Linking Clients to HCV Care (3/25/24 12:30pm)
Mon, March 25, 2024 12:30-2:30pm
Training Overview:
This training will share resources and information on HCV services available in San Francisco and review effective strategies for connecting people to care. It is especially useful for community test counselors and frontline workers who engage with people at risk of hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Registration is open to all CHEP-funded partners’ staff.
Training Objectives:
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Provide general information about hepatitis C infection and its treatment
- Identify three strategies for having purposeful conversations with clients
- Understand distinguishing features of three types of HCV treatment services and identify appropriate services for a variety of situations
- Describe HCV treatment services available in San Francisco and identify two ways to find and share current program details with clients
Facilitators:
Rachel Grinstein (SFDPH) and Jordan Akerley (End HEP C SF)
Location:
25 Van Ness, Room 610
Resources
Hepatitis C Services Card for Clients
San Francisco Hepatitis C Treatment & Navigation Services List
Equity Statement
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is committed to leading with race and prioritizing Intersectionality, including sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, nationality, language, and ability. SFDPH strives to move forward on the continuum of becoming an anti-racist institution through dismantling racism, building, building solidarity among racial groups, and working towards becoming a Trauma-Informed/Trauma Healing Organization in partnership with staff, clients, communities, and our contractors. When attending, SFDP trainings, events, and/or meetings, we uphold expectations and standards of rules of engagement for our employees and contractors. We expect that all participants operate in professional integrity and adhere to the DPH Employee Code of Conduct or their employee conduct. Participants will be accountable for upholding any group agreements provided by the trainer or host and uphold principles of transparency, confidentiality and respect. We support respectful participation across intersecting identities and experiences including race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, nationality, religion, language, physical and mental ability, and political ideology. While we strive to make an space of inclusivity, belonging, and hub for various perspective, we do not tolerate any inappropriate behavior or comments rooted in anti-blackness, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, sexism, or any comments or behavior that is discriminatory, disruptive, or divisive. If participants cannot abide by these expectations, they will be removed from the training or event and will not be allowed to attend any additional DPH trainings, event, and/or meetings. Trainers have been informed to notify DPH of any misconduct and a DPH representative will follow up with that employee’s supervisor or participant’s agency regarding the misconduct.
