OVERVIEW

HBV Is Not a Game: Or Is It? Optimizing Your Approach to HBV Management is organized by CME Outfitters, LLC and will be held from Jun 12, 2018 - Jun12, 2019.

Target Audience
Primary care physicians, internists, gastroenterologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists who treat patients with HBV.

Credit Information
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Credit (Nurses):
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15510, for 1.0 contact hours

Note to Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: the content of this activity pertains to pharmacology. Earn up to 1 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
ACPE CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1 contact hours (0.10 CEUs)

ABIM/MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Statement of Need
Missed opportunities, new challenges, a growing threat. Compared to 2014, cases of acute HBV infection increased 20.7% in 2015, fueled by the opioid epidemic which accounted for 59.4% of cases. 1,000 babies are infected each year through mother to child transmission. Barriers to vaccination, screening, and treatment - from providers and patients - can be broken down by best practice strategies driven by data. Is HBV a game? No, but that doesn't mean learning best practices strategies can't be.

Join our expert faculty for this interactive CME Outfitters recorded symposium with its goal of improving confidence to make practice changes that will result in improved screening, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring of individuals infected with chronic HBV. Test your knowledge of HBV along the way and see how you answer compared to the live audience from this symposium.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
• In at-risk populations, document that appropriate patients have been screened for HBV in alignment with the best practice advice of the new ACP clinical guidelines.
• Initiate antiviral therapy in patients with immune-active chronic hepatitis B (CHB) aligned to AASLD and EASL recommendations.
• Establish regular monitoring protocols for patients with CHB infection to prevent reactivation and surveil for HCC.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
• Describe ACP clinical guidelines for screening appropriate at-risk patient populations for HBV and how to properly document.
• Summarize antiviral therapy for patients with immune-active chronic hepatitis B (CHB) aligned to AASLD and EASL recommendations.
• Explain regular monitoring protocols for patients with CHB infection to prevent reactivation and surveil for HCC.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.