universal screening

In this episode, Robert Wong, MD, MS, and a patient discuss opportunities to optimize care for people living with hepatitis B virus (HBV), including:

• Opportunities to improve patient education, including education for expectant mothers with HBV
• Potential cultural considerations that may result in delayed HBV diagnosis and care 
• Stigma reduction with universal HBV screening and vaccination
• Strategies to improve patient education (eg, online resources, advocacy groups, use of layman’s terms and diagrams, repetition)

Presenter: 

Robert Wong, MD, MS 
Clinical Associate Professor 
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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In this episode, Maria Buti, MD, and Richard H. Davis, PA-C, address key considerations when screening, diagnosing, and treating patients with hepatitis delta virus (HDV), such as:

• Barriers to screening 
• HDV screening based on patient risk factors 
• Universal screening for all patients with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
• Reflex testing 
• Availability of commercial testing
• Monitoring suggestions in HBsAg positive and HDV antibody positive patients with negative HDV RNA
• Limitations to evaluating advanced fibrosis in patients with HDV
• Data on novel HDV therapies (eg, bulevirtide and lonafarnib)
• Extending HDV therapy (eg, peginterferon) based on treatment response
• Stopping rules (eg, HDV RNA negativity, HBsAg loss) for discontinuing HDV therapy

Faculty:

Maria Buti, MD
Professor of Medicine
Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron
Barcelona, Spain

Richard H. Davis, PA-C
Senior PA
Gastroenterology
University of Florida
UF Health
Gainesville, Florida

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Speaker: Ari Zadel, MD

Description: Listen in this week as we speak with Dr. Ari Zadel, MD, a pediatrician right here in Western North Carolina. Dr. Zadel discusses the importance of universal chlamydia screening as well as some operational ways to start screening in your practice. 

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Show Notes: 

http://chlamydiacoalition.org/for-healthcare-providers/why-screen-for-chlamydia/

https://californiaptc.com/resources/university-of-michigan-chlamydia-screening-starter-guide/ 

https://rhntc.org

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Hepatitis delta is the most severe form of viral hepatitis, and many patients remain undiagnosed. In this episode, Maria Buti, MD, and Robert G. Gish, MD, discuss the prevalence and severity of hepatitis delta. Hear their personal experiences from the clinic and their call to action for universal screening of patients with hepatitis B for coinfection with hepatitis delta.

Presenters:
Maria Buti, MD
Professor of Medicine
Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain

Robert G. Gish, MD
Professor of Medicine
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Medical Director
Hepatitis B Foundation
Washington, DC

Link to full program:
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