In March 2024, Dr. Benjamin Adler will serve as the course director for a Rhode Island Hepatitis C ECHO series. Dr. Adler created a curriculum that discusses new treatments and ongoing challenges with Hepatitis C.
The participants are Family Care practitioners, Nursing Staff, Residents, Pharmacists, and Pharmacy students.
Curriculum Outline:
| Topic | Presenter |
| Session 1: HCV Screening and first steps of a positive result |
Benjamin Adler, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine The Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University |
| Session 2: Comorbid substance use disorder |
Lynn Taylor, MD, FACP, FAASLD, FIDSA Director of HIV & Viral Hepatitis Services at CODAC Behavioral Health Director of RI Defeats HEP C Research Professor, The University of Rhode Island |
| Session 3: Basics of cirrhosis assessment and management |
Mariam Fayek, MD Gastroenterologist at Care New England Center for Women’s Gastrointestinal Health Associate Program Director for the GI Fellowship |
| Session 4: Direct acting antivirals 101 |
Brianna Kimball, PharmD, BCACP,CDOE Clinical Pharmacist in Ambulatory Care COPD and Hepatitis C Clinical Program Lead for Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation/Integra |
| Session 5: Management of Hepatitis B Co-Infection and Hepatitis C Viral Resistance |
Terry Merryshaw, MD Infectious Disease Specialist and Internist Kent County Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, RI Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator at Warren Alpert Brown Medical School |
| Session 6: Advanced considerations for HCV in RI |
Erica Hardy, MD, MMSc Director, Women’s Infectious Disease Consult Service at Women & Infants Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
RI Hepatitis C ECHO Course Director:
- Benjamin Adler, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
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For questions or inquires please email: ProjectECHO@brown.edu