West Virginia Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Partnership (WVHAMP)
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WVHAMP is currently (due to COVID 19) a tele-mentorship training program designed to support primary care providers to diagnose, evaluate and manage their patients with chronic hepatitis C developed in consultation with West Virginia Medicaid
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WVHAMP provides a mentorship platform accessible for primary care providers caring for high-risk individuals throughout West Virginia, especially in rural settings

This is crucial as West Virginia has the highest rate of new acute hepatitis C infections in the nation!
Goal of WVHAMP: to improve the health of individuals in underserved communities by building a primary care workforce trained by experts to screen, diagnose, offer curative treatment, and follow persons with chronic hepatitis C.
WVHAMP is a free, easily accessible training program that will be held virtually. It will meet the needs of both primary care providers interested in providing hepatitis C care and current West Virginia Medicaid requirements
WVHAMP primary care providers will receive training on hepatitis C epidemiology, diagnosis, management, curative treatment, follow-up and prevention. Thus, primary care providers throughout the state will be equipped with the skills needed to treat and cure patients with hepatitis C in their local communities. This will increase the number of individuals who are cured and help to reduce the number of West Virginians who can transmit hepatitis C to another person.
To register for an upcoming WVHAMP training, complete the following form:
For more information and training dates visit the WV Rural Health Association website:
Interested in WVHAMP training?
Interested providers will...
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Attend an initial daylong in-person training (WVHAMP #1)- see registration form at the West Virginia Rural Health Association website
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Make a commitment to participate in WVHAMP training for at least 12 months
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Receive both a hard copy of WVHAMP training materials/toolkit and online access at the West Virginia Rural Health Association website via a designated link
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Utilizing WVHAMP training, diagnose and evaluate patient for potential treatment/cure
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Enter data into REDCap, a HIPAA-compliant site in the Cloud
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Have access to WVHAMP mentors for consultation and backup for complicated cases
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Participate in bimonthly WVHAMP educational webinars with access to special topic presentations and discussion of cases
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Attend an in-person or virtual half-day (WVHAMP #2) approximately 3 months later to receive updated hepatitis C treatment information. Providers will present challenges and patient cases to their peers and the WVHAMP Mentoring Team for feedback and guidance
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Receive a free annual membership to the West Virginia Rural Health Association
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Receive free CME credits for participation
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Be awarded a WVHAMP Scholar Certificate at the completion of WVHAMP
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Continue to have access in the future to the Mentoring Team for guidance on specific cases as needed
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Provide primary care providers with the satisfaction of having cured a chronic disease that can be fatal!
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Ultimately, receive a designation as a recognized hepatitis specialist by West Virginia Medicaid after they have managed and cured a sufficient number of patients according to Medicaid