NYC Health Department Hepatitis Training Guide
Hepatitis C Basics
(English or Spanish | 1 hour | Online or Your Location)
Offered by the NYC Health Department and Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group
Audience: Community members, patients, consumer or staff at community-based organizations
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? Who should 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 or Your Location)
Offered by the NYC Health Department
Audience: Case managers, patient navigators, and other 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 or Your Location)
Offered by the NYC Health Department
Audience: Clinical and non-clinical providers
Description: This half-day training will provide clinical and non-clinical service providers with training in hepatitis C rapid testing devices and will review program quality assurance measures for hepatitis C testing.
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Hepatitis C Patient Navigation
(English | 7 hours | NYC Health Department, Queens or Your Location)
Offered by the NYC Health Department or the Harm Reduction Coalition
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 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
Grand Rounds: Clinical Management of Hep B or C
(Your Location or Live Webinar | 1 sessions, 1 hour each)
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical providers (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD)
Credit: 1 CME, CNE or CEUs
Description: This training is designed to provide clinical providers with an overview of hepatitis B or C care and treatment.
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Hepatitis C Clinical Provider Training
(Live Webinar | 4 sessions, 1 hour each)
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical providers (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD)
Credit: 4 CME, CNE or CEUs
Description: This training series is designed to prepare clinical providers 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 B Clinical Provider Training
(Live Webinar | 3 sessions, 1 hour each)
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical providers (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD)
Credit: 3 CME, CNE or CEUs
Description: This training series is designed to prepare clinical providers 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
(4 hours | Multiple locations throughout NYC)
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical providers (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD)
Credit: 4 CME, CNE or CEUs
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 hepatitis B and C. Participants will observe a senior hepatologist or liver disease specialist caring for patients with liver diseases during this half-day preceptorship. Participants will have opportunities to discuss each case with the preceptor throughout the day.
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Special Topics Webinar: Hepatitis C Medication Coverage and Prior Authorization
(Your location or Live Webinar | 1 hour)
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD) and non-clinical providers
Credit: 1 CME, CNE or CEUs
Description: This training covers Hep C medication coverage and prior authorization steps and application tips. Click to view session slides.
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Special Topics Webinar: Hepatitis C Treatment in Person Who Injects Drugs (PWID)
(Your location or Live Webinar | 1 hour)
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD)
Credit: 1 CME, CNE or CEUs
Description: This training is designed to review the role of primary care and other clinical providers, in successfully curing hepatitis C in PWID with a focus on the algorithm for the simplified treatment of hepatitis C.
Special Topics Webinar: Perinatal Hepatitis B or C
(Your Location or Live Webinar | 1 hours )
Offered by the Empire Liver Foundation
Audience: Clinical providers (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PharmD)
Credit: 1 CME, CNE or CEUs
Description: This training is designed to educate clinical providers on current hepatitis B or C screening and treatment guidelines for women of childbearing age, pregnant people and
children.
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
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