eViralHepatitis Review, Volume 1, Issue 1

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	VOLUME 4 - ISSUE 10

New Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic HBV Infection

Our guest authors are Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Nadeem Anwar, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

Discuss the use of new assays (HBsAg) to identify various stages of HBV infections.
Discus the role of newer assays and predictive algorithms in assessing the outcomes and management in HBV infection.
Discuss risk factors associated with reactivation of HBV infection.

This discussion, offered as a downloadable audio file and companion transcript, covers the important topic of New Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic HBV Infection in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice. This program is a follow up to the Volume 4, Issue 9 eViralHepatitis Review newsletter—Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: New Approaches to Diagnosis and Management.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses
Dr. Sherman and Dr. Anwar have indicated that there will be no references to the unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or products, with the exception of tenofovir alafenamide, or TAF, which at the time of this recording has not been approved for the treatment of hepatitis B in the United States.


		MEET THE AUTHORS



				Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio
				Nadeem Anwar, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio

Guest Faculty Disclosure
Dr. Sherman has indicated that he has served as a consultant/advisor to MedImmune and received grant and/or research support from MedImmune and Innovio.

Dr. Anwar has indicated that he has no financial interests or relationships with any commercial entity whose products or services are relevant to the content of this presentation.

Release Date:	Expiration Date:
July 14, 2016	July 13, 2018


		OTHER RESOURCES



		Download the podcast transcript Go to the companion newsletter

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Mark S. Sulkowski, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Viral
Hepatitis Center
Divisions of Infectious
Diseases and
Gastroenterology/Hepatology
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 Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

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



	CME/CE INFORMATION


	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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