Diagnosis and Management of HBV in Managed Care

A continuing medical education activity sponsored by NAMCP and AAMCN
This activity was held live at the 2008 Spring Managed Care Forum.

This activity is valid from June 13, 2008 to June 30, 2009

 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences

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Summary
Approximately 350 million people worldwide are chronically infected and are at high risk of serious illness and death from cirrhosis and primary liver cancer due to Hepatitis B. The speaker will address prevention, vaccination recommendations, and benefits of early treatment.

Objectives
  • Review the importance of diagnosing HBV

  • Describe appropriate management approaches for HBV patients

  • Describe Chronic HBV Infection

  • Discuss Epidemiology and Natural History

  • Describe Screening, Counseling and Treatment Recommendations

Faculty: Steven Flamm, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, medical Director, Liver Transplantation, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
   

Disclosure:

Dr. Flamm serves on the speakers bureau for Gilead Sciences and Novartis.

Accreditation & Designation

The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements.

  

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences