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CME | Hepatitis C Clinical Update & Tele-mentoring Orientation
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The NYC Health Department and Empire Liver Foundation with the Hepatitis C Clinical Exchange Network (HepCX) present...
 

Capacity to Cure  

Hepatitis C Clinical Update
NYC Hepatitis C Clinical Tele-Mentoring Program Orientation


Saturday, November 7, 2015
8:00 AM – 12:15 PM

NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue ~ NY NY 10016
Skirball Institute 3rd Floor Conference Room

4 hour CME CNE CEU credit available
 

Register here

This free CME training offers up-to-date hepatitis C care and treatment information. All NYC clinical and allied health providers wishing to provide hepatitis C care and treatment are invited to join.  To attend the training click here.

Information will be provided on the upcoming Capacity to Cure Hepatitis C Clinical Tele-mentoring Program. NYC clinical providers (MD, DO, NP, PA) wishing to provide hepatitis C care and treatment are invited to join. The free weekly tele-mentoring sessions will be facilitated by hepatologists affiliated with the Empire Liver Foundation. To register for the weekly tele-mentoring program click here.

AGENDA


Hepatitis C in NYC
Fabienne Laraque, MD, MPH, NYC Health Department

Hepatitis C Basics
Ilan Weisberg, MD, Lenox Hill Hospital

Differential Diagnosis of Liver Disease
Lisa Ganjhu, DO, New York University Langone Medical Center of Medicine

Diagnosis and Treatment of Cirrhosis
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, Weill Cornell Medical Group, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Hepatitis C Treatment 
Ira M. Jacobson, MD, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Screening and Treatment 
Hillel Tobias, MD, PhD, New York University Langone Medical Center

HCV/HIV Treatment & Tele-mentoring Orientation
Douglas T. Dieterich, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Register for tele-mentoring here

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Identify appropriate patients to screen and treat for hepatitis C
  • Distinguish between the current treatment regimens
  • Demonstrate how to modify treatment based on patient characteristics (individualized care)
  • Describe how to manage the adverse effects of hepatitis C treatments
  • Discuss the expectations of the clinicians/participants during the telemedicine sessions and the mechanisms for learning
  • Recognize the roles of the faculty and of the clinicians/participants during telemedicine sessions

To register for this conference, please click here.

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