hbv vaccination

In this episode, Joseph Ahn, MD, MS, MBA; Christina Delacruz Leyson, MD; and Alice Chan, a person who experienced pregnancy as a person living with chronic hepatitis B, discuss solutions for overcoming barriers to HBV care in people of childbearing potential and their infants, including:

• HBV screening and vaccination in pregnancy
• Management of pregnant people who are HBsAg positive
• Infant care
• Breastfeeding

Presenters: 

Joseph Ahn, MD, MS, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Section Chief
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Christina Delacruz Leyson, MD
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Program Director, Hepatology Fellowship
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Alice Chan, person living with chronic hepatitis B

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In this episode, Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH; Nancy Reau, MD; and Eric, a person living with chronic hepatitis B, discuss solutions for overcoming barriers to HBV care in older adults, including:

• Awareness of HBV and CHB in older adults
• Updated HBV screening and vaccination recommendations
• Monitoring of renal and bone disease
• Adjustment of monitoring and treatment as a person with HBV ages

Presenters: 
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH
Vincent Astor Distinguished 
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

Nancy Reau, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Hepatology
Associate Director, Solid Organ Transplantation
Richard B. Capps Chair of Hepatology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Eric, person living with chronic hepatitis B

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In this episode, Nancy Reau, MD, discusses new viral hepatitis data from EASL 2022, including:

• Novel therapeutics for HBV
• Therapeutic vaccination for HBV
• Emerging treatment options for HDV
• HCV care cascade
• HCC monitoring after HCV cure

Presenter: 

Nancy Reau, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Hepatology
Associate Director, Solid Organ Transplantation
Richard B. Capps Chair of Hepatology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

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In episode 2 of this series, tune in to a conversation between Robert G. Gish, MD, and patient advocate Jacki Chen, PhD, about the potential benefits of simplifying our approach to treating patients with chronic hepatitis B. The conversation focuses on the stigma many patients experience following diagnosis and how access to treatment may reduce this.

Presenter:

Robert G. Gish, MD
Professor of Medicine
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Adjunct Professor of Medicine  
Nevada School of Medicine  
Las Vega, Nevada
Clinical Professor
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
Clinical Professor
University of California Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
San Diego, California
Medical Director
Hepatitis B Foundation
Washington, DC

Content based on an online CME program supported by independent educational grants from AbbVie and Gilead Sciences.

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In this episode, Drs Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, and Grace LH Wong, MD, share lessons learned in the care of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the COVID-19 era, including:

• HBV cascade of care before vs during the pandemic
• Innovative strategies to improve HBV diagnosis and linkage to care
• Lessons learned in telemedicine
• Elimination through vaccination
• Management of HBV and COVID-19 coinfection
• Management of elevated liver enzymes in COVID-19

Presenters:

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Grace LH Wong, MD
Professor
Director, Medical Data Analytics Centre (MDAC)
Deputy Director, Center for Liver Health 
Assistant Dean (Learning Experience), Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 
Honorary Consultant
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong

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