Greetings Everyone,
My name is Lucy Ogechi Efobi. I am a Nurse practitioner with a doctoral degree in family and emergency care from Rutgers University, Newark NJ. I joined an HIV clinic early this year as my first NP job and that makes me a "Newbie" in this game of HIV care and treatment :). It was quite interesting reading comments, recommendations and suggestions from experts in this community and I am glad that I am part of this noble community.
As a new NP working with approximately 120 HIV patients with a collaborating physician, treating both HIV, STI, Hepatitis and PrEP, it was quite a challenge keeping up with treatment guidelines but one thing that kept me going was the love I have, treating and caring for this population. More so, readings from The HIV national curriculum was a big PLUS in understanding HIV treatment and care.
A big kudos to this noble community again, with your help, I am working towards my certification and any suggestions on this will be greatly appreciated. Secondly, I had developed protocols to work with during this remote pandemic period. Attached is my PrEP protocol which is under review by the Clinic Medical Director. You are welcome to send in your comments and recommendations. Also, I plan to develop one on STI, all thanks to this community.
Finally, I am married with 4 lovely kids, a boy and 3 three ladies! Love to travel but one thing I am sure of is that "I LOVE MY JOB" and I love what I do!
Lucy Oge Efobi, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, BSc.ed
Hyacinth HIV/AIDS Foundation
Newark, NJ
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lucy efobi
Linden NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-26-2020 13:35
From: Dan Ebeling
Subject: Introduce Yourself
Welcome to Academy Communities!
One of my favorite things about my job is getting the opportunity to meet and work with HIV practitioners! Being connected to the community that I serve is so important and I always come away learning something from these interactions. Until now, I only got the opportunity to talk to you at conferences or if you happened to call me to talk about credentialing.
It's this kind of interaction that we hope Academy Communities will foster and grow, not really between you and me (although I do look forward to meeting you!), but from practitioner to practitioner. Any good conversation starts off with an introduction, so please use this thread to tell us your name, provider type (physician, pharmacist, NP, PA, etc), how long you've been caring for HIV patients, and something fun about yourself.
I'll start:
My name is Dan Ebeling. I am the Director of Credentialing at the Academy, but I'm not a medical provider. I've been with the Academy since June 2016 and previously worked managing a certification program for sign language interpreters. I earned my bachelors degree in Music Education from Hope College in Holland, MI and, while I don't teach, I sing professionally around the DC area. My main gig is at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Here's a recording of the Sopranos and Altos of the Shrine choir: Choir of the Basilica: Regina Coeli
I'm looking forward to meeting you!
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Dan Ebeling (he/him)
Academy Communities Admin
Director of Credentialing
dan@aahivm.org
(202) 659-0699
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