NYS Hep C Telehealth Workgroup
Hep Free NYC is working with the Empire Liver Foundation and SUNY Research Foundation to develop a New York Statewide telehealth network to build the capacity of providers to deliver hepatitis care via telehealth.
Workgroup Chair: Andrew Talal, MD, University at Buffalo, ahtalal@buffalo.edu
The group meets monthly via video conference call.
Workgroup goals:
Short term: Identity, assess, document, and disseminate current strategies and opportunities to provide hepatitis C treatment in substance use treatment facilities, via telemedicine.
Long-term: Develop an NYS Telehealth network to provide a forum for ongoing learning and sharing of best practices to promote hepatitis B and C care and treatment through telehealth.
