A Public Health Approach to Hepatitis C in NYC
Fabienne Laraque, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis Surveillance
Prevention and Control Program, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Dr. Fabienne Laraque is an internal medicine physician with a preventive medicine/public health specialty and a master in public health, and she is a graduate of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). From 1997 to 2011, Dr. Laraque worked at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in leadership and research positions in maternal and infant health,
tuberculosis surveillance, and HIV Care, Treatment and Housing. In her various positions, Dr. Laraque conducted breaking ground research and developed and implemented innovative public health programs, such as the landmark Ryan White funded HIV comprehensive care coordination program, serving thousands of patients. As a result of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Dr. Laraque decided to join the CDC to implement a field epidemiology training program for the Haitian Ministry of Health, as part of the Haiti Health System Reconstruction Program. She took her family to Haiti from 2011 to 2012. Upon returning to NYC at DOHMH, Dr. Laraque started working on viral hepatitis, and is now the Medical Director of the newly created Viral Hepatitis Surveillance, Prevention and Control. In addition, Dr. Laraque oversees health care provider communications during public health emergencies.
At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
- Understand the epidemiology of and risk factors for HCV infection.
- Be aware of screening recommendations.
- Appreciate the role of primary care and/or HIV providers in improving HCV control.
This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from:
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co, and ViiV Healthcare.
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the PRN Courses page at the Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) web site. PRN and the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) jointly sponsor PRN enduring materials for CME, and provide them at no cost to the AIDS Institute of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for broadcast through the CEI. We thank the NYSDOH for making our CME programs available to a wider audience, and hope you will also browse the many other educational opportunities offered by the CEI.
