Dear Opioid Treatment Program (OTP):
TO SCHEDULE TRAINING FOR YOUR PROGRAM:
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is considered the most common blood-borne infection in the United States. Injection drug use accounts for more than two-thirds of all new infections in the United States. OTPs and comprehensive risk-modifying educational programs have been shown to be effective in preventing HIV transmission and are likely to be successful in decreasing HCV transmissions.
This year McKing Consulting Corporation is providing Hepatitis C Training for Opioid Treatment Providers in over 20 states. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) has funded a new this program. This FREE training is aimed towards on-site clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, nurses, counselors, etc), and will provide them Hepatitis C education and supportive materials enabling them to better serve and counsel their patients with Hepatitis C.
The training is 3 hours long and includes a power-point presentation, discussion, and Q&A session. A copy of the presentation and all resource materials is made available on CD-ROM to each participant attending the training. This training will provide participants updated information on:
- Hepatitis C and how it affects the liver
- Hepatitis C transmission and risk factors
- Diagnostic tests
- Natural history and progression of Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV co-infection
- Treatment options
McKing is an approved NAADAC provider and will offer 3 credit hours to those professionals who qualify. The training is FREE and can be scheduled for your program at any time. We provide the expert trainer, handouts, the presentation and equipment. We ask you only to provide access to your staff and the training facility at a time convenient for you. If you would like to schedule a free training, please contact Mr. Patrick Walsh (pwalsh@mcking.com) or via telephone at (301) 998-8676.
Thank you!
Randall S. Pope
Project Manager
popers@bellsouth.net
904-556-2966