Conducted at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), this report identifies the barriers to greater integration of OUD and infectious disease services and offers strategies to overcome those barriers.
On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their 2017 Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report. The report comes after the World Health Assembly in 2016, where the United States agreed to adopt the first ever Global Hepatitis Strategy, with the goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030. The 65-page Read more…
“The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau released its bi-annual Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Highlights. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s “C Ya!” project, which aimed to reduce disparities related to HCV co-infection among people with HIV, was the main project highlighted in the publication! More than 45,000 Read more…
Join the College of Physicians for a city-wide public health grand rounds, which will explore harm reduction as an evidence based approach to care not only for people who use drugs, but vulnerable populations as a whole. Featured panelists include: Priya E. Mammen, MD, MPH, FCPPChair, Section on Public Health Read more…
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force seeks comments on a draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adolescents and adults. The Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review are available for review and public comment until September 23, 2019 here!
“We believe Philadelphia can be the first city to eliminate Hep C – I believe that to my core. We need to be voting, we need to be asking our local government officials to provide resources.” ~Stacey Trooskin This was just one of the powerful statements Stacey Trooskin Read more…
The Hepatitis B Foundation is offering mini-grants for one (1) year projects to Hep B United Coalition partners working on hepatitis B education, screening, and linkage to care activities. Up to 8 awards will be given, ranging from $5000 to $10,000 each. To find out more information on eligibility requirements Read more…
Gilead is looking to support 6 projects that focus on understanding HBV in undeserved groups under their new program, “HBV Linkage to CARe & Epidemiology in Special Populations (HBV CARE).” The aim of the program is to improve screening, and linkage to care efforts in vulnerable populations. The HBV CARE Read more…
This seminar is specifically geared towards clinical directors, medical directors, and key decision makers in the treatment field. Individuals that complete treatment for opioid use disorder are champions. They are also at increased risk for returning to drug use, overdose, and death. In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition, Read more…
Former Black Panther and internationally renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal spent 5 years fighting for access to hepatitis C treatment while in prison. On July 19, a federal appeals court upheld his right to sue Corrections Department employees for denying him access to life-saving medications. Read more about the case here. Read more…