This recent webinar recording and its related links are now available and will enable health centers to review the evidence supporting the CDC and DPH's Hepatitis C screening recommendations, to learn about effective workflows to integrate Hepatitis C screening into the primary care visit and to apply lessons learned in a community health center who have implemented Hepatitis C screening and treatment recommendations successfully.

Click below to watch the archived webinar:

https://communityhealth.adobeconnect.com/p56uupnqi7c/

Webinar Focus:
Participation in this webinar is an opportunity to:

• discuss the clinical evidence and clinical guidelines for Hepatitis C Virus
• learn about effective workflows to integrate Hepatitis C screening into the primary care visit
• apply lessons learned in a community health center who have implemented Hepatitis C screening and treatment recommendations successfully

Target Audience:
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, Medical Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Managers, Clinical Managers, Medical Directors, Assistant Medical Directors, Quality Improvement Coordinators.

Faculty:

• Marguerite Beiser, ANP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program
• Kevin Cranston, MDiv, Director, Bureau of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Biographies:
Marguerite Beiser, ANP-BC, is the adult nurse practitioner and HIV Specialist at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) where she provides adult primary and HIV specialty care. With support from the Ryan White Special Project of National Significance (SPNS) HCV Treatment Expansion Initiative and the Kraft Center for Community Health, Maggie has developed expertise in HCV care and treatment in the community setting and now runs the HCV Consult Service at BHCHP, offering health center-based HCV treatment for homeless individuals.

Kevin Cranston, MDiv, is the director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Bureau of Infectious Disease and was the former director of the MDPH HIV/AIDS Bureau. Other roles in the HIV/AIDS Bureau included deputy director for policy and programs and director of AIDS Prevention and Education. He previously served as the AIDS/HIV program director at the Massachusetts Department of Education. Prior to government work, Mr. Cranston was an adolescent HIV prevention specialist at The Children's Hospital, Boston. He is past chair of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) and served as a technical assistant through NASTAD's Global Program to the national and state/provincial AIDS control programs of Nigeria, Brazil, and South Africa. Mr. Cranston earned his master of divinity degree at Harvard University. He currently serves on the Board of the National Coalition for LGBT Health.

Evaluation:
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