Module

The Changing Face of Antiviral Therapy in Hepatitis B

Source: Hepatitis Annual Update 2006

The Changing Face of Antiviral Therapy in Hepatitis B

Program Director: Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, MACP

Faculty:

Robert P. Perrillo, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 08/01/06

Expiration Date: 07/31/07

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Registered Nurses: 1.2 Nursing contact hours

Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review advances with currently licensed antivirals and those in late-stage development
State the findings of recent studies linking long-term disease complications to hepatitis B virus replication
Discuss the implications that long-term antiviral suppression could have on the management of hepatitis B virus

Topics covered include:

Introduction
Peginterferon Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B
Nucleos(t)ide Analogues: Recent Advances
Combination Therapies for Hepatitis B
Relationship of Long-term Complications to HBV DNA Level: Is a New Treatment Paradigm Indicated?
Summary: Implications for Clinical Practice

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