Paul Kwo, MD, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD - HBV Is Primary! Your Role in the "Call to Action" to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis By 2030

Go online to PeerView.com/AYK860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this activity, an expert in hepatology discusses the importance of early detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and presents current and evolving screening, vaccination, and treatment guidelines. The expert emphasizes the role of primary care providers in managing patients with chronic HBV and in helping to reach the WHO goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 through vaccination, screening, and patient education. Finally, the expert clarifies when patients with chronic HBV infection should be referred for specialty care. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Describe the burden and consequences of HBV infection and how chronic HBV can lead to end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma; Identify patients who should be screened for HBV, which tests should be ordered, and how to interpret the results; Manage HBV in the primary care setting in accordance with current evidence and guidelines, recognizing patients who require specialty care referral; and Implement patient-centered and culturally relevant strategies to promote adherence to HBV treatment and retention in care.