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Hepatitis Delta in Focus: Episode 3 of Answering the Questions on Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Hepatitis Delta in Focus: Episode 3 of Answering the Questions on Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

FromCCO Infectious Disease Podcast


Hepatitis Delta in Focus: Episode 3 of Answering the Questions on Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

FromCCO Infectious Disease Podcast

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Nancy Reau, MD, and Heiner Wedemeyer, MD, provide expert insight on HDV management, including:Use of noninvasive imaging or biopsy for staging liver diseaseScreening for hepatocellular carcinomaHBV treatmentRole of comedications (eg, erythropoietin, eltrombopag)Approach to complex cases, such as patients with:Significant fibrosis and low HDV RNA levelsHepatitis delta antibody positivity, but HDV RNA negativityHIV coinfectionDecompensated or recently decompensated cirrhosisFaculty:Nancy Reau, MDProfessor of MedicineChief, Section of HepatologyAssociate Director, Solid Organ TransplantationRichard B. Capps Chair of HepatologyRush University Medical CenterChicago, IllinoisHeiner Wedemeyer, MDProfessor and ChairmanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Hannover Medical SchoolHannover, GermanyLink to full program: http://bit.ly/3yp1Lxf
Released:
Jun 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Weekly updates on new data and best practices in patient care for a variety of infectious diseases including COVID-19, HIV, and viral hepatitis, from Clinical Care Options. Gain practical strategies and earn CME/CE credit for selected episodes.