbia University, hw2057@cumc.columbia.edu
58. Ibrahima Sankare, Testing Assistant and Outreach, African Services Committee, ibrahimas@africanservices.org
59. Jagjit Kaur, United Sikhs, jagjit.kaur@unitedsikhs.org
60. Jessica Middleton, Peer Navigator, Housing Works, j.middleton@housingworks.org
61. Jie-Lei Jenny Wong, Health Educator/ Patient Navigator, Seventh Avenue Family Health Center at NYU Langone, jielei.wong@nyulangone.org
62. Jiehui (Joy) Zhu, Patient Navigator, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, jizhu@cbwchc.org
63. Jihae Jeon, Mount Sinai Health System, jihae.jeon@mountsinai.org
64. Joy Cambe, Program Coordinator, Empire Liver Foundation, joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org
65. Joy Pak, Project Renewal, Inc., joy.pak@projectrenewal.org
66. Julia Siebert, Nursing Supervisor, St. Louis County Department of Health, jsiebert@stlouiscountymo.gov
67. Julie Yoshimachi, Nurse practitioner, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, jyoshimachi@cbwchc.org
68. Justin Chen, Hep B Program Associate, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, jchen@cbwchc.org
69. Kalvin Shinrock, Health Education Specialist, Mount Sinai Health System, kalvin.shinrock@mountsinai.org
70. Karina Escamilla, Manager at Latino Religious Leadership Program, Latino Commission on AIDS, kescamilla@latinoaids.org
71. Kassidy Peterson, Utah Adult Immunization Coordinator, Epidemiologist II, Utah Department of Health & Human Services, kpeterson1@utah.gov
72. Katie Fee, Nurse Care Manager, Project Renewal, Inc., katherine.fee@projectrenewal.org
73. Kayla Kelly, Hepatitis CoordinatorHepatitis Coordinator, Virginia Department of Health, kayla.kelly@vdh.virginia.gov
74. Kelly Riordan, HEP C Case Manager, Sun River Health, kriordan@sunriver.org
75. Kevin Madera, Public Health Adviser II, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, kmadera@health.nyc.gov
76. Kiara Lora, Director, HCV Treatment Network, Montefiore Medical Center, kialora@montefiore.org
77. Lauren Meyers, MSL, Syneos Health, lauren.meyers@sh.vbivaccines.com
78. Leandra Ureña, Hep C Community Navigation Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, lurea@health.nyc.gov
79. Lela Sabashvili, VP of Contracts, Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center, lela@alliance.nyc
80. Lili Carrillo, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, lili.carrillo@coloradohealthnetwork.org
81. Liz Tang, Outreach and Navigation Supervisor, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ltang@health.nyc.gov
82. Lorna Manning, AVP Integrated Case Management & Population Health, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, lmanning@ehs.org
83. Lucy Vega, Program Coordinator/Case Manager, Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, lvega@brooklynplaza.org
84. Luis Alava Londono, Youth Counselor, Queens Pride House, lalava@hafnyc.org
85. Luis Camacho, Hep C Harm Reduction Specialist, Positive Health Project, l.camacho@housingworks.org
86. Luisana Goris, PrEP Patient Navigator, Acacia Network, lgreyna@lacasadesalud.org
87. Marie Bresnahan, Project INSPIRE Program Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov
88. Mark Mullervy, Bridging Access to Care, mmullervy@bac-ny.org
89. Mary Chiang, Patient Navigator, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, mchiang@cbwchc.org
90. Maryellen Novak, Communications Manager, African Services Committee, maryellenn@africanservices.org
91. Matthew Lee, Manager, AcariaHealth, matthew.lee@acariahealth.com
92. Mayrim Bernard-Vega, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, mbernardvega@cdcfoundation.org
93. Medesa Garrett, HCV Program Coordinator, Sun River Health, mgarrett@sunriver.org
94. Meg Chappell, Program Manager, Empire Liver Foundation, megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org
95. Melinda Curtis, Arkansas Department of Health, melinda.curtis@arkansas.gov
96. Minhee Lee, Program Coordinator, Korean Community Services, mlee@kcsny.org
97. Mosammat Jahan, Public Health Communications Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, mjahan2@health.nyc.gov
98. Nadine Kela-Murphy, Clinical Practice Facilitation Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, nkelamurphy@health.nyc.gov
99. Natalie Taylor, Associate Director Public Health, Dynavax Technologies, ntaylor@dynavax.com
100. Okhyun Ko, Manager, Korean Community Services, oko@kcsny.org
101. Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Associate Professor at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, CUNY School of Public Health, mateu-gelabert@sph.cuny.edu
102. Perla Romero, Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center, perla@alliance.nyc
103. Rahel Yosief, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ryosief@health.nyc.gov
104. Rebecca Berger, Policy Analyst, NYU Langone Health System, berger@nyulangone.org
105. Robert Desrouleaux, Programs Manager, The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc., rdesrouleaux@hepatitiscmsg.org
106. Sanam Nowrouzzadeh, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, sanamnorooz@yahoo.com
107. Sarah Ahmed, Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
108. Sarah Braunstein, Assistant Commissioner of BHHS, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sbraunstein@health.nyc.gov
109. Sarah Danley, HIV/HEP C Prevention Program Manager, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, sadanley@addabbo.org
110. Sarah Usher, HCV COORDINATOR, Sun River Health, susher@sunriver.org
111. Seth Thomas, Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Indiana State Department of Health, sethomas@isdh.in.gov
112. Shamar Smalls, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ssmalls1@health.nyc.gov
113. Shanaz Hosein, Program Manager, HITE, Greater New York Hospital Association, hite@gnyha.org
114. Shere Brooks, Harm Reduction Program Coordinator, Indiana State Department of Health, shbrooks@isdh.in.gov
115. Sue Soliva, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, soliva@mass.gov
116. Terrell Jones, Outreach, OnPoint NYC, tjones@nyhre.org
117. Theodore Reid, Senior Engagement Specialist, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, reid@ppgreaterny.org
118. Timothy Au, Assistant Director of Support Services, APICHA Community Health Center, tau@apicha.org
119. Tristan McPherson, Viral Hepatitis Program Medical Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, tmcpherson@health.nyc.gov
120. Umaima Khatun, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
121. Versalle Shelton, Clinical Practice Facilitator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, vshelton@health.nyc.gov
122. Violet Armstead, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, armviolet@gmail.com
123. Y-Uyen Le Nguyen, Hep B Medical Director, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, ynguyen@cbwchc.org
124. Yacaris De Jesus, Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Bellevue Hospital Center, dejesus@nychhc.org
125. Yanting (Kelly) Huang, Data Manager, Viral Hepatitis, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, yhuang5@health.nyc.gov

Last Updated on June 29, 2023 by HepFree NYC