May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month!
Educational Opportunities
You Call the Shots Training Course: Hepatitis A Module
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Web-based training course
Hepatitis Web Study
The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the University of Washington announced the release of Hepatitis Web Study, a website designed for healthcare workers who provide clinical care to persons with viral hepatitis. This project features interactive case studies covering a broad array of topics related to the clinical care of persons with viral hepatitis. The site offers CME and CNE credit.
CDC's Viral Hepatitis Resource Center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Viral Hepatitis Resource Center provides educational material (brochures, posters, and slide sets), publications, surveillance forms, and training and counseling resources.
Hep B TV: Programming for Asian Americans
HepB.TV is the first online television network for hepatitis B. It offers original and syndicated video and audio programming to educate Asian Americans about hepatitis B, and also provides resources to raise public awareness of the need for testing, vaccination, and treatment. Be sure to recommend this cutting-edge resource to patients who might be interested in its content.
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