The following are some of our recommended online resources related to Hepatitis.
Professional and Clinical Resources
The Advanced Certificate Program in Hepatitis B Management VI: Bridging Cultural Differences to Improve HBV Treatment in Asian and Other Diverse Communities
A comprehensive curriculum program offered as a series of 18 clinically engaging online CME/CE courses. New curriculum includes: interpretation of serologic markers, HCC risk, managing HBV following liver transplant, the importance of screening programs, and more.
American
Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
AASLD is the leading organization of scientists and healthcare professionals committed to preventing and curing
liver disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Hepatitis ABC fact sheet [138K PDF*]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men [878K PDF*]
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention: Viral Hepatitis
Division of Viral Hepatitis of the CDC, the nation′s premier public health agency and one of the major
operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Recommendations for Birth Cohort based Screening
Recommendations for the identification of chronic Hepatitis C virus infection among persons born during 1945–1965.
Comprehensive
Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B
December 8, 2006 CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report recommendations.
This special edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report features Hepatitis Awareness Month. Prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this issue of MMWR includes a report describing hepatitis C infection among adolescents in Massachuesetts. [1.17MB PDF*]
Department of Health & Human Services Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
Institute of Medicine Report: Hepatitis & Liver Cancer - A National Strategy for Prevention & Control of Hepatitis B and C
January 11, 2010
Consensus Report
National
Coalition of STD Directors - Integrating Viral
Hepatitis into Client-Centered Counseling, Training of Trainers
Training developed by the NCSD in partnership with the Hawaii
Department of Health and the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC).
The National Training Center for Integrating Hepatitis into HIV/STD Prevention Services
Located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the National Training Center provides practice-focused, distance learning webinars for frontline workers in community based organizations and clinics on viral hepatitis prevention, diagnosis, management, treatment and integration.
Screening
for Hep B Virus infection in pregnant women
Reaffirmation of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for hepatitis
B virus infection in pregnancy.
Surveillance
for Acute Viral Hepatitis --- United States, 2007
Surveillance summary from the Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
STD, and TB Prevention, CDC.
VA
National Hepatitis C Program
Information for patients and health care providers regarding Hepatitis C from the US Department of Veteran Affairs.
Patient Education Materials
Asian Liver Center at Stanford University
The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is the first non-profit organization in the United States that
addresses the high incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asians and Asian Americans.
B
Free CEED: National Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Hepatitis B Disparities
B Free CEED is a national resource and expert center committed to eliminating hepatitis B disparities in Asian
and Pacific Islander communities.
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Division of Viral Hepatitis
The CDC is the nation′s premier public health agency and one of the major
operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Viral Hepatitis - Hepatitis C Fact Sheets
Hepatitis C educational materials
and resources.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National
Immunization Program
Information on
vaccines and immunizations from the CDC.
Hepatitis B Foundation
The Hepatitis B Foundation is the only national non-profit organization solely dedicated to the global problem
of hepatitis B.
Immunization
Action Coalition
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating
and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of
safe and effective immunization services.
Medline Plus:
Hepatitis
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative
information from the National Libraries of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other
government agencies and health-related organizations.
Screening for Hep
B Virus infection in pregnant women - Summary for patients
A service provided by the Annals of Internal Medicine to help patients better understand
the complicated and often mystifying language of modern medicine.
Patient Support Groups
American Liver Foundation
Facilitates, advocates and promotes education, support and research for the prevention, treatment
and cure of liver disease.
1-800-223-0179
Hepatitis Foundation International
A foundation for decision making, liver wellness and prevention of hepatitis and drug abuse.
1-800-891-0707
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