2023
1483. Real-time Creation of HCV Treatment Cascades in Clinics to Improve HCV Treatment Rates Among Patients with HIV/HCV Co-infection
Wegener M, Brooks R, Nichols L, Villanueva M. 1483. Real-time Creation of HCV Treatment Cascades in Clinics to Improve HCV Treatment Rates Among Patients with HIV/HCV Co-infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1319. PMCID: PMC10677588, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV/HCVHCV treatmentHealth departmentsHIV/HCV Co-infectionSurveillance dataHCV Co-InfectionHCV PCR testingHCV surveillance dataHCV treatment cascadeHCV treatment ratesClinical care dataCounty Health DepartmentHCV careRyan WhiteSVR ratesHCV diagnosisTreatment cascadeTreatment initiationCo-InfectionHCV surveillanceTreatment eligibilityViral clearanceClinic levelCase conferencingMedical recordsFuture Directions for HIV/HCV Care: Lessons Learned From Local Evaluation Projects in Texas and Connecticut and Implications for Practice and Health Promotion
Villanueva M. Future Directions for HIV/HCV Care: Lessons Learned From Local Evaluation Projects in Texas and Connecticut and Implications for Practice and Health Promotion. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1050-1054. PMID: 37439561, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsServices Administration's Special ProjectsHCV elimination goalsSystem-level barriersHCV careHCV cureHepatitis CElimination goalsHealth promotionYale University SchoolIndividualized approachPriority populationsLocal implementation strategiesLevel barriersUniversity SchoolImplementation strategiesHCVHIVPatientsSan AntonioEvaluation projectCare
2019
Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination
Rizk C, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Malinis M, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O, Villanueva M. Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz361. PMID: 31412130, PMCID: PMC6785669, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect antiviral agentsHIV clinicHCV clinicEffective direct antiviral agentsHospital-based HIV clinicHCV treatment cascadeChronic HCV infectionCohort of patientsInitiation of treatmentActive drug useModel of careMental health issuesElectronic medical record templatesHCV careMicro-EliminationStandardized referralTreat populationHCV eliminationHCV infectionRetrospective reviewTreatment cascadeTreatment initiationFemale patientsTreatment algorithmMedical record templates