The Empire Liver Foundation and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene invites you to attend two webinars for Hepatitis Awareness Month:Hepatitis C in People of Reproductive Age, Pregnancy and Children
Thursday, May 2, 2024 (4:30pm-5:30pm EST)
1 CME/CNE/CEU
Description:
This training is designed to educate clinical providers on current hepatitis C screening and treatment guidelines for people of childbearing age, pregnant people and children
Speaker:
Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine Divisions of Liver Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Learning Objectives:
- Explain changes in hepatitis C epidemiology nationally, including among people of childbearing age and pregnant people
- Recall current hepatitis C screening and treatment guidelines for people of childbearing age, pregnant people and children
- Describe the risk of gestational parent-to-child transmission of hepatitis C
- Understand the impact of hepatitis C on pregnancy
Universal Screening and Vaccination to Achieve Viral Hepatitis Elimination
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (4:30pm-5:30pm EST)
1 CME/CNE/CEU
Description:
In line with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Viral Hepatitis Elimination Goals for 2030, this webinar will focus on the need for improving viral hepatitis screening and vaccination in health systems.
Speakers:
Douglas T. Dieterich, MD
Director, Institute for Liver Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System
Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine
Anna Mageras, MPH
Project Manager
Division of Liver Diseases
Department of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Learning Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the changing epidemiology of Hepatitis B and C and the need for screening and vaccination to achieve the NYC Health Department 2030 goals of elimination of viral hepatitis
- Explain the updated guidelines for Hepatitis C screening
- Explain the updated guidelines for Hepatitis B vaccination
- Provide a case study from a NYC hospital on how to improve screening and vaccination rates
We look forward to your participation!
Questions? Contact Meg Chappell at the Empire Liver Foundation at
megchappell@empireliverfoundation.orgPlease pre-register for this event below: