Explorations & Innovations
Epidemiology and Prevention of Perinatal Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
First of Women's Health Series
Tuesday, June 6th, 5:00 p.m. CDT and Wednesday June 7th, 9:00 a.m. CDT
This web cast will be simultaneously translated into Spanish [pdf] and Portuguese [pdf].
Se traducirá este webcast simultáneamente en Español y Portuguese.
Esta conferência, via WEB, terá tradução simultânea em Espanhol e Português.
Speaker
Susan A. Wang, MD, MPH, FAAP
Commander, U.S. Public Health Service - Division of Viral Hepatitis - National Center for Infectious Diseases - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Eric E. Mast, MD, MPH
Chief, Prevention Branch - Division of Viral Hepatitis - National Center for Infectious Diseases - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Learning Objectives
- Understand epidemiology, clinical features, and natural history of HBV and HCV perinatal infections
- Understand current Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for prevention of perinatal and early childhood HBV infections, including recommendations for testing pregnant women and follow-up testing of infants born to infected mothers
- Understand current CDC recommendations for prevention of perinatal HCV transmission
- Understand diagnostic profiles of HCV infection in infants.
Presentations
English
View event presentation in English [pdf]
Audio Presentation [mp3]
Questions and Answers [pdf]
Portuguese
View event presentation in Portuguese [pdf]
Audio Presentation in Portuguese [mp3]
Spanish
View event presentation in Spanish [pdf]
Audio Presentation in Spanish [mp3]
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