Symposium - New HCV Clinical Advances

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Symposium - New HCV Clinical Advances

In Case You Missed It

Webcast
Hepatitis Elimination
Sit back and watch a live symposium from the November 2018 Liver Meeting featuring table discussions with leading physicians discussing viral hepatitis, launched by Chronic Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) on December 13, 2018.

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Topics

1. Welcome and Introduction
Jordan Feld, MD, MPH

2. Breaking News: New HCV Clinical Advances
Jordan Feld, MD, MPH

3. What Will it Take to Achieve Global Hepatitis Elimination by 2030: Lessons from Country Experiences
Nick Walsh, MD, PhD

4. Enhancing Access to HCV Testing and Treatment in Prisons: Lessons from the Australian Model
Alex Thompson, MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP

5. Recruiting and Training PCPs in Rural California-One County at a Time
Norah Terrault, MD, MPH

6. The Role of Civil Society in Hepatitis Elimination: WHA Campaign from the Primary Care & Patient Advocate Perspective
Su Wang, MD, MPH, FACP

7. Panel Discussion and Q&A

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