AK Liver Disease ECHO: Effective Strategies for Alcohol Use Disorder Screening

AK Liver Disease ECHO is a comprehensive program to assist Tribal Healthcare Providers to provide better care to Alaska Native/American Indian patients with liver disease. It aims to increase Tribal health care providers’ knowledge about diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of liver disease.

Each session begins with a liver disease didactic presented by a subject matter expert followed by one or more case presentations by a provider(s) to the subject matter experts who can provide holistic, best practices input, and a panel discussion.

• When: Thursday, June 15 from noon-1 p.m.
• Didactic Presentation: Effective Strategies for Alcohol Use Disorder Screening – When, Where, and How to Implement, presented by Brian McMahon, MD, ANTHC
• To register or join: https://echo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcOqgqTwjHt2OI6vWpnJ9v1v3pG0BqjBc
  • **If you’ve recently joined a 20023 LD ECHO you will receive your unique meeting link to join the morning of the session.

Upcoming didactics:

• July 20: Emphasizing Nutrition for Liver Health
• August 17: Importance of diabetes management in NAFLD/NASH
• September 21: Recognizing Common Autoimmune Liver Diseases Seen in AN/AI people
• October 19: Stressing Importance of Exercise as NAFLD Treatment – Now that It is Getting Dark and Cold
• November 16: Being Alert to DILI
• December 21: Putting It All Together – What’s Been Done/What’s Next

Questions or Case Submissions: Please visit the AK LD ECHO webpage here to submit a question or email mlwolfe@anthc.org.

In support of improving patient care, Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) 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.

This ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is supported by a grant from the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and funding is provided by the HHS Secretary’s Minority HIV/AIDS Fund.

Thank you,
Alaska Liver Disease ECHO team