Hepatitis C TeleECHO
Gain expert knowledge in a virtual learning network with a collaboration of the Cherokee Nation Health Services and Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences ECHO team.
The curriculum is designed to increase primary care provider knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy in the prevention, screening, evaluation, and treatment of hepatitis C.
Schedule -
Every Thursday from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CST. To join this ECHO session registration is a one-time requirement. Once registered, you will receive an ECHO participant guide with more information.
What does the Hepatitis C ECHO Offer?
- Increase knowledge of up-to-date evidence-based practices in Hepatitis C
- Focus on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Real-time clinical review of cases submitted by participants.
- Proper prescribing for Hepatitis C treatment
- Free CME for health care professionals *certain conditions apply
Why Hepatitis C ECHO?
- In Oklahoma, the prevalence of hepatitis C is estimated to be 3.4%, over 2 times the US national estimate.
- Hepatitis C care can easily be delivered by primary care clinicians with appropriate training and guidance of specialists in the management of these sometimes difficult to reach patient populations.
- Rural Oklahoma providers can become local experts in the management and care of hepatitis C infected individuals, thus leading to a wider spread of care for this potentially fatal but easily curable disease.
Topics -
- Opioid/HCV Syndemic
- Liver Fibrosis Staging
- Treatment Options
- Motivational Interviewing
- Extrahepatic Manifestations
- Interpreting Hepatitis B Serology
- Medication Assisted Treatment
Team -
Crystal David, Pharm.D, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Jorge Mera, M.D.
Director of Infectious Diseases
Cherokee Nation Health Services
Whitney Essex, APRN-CNP
Nurse Practitioner, Infectious Diseases
Cherokee Nation Health Services
Gitanjali Pai M.D., AAHIVS, FIDSA
Infectious Disease Physician
Memorial Hospital and Physicians' Clinic
Courtney Busse-Jones
Clinical Coordinator
Submit A Case
To present a case at an upcoming Hepatitis C TeleECHO clinic, email bussejo@okstate.edu to request an ECHO ID number. You will receive an ID and the case presentation form.