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Improving Hepatitis B Testing and Linkage to care in San Diego County

Improving Hepatitis B Testing and Linkage to care in San Diego County. Binh Tran, PharmD , MBA Asian Pacific Health Foundation May 22, 2014. Asian Pacific Health Foundation. Previously Asian Pacific Health Center providing low cost medical care for API since 2001.

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Improving Hepatitis B Testing and Linkage to care in San Diego County

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  1. Improving Hepatitis B Testing and Linkage to care in San Diego County Binh Tran, PharmD, MBAAsian Pacific Health FoundationMay 22, 2014

  2. Asian Pacific Health Foundation • Previously Asian Pacific Health Center providing low cost medical care for API since 2001. • California Endowment Grant (2003-2005) on Hepatitis B prevention • APHF Foundation since 2008 to provide health education and health services, focusing on Hepatitis B • Collaboration with UCSD on CDC grant to improve Hepatitis B Testing and Linkage to care.

  3. Activities of APHF • Hold screening events at community centers, churches, temples, • Testing for HBsAg(infectivity) anti-HBcore (exposure) and anti-HBs (immunity) • Results from Quest Diagnostics Labs are sent to UCSD which enters into RED Cap program.

  4. Hepatitis B screening Results • 2003 to 2010: 2884 persons (384 per year) screened, with 6.8% positive rate. • 2011 to 2013 822 persons (411 per year) screened at 25 community events with a 5.48% rate.

  5. Collaboration with UCSD • CDC grant 1st year (Oct 2012 – Sept 2013) Category A: Early Identification and Linkage to Care for Foreign-born Persons with Hepatitis B. Total of 1071 persons screened with a 7.7% positive rate. MMWR report in May 2014

  6. Linkage to care • Through UCSD HealthCare Systems • Case manager looks for agencies that have assistance programs for the positive tested patients

  7. Objective #1: Increasing Education and Awareness • UCSD School of Pharmacy Students participated in Barriers Study: Sandy Chong since 2011 • CDC In 2013: Thuy Nguyen, Lillian Nguyen, Xuan Phan on demographics of persons screened for Hepatitis B, Point of Care tests for Hep B and C at clinical sites vs. community settings. • CDC 2nd year extension was approved.

  8. Objective #2: • Continue collecting surveys to better understand API behavior, and connect to hepatitis B. • The goal here is to better understand barriers involved in screening and treatment and how to mitigate them so that more high-risked individuals can be helped.

  9. Objective #3 • By including other screenings at our events, the turnout rate for hepatitis B screening increases substantially. • We collaborate with UCSD School of Pharmacy and UCSD School of Medicine to provide free screenings for diabetes, glaucoma, cholesterol and hypertension concurrently with hepatitis B screening.

  10. Thank you Binh N. Tran, PharmDExecutive DirectorAsian Pacific Health Foundation4844 University Ave, Ste CSan Diego, CA 92105Ph: 619-640-6404; Mobile: 619-517-3744btran.aphc@sbcglobal.net Get Tested for Hepatitis B!

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