HIV/HCV Treatment Access Committee Notes

October 11th (10 AM – Noon)
NYC Department of Health, Long Island City,
In Attendance: See Below

Project SUCCEED: Eliminating Hep C in PLWH in NYC – Updates

Committee Notes: (See slides here)

Project SUCCEED update

  • Practice Transformation – Kizzi Belfon, HIV/HCV Surveillance and Evaluation Analyst
  • Intervention Site Updates presented by:
  • TA Partnering organization: Hispanic AIDS Forum also presented updates on work to integrate HCV care and treatment – Daniel Castellanos, Director of Programs
  • Direct Outreach – Summary of Presentation
    Farma Pene, Health Care Access Specialist:

    • Tele-navigation to HIV/Hep C co-infected people out of care for Hep C, began June 2018
    • 261 outreached – 77 interviewed, provided navigation services to 82%(63) of those interviewed
    • Common patient reactions to initial outreach include:
      • Initial confusion/discomfort about discussing health information over the phone
      • Want more information about Hep C, treatment, and follow-up monitoring
      • In satisfactory care, completed or currently being treated
    • Successful Linkage to Care Strategies include:
      • Provide Hep C education
      • Coordinate with provider and/or pharmacy
      • Help uninsured access Hep C treatment payment programs
  • Rikers Initiative – Discussion/brainstorm of ideas to increase referrals for linkage to care
    Alexis Brenes, HEALTH Care Access Specialist:

    • Share list of Hep C positive detainees prior to release with DOHMH Patient Navigators
    • Organize a pre-release health fair to alert detainees of available services upon release
    • Develop a public awareness campaign geared towards re-entry population
    • Set up alerts in emergency department reporting systems to help monitor transient population
    • Shared Resources
  • Hep C Patient Navigation Training – Summary of Presentation
    MaNtsetse Kgama, Project Manager:

    • Trainings offered beginning February 2017
    • 177 participants trained, at least 85% HIV Providers
    • Targeted trainings for Rikers staff and BHIV Housing Contractors
    • Positive change in Hep c patient navigation knowledge, efficacy, and attitudes towards special populations
  • Treating PWUD for Hep C Update
    MaNtsetse Kgama, Project Manager

    • Barriers to Hepatitis C Treatment for PWUD SurveyMonkey closing 10/19/2018
    • Click here to complete/forward survey
    • Next Meeting November 15, 11:00am – 12:30pm. RSVP, mkgama1@health.nyc.gov

Community of Practice and Learning

  • HIV Care Status Reports (HCSR)System – Out of HIV Care Patient Look up Service
    Dipal Shah – CSR Analyst/Coordinator NYC Health Department
    HCSR Homepage

Announcements and Upcoming Events

  • NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting. TBD (3-5 PM), American Cancer Society, 132 West 32nd Street. RSVP to: Sarah Ahmed, Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator, NYC Health Dept.

Upcoming Trainings

Community Trainings

  • HepCure – weekly tele-education series. Tuesdays (4:30 – 5:30 PM). hepcure.org
  • Hep C Basics – To request a an on-site training for community members and front-line staff contact:abrenes@health.nyc.gov

Additional resources available at www.hepfree.nyc/projectsucceed

In Attendance:

  1. Alexis Brenes, NYC Health Department, abrenes@health.nyc.gov
  2. Alison Whitney, NYC Health Department, awhitney1@health.nyc.gov
  3. Brian Hennessey, Housing Works, Inc, b.hennessey@housingworks.org
  4. Courtney Dower, BronxCare/Bronx Lebanon, CDower@bronxleb.org
  5. Daniel Castellanos, Hispanic AIDS Forum, dcastellanos@hafnyc.org
  6. Dipal Shah, NYC Health Department, csr@health.nyc.gov
  7. Gail Brown, Coalition on Positive Health Empowerment (COPE), gbrown.cope@gmail.com
  8. Gil A Cerpa, Praxis Housing Initiatives,Inc., gacerpa@PRAXISHOUSING.org
  9. Gillian Saunders, Housing Works, Inc, G.Saunders@housingworks.org
  10. Giusseppe Quispe Ramos, Harlem United, gquispe@harlemunited.org
  11. Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette, Brightpoint Health, jcadorette@brightpointhealth.org
  12. Jill Pace, Mount Sinai, Jill.Pace@mountsinai.org
  13. Kizzi Belfon, NYC Health Department, kbelfon@health.nyc.gov
  14. MaNtsetse Kgama, NYC Health Department, mkgama1@health.nyc.gov
  15. Marie Bresnahan, NYC Health Department, mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov
  16. Sarah Ahmed, NYC Health Department, sahmed10@health.nyc.gov
  17. Sheryl Young, NYC Health Department, csr@health.nyc.gov
  18. Stacey Saunders, GMHC, staceys@gmhc.org
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