Eradicating hepatitis C virus: The APRN's role.

Renee Pozza1, Catherine McCoy-Hill, Katherine Hall

  • 1Renee Pozza is the senior associate dean of and a professor at Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing, Azusa, Calif., as well as a hepatology NP at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, Riverside, Calif. Catherine McCoy-Hill is an assistant professor at Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing, Azusa, Calif., and an NP at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, San Clemente, Calif. Katherine Hall is an adjunct faculty member at Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing, Azusa, Calif., and an NP at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, Coronado, Calif. Anna Hefner is an associate professor at Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing, Azusa, Calif., and an NP at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, Coronado, Calif. Kimberly Wilgers is a lead medical assistant at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, Coronado, Calif. Julia Tapelband is a medical assistant at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, Riverside and Palm Springs, Calif. Momin Masroor is a medical scribe at Southern California GI and Liver Centers, San Bernadino, Calif. Tarek Hassanein is a professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Director of Outreach Services at Sharp/UCSD Center for Transplantation, as well as the Director of Southern California GI and Liver Centers, and the Medical Director at Southern California Research Center.

The Nurse Practitioner
|October 1, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Nurse practitioners (NPs) can improve access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in community settings. Expanding NP roles is crucial for achieving the global goal of HCV elimination by 2030.

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