AASLD 2014 HBV Post Conference Update 11-21-14
65th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: Post Conference HBV Update - Robert G. Gish MD and the Practice Point Team at Simply Speaking
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
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Screen for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection according to the recommendations
from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Appropriately select antiviral HBV treatment strategies for according to the recommendations from the AASLD guidelines
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Manage safety and tolerability problems with antiviral HBV agents, includingside effect, drug-drug interactions, and resistance
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Evaluate new agents being investigated for HBV therapy to optimizeinformation-based decision making about therapy