Viral Hepatitis ECHO

Georgia Viral Hepatitis ECHO provides a virtual community learning platform for clinicians and public health personnel to access viral hepatitis specialist(s), discuss challenging cases, barriers, and solutions in managing viral hepatitis.

Curriculum:

ECHO sessions are monthly and typically on the first Thursday, from 12 pm-1 pm (EST). 

If you are interested in joining this or any other DPH ECHO, please visit https://forms.gle/RRGh6AF1zj9D9TMN7.

Viral Hepatitis ECHO Team:

• Ami Gandhi, MPH – Viral Hepatitis Program Director, Georgia DPH
• Shayna Jefferson-Williams, MBA – Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Georgia DPH
• Lesley Miller, MD, FACP – Medical Director, Grady Liver Clinic; Medical Advisor for the DPH Viral Hepatitis ECHO
• Shelley-Ann Fluker, MD, FACP – Associate Director, Grady Liver Clinic; Medical Advisor for the DPH Viral Hepatitis ECHO
• Aiesha Gentry - ECHO CME Training Coordinator

Contact Information:

To ECHO is to expand your understanding, so if you need more information, please email us at [email protected].  

If you would like to present a case in an upcoming session, please complete a case presentation form: 

• Viral Hepatitis Case Presentation Request Form

HIPAA Compliance: All patient information will be de-identified for presentation during sessions. To ensure HIPAA compliance during patient presentations, please identify your patient(s) only by their assigned ECHO ID.

Viral Hepatitis ECHO Presentations:

2024:

• 10/3/24: Management of the Hepatitis B Virus Exposed Infant: https://vimeo.com/1015798979/7969fa07b7
• 9/5/24: Implicit Bias and Its Impact on Equity: https://vimeo.com/1006959955/7fd769955d
• 8/1/2024 - Basics of Fentanyl: https://vimeo.com/993715266/5ae402370d
• 6/6/24 - Point of Care HCV RNA Testing: https://vimeo.com/954557116/1b9beb0635
• 5/2/24: Treating Hepatitis C In Active Users: https://vimeo.com/942407807/2d3084e794?share=copy
• 4/4/24: HCV Treatment: A Pharmacist Review: https://vimeo.com/930819212/f189f9211b?share=copy
• 3/7/24 - Alcohol Use Disorder and Liver Disease: https://vimeo.com/921112123/d379399a99?share=copy
• 2/1/24: Acute Viral Hepatitis: GA DPH Viral Hepatitis ECHO - Feb 1, 2024 - Acute Viral Hepatitis

• 1/4/24: The Grady Liver Clinic: Partnering with GA DPH to Achieve Hepatitis C Elimination

  https://vimeo.com/900150344/1d8822e4e4?share=copy

2023:

• 11/2/23: Interpreting HBV Serology : https://vimeo.com/880875562/ac97c00243?share=copy
• 10/5/23: State of Viral Hepatitis in Georgia : https://vimeo.com/871594721/a8ea2dc7fd?share=copy
• 9/7/2023: The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group New Circle Model: https://vimeo.com/862401627/75a4ab1e54?share=copy
• 8/4/23: Opioid and Substance Misuse Response: Trends, Efforts and Engagement: https://vimeo.com/851622651/bbf136f58a?share=copy
• 7/6/23: Hepatitis Delta: Increasing Awareness and Treatment Competencies for Practicing Clinicians https://vimeo.com/843209284/dab5dd775f?share=copy
• 6/1/23: Hepatitis B in the US: Disease Burden, Vaccination, and Screening: https://vimeo.com/832619519/5c51b210e4?share=copy
• 5/4/23: Viral Hepatitis and the Social Determinants of Health https://vimeo.com/823729081/ebcb896cdc?share=copy
• 4/6/23: Hepatitis C Patient Assistance Programs https://vimeo.com/815423942/61a5bfd531
• 3/2/23: Liver Transplant and Viral Hepatitis - https://vimeo.com/804475459/419da8944b
• 2/2/23: 340B for Viral Hepatitis - https://vimeo.com/795590502/810b41dc2d

2022: 

• 1/6/2022: HIV/HCV: Care In the Era of Direct Acting Antivirals https://vimeo.com/664307139/32fc4f49cc
• 2/3/2022: The Grady Liver Clinic: Strategies for HCV Microelimination In a Safety-Net Health System https://vimeo.com/678286116/f1b4ab640b
• 3/3/2022: Hepatocellular Carcinoma https://vimeo.com/691162529/8babac5f5d
• 4/2022: Session cancelled 
• 5/5/2022: Hepatitis C in Corrections https://vimeo.com/710381989/c76689a6b4
• 06/02/2022: Cultural Humility https://vimeo.com/723569523/6999b58db5 
• 8/4/2022: Harm Reduction: https://vimeo.com/736940813/8158ad30f3
• 9/1/2022: Management after HCV Treatment https://vimeo.com/748766831/31ff4b7183
• 10/06/2022: Perinatal Hepatitis B:  https://vimeo.com/759224092/67d8e9f3ee
• 11/3/2022: Perinatal Hepatitis C: https://vimeo.com/767030476/bc7b75d734 
• 12/1/2022: Hepatitis C Mono-infected Treatment Program https://vimeo.com/778629401/1738ec3ee1

2021:  

• 4/1/2021: What is ECHO?  Why Viral Hepatitis ECHO? https://vimeo.com/562818036
• 5/6/2021: HCV Work Up for Treatment https://vimeo.com/562824020
• 6/3/2021: Simplified HCV Treatment https://vimeo.com/562836907
• 7/1/2021: Cirrhosis https://vimeo.com/630102959/6388046270
• 8/5/2021: HCV Medication Management: Clinical Pharmacy Primer https://vimeo.com/630239521/bcce838dc0
• 9/2/2021: Bringing It Home: Embedding HOV Care in MAT Services https://vimeo.com/630284497/6b35162a17
• 10/7/2021: Hepatitis B https://vimeo.com/631037974/07d33dc8ad
• 11/4/2021: HepVu 101 https://vimeo.com/642465722/7061292394
• 12/2/2021: HBV/HIV Co-Infection: Screening, Treatment and Prevention https://vimeo.com/664292873/b2b1f95207