Hepatitis C Clinical Training April 4-5, 2019

Purpose: Hepatitis C (HCV) is common, has a high rate of mortality in Indian Country, and can be cured at the primary care level. As of November 2018, three key HCV drugs have been added to the IHS National Core Formulary. A free clinical training is being offered for Indian Health Service, Tribal and Urban Indian clinics to provide HCV services at the primary care level with Paul Bloomquist, MD, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Karla Thornton, MD, University of New Mexico/Project ECHO, and Richard Manch, MD, Institute for Liver Disease. Special attention will be paid to starting a HCV treatment program using the ECHO model of collaborative learning and knowledge sharing. CE will be offered.

Draft agenda available at https://npaihborg.box.com/s/27bi6tzurx7vwlmx6zea6bgimn22xfvi

Who should attend: Physicians, midlevels, pharmacists, nurses, and other clinicians from I/T/U sites interested in learning new skills to screen, manage, treat and cure HCV are invited to attend.

Where: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service Office - Two Renaissance Square, 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 600 - Phoenix, AZ

When: April 4-5, 2019

Please complete the registration information below. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Eric Vinson (email: evinson@npaihb.org, phone: 503.416.3295).