This workshop is a 90 minute session that will discuss some of the reasons to integrate Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment with the established Ryan White model of HIV care and how it can be accomplished. HCV has surpassed HIV as a cause of death in the U.S. Of the 1.1 million Americans infected with HIV/AIDS studies estimate somewhere from 25-35 percent are co-infected with HCV. HRSA HAB recognizes that the Ryan White Program has become a model of care for treating HIV with intensive medical case manager and a multidisciplinary setting and that Ryan White clinics are the logical setting for setting up HCV care and treatment. Utilizing the Ryan White model for mono-infected clients will also be discussed.
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