Curtis Barry, MD

Co-Director, MA HCV ECHO

GI and Transplant Hepatology

UMass Memorial Medical Center

Laurel Banach, MD

Co-Director, MA HCV ECHO

Family Medicine Physician and HIV Specialist

UMass Memorial Medical Center

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the burden and transmission of HCV in Massachusetts
• Recognize the importance of early detection and treatment
• Identify who should be screened and how by recommendations of CDC & USPSTF
• Interpret diagnostic tests
• Orient participants to the ECHO learning format

Zoom Connection Information can be obtained at iECHO.com

12:30-1:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time

Please note: In order to support the growth of the ECHO movement, Project ECHO® collects participation data for each teleECHO™ session. This data allows Project ECHO® to measure, analyze, and report on the movement’s reach. It is used in reports, on maps and visualizations, for research, for communications and surveys, for data quality assurance activities, and for decision-making related to new initiatives.

Questions? 

Contact: Sandra Girouard (ECHO Coordinator) at sandra.girouard@umassmed.edu

                  Curtis Barry (Hep C ECHO Course Co-Director) at curtis.barry@umassmemorial.org

Laurel Banach (Hep C ECHO Course Co-Director) at laurel.banach@umassmemorial.org

ECHO is a movement to democratize knowledge and amplify the capacity

to provide best practice care for underserved people all over the world.