Abstract
This presentation will investigate the potential impact of the opioid epidemic on the spread of HIV and HCV in Chatham and surrounding counties. A discussion will ensue around three years of reported data around hospital emergency department opioid morbidity and mortality trends among patients with HIV and patients with HIV and HCV.
About the Presenter:
Katie Pincura is an HIV/HCV linkage specialist at the CARE Initiative at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Katie has a professional background in mental health and developmental disabilities services. She is a doctoral candidate at the Jiann Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. Katie’s research interests pertain to healthcare equity and the impact of policy on health outcomes.
Proposal Summary
Presenter will provide
Relevance And Significance
Presenter will provide
Session Format
Presentation Session
Location
Savannah, Ga.
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Pincura, Katie, "Selected Abstract: HIV and HCV Diagnoses in the Setting of Increased Injection Drug Use in Communities Served by Memorial Health University Medical Center: Emergency Department Data from 2016- 2019" (2019). 9th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference (2014-2019). 6.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ruralhiv/2019/2019/6
Selected Abstract: HIV and HCV Diagnoses in the Setting of Increased Injection Drug Use in Communities Served by Memorial Health University Medical Center: Emergency Department Data from 2016- 2019
Savannah, Ga.
This presentation will investigate the potential impact of the opioid epidemic on the spread of HIV and HCV in Chatham and surrounding counties. A discussion will ensue around three years of reported data around hospital emergency department opioid morbidity and mortality trends among patients with HIV and patients with HIV and HCV.
About the Presenter:
Katie Pincura is an HIV/HCV linkage specialist at the CARE Initiative at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Katie has a professional background in mental health and developmental disabilities services. She is a doctoral candidate at the Jiann Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. Katie’s research interests pertain to healthcare equity and the impact of policy on health outcomes.
