Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Surveillance VLC
Virtual Learning Collaborative (VLC)
HepTAC Virtual Learning Collaborative (VLC)
The VLC is a virtual learning community and training series designed to support viral hepatitis health department staff in implementing the viral hepatitis prevention and surveillance activities set forth in CDC’s Integrated Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Funding for Health Departments (CDC-RFA-PS21-2103) and is open to all state, territorial, and local health departments.
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HepTAC 2.0 VLC Year 1
For the second iteration HepTAC, VLC sessions for year 1 will take place from April 2025 through July 2025. Each month there will be two VLC sessions, rotating between prevention and surveillance topics. During each session, the first half will be a presentation and the second half will be discussion-based. Sessions will be 60 minutes and begin at 3:00 PM ET.
Registration Information
Attendees register once and can attend any of the prevention and surveillance sessions.
Register for the 2025 VLC here and subscribe to NASTAD's Hepatitis Newsletter for monthly updates.
VLC Calendar, 2023-2024
| Date | Session Type | Session | Recording | Slides |
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| 30-Apr-25 | Prevention | Component 3 update: Expanding HCV testing and treatment in harm reduction settings | ||
| 14-May-25 | Surveillance | Developing a continuum of care for HCV | ||
| 28-May-25 | Prevention | Elimination plan implementation, monitoring, and evaluation | ||
| 18-Jun-25 | Surveillance | Outbreak detection and response in correctional settings | ||
| 25-Jun-25 | Surveillance | Overview: Hepatitis B and C lab result interpretation resource | ||
| 9-Jul-25 | Prevention | Improving provider awareness and capacity to increase viral hepatitis testing and treatment, Part 2 | ||
| 23-Jul-25 | Prevention | HCV RNA POC testing: Initial implementation successes and challenges |
VLC Year 2
The VLC Year 2 sessions took place from September 2022 through July 2023, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET.
Session recordings and presentation slides can be found below.
VLC Calendar, 2022-2023
| Date | Session Type | Session | Recording | Slides |
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| 21-Sep-22 | Presentation | Implementing Hepatitis Services in High-Impact Settings | ||
| 26-Oct-22 | Presenation | Laboratory and Health Systems Assessment for Hepatitis Programs | ||
| 16-Nov-22 | Presentation | Engaging Non-Traditional Partners and People with Lived Experience in Elimination Planning and Implementation | ||
| 30-Nov-22 | Workshop | Engaging Non-Traditional Partners and People with Lived Experience in Elimination Planning and Implementation | N/A | N/A |
| 8-Feb-23 | Presentation | Using a health equity approach to improve data collection and use of demographic data (sex, gender identity, race, and ethnicity) and risk factors | ||
| 22-Feb-23 | Workshop | Using a health equity approach to improve data collection and use of demographic data (sex, gender identity, race, and ethnicity) and risk factors | N/A | N/A |
| 8-Mar-23 | Presentation | Working across the health department and with other state agencies to increase collaboration on viral hepatitis prevention and surveillance activities. | ||
| 22-Mar-23 | Workshop | Working across the health department and with other state agencies to increase collaboration on viral hepatitis prevention and surveillance activities. | N/A | N/A |
| 5-Apr-23 | Presentation | New York State and NYC Hepatitis C Telehealth Toolkit Overview | ||
| 19-Apr-23 | Presentation | Characteristics of hepatitis B mortality and considerations for health departments in analyzing cause of death data | ||
| 26-Apr-23 | Presentation | Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access 2023 Report Card Update | ||
| 3-May-23 | Presentation | Implementing negative/undetectable HBV DNA and HCV RNA lab reporting | ||
| 17-May-23 | Workshop | Implementing negative/undetectable HBV DNA and HCV RNA lab reporting | N/A | N/A |
| 7-Jun-23 | Workshop | Elimination planning next steps: Monitoring and Evaluation | N/A | N/A |
| 21-Jun-23 | Presentation | Corrections for Viral Hepatitis: 340B | ||
| 5-Jul-23 | Presentation | Trauma-Informed Approaches for Viral Hepatitis | N/A | |
| 26-Jul-23 | Presentation | FY24 Hepatitis Policy Look-Ahead |
VLC Year 1
The VLC Year 1 sessions took place from October 2021 through July 2022 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET.
Session recordings and presentation slides can be found below.
VLC Calendar, 2021-2022
| Date | Session | Recording | Slides |
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| 8-Sep-21 | Surveillance Guidance Overview | ||
| 22-Sep-21 | Developing an elimination plan: Core components and establishing achievable targets | ||
| 13-Oct-21 | Building or enhancing a coalition to eliminate viral hepatitis, Part I | Hepatitis VLC: Building or Enhancing a Coalition to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis, Part I - YouTube |
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| 27-Oct-21 | Conducting case investigation activities in resource- and capacity-limited settings (DIS) | ||
| 10-Nov-21 | Outbreak 101, Part I (HAV) | ||
| 15-Dec-21 | Special VLC Session on Hepatitis C | ||
| 12-Jan-22 | Building or enhancing a coalition to eliminate viral hepatitis, Part II | Hepatitis VLC: Building or Enhancing a Coalition to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis, Part II - YouTube |
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| 26-Jan-22 | Statutes and mandates for viral hepatitis condition and laboratory reporting | ||
| 9-Feb-22 | Outbreak 101, Part II (HBV & HCV) | Hepatitis VLC: Outbreak 101, Part II Hepatitis B & C - YouTube |
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| 23-Feb-22 | Critical partnerships to improve viral hepatitis testing | Hepatitis VLC: Critical Partnerships to Improve Viral Hepatitis Testing - YouTube |
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| 9-Mar-22 | Improving provider awareness and capacity to increase viral hepatitis testing and treatment | ||
| 23-Mar-22 | Establishing partnerships in settings (clinical, behavioral and laboratory) that conduct high volume of viral hepatitis testing to improve reporting and data quality | ||
| 13-Apr-22 | Attributes of an electronic surveillance system that can collect and store viral hepatitis lab reports, clinical data, and other case data | Hepatitis VLC: Attributes of an Electronic Surveillance System... - YouTube |
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| 27-Apr-22 | Improving capacity of PH labs and clinics to conduct all VH testing and report results electronically to HDs | Hepatitis VLC: Improving Capacity of Public Health Labs and Clinics... - YouTube |
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| 11-May-22 | Removing restrictions on access to hepatitis treatment | Hepatitis VLC: Removing Restrictions on Access to Hepatitis Treatment - YouTube |
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| 25-May-22 | HCV RNA reflex testing: Updates and experience of commercial laboratories | Hepatitis VLC: HCV RNA Reflex Testing: Updates and Experience of Commercial Laboratories - YouTube |
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| 8-Jun-22 | Building longitudinal databases/registries and development of HCV CoCs | ||
| 15-Jun-22 | Establishing and conducting surveillance and case management for perinatal HCV among pregnant persons | ||
| 13-Jul-22 | Working in coalition to advance viral hepatitis testing: SSPs and MAT settings | ||
| 27-Jul-22 | Leveraging existing data sources for case matching | Hepatitis VLC: Leveraging Existing Data Sources for Case Matching - YouTube |
Kickoff Meeting
On August 10 and 11, 2021, NASTAD, in collaboration with CDC, hosted the Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Surveillance Virtual Learning Collaborative Kickoff. This virtual event gathered close to 200 participants from health departments to provide core capacity training for viral hepatitis prevention and surveillance and featured sessions directed at building the core competencies of participants to facilitate effective implementation of activities under CDC's new viral hepatitis cooperative agreement Integrated Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Funding for Health Departments or PS21-2103.