Taking Action Against Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Determining Which Patients to Treat or Monitor
Premiere Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2015This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Kris V. Kowdley, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD, Director, Liver Institute Northwest Clinical Professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Washington State University Seattle, WA |
 | Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH Vice Chair of Medicine Interim Chief, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Weill Cornell Medical College Director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY |
 | Steven-Huy Han, MD, AGAF, FAASLD Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center Professor of Medicine and Surgery Assistant Director, UCLA Asian Liver Center David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a largely undetected and untreated disease in the United States. Only 33% of the estimated one million Americans living with HBV are aware that they are infected, placing them at risk for spreading the infection to others, and developing liver failure, cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As a result, HBV infection is the most common reason for liver transplantation.1/
Primary care providers are not adequately screening at-risk patients for HBV infection and counseling patients related to risk. In a study of general practitioners and patients with HBV, most general practitioners reported not using screening protocols or official guidelines to direct screening decisions.
On June 18, 2015 a CME Outfitters Live and On Demand panel discussion featured national experts providing strategic education to primary care providers who manage patients with HBV on screening for HBV, interpreting serology results, and counseling patients throughout the treatment process with the goal of optimizing long-term patient outcomes. To meet the learning preferences of busy clinicians, the activity has been divided into three short modules.
Module 1: Increasing Screening Rates Click here to access this activity.
Module 2: Counseling Patients on Serological Results Click here to access this activity.
Module 3: Determining Which Patients to Treat or Monitor Click here to begin this activity now.
Each module is certified for .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. We encourage participants to complete all three modules to optimize the learning experience and to gain valuable insights for treating their patients with and at risk for hepatitis B virus.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]. Action plan for the prevention, care, & treatment of viral hepatitis 2014-2016. HHS Website. http://aids.gov/pdf/viral-hepatitis-action-plan.pdf. Published February, 2014. Accessed April 1, 2015.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Devise a plan or refer patients for ongoing monitoring, follow-up, and determination of treatment candidacy for HBV infection.
Supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other health care professionals interested in HBV infection.
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. .5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs)
Universal Activity Number:
0376-0000-15-026-H01-P
Activity Type: knowledge-based
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Dr. Kowdley has disclosed that he has received research grants from Evidera; Gilead; Immuron; Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. He serves as a consultant to/is on the advisory boards of AbbVie Inc.; Achillion Pharmaceuticals; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Evidera; Gilead; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Corporation; Trio Health. He has received other financial or material support from UpToDate, Inc. (educational website, royalties received)
Dr. Brown has disclosed that he has received grants/research support from AbbVie Inc.; Gilead Sciences Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc. He is on the speakers bureaus of AbbVie Inc.; Gilead Sciences Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.
Dr. Han has disclosed that he has received research grants from Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Gilead Sciences Inc.; and Idenix Pharmaceuticals/Novartis Corporation. He serves on the speakers bureau of AbbVie Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; and Gilead Sciences Inc. He serves as a consultant to AbbVie Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; and Gilead Sciences Inc.
Ruth Cody, BSN, RN-BC (content/peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Frances C. Daniel, MPH (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff, CCMEP (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Disclosures have been obtained from CME Outfitters staff: No disclosures to report.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure
Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.
CME Outfitters, LLC, the faculty, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.
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