Activity ID
13673Expires
May 1, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
16Fee
$0CME Provider: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Description of CME Course
This ECHO will provide clinicians and other healthcare workers with evidence-based tools to screen, diagnose, and treat those with Hepatitis B and C, as well as identify liver-related complications.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
The overall course goal is to for participating primary care teams to develop a population health-based approach to hepatitis C treatment, as a means to elimination.
• Support participants to develop and sustain systems, protocols, and policies to support hepatitis C treatment in the primary care setting
• Understand the populations most at risk for contracting hepatitis C
• Increase the number of patients screened for hepatitis B and C with appropriate interpretation of screening tests, as well as best practices for outreach
• Promote education for both patients and providers on hepatitis B and C
• Promote clinical competence in the diagnosis/identification of cirrhosis and understanding of when to refer
• Promote clinical competence in identification of appropriate hepatitis C treatment candidates and safe treatment with new DAA medications.
Keywords
Liver, Primary Care
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
