Symposium
Eliminating Hep C in People Living with HIV in New York City
Wednesday January 24, 2018 | LGBTQ Center – New York, NY
The New York City Health Department in collaboration with the Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program hosted a symposium focusing on Eliminating Hep C in People Living with HIV in New York City. Eighty-five care coordinators, clinicians, patients, and program managers participated in the event, which highlighted the debut of the AETC’s new HIV/HCV National Curriculum and the launching of the NYC Health Department’s Project SUCCEED (Scaling Up Co-Infection Care & Eliminating Ethnic Disparities).
Presentations
Hep C in People Living with HIV in NYC
Kate Penrose, MS, NYC Health Department
Project SUCCEED: HIV Undetectable, Hep C Cured!
MaNtsetse Kgama, MPH, NYC Department of Health
Introduction of AETC and Epidemiology of HIV and Hep C in the United States
Francine Cournos, MD, AIDS Education Training Center
Hep C Prevention & Screening in People Living with HIV
Jameela Yusuff, MD, AIDS Education Training Center
Patient Testimony
Hep C Treatment in People Living with HIV & Special Populations
Shobha Swaminathan, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Care Team Panel with Q&A
Daniel Raymond, Deputy Director of Planning & Policy, Harm Reduction Coalition
- Hep C Clinical Program Development
Jesi Ramon, MD, Medical Director, Brownsville Multi-service Center - Hep C Medication Coverage
Susan Lee, PharmD, Specialist Pharmacist, Northwell Health - Hep C Patient Navigation
Sheila Reynoso, MPH, Director, HCV Treatment Network, Montefiore Medical Center - Hep C Peer Navigator
Elaine West, Peer Navigator, VOCAL – NY - Hep C and HIV Testing
Giusseppe Quispe Ramos, Test Counselor, Harlem United
For information on the AETC – necaaetc@columbia.edu
For information on Project SUCCEED – MaNtsetse Kgama, Project Manager: mkgama@health.nyc.gov
Last Updated on March 14, 2025 by HepFree NYC
Tags: Hepatitis C & HIV
