Publications by authors named "Sheila Reynoso"
Article Synopsis
- Project INSPIRE provides a telementoring program to help primary care providers treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) by offering them guidance from specialists in an easily accessible format.
- The program includes weekly sessions that focus on teaching providers how to identify, assess, and treat HCV, improving their confidence in managing these patients.
- Results showed that participants felt more knowledgeable and satisfied with their ability to treat HCV, fostering a supportive network among providers and enhancing continuity of care for patients.
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) constitute 10 million people globally with hepatitis C virus, including many opioid agonist treatment patients. Little data exist describing clinical outcomes for patients receiving HCV treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) in opioid agonist treatment settings.
Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we describe clinical outcomes for 50 genotype-1 patients receiving HCV treatment with triple therapy: telaprevir (n=42) or boceprevir (n=8) in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin on-site in an opioid agonist treatment program.