In Fall 2022 Dr. Benjamin Adler served as the course director for a Rhode Island Hepatitis C ECHO series. Dr. Adler created a curriculum that discussed new treatments and ongoing challenges with Hepatitis C.
Participants were Family Care practitioners, Nursing Staff, Residents, Pharmacists, and Pharmacy students.
Curriculum Outline:
| Topic | Presenter |
| 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 |
| Models of Care for HEP C | 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 |
| 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 |
| Antivirals Part 1: Drug Interactions and Counseling | 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 |
| Antivirals Part 2: retreatment and prior DAA exposure and HEP B | 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 |
| Special Populations and follow up care | 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
For questions or inquires please email: ProjectECHO@brown.edu