CCO Expert Recap

CCO Expert Recap of data from the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Source: 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases*

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Latest Findings in HBV Management

Faculty:
Robert G. Gish, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 02/01/06

Expiration Date: 01/31/07

Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

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Robert G. Gish, MD discusses the latest data from the San Francisco meeting on epidemiologic studies, current treatments approaches, new clinical data, and studies of new agents for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.

Learning Objectives

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

Review results from epidemiologic studies indicating the prevalence of HBV or fibrosis in individual populations and survey results evaluating treatment opinions among practicing physicians
Describe results from recent studies of approved treatments for chronic hepatitis B, including resistance data and methods for treating individuals with resistance
Discuss new therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and the efficacy of noninvasive methods for determining liver histology

Slideset

CCO Slideset – Latest Findings in HBV Management

CCO’s slides summarizing important new data presented at medical conferences, printed in journal articles, or those used by speakers in live programs (satellites, dinner meetings, or Webcasts) are made available to members free of charge to download for use in their own talks.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 292 KB