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A Call to Arms: Tools for HCV Treaters to Maximize HCV Cure Rates and Advance Toward HCV Elimination

Led by Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, a panel of experts including Jordan J. Feld, MD, MPH; Ira M. Jacobson, MD; Paul Y. Kwo, MD; and Christian B. Ramers, MD, MPH, provides an overview of the current state of HCV therapy, with an emphasis on the most recently approved options, and discusses 3 important focal points for achieving HCV elimination goals: increasing screening and diagnosis, treating populations that previously have been excluded from therapy, and curing the small but challenging population of patients who have experienced previous failure of direct-acting antiviral therapy.

Physicians : maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 {Credits}

Released: November 27, 2017

Expiration: November 26, 2018

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Norah Terrault

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Medicine and Surgery
Director of Viral Hepatitis Research, Liver Transplantation Program
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Provided by

Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Clinical Care Options, LLC
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Supporters

Gilead

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, registered nurses, and other healthcare providers who care for patients at risk of or infected with HCV.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Apply strategies to increase rates of HCV screening, diagnosis, and referral in primary care settings
  • Implement approaches to overcome barriers to HCV treatment and cure, including in underserved patient populations
  • Integrate current and emerging treatment options, including regimens appropriate for patients with previous treatment failure

Program Director Disclosure

Program Director

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Medicine and Surgery
Director of Viral Hepatitis Research, Liver Transplantation Program
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, has disclosed that she has received consulting fees from Gilead Sciences and Merck and funds for research support from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, and Merck.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Jennifer M. Blanchette, Ph.D.

Clinical Editor
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jennifer M. Blanchette, PhD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Megan Cartwright, PhD

Senior Clinical Editor

Megan Cartwright, PhD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Jenny Schulz, PhD

Associate Managing Editor, Hepatitis
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jenny Schulz, PhD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Clinical Care Options, LLC. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation

This educational activity for 2.0 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 2 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from November 27, 2017, through November 26, 2018:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 65% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.


Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve participants’ ability to cure HCV in individual patients and to contribute to efforts to eventually achieve HCV elimination.