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 recordsCreating a Longitudinal HCV Care Cascade for Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection in Selected HIV Clinics Using Data to Care Methods
Brooks R, Wegener M, Speers S, Nichols L, Sideleau R, Valeriano T, Buchelli M, Villanueva M. Creating a Longitudinal HCV Care Cascade for Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection in Selected HIV Clinics Using Data to Care Methods. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1039-1049. PMID: 37439600, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHCV coinfectionHepatitis C virusSVR ratesHCV treatmentHIV clinicTreatment cascadeTreatment statusSustained virologic response ratesHCV care cascadeHCV treatment cascadeHCV treatment statusVirologic response ratesHIV viral suppressionPatient treatment statusPublic health approachCare cascadeHepatitis CViral suppressionActing antiviralsTreatment initiationC virusResponse rateClinical staffCoinfection
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