Hiding from Hep C? Dive in with experts Dr. Gina Simoncini, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Temple University Hospital, & Dr. David Koren, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP, board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist and infectious diseases clinical pharmacist at Temple University Hospital. They walk us through a simplified approach on whom to screen, how to start antiviral therapy, what to follow up on, and how to navigate insurance waters along the way. Special thanks to Sarah Roberts and Jordana Kozupsky who wrote and produced this episode and the show notes!

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:00 Guest bios
03:00 Getting to know our guests
05:35 Picks of the week
10:05 Clinical case
10:54 Diagnosing HCV
12:00 ASCEND study
13:14 Restrictions on HCV treatment
15:17 Ordering and interpreting pre-treatment tests
19:30 Prescribing medication
22:00 Genotyping and drug resistance
24:10 Patient counseling
25:49 Understanding drug classes
27:33 Drug interactions
30:06 Multidisciplinary approach to treatment
33:01 Follow-up
36:47 Reinfection/cure rates
39:35 Patient counseling revisited
41:25 Side effects of treatment
42:53 Screening
44:02 Take home points

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#66 Hepatitis C: Workup and Treatment in Primary Care

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