Influenza Management in Primary Care | October 24, 2023
Date of Presentation: October 24, 2023
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Grand Rounds
Keywords: #antiviral #id #influenza #management #primary care #virus
In this presentation, Dr. Jorge Mera, Indian Country ECHO Medical Director and Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation, offers advice for timely recognition and appropriate antiviral initiation to mitigate complications from influenza. Dr. Mera describes the burden of influenza, shares the latest evidence and guidelines for clinical and laboratory diagnosis of influenza and clinical data and best practices in prescribing antiviral medications for influenza treatment and prophylaxis. The one-hour Grand Rounds session included an opportunity to engage in a didactic presentation, gain insight on how I/T/U facilities may effectively integrate timely influenza services, become part of a learning community and join an Infectious Disease ECHO program.
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Presented by:
Dr. Jorge Mera, MD, FACP
Dr. Jorge Mera, MD, FACP, is the Indian Country ECHO Medical Director and Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
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Date added: October 1, 2023
