{"id":1262,"date":"2020-07-13T17:24:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T17:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/echo\/?page_id=1262"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:33:38","slug":"hepatitis-c-virus-echo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/echo\/hepatitis-c-virus-echo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hepatitis C Virus ECHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Hepatitis C Virus ECHO<\/h3>\n<p>As the most common blood-borne infection and a leading cause of liver disease, failure, and cancer, hepatitis C virus (HCV) poses a major threat to the health of our communities. To address this, we are establishing an HCV ECHO to educate practitioners about the disease and provide evidence-based, interdisciplinary guidance for management and treatment using highly effective, direct-acting antivirals. Our team is made up of experts in HCV care delivery, including a hepatologist, a community-based pharmacist, an infectious diseases specialist, and a community health worker with more than 6 years of supporting uninsured patients who are diagnosed with chronic HCV (in rural and urban settings).<\/p>\n<h3>Our expert panel includes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hopethe Baker MD, Hepatologist<\/li>\n<li>Victor Ankoma-sey MD, FACP, FAASLD, Gastroenterologist<\/li>\n<li>Dewayne Davidson PharmD, Pharmacist<\/li>\n<li>Raudel Bobadilla MPH, Community Health Worker<\/li>\n<li>Ludivina Hernandez CHW, Community Health Worker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuing medical education (CME) is available for free to attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Treatment and testing resources are available to session registrants through the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/echo\/provider-resources\/echo-partner-portal\/hcv-partner-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HCV Partner Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/echo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/09\/HCV-ECHO-flyer_v6_share-min.pdf\">View Program Flyer \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button \" href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/echo\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;orange&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Session recordings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Please check back for new content.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session 37 &#8211; June 19, 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>When HCV Treatment is Deffered<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Presented by: Hopethe Baker, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qig-XUuSrQg\">View didactic recording \u00bb<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qig-XUuSrQg\" title=\"HCV \/ Viral Hepatitis ECHO Session 37\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session 36 &#8211; May 17, 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>The National Hepatitis Elimination Plan<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Presented by: DeWayne Davidson, PharmD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zh0_b8fI-yg\">View didactic recording \u00bb<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zh0_b8fI-yg\" title=\"HCV \/ Viral Hepatitis ECHO Session 36\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Session 35 &#8211; April 17, 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4>HCV\/HBV Co-infection<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Presented by: Hopethe Baker, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bs8zoXZdLaQ\">View didactic recording \u00bb<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bs8zoXZdLaQ\" title=\"HCV \/ Viral Hepatitis ECHO Session 35\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] Hepatitis C Virus ECHO As the most common blood-borne infection and a leading cause of liver disease, failure, and cancer, hepatitis C virus (HCV) poses a major threat to the health of our communities. 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