Our guest author is Arthur Y. Kim, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Explain the rationale underlying baby boomer screening for hepatitis C infection.
• Discuss the importance of risk-factor based screening for hepatitis C and hepatitis B infections.
• Summarize the role of the primary care physician in the care of patients living with chronic HBV and HCV infection.

This discussion, offered as a downloadable audio file and companion transcript, covers the important topic of screening for HCV and HBV infection in the clinic in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice. This program is a follow up to the Volume 4, Issue 4 eViralHepatitis Review newsletter—Hepatitis: The Need to Screen Now.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses
Dr. Arthur Y. Kim has indicated there will be no references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs of products.

		MEET THE AUTHOR
				Arthur Y. Kim, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Director, Viral Hepatitis Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

Guest Faculty Disclosure
Dr. Arthur Y. Kim has indicated that his institution has received grant funding for a clinical trial for Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Mark S. Sulkowski, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis Center
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Raymond T. Chung, MD
Director of Hepatology and Liver Center
Vice Chief, Gastroenterology
Kevin and Polly Maroni Research Scholar
Massachusetts General Hospital
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Julie McArthur, MS, CRNP
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Division of Infectious Disease
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Nurses
The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

Physicians
Podcast: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Podcast: This 0.5 contact hour Educational Activity is provided by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. Each Podcast carries a maximum of 0.5 contact hour, or a total of 3 contact hours for the 6 podcasts in this program.

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