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Featuring: Holly Walund, Project Manager, IDJC & Val Johnson, LMSW, IDHW DBH; Kaitlin Killingsworth, CPRC, Brick House Recovery

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Holly Walund, Project Manager, IDJC & Val Johnson, LMSW, IDHW DBH
  
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Youth Assessment Centers” & “Youth Crisis Centers”
  
• Didactic Presentation Date: Nov. 2, 2023
  
• ECHO Idaho Series: Counseling Techniques for Substance Use Disorders
  
• Didactic Presentation Video:
  
  
• Didactic Presenter: Kaitlin Killingsworth, Certified Peer Recovery Coach, Brick House Recovery
  
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Peer Services for Adolescents with SUDs”
  
• Didactic Presentation Date: July 26, 2023
  
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
• Didactic Presentation Video:

Resources and Publications Mentioned

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• (Idaho Falls)
  
• (Twin Falls) 
  
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• (Nampa) 
  
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Speaking Credits:

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
  
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, Program Manager, ECHO Idaho
  
• Speaker: Holly Walund, Project Manager, IDJC
  
• Speaker: Val Johnson, LMSW, IDHW Division of Behavioral Health
  
• Speaker: Kaitlin Killingsworth, CPRC, Brick House Recovery, Boise

Music Contributions:

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
  
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

Featuring: Ruth York, Executive Director of Families and Youth Idaho & Jason Zelus, LCSW, Executive Director of Zelus Recovery

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenters: Ruth York, Executive Director of Families and Youth Idaho & Jason Zelus, LCSW, Executive Director of Zelus Recovery
  
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Family Participation in Adolescent SUD Treatment”
  
• Didactic Presentation Date: Aug. 23, 2023
  
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
  
• Didactic Presentation Video:

Resources and Publications Mentioned

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• The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult Child in Treatment by Krissy Pozatek

Speaking Credits:

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
  
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager 
  
• Speaker: Ruth York, MPH, Executive Director, Families and Youth Idaho
  
• Speaker: Jason Zelus, LCSW, Executive Director, Zelus Recovery

Music Contributions:

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
  
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
   

Featuring: Roberto Olvera, LCSW, Zelus Recovery

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Roberto Olvera, LCSW, Zelus Recovery
  
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Behavioral Interventions for Adolescents with SUDs”
  
• Didactic Presentation Date: June 14, 2023
  
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
  
• Didactic Presentation Video:
  
   

Resources and Publications Mentioned

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• CARESS Safety Plan

Speaking Credits:

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
  
• Speaker: Roberto Olvera, MSW, LCSW, Zelus Recovery

Music Contributions:

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
  
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
  
   

Featuring: Lina Smith, LSW, CADC, Trivium Life Services, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Lina Smith, LSW, CADC, Trivium Life Services, Boise
  
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Engaging Adolescents in SUD Treatment”
  
• Didactic Presentation Date: May 24, 2023
  
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
  
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Resources and Publications Mentioned

• website
  
• Assessments webpage
  
• Liberty Healthcare website 
  
• webpage
  
• pdf 
  
• (Adolescent Community Reinforcement Manual) webpage

Speaking Credits:

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
  
• Speaker: Lina Smith, LSW, CADC, Trivium Life Services, Boise
  
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, Program Manager, ECHO Idaho
  
• Speaker: Kaitlin Killingsworth, PRC, Brick House Recovery 
  
• Speaker: Ryan Billington, PsyD, Clinical Instructor, UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Music Contributions:

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
  
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen
  
   

Featuring: Casey Jones, MPH, CHES, Health Program Specialist, Project Filter, IDHW

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Casey Jones, MPH, CHES, Health Program Specialist, Project Filter, IDHW
• Didactic Presentation Title: “The Relationship Between Vaping and Other Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents” & “Tools for an Effective Conversation About Vaping”
• Didactic Presentation Dates: Oct. 19, 2023 & Oct. 31, 2023
• ECHO Idaho Series: Counseling Techniques for Substance Use Disorders & K12 Substance Use Prevention and Treatment

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• website
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:
• website
• : Insights into Effective Substance Use Prevention Messaging for Youth
• website
• website
• website
• 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• website
• American Lung Association:
• American Lung Association:
• -> Reports -> Idaho Healthy Youth Survey Reports -> 2021 IHYS State Report (pdf)
• website
• website

Speaking Credits:

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Casey Jones, MPH, CHES, Health Program Specialist, Project Filter, IDHW
• Speaker: Lynsey Winters Juel, Program Manager, ECHO Idaho

Music Contributions:

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

Featuring: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Alcohol, Benzodiazepine, Methamphetamine & Opioid Use Among Adolescents”
• Didactic Presentation Date: June 28, 2023
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• CDC:
• DEA:
• ASAM: 
• EMR: Electronic Medical Record
• Never Use Alone Hotline: 1-800-484-3731
  
   

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
• Speaker: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

Featuring: Ryan Billington, MD, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Ryan Billington, MD, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Trauma and Addiction”
• Didactic Presentation Date: April 12, 2023
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
• Slides

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• Leza L, Siria S, López-Goñi JJ, Fernández-Montalvo J. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use disorder (SUD): A scoping review. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Apr 1;221:108563. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108563. Epub 2021 Jan 29. .
• Hoffmann JP, Jones MS. Cumulative Stressors and Adolescent Substance Use: A Review of 21st-Century Literature. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2022 Jul;23(3):891-905. doi: 10.1177/1524838020979674. Epub 2020 Dec 20. .
• Shin SH. Preventing E-cigarette use among high-risk adolescents: A trauma-informed prevention approach. Addict Behav. 2021 Apr;115:106795. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106795. Epub 2020 Dec 24. .
• Abraham Nussbaum. “”
• María-Ríos CE, Morrow JD. Mechanisms of Shared Vulnerability to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. Front Behav Neurosci. 2020 Jan 31;14:6. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00006. ; .
• The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic by Ruth Lanius, Eric Vermetten, and Clare Pane
• Barnes GE, Cea NF. The development of Addiction-Prone Personality traits in biological and adoptive families. Personal Individ Differences. 2015 Aug ;82:107-113.
• Fava NM, Trucco EM, Martz ME, Cope LM, Jester JM, Zucker RA, Heitzeg MM. Childhood adversity, externalizing behavior, and substance use in adolescence: Mediating effects of anterior cingulate cortex activation during inhibitory errors. Dev Psychopathol. 2019 Oct;31(4):1439-1450. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418001025. ; .
• Dr. Billington’s Model for Active Health Creation:
   

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Ryan Billington, MD, Psychiatrist, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

Featuring: Cate Heil, M.D., curr. Primary Care Psychiatry Fellow, prev. Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Mental Illness & Addiction”
• Didactic Presentation Date: April 26, 2023
• ECHO Idaho Series: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• ASAM:
• WHO:
• SAHM:
• SAMHSA:

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
• Speaker: Cate Heil, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow, Full Circle Health, Boise
• Speaker: Kaitlin Killingsworth, CPRC, Brick House Recovery

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist, VA Medical Center, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist, VA Medical Center, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Tapering Off Benzodiazepines: The How and Why”
• Didactic Presentation Date: Nov. 11, 2021 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• CBT-I: an abbreviation that’s short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia 
• PRN: abbreviation of a latin phrase “pro re nata” meaning, “as the thing is needed.”
• TCA: an abbreviation for tricyclic antidepressant
• Klonopin: (see Clonazepam)
• Xanax: (see alprazolam)
• DuPont, R.L. J Addict Med, 2017.11(2) Should patients with substance use disorders by prescribed benzodiazepines?

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist, VA Medical Center, Boise 
• Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho director
• Speaker: Neil Ragan, MD, Family Medicine Physician, Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant 
• Speaker: Jessica Bringman, NP, ECHO Idaho participant
• Speaker: Julie Wood, MD, ECHO Idaho participant
• Speaker: Jacob Harris, MD, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Specialist, Boise VA Medical Center

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy 
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Pharmacology of Methamphetamines and Other Stimulants”
• Didactic Presentation Date: July 14, 2022 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• Rhabdomyolysis: a serious and potentially fatal medical condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down and releases harmful proteins and electrolytes into the blood.
• Thrombus formation: a blood clot formed in an artery or vein

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Sampson Nde, former ECHO Idaho Program Manager
• Speaker: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University Center Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Baltimore, MD

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University Center Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Baltimore, MD
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Overview of Treatment Model and Current Evidence for Efficacy”
• Didactic Presentation Date: June 2, 2021 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• LSD: lysergic acid diethylamide
• DMT: dimethyltryptamine
• MDMA: methylenedioxymethamphetamine
• Claustrum: “part of the brain that connects the pre-frontal and the sub-cortical areas”

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Natalie Gukasyan, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University Center Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Baltimore, MD
• Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho director
• Speaker: Tara Whitaker, MD, Family Medicine physician at Capital City Family Medicine, Boise
• Speaker: Nancy Chaney, RN, Moscow, and ECHO Idaho participant

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Anushka Burde, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, HIV and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Idaho State University

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Anushka Burde, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, HIV and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Idaho State University 
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Kratom: What Clinicians Need to Know”
• Didactic Presentation Date: Dec. 7, 2022 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• Antipyretic: meaning, “used to prevent or reduce fever.”
• Antitussive: meaning, “used to prevent or relieve a cough.”
• Madarosis: loss of the eyelashes or eyebrows as a congenital condition or the result of an infection.
• Diaphoresis: sweating to an unusual degree, usually as a side effect of a drug.

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Anushka Burde, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, HIV and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Idaho State University
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
• Speaker: Coire Weathers, M.D., Psychiatrist, Lost River Wellness, Boise
• Speaker: Neil Ragan, M.D., Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Participant
• Speaker: Brian Crownover, M.D., ECHO Idaho participant

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Fentanyl”
• Didactic Presentation Date: May 26, 2022 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders

Resources and Publications Mentioned

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• Fentora
• Lipophilic: meaning, “able to be combined with or stored in fat”
• CNS: An abbreviation for the central nervous system”
• Hypotensive: “lowering the blood pressure”
• Nor-fentanyl (NF): a fentanyl metabolite
• The Federal Five: the five main drugs that are tested for in a standard federal or employer urine drug screen—namely, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Marijuana, Opiates and Phencyclidine (aka PCP).

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Cathy Oliphant, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
• Speaker: Lachelle Smith, former ECHO Idaho director
• Speaker: Todd Palmer, MD, Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine Physician, Geriatrician at Full Circle Health, Boise
• Speaker: Randi Pedersen, Syringe Exchange Program Manager, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
• Speaker: Amy Jeppesen, LCSW, ACADC, Social Worker and Vice President of Corporate Development, Trivium Life Services, Boise
• Speaker: Derek Hayton, DO, ECHO Idaho participant
• Speaker: Megan McCarren, MD, Saint Alphonsus Health System, ECHO Idaho participant
• Speaker: Nari Hsiu, DO, Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center
• Speaker: Brenda Hoyt, NP, Nurse Practitioner, Raise the Bottom Idaho, Boise
  
   

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Alicia Carrasco, MD, MA, FASAM, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Alicia Carrasco, MD, MA, FASAM, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Complex Persistent Opioid Dependence”
• Didactic Presentation Date: June 9, 2022 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Opioids, Pain and Substance Use Disorders

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• Invasive pneumococcal disease
• Norco
• Clonidine
• Loperamide
• Butrans Patch
• Belbuca
• Hyperalgesia: An increased sensitivity to feeling or experiencing pain.
• Clofen
• Duloxetine

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Alicia Carrasco, M.D., MA, FASAM, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise
• Speaker: Katy Rodgers (née Palmer), ECHO Idaho Assistant Director
• Speaker: Todd Palmer, M.D., Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine, Geriatrician, Full Circle Health, Boise
• Speaker: Amy Jeppesen, LCSW, ACADC, Social Worker and Vice President of Corporate Development at Trivium Life Services, Boise
• Speaker: Neil Ragan, M.D., Family Medicine physician at Health West in Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant
• Speaker: Cloeie Hood, LCSW, ACADC, Social Worker, Trivium Life Services, Boise and ECHO Idaho participant

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Michelle Cullinan, PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Sage Health Care, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Michelle Cullinan, PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Sage Health Care, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “What is Going on with Cannabis and CBD?”
• Didactic Presentation Date: Nov. 16, 2022 
• ECHO Idaho Series: Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• CBD : cannabidiol, a compound found in marijuana
• THC : tetrahydrocannabinol, a compound found in marijuana
• Marinol: an FDA-approved medication used to treat nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy as well as weight loss in HIV patients.
• Emetic: a substance that causes vomiting
• Sativa: the energizing strain of marijuana
• Indica: physically sedating strain of marijuana
• OLCC:
• (olanzapine)
• (haloperidol)
• AKT-1 gene variation
• NAC:
• “Bud-tender”: a cannabis dispensary employee

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Shannon McDowell, ECHO Idaho Program Manager
• Speaker: Michelle Cullinan, PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Sage Health Care, Boise
• Speaker: Tara Whitaker, MD, Family Medicine Physician, Capital City Family Medicine, Boise
• Speaker: Rachel Root, PhD, Psychologist, Treasure Valley Psychology, Boise
• Speaker: Neil Ragan, MD, Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant
• Speaker: Mark Worthen, PsyD, Health West, Pocatello, ECHO Idaho participant

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen

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Featuring: Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, M.D., Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, VA Medical Center, Boise

Didactic Presentation Details

• Didactic Presenter: Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, M.D., Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, VA Medical Center, Boise
• Didactic Presentation Title: “Alcohol-Related Liver Disease”
• Didactic Presentation Date: Feb. 28, 2022
• ECHO Idaho Series: Viral Hepatitis and Liver Care

Resources and Publications Mentioned

• ALD: Shorthand for “Alcohol Related Liver Disease”
• Steatosis: excessive fat in the liver
• Steatohepatitis: excessive fat in the liver with inflammation
• AUD: Alcohol Use Disorder
• BMI: Body Mass Index
• LFTs: Liver Function Tests
• AST: A blood test that measures the aspartate aminotransferase enzyme
• ALT: A blood test that measures the alanine aminotransferase enzyme
• STEMIs: ST-elevation myocardial infarction
• INR: international normalized ratio
• Tender hepatomegaly: enlarged liver
• Cholecystitis: inflammation of the gall bladder
• Spider angioma: enlarged blood vessels
• Maddrey’s Discriminant Function 
• MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
• “”, Cabre et. Al
• ASH: alcoholic steatohepatitis
• NASH: non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
• APRI: AST to Platelet Ratio Index

Speaking Credits

• Narrator / Host: Sam Steffen, Digital Media/Communications Specialist, ECHO Idaho, Boise
• Speaker: Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, M.D., Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, VA Medical Center, Boise
• Speaker: Abby Davids, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, Associate Program Director, HIV & Viral Hepatitis Fellowship Director, Full Circle Health
• Speaker: Winslow Gerrish, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Behavioral Sciences, Research, and Grants, Full Circle Health, Boise
• Speaker: Ian Troesoyer, DNP, ECHO Idaho participant

Music Contributions

• “ECHO Idaho Theme Song” written and performed by Sam Steffen
• Guitar instrumentals also provided by Sam Steffen