NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights | 12-06-2023

NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights | 12-06-2023

December 6, 2023 (3 – 5 PM)

Attendance: See below

Presentations

Opening Remarks: Advancing Viral Hepatitis Efforts
Sarah Braunstein, MPH, PhD, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, NYC Health Department – sbraunstein@health.nyc.gov

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• Aligning the viral hepatitis and HIV Elimination plan is:
  • Supporting Hep C and HIV screening and linkage to care, and implement Hep C telemedicine in substance use treatment facilities
  • Providing viral hepatitis technical assistance to HIV Services
  • Engaging cross collaborations between the Viral Hepatitis Program and HIV programs to help identify vulnerable populations and discuss best practices, lessons learned and challenges.

Hepatitis C in NYC: 2022 Annual Report Surveillance Overview
Holly Anger, MPH, Senior Surveillance Analyst & Research Scientist, Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Health Department – hanger@health.nyc.gov

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• Despite the decline, more than 86,000 people in NYC are estimated to live with chronic Hep C. In 2022:
  • 2,805 people newly reported with chronic Hep C
  • 90.8% of people ages 3 to 29 years newly reported with chronic Hep C in NYC were ages 20 to 29 years, new cases among young people are more likely to be recent infections.
  • Case investigations conducted of 62.3% of newly reported cases of chronic Hep C in people ages 18 to 34 years
  • Of people who were ever infected with Hep C in NYC from July 2014 to December 2021, 68.7% were cured or cleared.

Increasing Hep C Testing and Linkage to Care in an Inpatient and Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Center
Hawa Jalloh, LMSW, CASAC-MC, Chief Executive Officer, ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers – hjalloh@acirehab.org
Kadine Lewis, BS, OHN, Director of Medical Services and Community Health, ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers – klewis@acirehab.org

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• Grant Goal: To help cure NYC vulnerable population of Hep C and to connect patients to Hep C treatment
• Challenges:
  • Loss of contact with patients due to slow lab results turnaround
  • Integrating healthcare systems
• Successes:
  • Educating patients on Hep C increased testing numbers
  • Simplified workflow enabling linkage to care and other referrals
    

Viral Hepatitis Elimination Plan Update
Marie Bresnahan, Director Training, Policy and Administration, Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Health Department – mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov

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Hep Free NYC Committee Updates

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

• NYC Council Viral Hepatitis initiative FY 24 Budget Season
• Join Hep Free NYC Advocacy Listserv for updates
• Save the Date: March 5, 2024 | 10 AM – 12 PM (City Hall Members Lounge) RSVP
  • Join the advocacy team in engaging and educating city council members on the importance of elimination and continued funding support!

Coalition against Hepatitis in People of African Origin (CHIPO) – NYC Committee
Farma Pene, MPH, Project Coordinator, Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Health Department – fpene@health.nyc.gov

• Upcoming meeting: February 7, 2024 (3-5 PM). RSVP
• Complete Surveys:
  • Seeking African providers treat Hep B – Complete form
  • Interested in collaborating with CHIPO-NYC – Complete form

South Asian hepatitis Initiative (SAHI)
Alma Chaves, MPH, Projects Coordinator, Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Health Department – achaves@health.nyc.org

• Upcoming Training: Hep B & C Basics in South Asian communities on February 6, 2024 (12-1 PM).
  • New onboard staff or if interested in South Asian communities are encouraged to join!

Attendance:

1. Abigail Hunter, Clinical Program Manager, Vocal-NY, abigail@vocal-ny.org
2. Alejandra Poma, Program Manager, BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers, apoma@bmsfhc.org
3. Alex Ortiz, HCV Case Manager, Sun River Health, alortiz@sunriver.org
4. Alexis Brenes, Community Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, abrenes@health.nyc.gov
5. Alexis Fields, Assistant Director, Systems Change for Outreach, Prevention, and Engagement (SCOPE), SUNY Downstate Medical Center, fields@downstate.edu
6. Alma Chaves, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, achaves@health.nyc.gov
7. Andrew Thomits, Public Health Accounts, OraSure Technologies Inc., athomits@orasure.com
8. Brad Thomas, Chief Compliance Officer, ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers, bthomas@acirehab.org
9. Cameron Addicott, New York Knows Project Officer, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, caddicott@health.nyc.gov
10. Charlotte Miller, Mount Sinai Health System, miller@mountsinai.org
11. Christina Boynes, Community Health Worker, BronxCare Health System, cboynes@bronxleb.org
12. Christina Papa, Care Manager, Sun River Health, chpapa@sunriver.org
13. Courtney Spann, Patient Navigator, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, cspann@addabbo.org
14. Curry Ji Millsap, RN, St. Louis County Department of Health, cmillsap@stlouiscountymo.gov
15. Cynthia Ortigoza, Surveillance Analyst, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, cortigoza@health.nyc.gov
16. Daemena Leocadio, Patient Navigator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, leocadio@mssm.edu
17. Dan Knitzer, Assistant Director of Communications, The Alliance for Positive Change, dan@alliance.nyc
18. Deborah Foster, Epidemiologist, Washington State Department of Health, foster@doh.wa.gov
19. Dene Hall, Epidemiologist, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, hall@health.mo.gov
20. Derett Jepson, District Sales Manager – HCV NY, AbbVie, jepson@abbvie.com
21. Desere Fullerton, Director of Nursing, ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers, dfullerton@acirehab.org
22. Diana Diaz Munoz, Director, Capacity Building – Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ddiazmunoz@health.nyc.gov
23. Farah Riazi, Clinical Research Coordinator/Patient Navigator, REACH Program Mount Sinai Health System, riazi@mountsinai.org
24. Farma Pene, Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, fpene@health.nyc.gov
25. Fernando Valerio, Patient Navigator, Community Healthcare Network, fvalerio@chnnyc.org
26. Francina Collado, Hep C Care Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, collado@mssm.edu
27. Hawa Jalloh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers, hjalloh@acirehab.org
28. Holly Anger, Senior Surveillance and Research Scientist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hanger@health.nyc.gov
29. Jackilyn Rivera, Community Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, jrivera20@health.nyc.gov
30. Jacob McClelland, Peer Navigator, Housing Works, mcclelland@housingworks.org
31. Jacqueline Miller, Medical Assistant, ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers, jmiller@acirehab.org
32. Jeannine Garriga, Patient Navigator, BOOM!Health, jgarriga@boomhealth.org
33. Jeff Weiss, Program Director, Mount Sinai – Respectful & Equitable Access to Comprehensive Healthcare (REACH) Program, weiss@mountsinai.org
34. Jennifer Arellano Vega, Patient Navigator, NYU Langone – Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, arellanovega@nyulangone.org
35. Joe Famighette, AbbVie, famighette@abbvie.com
36. Joel Pagan Lizardi, MD, Viral Hepatitis Community Partner, jplizardi@gmail.com
37. Joelle Bodeta, Hepatitis Patient Navigator, NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst Hospital Center, bodetaj@nychhc.org
38. Jose Ginel Rodriguez, MD, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, rodriguez@sanjuanbautista.edu
39. Joy Cambe, Program Coordinator, Empire Liver Foundation, joycambe@empireliverfoundation.org
40. Jules Levin, Executive Director, National Association on Drug Abuse Problems (New York State), Inc., jules@natap.org
41. Kadine Lewis, Director of Nursing, ACI Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers, klewis@acirehab.org
42. Karina Escamilla, Manager at Latino Religious Leadership Program, Latino Commission on AIDS, kescamilla@latinoaids.org
43. Kavita Misra, Director of Surveillance – Viral Hepatitis Program, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, kmisra@health.nyc.gov
44. Kelly Riordan, HEP C Case Manager, Sun River Health, kriordan@sunriver.org
45. Kevin Madera, Public Health Adviser II, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, kmadera@health.nyc.gov
46. Kevin Sanders, Viral Hepatitis Coordinator, St. Louis County Department of Health, ksanders2@stlouiscountymo.gov
47. Leandra Ureña, Hep C Community Navigation Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, lurea@health.nyc.gov
48. Lelah Hicks, Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, hicks@health.mo.gov
49. Liz Tang, Outreach and Navigation Supervisor, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ltang@health.nyc.gov
50. Marie Bresnahan, Director Training, Policy and Administration, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov
51. Mark Looney, Senior Budget Examiner, New York State Division of the Budget, bdloon@budget.ny.gov
52. Mark Walther, AbbVie, walther@abbvie.com
53. Mary Correa, Senior Director, Grant Programs, Sun River Health, mcorrea@brightpointhealth.org
54. Medesa Garrett, HCV Program Coordinator, Sun River Health, mgarrett@sunriver.org
55. Meg Chappell, Program Manager, Empire Liver Foundation, megchappell@empireliverfoundation.org
56. Perla Romero, Assistant Director of Outreach, Education, & Linkage to Care, The Alliance for Positive Change, perla@alliance.nyc
57. Polina Shkolnikov, Health Care Access Specialist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, pshkolnikov@health.nyc.gov
58. Ronni Marks, Founding Director, The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc., ronnimarks24@gmail.com
59. Sai Parsawar, Urban Health Policy Fellow, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, parsawar@phila.gov
60. Salazar Jones, CHI Sync Generic Partner, jones@mountsinai.org
61. Sarah Ahmed, Communications & Community Engagement Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
62. Sarah Usher, HCV Coordinator, Sun River Health, susher@sunriver.org
63. Sarah Braunstein, Assistant Commissioner of BHHS, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sbraunstein@health.nyc.gov
64. Shamar Smalls, Project Coordinator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ssmalls1@health.nyc.gov
65. Shannon Mason, Assistant Director – Bureau of Hepatitis Health Care, NYS Department of Health – The AIDS Institute, mason@health.ny.gov
66. Stefan Beck, National Account Director, Gilead Science, beck2@gilead.com
67. Umaima Khatun, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
68. Timeka Toussaint, TPSS/ COC Program Coordinator, Bronx Works, ttoussaint@bronxworks.org
69. Tishonie Sam, Program Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, tsam@health.nyc.gov
70. Vanessa Fowler, HCV Outreach Specialist, Public Health Management Corporation, vfowler@phmc.org
71. Vivien Llanes, Testing Coordinator, Community Action for Social Justice, vllanes@nysocialjustice.org
72. Yen Cao, State Refugee Health Coordinator-Program Specialist RN, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, cao@nebraska.gov
73. Yisha Johnson, Patient Navigator, BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers, yjohnson@bmsfhc.org

Last Updated on March 5, 2024 by HepFree NYC