Research Committee Meeting Highlights | 12-16-2020

Hep Free NYC Research Committee Meeting Highlights

12-16-2020 (3 – 4:30 PM EST) via Zoom

In attendance: See below

Hep Free NYC Research Committee Goal: Create a network and foster collaboration among NYC hepatitis focused researchers.

Committee Chairs: Ben Eckhardt, MD, NYU and Bellevue – Benjamin.Eckhardt@nyulangone.org & Shashi Kapadia, MD, Cornell – shk9078@med.cornell.edu

Hep Free NYC Research Committee Webpage and community research board for recruiting for studies or jobs.
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NYC Viral Hep Elimination Project Update

• Hepatitis Report 2019 (pg. 7) using latest surveillance data on how we compare to WHO standards. Made for reference purposes not to serve as elimination plan.
• Community review to provide feedback and guidance that can help the Elimination Project.

Links & Resources Mentioned

• COVID-related paper about SSPs across the US and testing availability: The Impact of COVID-19 on Syringe Services Programs in the United States
  • Here’s another: Syringe services program (SSP) operational changes during the COVID-19 global outbreak

In attendance:

1. Benjamin Eckhardt, MD, NYU and Bellevue -Benjamin.Eckhardt@nyulangone.org
2. Brianna Norton, MD, Montefiore – bnorton@montefiore.org
3. Grace Kim, MPH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- gkim@health.nyc.gov
4. Jeff Weiss, PhD, Mount Sinai – Weiss@mountsinai.org
5. Jessie Schwartz, RN, MPH, Health Department – jschwartz2@health.nyc.gov
6. Justin Chan, MD, H+H Correctional Health – chanj15@nychhc.org
7. Lina Cherfas, MS, Evaluation Consultant – lina@agoodquestion.net
8. Nirah Johnson, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – njohnso2@health.nyc.gov
9. Olorunseun Ogunwobi, MD, PhD, CUNY Center for Health Disparity Research – Ogunwobi@GENECTR.HUNTER.CUNY.EDU
10. Pruthvi Patel, Empire Liver Foundation – patel@mountsinai.org
11. Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, PhD, CUNY – mateu-gelabert@sph.cuny.edu
12. Shashi N Kapadia, MD, Cornell – shk9078@med.cornell.edu
13. Sheila Vakharia, PhD, LMSW, Drug Policy Alliance – svakharia@drugpolicy.org

If interested in sharing or joining hepatitis research projects, please email info@hepfree.nyc and we will connect you.

Last Updated on January 13, 2021 by HepFree NYC