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Academic Detailing Booklet

We are busy getting out and talking to clinical providers to help ensure that they have the latest information about HCV and know that now is the …

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Get Cured, Stay Cured Community meeting 3/8/18

End Hep C SF hosted a community meeting at our partner agency San Francisco AIDS Foundation on Thursday, March 8th and over 120 people were in …

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There’s a Cure for Hepatitis C. Why Are So Many People Still Dying from It?

https://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2017/11/30/theres-a-cure-for-hepatitis-c-why-are-so-many-people-still-dying-from-it/

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A major city tries to eliminate hepatitis C — and build a model for others

Click below to read the full article on statnews.com https://www.statnews.com/2017/11/14/san-francisco-hepatitis-c/

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Treating HCV at Magnet and the 6th Street Harm Reduction Center

Treating HCV at Magnet and the 6th Street Harm Reduction Center “We really don’t have many people left with hep C at Ward 86.” I was discussing …

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“Tales from the Cured”: Ending Hepatitis C in San Francisco

As members of GLIDE’s HIV & Hep C Harm Reduction Programs, the Hepatitis C navigators and I get the pleasure of being part of the City of San …

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San Francisco HCV Prevalence estimate

How many people have hepatitis C in San Francisco? End Hep C SF estimates that approximately 22,000 residents of San Francisco have antibodies to …

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Hep Stories

Katie Burk, MPH, is the viral hepatitis coordinator at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and is on the coordinating committee of End Hep…

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Strategic Plan- EndHepCSF

Eliminating Hepatitis C in San Francisco: Why Now? San Francisco is profoundly impacted by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), a chronic liver disease …

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“End Hep C SF features in The Economist Intelligence Unit”

An article was published in The Economist examining our multi-stakeholder / multi-sector strategy for HCV elimination in San Francisco. Read the …

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Bay Area Reporter: “13,000 San Franciscans have Hep C”

An article was just published in The Bay Area Reporter, "13,000 San Franciscans have hep C, report says" "New estimates suggest that nearly …

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Treating HCV in Jail Health Services

The introduction of Hepatitis C Direct Acting Agents (DAA’s) has significantly altered the treatment paradigm.  The combination of improved …

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NASTAD Highlights End Hep C SF In Their Chair’s Challenge

NASTAD Highlights End Hep C SF In Their Chair's Challenge

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End Hep C SF Member Dr. Andrew Desruisseau on KQED’s “Perspectives”

One autumn day I brought my children to work with me in the Tenderloin. We took the 38R down O’Farrell and jumped off between Jones and …

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The Pharmacist’s Role in Hepatitis C Elimination

  Hepatitis C is a chronic condition for which a cure exists, but at a cost that is so high it often creates barriers to treatment. Even …

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Curing Hep C Without Walls

The Street Medicine component of the San Francisco Department of Public Health is a small team of providers and nurses who provide healthcare …

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EndHepCSF on the Front Page of the SF Chronicle!

EndHepC SF on the Front Page of the SF Chronicle! Date:  February 20, 2017 Read the article here.

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The evolution of hepatitis C policy advocacy (and my professional evolution) in the last decade

In 2007, when I joined the staff at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to coordinate HIV testing and prevention services in …

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The Trans*National Study: Addressing Hep C Risk and Care for Trans women in the Bay Area

Trans women have 49 times the odds of being HIV-positive than other adults, bearing a greater burden than any population in the world.[i] Access to …

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The Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program: Treating HCV in a One-Stop Shop

OTOP located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is a highly respected and highly coveted safe environment, which our clients cherish and …

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