Concurrent 6E: Discussion Space - Healthcare Challenges of People Who Use Drugs in Latin American countries and ongoing network responses
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| Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
| Discussion Space |
Speaker
Dr. Erika Castro
MD PhD
Private practice and HepC virtual clinic
The Latin American Interest Group for Advocacy and Healthcare Challenges of People Who Use Drugs.
Biography
Erika is an MD-PhD, tropical/internal & addiction medicine specialist, founder of the HepC Virtual Clinic in Lausanne. She works with migrants, MSM, chemsex users and other groups. She's expert in integrated-care services for People who use drugs. Her research work is focused on people living with HCV and/or HIV infections.
Ms Farah Riazi
Health Care Program Facilitator Project Director
NYC Department of Health
NAVIGATING THE HIV AND HCV EPIDEMICS: INSIGHTS AND STRATEGIES FROM LATIN AMERICA
Biography
MPH in Epidemiology at NYU School of Global Public Health. Public Health Worker with ten years of experience in the field. Collaborated on publications to improve access to HCV treatment for people who use drugs, naloxone access in a hospital setting, and transitioning to telehealth services to improve HCV care.
Dr. Erika Castro
MD PhD
Private practice and HepC virtual clinic
Welcome and Introduction on behalf of the Latin American Interest Group for Advocacy and Healthcare Challenges of People Who Use Drugs
11:45 AM - 11:52 AMBiography
Ms Farah Riazi
Health Care Program Facilitator Project Director
NYC Department of Health
Ongoing HIV and HCV epidemics: insights from Puerto Rico, Colombia and Costa Rica
11:52 AM - 12:12 PMBiography
Ms. Rafaela Rigoni
Head Of Research
Correlation- European Harm Reduction Network
Stimulant use, community impacts and harm reduction responses
12:12 PM - 12:32 PMBiography
Mrs VERA DA ROS
International Adviser
REDUC
Community led interventions and lessons learned from different countries
12:32 PM - 12:52 PMBiography
INHSU 2024
Discussion
12:52 PM - 1:07 PMBiography
Dr Pedro Mateu-Gelabert
Professor, Department of Community Health and Social Sciences
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Conclusions
1:07 PM - 1:15 PMBiography
Chair
Erika Castro
MD PhD
Private practice and HepC virtual clinic
Pedro Mateu-Gelabert
Professor, Department of Community Health and Social Sciences
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
