CCO Expert Recap

HBV Expert Recap of AASLD 2008

Source: CCO Official Conference Coverage of the 2008 AASLD Meeting*

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HBV Expert Recap of AASLD 2008

Faculty:

Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, FRCPI
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
Jules L. Dienstag, MD

Fred Poordad, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: January 08, 2009

Expiration Date: January 07, 2010

Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Status: The activity is not currently available for credit.

Learning Objectives

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

Recount recent data on novel therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Discuss new findings on the efficacy of US Food and Drug Administration–approved agents for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B
Describe new data on management strategies for treatment-naive hepatitis B patients
Recount recent insights into the management of patients with drug-resistant hepatitis B virus infection or suboptimal response

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