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Dr. Allison featured in news coverage on telemedicine use during COVID-19 pandemic

April 7, 2020

Waridibo Allison MBBS PhD, TACKLE HIV/HCV Program Director, was interviewed by Fox San Antonio regarding use of telemedicine to care for HIV patients during coronavirus pandemic for a April 7th, 2020 article: “UT Health San Antonio using telemedicine to care for HIV patients” View the video and article here.


Presentation at HCV Epidemiology Profile Stakeholder Meeting

November 19, 2019

Trisha V. Melhado MPH, Senior Research Scientist, presented on TACKLE HIV/HCV program data at HCV Epidemiology Profile Stakeholder Meeting held in Austin, Texas on 11/19/2019. Presentation title:  Targeted Access to Community Knowledge, Linkage to treatment and Education for HIV/HCV in people of color


TACKLE HIV/HCV featured in HRSA Care Action Newsletter

November 1, 2019

The TACKLE HIV/HCV program was featured on Human Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) October 2019 edition of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program CARE Action Newsletter. TACKLE HIV/HCV Program Director, Waridibo Allision, ReACH Senior Research Coordinator and ECHO Coordinator/Facilitators Andrea Rochat MFA and Julie Parish Johnson MS LCDC CRC, discussed the program and Project ECHO.


Educational outreach at Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference

October 19, 2019

Members of the TACKLE HIV/HCV team hosted a table at the Bexar County Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference held in San Antonio, Texas on October 18-19, 2019 to share information with provide information about ECHO to healthcare providers and educate attendees about HIV/HCV coinfection using the TACKLE HIV/HCV program mobile app.


Presentation at UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center retreat

October 7, 2019

Andrea Rochat MFA, ECHO Coordinator/Facilitator, presented at a stakeholder retreat organized by the UTHSA Mays Cancer Center  to discuss Hepatocellular Carcinoma prevention in South Texas on October 7, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. Her presentation provided an introduction to ECHO and a description of our HIV/HCV ECHO. Presentation title: Preventing HCC: Health care redesign and […]


Educational outreach at Texas Health Literacy Conference

October 4, 2019

TACKLE HIV/HCV team members hosted a table at the Texas Health Literacy Conference held in San Antonio, Texas on October 3-4, 2019 to educate attendees about HIV/HCV coinfection using the TACKLE program mobile app and educational flyers.


Presentation at UT System Telehealth Conference

September 16, 2019

Andrea Rochat MFA, ECHO Coordinator/Facilitator, provided an introduction to UT Health San Antonio ECHO and the launch of the HIV/HCV ECHO at the UT System Telehealth Conference: Raising a Healthy Telemedicine Program held in Austin, Texas on September 16, 2019. Presentation title: Project ECHO and UT Health San Antonio


Presentation at HIV and Syphilis Task Force Meeting

September 16, 2019

Raudel Bobadilla BS CHW, Community Health Worker Coordinator and Rosetti Hoffman BSH LVN, TACKLE Site Coordinator for the Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC), presented about the TACKLE HIV/HCV program at the HIV and Syphilis Task Force Meeting on September 16, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. Presentation title: TACKLE HIV/HCV in People of Color


Presentation at Fast Track Cities Conference

September 11, 2019

Barbara Taylor MD MS, TACKLE Evaluator, provided an overview of the TACKLE HIV/HCV Program  on behalf of Dr. Allison at the Fast Track Cities Conference 2019 held in London, England on September 8-11, 2019. View the presentation slides here.


Dr. Allison featured in news coverage on opioid treatment training

July 17, 2019

Waridibo Allison MBBS PhD, TACKLE HIV/HCV Program Director, was interviewed by News 4 San Antonio regarding buprenorphine training for a July 16, 2019 article: “Local doctors get training necessary to prescribe opioid treatment.” View the video and article here.