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Past Presentation

“Five things your Medical Director never wants to hear again” | January 6, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Keywords: #capacity #cpr #ems #patient transport

In this presentation Dr. Larissa Nakatsu, MD, discusses breaks down common phrases EMS providers use that can signal risk, hesitation, or missed opportunities in patient care. This talk covers when to start CPR (and why you shouldn’t wait), how to ...

Date added: 01/19/26

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Telehealth in Tribal Settings: Case Studies Overview | January 20th, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Program: Virtual Care Implementation

Keywords: #telehealth #VCI #virtual #virtual care

In this presentation, Dr. Iwasaki, Dr. Whitfield, and Brenna Torres, use a case based approach to discuss best practice for the use and implementation of telehealth in Tribal settings, review the definition of virtual care, describe frameworks for implementing new ...

Date added: 01/15/26

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Cervical Cancer Screening 2026: It’s not your mother’s Pap smear! | January 27, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Pregnancy Care and Access

Keywords: #cervical cancer #HPV #prevention #Screening

In this presentation, Dr. Alan G. Waxman, MD, MPH, Emeritus Professor at the University of New Mexico Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology reviews the 2026 updated recommendations for cervical cancer screening, and discusses the three FDA approved commercial tests for ...

Date added: 01/14/26

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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Rethinking Old Habits Using Today’s Evidence | February 19, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Infectious Disease

Keywords: #covid #infectious diseases #influenza #measles #pneumonia #syphilis

In this series of presentations, Dr. Jorge Mera, provides an overall infectious disease clinical update focusing on the latest AAP immunization updates, measles, and the new study on VZV vaccination and dementia risk. Then, Dr. Cabanilla describes the epidemiology, clinical ...

Date added: 01/14/26

Past Presentation

NW Elders ECHO | January 13, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Program: Elders, Knowledge Holders and Culture Keepers

Keywords: #depression #grief #Grief and Depression #loss

In this presentation, Dr. Jasen Christensen, DO, discusses "Grief and Depression After Loss". The faculty panel and staff members for this session of the Northwest Elders, Knowledge Holders, and Culture Keepers ECHO includes: Katie Hunsberger - Behavioral Health Aide Program ...

Date added: 01/14/26

Past Presentation

Frostbite Survival | January 14, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Trauma Rounds

Keywords: #amputation #burn #cold #frostbite #rounds #trauma #winter

In this presentation, Dr. Anne Wagner, MD, FACS, FABA, provides an overview of trauma patient management with an emphasis on frostbite recognition, prevention, and initial management to support patient survival and optimal outcomes.

Date added: 01/14/26

Past Presentation

Hepatitis B Vaccines | January 28, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Program: Hepatitis C

Keywords: #hbv #hcv #hepatitis b #re-vaccinate #serologies #test #vaccine

In this presentation, Dr. Paulina Deming, PharmD, PhC, reviews how to interpret HBV serological test results, identifies screening recommendations, discusses the vaccines available for HBV infections, how to differentiate between the available HBV vaccines and finally, discusses vaccine response and ...

Date added: 01/12/26

Past Presentation

Clinical Pharmacy Resources for Syndemic Services | January 20, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams

Keywords: #clinical #pharmacy #resources #services #syndemic

In this presentation, Dr. Bethany Johnson, PharmD, BCIDP and CAPT Holly Van Lew, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP, provide an overview of clinical pharmacy resources supporting syndemic services, highlighting developed tools, professional advocacy efforts, and the role of pharmacy in delivering coordinated, ...

Date added: 01/12/26

Past Presentation

Traumatic Brain Injury | January 12, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Emergency Medicine with Rural and Indigenous Communities (emRIC)

Keywords: #brain #care #emergency #frontline #injury #tbi #trauma

In this presentation, Dr. Vasisht Srinivasan, MD, FACEP, reviews general Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) management based on Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines and updated literature, with emphasis on pre-hospital and pre-transfer care and practical pearls for rural and austere settings.

Date added: 01/12/26

Past Presentation

HIV Urgent Care Cases | January 15, 2026

Type: Past Presentation

Audience: Clinical

Program: Infectious Disease

Keywords: #hiv #infectious diseases

In this presentation, Dr. Jonathan Iralu, MD, MACP, FIDSA, Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Diseases for IHS, provides an overview of key HIV-related clinical scenarios, including acute HIV infection, HIV-tuberculosis co-infection, and the evaluation of fever and confusion in patients ...

Date added: 01/9/26

	Jason Arion Butler is an enrolled member of the Ute Tribe of Fort Duchesne, Utah and is also part Mojave and Cherokee. He resides in Gibson, Idaho with his wife of 22 years, children, and grandchild who are all enrolled members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. He graduated from Idaho State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and earned his Master of Science in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University. He has spent the past 5+ years employed by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Tribal Health and Human Services Department, where he spent time serving as the Recovery Service Coordinator for the Four Directions Treatment Center, the manager for the Community Health Representative program, and recently accepted the position of Behavioral Health Manager. He strives to incorporate Native culture, traditions, morals, and values into the healthcare services provided to Native communities, implementing these practices into his work with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and advocating for the reconstruction of healthcare practices nationally. Today he says, “I am loving life and am extremely thankful to have found a career path I love.

	Carrie Sampson-Samuels is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation located in Eastern Oregon. Carrie has an early background in nursing providing patient care in long term and clinical care settings. Carrie then furthered her education in community health and health studies at Portland State University, later advancing her education in healthcare management at Oregon Health and Sciences University while serving in leadership and executive management for a Tribal health organization as the Community Health Director. Carrie has served Tribes from Oregon to Montana and the Treaty 7 Blackfoot Confederacy in Southern Alberta. As the Community Health Aide Project Director for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Carrie has provided leadership, advocacy and project management for expansion for the Behavioral Health Aide and Community Health Aide Program under the umbrella and direction of the Tribal Community Health Provider Project. This work has led to the expansion of Tribal Community Health Providers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Carrie is responsible for leading partnerships with the education institutions, key Tribal partner sites, contract experts and advisory workgroups. This includes development of education infrastructure, education curriculum, recruitment strategies, tools for integration of providers into tribal health organizations, and working with state partners to develop policy and infrastructure for provider reimbursement. Carrie manages and writes multiple grants that support all aspects of this work and provides technical assistance support to the Portland Area CHAP Certification Board. Carrie is the proud mother of 4 daughters and resides on a small ranch on her Tribal homelands.

	Dr. Liu is a generalist OB/GYN at Gallup Indian Medical Center. In addition to her medical degree, she holds a PhD in Health Policy. Among other publications, she served as the chief editor for the 2019 Oxford University Press book: “50 Studies Every Obstetrician and Gynecologist Should Know.” She has formal training in Quality Improvement processes through the Partners Clinical Process Improvement Leadership Program (CPIP), which she utilized to implement emergency contraception at Massachusetts General Hospital. During her six years at Gallup Indian Medical Center she has primary responsibility for preparing and reporting of metrics related to the delivery of obstetric care, and serves on the Continuing Medical Education committee.

	Dr. Hoover is from Chicago, where he grew up and went to medical school, at Rush University, on Chicago’s diverse West Side. He was trained in Urology at Boston Medical Center in Boston’s beautiful South End neighborhood. Dr. Hoover went on to pursue fellowship training in voiding dysfunction and laser prostate surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Hoover is a Board-Certified Urologist, by the American Board of Urology, having achieved this honor in 2018. Dr. Hoover has several peer-reviewed publications, including research studies and medical illustrations. His family is happy to call Gallup home since the end of 2017. In their free time they like to explore New Mexico’s wilderness and go camping. Now that their two girls are growing up, it’s also imperative that we catch Pokemon wherever we go.Dr. Hoover is the only Urologist in McKinley County, New Mexico, and in any of the surrounding counties– it’s just him between Albuquerque and Flagstaff. He’s happy to continue seeing established patients, and is accepting new patients from the entire region. Dr. Hoover believes in communication, candor, and compassion as essential tenets of patient care. Dr. Hoover is an expert in general Urology, male and female voiding dysfunction, kidney stones and kidney stone surgery, BPH and laser prostate surgery, erectile dysfunction, vasectomy, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer. Many of the procedures he do as a Urologist are done in the office including: cystoscopy, vasectomy, urodynamics, treatment foroveractive bladder, and many others. Please call/text or email and let him and his staff know how they can help you.

	Eric Wortmann, MD is the former Director of Emergency Medicine at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility. Besides patient care, Eric has a deep passion for mentoring aspiring physicians and health care providers. He was the Education Director of Emergency Medicine at Chinle as well as Adjunct Faculty for the US Army teaching Special Forces Medics. He has been a visiting professor of Emergency Medicine in Haiti and has worked in the Dominican Republic since 1989. Eric has a long-time passion as a mid and long-distance running coach. He has lived on Kauai for 30 years. Currently he divides his time between Northern Italy and Hawaii. Recently he was accepted into Doctors without Borders USA and is awaiting his first assignment.

	Corey Detlefs, MD, FACS, is the Trauma Outreach Director and an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix