Harlem HCV Task Force Meeting May 12th ALL ARE WELCOME

Harlem Hepatitis C Task Force Meeting

May 12th, 2009 ~ 2:30 - 4:30

New York Public Library 115th Street Branch ~ 203 West 115th Street, Harlem 10026 – 3rd Floor

· RSVP would be appreciated

· Please help with outreach for this event by telling your associates and forwarding this email

Agenda

Special Presentations!

Jules Levin, Executive Director and Founder of NATAP www.NATAP.org. NATAP is a New York State non-profit corporation whose mission is to educate individuals about HIV and Hepatitis treatments and to advocate on the behalf of all people living with HIV/AIDS and HCV. Efforts in these areas have been conducted on local, national, and international levels.

· New Medications to treat Hepatitis C are on the horizon….

”Development Timelines for New HCV Oral Therapies & Subsequent Approaches to HCV Treatment”

· Sexual transmission of hepatitis C

Robert Childs, MPH, Positive Health Project & Leader of the HCV Task Force Education, Prevention & Outreach Committee (EPOC)