Sunday, May 19th was National Hepatitis Testing Day, a great opportunity to spread the word to patients, providers, and entire communities about the importance of being tested for hepatitis. We encourage everyone to know their status and believe every single day should be National Hepatitis Testing Day! The CDC’s four Read more…
How will you go H.A.M.? We have some ideas… **Know of any other events and webinars to celebrate Hepatitis Awareness Month? Is your organizing conducting screening or awareness events? Let us know (e-mail priyanka.padidam@phila.gov) and we’ll publicize it.** **Calendar of Events and Webinars** Friday 5/10 is the last day to apply for the NVHR Read more…
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) will be hosting a hepatitis C (HCV) patient summit July 29 and 30, 2019. The summit, NVHR’s first national patient gathering, will bring together 100 patients cured of or currently living with HCV with an emphasis on those who have not had experience engaging Read more…
Tuesday, May 7 at 3:00pm ET This NNLCC webinar will provide a national perspective of how the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and opioid use disorder epidemics are connected and what health centers can do to address them. We will hear from Lauren Canary from the CDC about expansion of medication-assisted Read more…
Friday, April 19, 2019 8:30am – 1:00pm Anal Cancer is a growing concern for people living with HIV. Join us for our second symposium discussing the best practices around addressing our anal health, the screening, and treatment of anal dysplasia, and anal cancer for men and women living with HIV. Read more…
Linkages to Care for Current/Former Incarcerated Citizens Living with Hepatitis C – Year Three Update The Community Access National Network (CANN) will host its Community Roundtable on “Linkages to Care for Current/Former Incarcerated Citizens Living with Hepatitis C – Year Three Update” on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the PhRMA Read more…
The Hawaii Department of Health and the Empire Liver Foundation are co-sponsoring a free webinar on the Clinical Management of Hepatitis C Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Time: 8am – 9am (HST) or 2pm-3pm (EST) Learning objectives: Describe the epidemiology of hepatitis C (HCV) in the United States and Hawaii Read more…
Tuesday, March 5 2019 2:00 pm ET Register for Part 1 of the Learning Collaborative here! HepCAP co-chair Jack will be speaking on treatment policy changes and how the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is expanding resources for screening and treatment! Topics covered in Part 1: HCV Programming in Community Read more…
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 Franklin Theater 6:00–7:30 pm Join the Franklin Institute for an important and insightful conversation around the national opioid crisis, and learn some of the innovative ways researchers are hoping to battle it. The Franklin Institute’s Chief Bioscientist Dr. Jayatri Das welcomes Dr. Yasmin Hurd, a prominent neurobiologist Read more…
Join NASTAD on Tuesday, February 19 from 1:00-2:30 PM ET for a webinar on primary care provider training models for HCV Management. In the era of Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs), people can be cured with few side effects and incredibly high success rates in primary care settings. Despite the ease Read more…