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ForwardPCMH Statewide Learning Session - April, 16 2024
The healthcare team will receive information on the current epidemiology of Hepatitis C in the US and Pennsylvania, and how it is changing, and will learn about best practices for primary care providers, including: challenges and tactics for Hepatitis C treatment in the primary care setting, updated screening guidelines and appropriate tests for screening, guidelines for referral, and strategies to support disproportionately affected populations.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. – Welcome and Overview – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
1:05 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – PCMH Best Practices for Hepatitis C Screening, Vaccination, and Treatment – Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, Executive Medical Officer, Mazzon Center and Clinical Faculty, Penn Medicine
Dr. Trooskin will present the current epidemiology of Hepatitis C in the US and Pennsylvania and how it is changing, and will share best practices for primary care providers, including: challenges and tactics for treatment in the primary care setting, updated screening guidelines and appropriate tests for screening, guidelines for referral, and strategies to support disproportionately affected populations.
1:45 – 1:55 pm – Q&A – moderated by Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
1:55 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Wrap-Up – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, PRHI
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Describe the roles of primary care providers and infectious disease specialists in identifying and treating hepatitis C
• Describe best practices for hepatitis C screening and treatment
• Discuss examples of how to train primary care teams in hepatitis C workflows
Additional Information
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 PCMH April 2024 Statewide Session Agenda.docx | 48.14 KB |
 Audience Disclosure slides (001)_10.pptx | 460.35 KB |
| PCMH lecture.pptx | 9.06 MB |
The healthcare team will receive information on the current epidemiology of Hepatitis C in the US and Pennsylvania, and how it is changing, and will learn about best practices for primary care providers, including: challenges and tactics for Hepatitis C treatment in the primary care setting, updated screening guidelines and appropriate tests for screening, guidelines for referral, and strategies to support disproportionately affected populations.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. – Welcome and Overview – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
1:05 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – PCMH Best Practices for Hepatitis C Screening, Vaccination, and Treatment – Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, Executive Medical Officer, Mazzon Center and Clinical Faculty, Penn Medicine
Dr. Trooskin will present the current epidemiology of Hepatitis C in the US and Pennsylvania and how it is changing, and will share best practices for primary care providers, including: challenges and tactics for treatment in the primary care setting, updated screening guidelines and appropriate tests for screening, guidelines for referral, and strategies to support disproportionately affected populations.
1:45 – 1:55 pm – Q&A – moderated by Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
1:55 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Wrap-Up – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, PRHI
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, Executive Medical Officer, Mazzon Center and Clinical Faculty, Penn Medicine
Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, PRHI
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 ASWB
- 1.00 Attendance