ArticlePRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)2021
Implementation of a Hepatitis C Treatment Program Into a Primary Care Residency Clinic.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Closing the Gaps in Hepatitis C Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents in the United States.American journal of medicine open · 2024Article
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Test and Treat Training Improves HCV Screening Rates in Resident Associated Academic Primary Care Clinics.Gastro hep advances · 2024Review
- Integrating Management of Hepatitis C Infection into Primary Care: the Key to Hepatitis C Elimination Efforts.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Review
- Higher Hepatitis C Cure Rates in a Patient-Centered Medical Home Compared to Specialist Care.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesHepatitis C (HCV) is a commonly diagnosed disease state in primary care. Regimen simplification has made eradication possible with improvements in treatment and improved access through primary care physician (PCP) education. Little has been published discussing the role of resident physicians in the treatment of HCV. We implemented an HCV treatment program to increase access to HCV care, identify effective training methods, and examine the efficacy of resident physician treatment. Objectives were to increase the number of patients treated, improve resident confidence in ability to treat HCV, and increase the likelihood that they will continue to treat patients after graduation.
methodsA curriculum to train physicians to treat HCV was developed and implemented in a large family medicine residency program. This was a single-center implementation, with a retrospective chart review of patient data and anonymous survey of clinicians for curriculum assessment. We analyzed data using descriptive statistics.
resultsThe resident physician survey had a 92.3% response rate (n=36). Precurriculum, 94.4% of residents were not confident in their ability to treat HCV. After program implementation, 25% of residents were confident in treating HCV. The most effective educational interventions involved the multidisciplinary team. To date, 30 patients have started treatment since 2017. Of the patients who completed treatment, 23 patients achieved a virologic cure.
conclusionTreating patients for HCV at a residency clinic increased physician confidence in evaluating and addressing this chronic disease and resulted in a cure of all patients treated.
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