Tomorrow! Building skills in sexual health webinar series: hepatitis B and hepatitis C diagnosis and management

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HCA message on behalf of the Department of Health: Building skills in sexual health webinar series: hepatitis B and hepatitis C diagnosis and management January 20

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is sending this message on behalf of the Department of Health (DOH).

The virus taking the lives of 14,000 people each year is not HIV, the flu or COVID--it is hepatitis C! Join us to make a difference in seeing that those that need treatment actually get it.

The Washington Association for Community Health, Washington AIDS Education and Training Center, and Washington State Department of Health are partnering to offer a monthly webinar series that will help health care providers leverage the whole care team to address patients’ sexual health.

This is the sixth webinar of the 9-session series. Be sure to claim to your CE credits for all the sessions you have attended! See information at the end of this email.

Including a special presentation on hepatitis B and hepatitis C online curriculum.

Webinar details

Friday, January 20, 2023
9 to 10:30 a.m. (Pacific)
Register for the webinar

Learning objectives

Describe the epidemiology, transmission, and natural history of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection.
Identify target populations for hepatitis B and hepatitis C screening and hepatitis B vaccination.
Understand which patients with hepatitis B are likely to benefit from antiviral treatment and identify the recommended first line agents.
Recognize patients at risk for hepatitis B reactivation and know when to initiate prophylactic treatment.
Understand the pre-treatment evaluation for patients with hepatitis C and employ a simplified treatment algorithm to treat patients with uncomplicated disease.

Presented by

Erin Cleveland, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Washington

Dr. Erin Cleveland is a clinical assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Washington, where she works as co-medical director of the Harborview Hepatitis & Liver Clinic.

She received her M.D. from the University of Southern California and completed her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Northwestern University in Chicago. She completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at the University of Washington before staying on to join the faculty.

She has published and presented on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis C, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Her clinical interests include alcohol-related liver disease, healthcare delivery for underserved populations, and palliative care utilization in advanced liver disease.

Special presentation on the hepatitis B and hepatitis C online curriculum

This webinar also includes a special presentation by Julia Freimund, Program Manager, Infectious Disease Education and Assessment (IDEA) from University of Washington.

Intended audiences

Clinicians
Nurses
Pharmacists
Prescribers
Navigators
Health educators
Behavioral health providers
Intake/front desk staff
Other members of the clinical care team

Contact

Contact Victor Ramirez at the Washington AIDS Education and Training Center with questions.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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