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CCO Treatment Updates

HBV Providers’ Choice in Prime Time: Addressing Issues of Patient Populations, Resistance, Individualized Treatment, Management, and Efficacy

Interactive Virtual Presentations

HBV Patient Populations: Treating Hepatitis B in the Setting of Pregnancy

Program Director: Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, FRCPI

Faculty:

Heiner Wedemeyer, MD
  • Heiner Wedemeyer, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 12/12/08

Expiration Date: 12/11/09


Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.6 Nursing CE credits

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Begin the Virtual Presentation

Join Heiner Wedemeyer, MD, as he reviews HBV infection management in the setting of pregnancy and potential pregnancy.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Discuss factors involved in deciding whether to treat hepatitis B in candidates for therapy wanting to get pregnant
  • Describe strategies for treatment of hepatitis B in pregnant women and the potential effects of drugs on the developing fetus
  • Review issues surrounding vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus, including strategies for reducing transmission and nursing issues

HBV Patient Populations: Treating HBV in the Setting of Pregnancy

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Download and review key data selected by Heiner Wedemeyer, MD, on HBV infection management in the setting of pregnancy and potential pregnancy. Use the slides in your own presentations!


Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 482 KB


Efficacy, Resistance, and Durability

Program Director: Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, FRCPI

Faculty:

Stephen Locarnini, MD, PhD, FRC (Path)
  • Stephen Locarnini, MD, PhD, FRC (Path)

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 12/11/08

Expiration Date: 12/10/09


Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.6 Nursing CE credits

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

Join Stephen Locarnini, MD, PhD, FRC (Path), as he discusses current concepts on how to best avoid antiviral resistance to initial HBV therapies.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Summarize recent data on the differing efficacy of anti-HBV agents and their implications for individualizing HBV treatment
  • Identify factors affecting the development of resistance to antiviral agents used to treat HBV infection
  • Explain treatment strategies to minimize or avoid the development of resistance in hepatitis B patients

Efficacy, Resistance, and Durability

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Download and review key data selected by Stephen Locarnini, MD, PhD, FRC (Path), on the importance of initial HBV regimen efficacy in avoiding resistance and achieving durable responses.


Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 593 KB


Management of Suboptimal Response

Program Director: Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, FRCPI

Faculty:

Ching-Lung Lai, MD
  • Ching-Lung Lai, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 12/10/08

Expiration Date: 12/09/09


Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.6 Nursing CE credits

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

Join Ching-Lung Lai, MD, as he reviews strategies to identify and manage incomplete response in HBV-infected patients receiving treatment with oral antiviral therapies.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Recount clinical data on the role of early on-treatment HBV DNA levels in predicting long-term response of HBV-infected patients to therapy with oral antiviral agents
  • Identify optimized strategies to detect and manage early nonresponse to oral antiviral agents
  • Discuss key factors to consider when selecting oral agents for switch or add-on approaches in patients with evidence of resistance to their current regimen

Management of Suboptimal Response

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Download and review key data selected by Ching-Lung Lai, MD, on managing HBV patients with suboptimal responses, including consideration of definitions of response and management of partial response.


Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 490 KB


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