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Individualizing Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis B—What Should We Do About Patients in the Gray Zone?

Clinical Thought

Current HBV treatment paradigms are being challenged, particularly when it comes to avoiding treatment for patients who fall into the so-called gray zone. Here’s my take on the risk vs benefit assessment for HBV treatment in this setting.

Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (0.025 CEUs)

Physicians: Maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Nurses: 0.25 Nursing contact hour

Released: June 21, 2022

Expiration: June 20, 2023

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Carla Coffin

Carla Coffin, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine
University of Calgary
Medical Director of Calgary Liver Unit
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC

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Supporters

Supported by educational grants from

AbbVie

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Partners

ALF

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Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with or at risk of viral hepatitis.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Identify the most appropriate management strategy for each individual patient with HBV

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Carla Coffin, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine
University of Calgary
Medical Director of Calgary Liver Unit
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Carla S. Coffin, MD, MSc: consultant/advisor/speaker: Altimmune; research support: Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Sarah Anderson, PharmD

Scientific Director

Sarah L. Anderson, PharmD, BCACP , BCPS, FASHP, FCCP, has disclosed that she has individual publicly traded stocks and stock options from Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson, Johnson & Johnson, and Merck & Co., Inc. (divested in 10/2020).

Jennifer M. Blanchette, Ph.D.

Clinical Editor
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jennifer Blanchette, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Edward King, M.A.

Vice President, Editorial
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Edward King, MA, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS

Scientific Director

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Designation

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.25 contact hours.

Credit Designation

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hours (0.025 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-0000-22-158-H01-P.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 100% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.25 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from June 21, 2022, through June 20, 2023:

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 100% 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 learners’ competence in addressing key challenges in the management of persons with or at risk of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and/or hepatitis delta.