2008

• Hepatitis C Patient Treatment Training Class – This class is free of charge and offered to any patient, nurse or family member who would like to attend. The class covers side effect management, what to expect from treatment, injection training and the importance of compliance. There are currently two classes offered per month. (on-going)
• January 27, 2008 – Hepatitis B and C screenings at the Tet Festival event at Reliant Center through partnership with Dr. Nguyen
• Continuous hepatitis C screenings through partnership with Planned Parenthood organization

2007

• Hepatitis C Patient Treatment Training Class – This class is free of charge and offered to any patient, nurse or family member who would like to attend. The class covers side effect management, what to expect from treatment, injection training and the importance of compliance. There are currently two classes offered per month. (on-going)
• February 18, 2007 – Hepatitis B and C screenings at the Tet Festival event at Reliant stadium through partnership with Dr. Nguyen
• March 1, 2007  - Hepatitis C/ HIV Co-Infection talk for patients – Thomas Street Clinic, taught by Herman Ortiz, LVN
• March 17, 2006 (date to be determined) - Town Hall Meeting – DAC Auditorium, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital – Free HCV lecture and screening – Parking and breakfast provided
• April 14th - Community Health Fair – Raise awareness and educate about hepatitis C, provide free hepatitis C screening
• April 26th - City of Houston Employee Health Fair – Raise awareness and educate about hepatitis C, provide free hepatitis C screenings
• May 9 and May 15, 2007 – Corrections Officers screening in two different facilities – approximately 50 people screened
• May 10, 2007 - Hepatitis C/ HIV Co-Infection talk for patients – Thomas Street Clinic, taught by Herman Ortiz, LVN
• May 12, 2007 – Lions Share Health Fair - Raise awareness and educate about hepatitis C, provide free hepatitis C screenings
  June 8, 2007 – Positive Empowerment Summit: Women - Raise awareness and educate about hepatitis C & HIV co-infection, provide free hepatitis C screenings
• June 16, 2007 – Houston Juneteenth Multicultural Health Festival - Raise awareness and educate about hepatitis C, provide free hepatitis C screenings
• July 22, 2007 – People’s Community Health Fair - Raise awareness and educate about hepatitis C, provide free hepatitis C screenings
• October 12 – 13, 2007 Eighth Annual International Hot Topics in Liver Disease Conference
• 20+ Support groups maintained throughout the state of Texas (on-going)
• Phone and email support through the Texas Liver Coalition website and hotline (on-going)

2006

• Seventh Annual International Hot Topics in Liver Disease Conference (met the all time highest attendee number at 200)
• St. Luke’s Hepatology Distinguished Lecture Series (five events, two grand rounds)
• 29 Support groups maintained throughout the state of Texas
• Hepatitis Screenings:
                              - Tet Festival
                              - City of Houston Employee Health Fair
                              - Firehouse Health Fair
                              - S.A.V.E. Alief Health & Civic Resources Fair
                              - Latino Hepatitis C screening                            
• Hepatitis C radio show – third Tuesday of every month
• Hepatitis C Treatment Training Class – two classes offered per month

2005

• Sixth Annual International Hot Topics in Liver Disease Conference
  • Over 50 physicians and over 75 nurses trained in all aspects of liver disease
• Certified Train the Trainers for HCV Advocates – hcvadvocates.org (on-going)
  • Completed two Train the Trainer events in Houston and Dallas. Trained about 40 people in each location.
  • Began leading own Train the Trainer events beginning August 5, 2005. At that event we had 48 drug and alcohol counselors, social workers, nurses and prison workers attend an all day session to learn about Hepatitis C.
  • Out of this came a statewide event that Dave will teach at – reaching three breakout sessions of 100 healthcare workers each.
• 29 Support groups maintained throughout the state of Texas (on-going)
• Hepatitis C radio show co-host – third Tuesday of every month Education Director co-hosts a radio program on hepatitis C. He brings hepatologists on the radio as guests and they discuss various topics and open up the lines for questions from listeners. (on-going)
• Participation in the Harris County Hepatitis C Task Force and the state Hepatitis C Work Group.
  • Two 30 minute presentations in Austin to the Texas State Work Group on Hep C to explain the Texas Liver Coalition and its mission. We had the opportunity to click through the website on a huge screen, the presentation was well received by the (largely professional) group.
• Hepatitis C Patient Treatment Training Class – This class is free of charge and offered to any patient, nurse or family member who would like to attend. The class covers side effect management, what to expect from treatment, injection training and the importance of compliance. There are currently two classes offered per month. (on-going)
• Sponsored Dr. Nguyen’s Tet Festival efforts to test and educate the Vietnamese Community on Hep B and C with a $6,000 grant. He screened 125 people and tested 61, resulting in 25% having antibodies to viral hepatitis.
• Hepatitis C Screening Program–
  • Community lecture and HCV screening with guest lecturer Dr. Sussman. July 15, 2005 - 104 attendees, 74 screened, 25 HCV positive.
  • Community lecture and HCV screening with guest lecturer Dr. Glombicki. November 5, 2005 – 64 attendees, 15 HCV positive.
  • Blues in C: Hepatitis C Awareness Blues Festival and Free Screening – December 4, 2005 – 248 attendees, 63 screened, 12 HCV positive.
  • January we will have a Hepatitis C event in the Latino community
  • January two Hepatitis B events scheduled for two different Asian communities
• On-going lectures to nurses and alcohol and drug abuse counselors throughout St. Luke’s and the greater Harris County area, facilitated by our Community Laison who spends over 60 hours per month advocating hepatitis C awareness in this community
  • CNE lecture to 30 nurses 8/18/05
  • CNE lecture to SLEH nurses 8/22/05
  • General hepatitis C lecture to participants in Bay Area Recovery Center - 100 male residents, we spoke to about 70.  Three that we know of are lined up for Hep C Treatment, subsequent to the talk - 8/25
  • CNE lecture to Hispanic Nurse Association and some VA nurses 7/05
  • Three lectures scheduled to target Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors specifically, educating them about hepatitis C
• St. Luke’s Hepatology Distinguished Lecture Series (on-going)
  • Luis Balart, MD – Grand Rounds lecture “HCV: Treating Special Populations”
  • Nathan Bass, MD - Grand Rounds lecture “NAFLD - Nature, Nurture and the New Epidemic”; Hepatology Distinguished Lecture Series dinner lecture "Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Going for the Cure"
  • Tim McCashland, MD – “Hepatitis C in the Era of Transplantation”

2004

• Fifth Annual International Hot Topics in Liver Disease Conference (attendee number at 187)
• St. Luke’s Hepatology Distinguished Lecture Series (five events, two grand rounds)
• 29 Support groups maintained throughout the state of Texas
• Partnered with Gilead for a city-wide Hepatitis B Awareness campaign
• Hepatitis C radio show – third Tuesday of every month
• Hepatitis C Treatment Training Class – two classes offered per month