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Session D: Models of Care for HCV Infection

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sala I

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Julie Holeksa
Clinical Researcher
Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre

Community Outreach Events – Engaging The Disengaged

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

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Julie Holeksa received a B.A in sociology and an M.Sc in global health and public policy. She is currently researching the treatment of HCV in vulnerable populations.
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Dr Joss O'loan
GP and Director
Kombi clinic / Inala institute of medical research

The Kombi Clinic Driving Out Hep C In South East Queensland Disenfranchised Communities

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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Dr Joss O'Loan is a GP / Primary care physician working in a practice with a high PWID patient load in Brisbane, Australia. Along with Dr Matt Young, he is passionate about liberating patients from the tyranny of Hep C (while driving a 1978 Kombi van).
Nirah Johnson
Director Of Capacity Building, Viral Hepatitis
Nyc Health Department

Hepatitis C Screening and Linkage to Care at Four New York City Syringe Exchange Programs

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

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Professor Michael Levy
Senior Staff Specialist
ACT Justice Health Service

An Onsite Primary Care Based Approach Allows Rapid Reduction Of Hepatitis C Prevalence In Prison. A Case Study From Canberra, Australia

2:45 PM - 2:50 PM

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Michael Levy is a Public Health Physican working in prisoner health care for nearly 25 years. He has devoted his career to the full implementation of all harm minimisation modalities into Australian prisons - and has not achieved that to-date. In 2015 he received national recognition for this unfinished work.
Mr Brian Stephens
Nurse Specialist
NHS Tayside

The Road To Hepatitis C Elimination: A Change In Care Pathway Increases Access To Hepatitis C Treatment For People On Opiate Substitution Therapy

2:50 PM - 2:55 PM

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Brian Stephens has worked for 9 years as a Hepatitis Nurse Specialist, currently lead for the outreach and Harm reduction services.
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Mr. Tyler Bartholomew
Ph.d. Student
University Of Miami

Implementation Of Routine HIV/HCV Screening And Linkage To Care In The Idea Exchange; Miami, Fl

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM

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Tyler is a PhD student at the University of Miami in Prevention Science focusing on HIV and HCV prevention among persons who inject drugs. Tyler has worked on implementing HIV and HCV testing programs, HCV treatment in primary care settings, and advocating for needle exchange programs.
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Mr Arnaud Nicolas Patrick Manbode
Senior Outreach Coordinator
PILS

A Community-Based Model Of Peer-Led Anonymous Rapid Hepatitis C (HCV) Testing For People Who Inject Drugs (Pwids) In Mauritius

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

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I am actually employed as Senior Outreach Coordinator at PILS, also the President of MauNPUD, and i openly live with HIV & HCV. My mission is to end aids and help peers in managing HIV and or HCV in their everyday life.
Mrs Leanne Myers
Nurse Practitioner
Peer Based Harm Reduction Wa

A Responsive Model Of Care Utilizing A Collaborative Nurse Practitioner And Peer Based Model Of Care To Meet The Needs Of Injecting Drug Users

3:05 PM - 3:10 PM

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Leanne is a highly qualified nurse practitioner with two decades of specialised experience in viral hepatitis and advanced liver disease. She has extensive experience working with public hospitals and other agencies and has worked in the alcohol and other drugs sector for approximately 3 years.
Miss Cecilia Maitre
Coordinator
Resapsad

Health Prevention Delegate : visiting general practitioners and pharmacists in the Pyrénées Atlantiques Area (France)

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM

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Cecilia Maitre has a Master 2 degree in Neuropharmacology and addictology. She's been working in an addiction clinic since 2006 and she's the coordinator of the Resapsad network since 2012. She's also the co director assistant of the Addiction Hepatitis AIDS (ATHS) congress (each 2 years in Biarritz, France).

Chair

Mojca Maticic
Head Of Hepatitis Department
Clinic For Infectious Diseases And Febrile Illnesses, Univesity Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

Phillip Read
Director
Kirketon Road Centre

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