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HBV Treatment Candidacy: Mind the Gap

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HBV treatment uptake continues to be suboptimal because of the complexity of current treatment recommendations. In this Medical Minute, Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, provides an overview of the key populations to treat based on current guidelines and considerations for a simplified approach to treatment. 

Nurses: 0.25 Nursing contact hour

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (0.025 CEUs)

Released: March 06, 2024

Expiration: March 05, 2025

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Faculty

Robert S. Brown, Jr.

Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH

Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC

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Supporters

Supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other HCPs who care for patients with HBV.

Program Learning Goal

To improve learners’ competence in identifying candidates for HBV and HDV therapy and monitoring and managing individuals with HBV and HDV infections.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Apply best practices in determination of HBV or HBV/HDV treatment candidacy

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Primary Author

Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH

Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH: consultant/advisor/speaker: AbbVie, Gilead, Intercept, Mallinckrodt, Mirum. 

The planners and content peer reviewers from Clinical Care Options, LLC do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Instructions for Credit

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.25 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from March 06, 2024, through March 05, 2025:

  1. Login or Sign Up for an account by clicking at the top of this page.
  2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
  3. View and study the content in its entirety.
  4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "My Certificates" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Format

This program has been made available online.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 0.25 contact hours.

Continuing Pharmacy Education

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hours (0.025 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-0000-24-075-H01-P 

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the post-test and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.