Management and Treatment
of Hepatitis C

Leonard B. Seeff, M.D.
National Institutes of Health

Course Overview

This CNE web-based training program fulfils the great need for access to hepatitis information that is up-to-date, accurate, and easy to incorporate into clinical practice. This CNE activity includes updated clinical and epidemiological information to assist health care professionals including physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers to assess and care for patients by providing essential information related to identifying, screening, diagnosing and the challenges in managing the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. Participants assess their knowledge of material learned through post-test questions at the end of each section.

Course Goals and Objectives

The purpose of this activity is to introduce key issues surrounding screening, diagnosis, care and treatment for HCV.

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

Discuss techniques to identify patients’ risk of exposure, screening, antibody, and confirmatory testing.
Describe acute and chronic hepatitis C.
Discuss specific management activities prior to and during hepatitis C treatment e.g., depression and teratogencity of ribavirin.
Describe expectations for treatment success.
Give examples of patient education messages.

Audience

The activity is intended for health care professionals including physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers. It is especially useful for providers who treat individuals at risk for hepatitis infection.

Media (System Requirements)

Web browser to access HTML documents and/or Adobe Reader to access PDF documents.

Date of Original Release/Date of Expiration

April 2009 to Feb 2011

Accreditation

This activity is offered as 1 CNE unit in collaboration with The Maryland Nurses Association (MNA). The Maryland Nurses Association Continuing Education Provider Committee (CEPC) is the ANCC-accredited provider unit for continuing nursing education (CNE) within MNA and its Districts. Consistent with the philosophy of MNA, CEPC recognizes healthcare for all as a fundamental right. Professional nurses play a major role in the provision of healthcare, therefore, they should systematically build upon their basic education through CNE that is vital to the provision of quality healthcare. CNE efforts of CEPC reflect the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development. CEPC believes that CNE enriches professional expertise, providing increased depth and breadth to practice, education, administration, research, and theory development in nursing.

Credit Designation

The Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 CNE Credit™. Physicians and other participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

The Maryland Nurses Association Office of Continuing Medical Education policy, in compliance with the ANCC Standards of Commercial Support, requires that anyone who is in a position to control the content of an activity disclose all relevant financial relationships they have had within the last 12 months with a commercial interest related to the content of this activity.

Leonard Seeff, MD

Nothing to disclose

Acknowledgement

Jointly sponsored byHepatitis Foundation International and supported
by an unrestricted educational grant from Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

For technical support please contact Dr. Rose Hessmiller at: rhessmiller@fergusonlynch.com

Management and Treatment
of Hepatitis C

Leonard B. Seeff, M.D.
National Institutes of Health

Sponsored by Dr. Sanjeev Arora
University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine