Spring 2018
Live Webinar Training Series For MD, DO, NP, PA, and RN clinical providers practicing in New York State 10 weekly one hour sessions
Provides 10 CME/CNE/CEU Free! Please share this opportunity with clinical provider colleagues!
Developed by the Empire Liver Foundation in collaboration with the NYC Health Department, this training series is designed to prepare clinical providers to provide hepatitis C care and treatment. The ten-week live webinar training series offers ten CME/CNE/CEUs, and fulfills the education requirement for NYS Medicaid Experienced Provider Classification, which enables clinical providers to prescribe hepatitis C treatment.
After this training, participants will be eligible for a half-day clinical preceptorship with an Empire Liver Foundation liver specialist at a leading NYC liver clinic.
Schedule
Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 PM EST
March 22, 29
April 5, 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 29
Curriculum
Pre-Treatment Assessment
Role of Resistance Testing
Overview of Fibrosis
Treatment by Genotype
Side Effects and Drug-Drug Interactions
Treatment of HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection
Treating People with Mental Health Conditions & Substance Use
Monitoring Prior, During, and After Treatment
Management of Advanced and Complicated Disease
Hepatitis C Medication Coverage and Prior Authorization
CME/CNE/CEU earned each week following online post-test
This training was made possible through funding provided by New York City Council, and was developed in partnership with the NYC Department of Health, NYC Hep C Task Force, and the Hepatitis C Clinical Exchange Network.