HCV Webinar Series Part 2
Best Practices for HCV Programming at Health Centers
Year Developed: 2018
Resource Type: Archived Webinar.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Outreach Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Hear from national, state-level, and local experts about the key role health centers play in testing and treating HCV. Discussion will include an analysis of policy changes to HCV treatment standards in Pennsylvania as a response to the opioid epidemic, and participants will learn best practices for onboarding universal screening practices in their health center from Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, MA.
Resource Details: Panelists: Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA, Jack Hildick-Smith, Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Government Co-Chair, Hepatitis C Allies of Philadelphia, Cyril Ubiem, PhD, Director of Infectious Disease and Special Populations, Whittier Street Health Center
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues
Resource Subtopic: Research and Data, Substance Use Disorders.
Keywords: Opioids, Screening.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.