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.