This program focuses on current research, therapies and guidelines for treating a broad range of infectious diseases from experts in the field.
استخدام نموذج ECHO, our team of subject-matter experts will help to support participant learning through engagement with didactic and case presentations.
Participants are eligible to receive no-cost continuing medical education credits for attendance.
Our program meets virtually every first and third Monday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. Mountain Time.
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We offer no-cost Continuing Medical Education credits for attendance.
Cabanilla is an assistant professor and infectious diseases pharmacist clinician practicing in the inpatient consult service at UNMH. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the UNM College of Pharmacy, and completed an ID residency at UNM Hospitals. Her clinical interests include infections and antimicrobial optimization in the critically ill, as well as transplant infectious diseases.
Mera is an associate professor of medicine in the Infectious Disease Division at The University of New Mexico and the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services, the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States.
He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Infectious Diseases and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Thornton received her medical degree from the University of Texas, Dallas in 1992 and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
She earned a fellowship in Infectious Diseases and is board certified in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine. Dr. Thornton is a professor at The University Of New Mexico Department of Internal Medicine.
Sosa is a professor and the Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at The University of New Mexico. He is an Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases specialist.
Before coming to UNM, he was the Director of the Gorgas Memorial Institute in Panama for 10 years and conducted multiple clinical trials on HIV therapy and tropical diseases. He has also conducted ECHO sessions in Spanish for Latin America to share the latest discoveries and best practices in the diagnosis, treatment and infection control during the pandemic.
Sievers is an infectious disease epidemiologist and the Healthcare Associated Infections/Antimicrobial Resistance Program Manager at the New Mexico Department of Health, she is one of the co-principal investigators in the NM Emerging Infections Program.
She has more than 25 years of experience in health services and community health. She has been working with Project ECHO since 2017 on the Antimicrobial Stewardship ECHO, and as part of the Infectious Disease Office Hours ECHO hub team since 2020.
Pickett is a native of Albuquerque, NM. She has a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences and Master of Healthcare Administration with specialization in population health from Colorado State University.
Prior to joining Project ECHO, she served in the United States Army for more than a decade as an operational public health and medical operations officer; she has also worked as a paramedic.
Outside of work, Jenna enjoys traveling and spending time outside.
Smith-Stetson grew up in Albuquerque, NM. He attended The University of New Mexico where he earned a degree in psychology. He continued his studies at the Anderson School of Management, graduating with an MBA in 2018.
Smith-Stetson spent seven years working for Heading Home before joining Project ECHO. At Heading Home, he directed programs to help people experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque. He is an avid golfer who loves to spend time outdoors.
