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Nicholas Labrie Health Promotion Advisor/ Viral Hepatitis Coordinator New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services (NH-DPHS)

Infection Prevention

Viral Hepatitis Tuberculosis (TB) Syphilis Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Gonorrhea Chlamydia

Screening – Testing – Management

“The Public Health Education and Detailing Team works to

improve public health by promoting evidence based care practices, building partnerships with clinical providers and facilities and promoting practice tools, prevention messaging and education for both providers and patients. Our work focuses on infection prevention and infectious disease screening, testing, and treatment.

Prevention Investigation Care Services Surveillance Community Partners Affiliations/ Educational Resources

• 1. WHY should we collaborate?
• 2. HOW can we make a difference together?
• 3. WHAT now?

An Electronic Health Record-based Intervention to Promote Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Adults Born Between 1945 and 1965: A Cluster-randomized Trial Setting: 10 primary care practices (community & hospital-based) Trial period: 1 year Reviewed: 25,620 eligible “baby-boomer” provider visits Compared: Hepatitis C testing rates for the CDC recommended “baby-boomer” cohort, in primary care practices that implement a testing prompt for Hepatitis C and practices that have no form of prompt to test eligible baby-boomers for Hepatitis C. Results: NO prompt: Testing Rates: 1.8%1 WITH prompt: Testing Rates: 20.2%1

1Federman, A. D., Kil, N., Kannry, J., Andreopolous, E., Toribio, W., Lyons, J., … Krauskopf, K.

(2017). An Electronic Health Record-based Intervention to Promote Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Adults Born Between 1945 and 1965: A Cluster-randomized Trial. Medical care, 55(6), 590–597. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000715

If you would like to schedule an initial detailing visit at your agency, please contact:

Nicholas Labrie

Health Promotion Advisor New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services

Phone #: (603) 271-5720 Email: Nicholas.Labrie@dhhs.nh.gov