Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights | 05-01-2019
May 1st (3- 5PM) American Cancer Society: 132 W 32nd St, Manhattan
In Attendance: See Below
Presentations
Acute Hep C Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Alicia Stivala, FNP, Clinical Director of Liver Health, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center – astivala@callen-lorde.org
John Bosco, RN, BSN, Registered Nurse, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center –
jbosco@callen-lorde.org
- View full presentations here.
Action Alert for Providers: Report Acute Hep C to the Health Department
Ann Winters, MD, Viral Hepatitis Program Medical Director, NYC Health Department – awinters@health.nyc.gov
Policy and Advocacy Update
Reed Vreeland, Director of NYC Community Mobilization, Housing Works – r.vreeland@housingworks.org
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month!
- Join Hep Free NYC for our Hepatitis Awareness Event on the Steps of City Hall – May 15 (11 AM – Noon). Bring your organizations posters and banners. Register.
Committee Updates
- HIV/HCV Treatment Access – Project SUCCEED – MaNtsetse Kgama, NYC Health Department – mkgama1@health.nyc.gov
- View presentation here.
Coalition against Hepatitis in People of African Origin (CHIPO) – Farma Pene, NYC Health Department – fpene@health.nyc.gov
Next Meeting: June 14th (3 – 5pm) @ African Services Committee 429 W. 127th Street 4th floor. - Communications – Shanaz Hosein, American Liver Foundation – SHosein@liverfoundation.org
Next Meeting: July 10 (3 – 5 PM) @ American Cancer Society
In Attendance:
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- Alex Ortiz HCV Linkage to Care Specialist Brightpoint Health alortiz@brightpointhealth.org
- Alexander Zhang PrEP/PEP + HepC Navigator HousingWorks a.zhang@housingworks.org
- Alexis Brenes Health Care Access Specialist DOHMH abrenes@health.nyc.gov
- Ann Winters Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis, DOHMH awinters@health.nyc.gov
- Alicia Stivala Clinical Director of Liver Health Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Astivala@callen-lorde.org
- Alison Whitney Project Coordinator DOHMH
- Amber Casey Deputy Director DOHMH acasey@health.nyc.gov
- Channon Greenfield Health Educator Iris House cgreenfield@irishouse.org
- Charu Malhotra Verma VHP Intern DOHMH cverma@health.nyc.gov
- Cherry Jones HCV Program coordinator Mount Sinai Health System cherry.jones@mountsinai.org
- Chris Cruz Pharmaetuical rep AbbVie chris.cruz@abbvie.com
- Colleen Stapler Patient Navigator Mount Sinai colleen.stapler@mssm.edu
- Debra Stewart HIV/Hep C Navigator Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center dstewart@kingsbrook.org
- Diana Diaz-Munoz Program Coordinator (Hep C Peer/Check Hep C) DOHMH ddiazmunoz@health.nyc.gov
- Diane Tider Director of Prevention Mount Sinai Hospital Diane.tider@mountsinai.org
- Dolina Duzant Peer Navigator Interfaith Medical Center dduzant@interfaithmedical.org
- Elisa McBratney Program Manager REACH – Mount Sinai ellisa.mcbratney@mountsinai.org
- Enedina Martinez Coordinator Boriken Neighborhood Health Center lgomez@boriken.org
- Farma Pene Health Care Access Specialist DOHMH fpene@health.nyc.gov
- Fernando Valerio Check Hep C Patient Navigator Community Health Care Networks fvalerio@chnnyc.org
- Frank Winter External Affairs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services frank.winter@cms.hhs.gov
- Gail Brown Policy Advicate COPE gbrown.cope@gmail.com
- Gina D’Aiello HCv Clinical Liason Medly Pharmacy ginadaiello6@gmail.com
- Gloria Searson Executive Director COPE gsearson@copehealth.org
- Jennifer Wener Nursing Student Callen-Lorde Community Health Center jcw2214@cumc.columbia.edu
- Jialiang Li Patient Navigation Assistant DOHMH jli9@health.nyc.gov
- John Bosco Registered Nurse Callen-Lorde Community Health Center jbosco@callen-lorde.org
- Joseph Zaheer Health Educator Mount Sinai Beth Israel Joseph.Zaheer@MountSinai.org
- Joshua Lunior Kings joshua.lunior@gmail.com
- Joy Cambe Program Coordinator Empire Liver Foundation joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org
- Karina Escamilla Health Affairs Coordinator Consulate General of Mexico in NY kescamilla@consulmexny.mx
- Lettice Maldonado HIV/HCV Program Coordinator Brightpoint Health mgarrett@brightpointhealth.org
- Lily Rothenberg Hep C and PrEP Navigator HousingWorks l.rothenberg@housingworks.org
- Linda Gomez Coordinator Boriken Neighborhood Health Center emartinez@boriken.org
- Lisa Matthews Director of Programs NBCLA lmatthews@nblca.org
- Liz Tang Health Care Access Specialist DOHMH ltang@health.nyc.gov
- Lucy Vega Check Hep C Patient Navigator Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center Lvega@bsfhc.org
- Luis Mares Hep/HIV coordinator Latino Commission on AIDS lmares@latinoaids.org
- Marta Giammarino Pharmacist Kings Specialty Pharmacy marta.g@kingsrx.com
- Medesa Garrett HCV Coordinator Brightpoint Health mgarrett@brightpointhealth.org
- Nadine Kela-Murphy Practice Transformation Specialist DOHMH nkelamurphy@health.nyc.gov
- Natalia Kwon Specialty Representative AbbVie natalia.kwon@gmail.com
- Nirah Johnson Director of Program Implementation & Capacity Building DOHMH njohnso2@health.nyc.gov
- Oluwatoyin Erinle, MD|MPH Program Coordinator, Hepatitis Bronx Care Health System Oerinle@bronxleb.org
- Paul Bolter Community Outreach/Education Manager American Liver Foundation pbolter@liverfoundation.org
- Perla Romero Harm Reduction Coordinator The Alliance for Positive Change – Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center, Perla@alliance.nyc
- Rachel Redding Program Assistant DOHMH rredding@health.nyc.gov
- Rahel Yosief Patient Navigator BOOM!Health ryosief@boomhealth.org
- Raymond Ali Patient Care Specialist Jewel Pharmacy Ramonali2001@gmail.com
- Reed Vreeland Director of NYC Community Mobilization Housing Works r.vreeland@housingworks.org
- Ronni Marks Founder/ED Hepatitis C Mentor and Support group ronnimarks24@gmail.com
- Roseline Ogbonna Health Promoter Interfaith Medical Center rogbonna@interfaithmedical.org
- Sarah Ahmed Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator DOHMH sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
- Shanaz Hosein Hep C Prevention in Youth Intern CUNY Brooklyn College hoseinshanaz@gmail.com
- Sheila Reynoso Montefiore Medical Center sreynoso@montefiore.org
- Shifra Baum Physician Assistant Elmhurst Hospital shifrabaum@gmail.com
- Steve Sims Health Educator ACQC Ssims@acqc.org
- Umaima Khatun Program Coordinator DOHMH ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
- Yanting (Kelly) Huang Data Manager DOHMH-Viral Hepatitis yhuang5@health.nyc.gov
Last Updated on November 13, 2020 by HepFree NYC
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