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Linkage to Care After HBV Diagnosis: Sharing Session 3
CCO Infectious Disease Podcast
English - April 10, 2024 15:20 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBCourses Education Science Life Sciences hiv covid-19 cme hepatitis b hbv id medical education coronavirus hepatitis c hcv Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Maria Buti, MD, and her patient discuss opportunities to optimize care for people living with hepatitis B virus (HBV), including:
Barriers to HBV screening, including patient- and provider-specific barriers (eg, lack of education, failure to disclose or discuss risk factors, perceived low risk, stigma)Applying CDC recommendations for universal HBV screening in adults Strategies to improve HBV transitions of care (eg, improved education, simplify criteria for screening and monitoring, alternative testing sites)Importance of testing close contacts for HBV after initial diagnosis and promoting HBV vaccination
Presenter:
Maria Buti, MD
Professor of Medicine
Senior Consultant
Liver Unit
Hospital Universitario Valle Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/49TuZ8U
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