This handy pocketbook developed by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board contains the essential information about hepatitis C, including the basics of hep C treatment, risk, and symptoms. […]
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Hep C Clinical Calculators
Clinical calculators for providers treating patients infected with hepatitis C, created by the University of Washington. […]
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): An Overview | January 19, 2023
In this series of presentations, Dr. Jonathan Iralu, Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Diseases at IHS, provides a clinical update on emerging COVID-19 and Mpox topics. Then, Jorge Mera, MD,… […]
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HCV 101 | January 11, 2023
In this training, Dr. Jorge Mera and Whitney Essex discuss screening, treatment and management of patients with hepatitis C at the primary care level through didactic and case presentations, recommendations,… […]
Cirrhotic Ascites | December 7, 2022
In this presentation Richard Manch, MD, discusses management of patients with ascites. He discusses the indications and contraindications for paracentesis, initial laboratory investigation of ascitic fluid, the core elements for… […]
The Indigenous HIV/AIDS Syndemic Strategy
One of Indigenous peoples’ strengths is our ability to understand our interdependence – with each other, the land, generations past, and those to come. This type of “big thinking” naturally… […]
Evaluation of Infectious Diseases in People with SUD | November 9, 2022
In this presentation Jorge Mera, MD, discusses evaluation of infectious diseases for people with substance use disorders. He discusses a clinical case, the syndemic of HIV, HCV, STIs and SUDs, the… […]
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Preventing, Monitoring and Treating Infectious Diseases in the MAT Clinic | November 3 2022
In this presentation Whitney Essex, APRN-CNP shares on prevention, monitoring, and treating infectious diseases in the setting of pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders. She discusses infectious diseases associated with substance use… […]
Starting an Effective PHN/PCMH Model to End the Syndemic | October 26, 2022
In this series of presentations Dawn Benth, RN, Casey Marlin, PharmD, and Kelsey Kroon, PharmD share the story of their facility’s program to end the syndemic using a public health… […]
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HCV Screening, Management and Treatment | October 26, 2022
In this presentation, Dr. Brad Moran, PharmD, and Dr. Paulina Deming, PharmD provide an overview of HCV Elimination with a focus on treatments, screening, prevention, and provider resources. Dr. Moran… […]
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