NYC Health Department Hepatitis Training Guide
Hepatitis C Basics
(English or Spanish | 1 hour | Your Location)
Audience: The public, non-clinical providers
Description: This presentation answers key questions related to hepatitis C including:
• What is hepatitis C?
• What are the risks for getting infected with hepatitis C?
• How to get tested for hepatitis C?
• What happens if hepatitis C is left untreated?
• How to avoid getting infected with hepatitis C?
Request training: minimum 10 participants for onsite training
Intro to Viral Hepatitis
(English | 4 hours | NYC Health Department, Queens)
Audience: Non-clinical providers
Description: This half-day course will provide health and social service providers with an overview of viral hepatitis. The course will specifically focus on hepatitis A, B, and C, exploring risk, transmission, and prevention strategies for each. This training will also highlight hepatitis C & HIV coinfection, hepatitis C testing and treatment basics.
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Hepatitis C Rapid Testing
(English | 4 hours | NYC Health Department, Queens)
Audience: Clinical and non-clinical providers
Description: This half-day training will provide clinical and non-clinical service providers with training in rapid hepatitis C rapid testing devices. This training will also review program quality assurance measures for hepatitis C testing.
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Hepatitis C Patient Navigation
(English | 7 hours | NYC Health Department, Queens)
Audience: Non-clinical providers
Credit: 7 CASAC Renewal Credits
Description: This one-day training is designed to provide patient navigators, caseworkers, test counselors and other prevention counselors, with a basic overview of hepatitis C, its impact in NYC, as well as an introduction to successful patient navigation strategies used by current hepatitis C patient navigation programs.
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Request training: Minimum 15 participants for onsite training
Hepatitis C Clinical Provider Training
(Live Webinar | 10 sessions, 1 hour each | Empire Liver Foundation)
Audience: Clinical providers
Credit: 10 CMEs
Description: This training series is designed to prepare clinical providers (MD, DO, NP, PharmD and RN) to provide Hepatitis C Care and Treatment. After this training, participants will be eligible for a half-day clinical Hepatology preceptorship with an ELF liver specialist at a leading NYC liver clinic.
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Hepatitis C Medication Coverage and Prior Authorization
(Live Webinar | 1 hour | Empire Liver Foundation)
Audience: Clinical and non-clinical providers
Description: This training covers Hep C medication coverage and prior authorization steps and application tips. Click to view session slides.
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Hepatitis B Clinical Provider Training
(Live Webinar | 4 sessions, 1 hour each | Empire Liver Foundation)
Audience: Clinical providers
Credit: 4 CMEs
Description: This training series is designed to prepare clinical providers (MD, DO, NP, and PA) to provide Hepatitis B Care and Treatment. After this training, participants will be eligible for a half-day clinical Hepatology preceptorship with an ELF liver specialist at a leading NYC liver clinic.
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Preceptorship in Hepatology
(3-4 hours | Multiple locations throughout NYC | Empire Liver Foundation)
Audience: Clinical providers
Description: A half-day preceptorship for clinical providers who have previously participated in an ELF Clinical Provider Training Series, and are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases, with a specific focus on viral hepatitis B and C. Participants will be assigned to local private practices, health centers and/or medical facilities closest to where they are currently practicing. Participants will observe a senior hepatologist caring for patients with liver diseases during the 3-4 hours of this single half-day preceptorship. Participants will have opportunities to discuss each case with the preceptor immediately following the patient session and at the end of the half-day preceptorship.
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Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
(4 hours | NYC Health Department)
Audience: Clinical providers
Description: This training provided by NYC Health Department covers alcohol and substance use screening, intervention and referral to services.
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Training Programs
NYC Health Department Training and Technical Assistance Program (TTAP):
HIV, STI, LGBTQ health, and viral hepatitis
NYS AIDS Institute Training Centers:
HIV, STI, drug user health, viral hepatitis and peer worker certification
Harm Reduction Coalition Training & Capacity Building Services:
Drug user and LGBTQ health, syringe access, HIV, HCV, and overdose prevention
Webinars
KnowHepatitis.Org Trainings (CDC): Webinars on wide range of Hep B and Hep C topics for varied audiences
New York State Hepatitis C Testing Law
American Liver Foundation Online Liver Education Series
HepCure (Mount Sinai Medical Center): Hep C tele-education for clinicians
Empire Liver Foundation: Liver disease education for providers and patients
