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Ending the Epidemics in Indian Country: HCV | May 10th 2022

Date of Presentation: May 10, 2022

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Ending the Epidemics in Indian Country ECHO Program  

Keywords: #cure  #hcv  #hcv treatment  #hepatitis c  #Screening  

In this series of presentations we hear from Dr. Jorge Mera on HCV Elimination with a focus on treatments, screening, prevention, and provider resources. Next, CDR Dawn Benth, PHN; LCDR Casey Marlin, PharmD; and LT Kelsey Kroon, PharmD share on their facility’s HCV treatment program and discuss how to provide an integrative approach to treatment and care for individuals with hepatitis C virus.

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Presenter Bio:

Dr. Jorge Mera, MD; CDR Dawn Benth, PHN; LCDR Casey Marlin, PharmD; LT Kelsey Kroon, PharmD

Dr. Jorge Mera is the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

LCDR Casey Marlin, PharmD, MS, BCGP; Dawn A. Benth, RN, BSN, MBA, CDR, USPHS; LT Kelsey Kroon, PharmD helped developed and run Crow/ Northern Cheyenne Hospital’s hepatitis C treatment program.

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Date added: May 10, 2022