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Chinese Medicine and Hepatitis C Misha Ruth Cohen OMD LAc Chinese Medicine Chinese traditional medicine is a complete medical system with its own forms of diagnosis treatment prognosis and therapies . Nutrition and Hepatitis C. Lyn Patrick, ND. Diet in Hepatitis C: The basics. Calorie needs are higher than usual in liver disease.. Protein needs are higher than normal in liver disease (except in late cirrhosis). Nutrition. , . Supplementation and . Hepatitis C. Lyn Patrick, ND. What is Naturopathic Medicine?. The philosophy of naturopathic medicine can best be described as the utilization of the healing power of nature. . Developed by Camilla S. Graham, MD, BIDMC, 5/5/15. . cgraham@bidmc.harvard.edu. . . Slides can be selected or altered as needed.. Disclosures. 75% of People with Hepatitis C in the US are Baby Boomers. Foundation for Faith Based Organizations. www.NYCHepBC.org. . Goals. To understand the liver and it’s role in the body. To understand liver health & disease. To understand Hepatitis C:. How it is Transmitted. Foundation for Faith Based Organizations. www.NYCHepBC.org. . Goals. To understand the liver and it’s role in the body. To understand liver health & disease. To understand Hepatitis C:. How it is Transmitted. Dr. Joanna Eveland, MS, MD. Clinical Chief for Special Populations, MNHC. O. bjectives. Understand recommendations for age cohort and risk based screening for Hepatitis C. Review strategies for health promotion and optimizing treatment readiness for HCV infected homeless individuals. People . of . African Origin. Hepatitis B. About the virus. Disease burden . Prevention and management. Today’s Agenda. Hepatitis B in . People . of . African Origin. Hepatitis B. Why are we talking about hepatitis B?. : inflammation of liver; presence of inflammatory cells in organ tissue. . Pathogenesis: Immune response.. Acute Viral Hepatitis. : symptoms last less than 6 months. Chronic Hepatitis. : Inflammation of liver for at least 6 months. Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. Methods: . We analyzed the data of patients who participated in this vaccination program from 2013 to 2019. Three-dose vaccination of lyophilized inactivated aluminum-free hepatitis A vaccine (. Aimmugen. vaccine age groupvolumeschedules/dosing intervalsEngerix-B(GlaxoSmithKline)For newborns, give dose #1 For older children who did not Combination vaccines: Recommended dosages and schedulesvaccine age HCV TESTING – SCREENINGTesting should be initiated with an assay for serum antibody to HCV (anti-HCV). For those with reactive test results, the anti-HCV test should be followed by a con٠ Jocelyn James, MD. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine. University of Washington. . Adapted from slides developed in collaboration with Judith . Tsui. and the Washington State Department of Health. Background and Aim:. There are no recognized risk factors for progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. . We aimed to . identify risk factors of progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B.