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Hepatitis B Infection Update for Primary Care

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Greater New Bedford Community Health Center
874 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Starts at: January 22, 2019 1:00pm ET
Ends at: January 22, 2019 2:00pm ET
Free Admission
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Description

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain epidemiology and risk factors for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

2. Outline the natural history of HBV infection.

3. Identify persons at risk for HBV infection, and describe primary care interventions for screening and prevention.

4. Apply principles of primary care monitoring of HBV; describe indications for referral to specialty treatment.

Materials

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Malignancies