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Lucas Piper Certified HCV Educator

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Lucas resides in Austin, TX and is currently the Director of Marketing for the Texas Liver Institute. When he arrived in Austin in 2012 he worked as a Street Outreach Specialist on grant that was focused on education, prevention and testing of HIV/HCV. Lucas recognized the small amount of support for HCV clients so he took a job a the City of Austin Health Department and spearheaded a program by obtaining a grant to administer rapid and confirmatory HCV screenings as well as facilitated the treatment creating a spectrum of care. Lucas continues to focus on HCV in the community, especially obtaining to access to care.

Areas of Expertise

I have vast knowledge and experience in the area of Hepatitis C. I worked in education, prevention and testing for a number of years. Then spearheaded a project and received funding to not only do confirmatory testing on reactive patients but also seek treatment. I was able to get over 50 patients cured of Hepatitis C in this program that was only a side job to my main position as an HIV Prevention Specialist. The last 5 years I have worked for the Texas Liver Institute which is one of the largest treatment facilities for Hepatitis C in the world. This had helped me understand the treatment options from a medical and biological standpoint. I have spoken at many conferences, been involved in policy change and sit on boards for HCV.

Experience
trainer, facilitator
Experience Implementing
Yes
Workshops Per Year
15+
Organization
Texas Liver Institute
Contact information
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