PPT-LiveR x Study Eradicating Hepatitis C in Alberta

Cari Egan RN BN MSc PhD LiveRx Team Disclosures Commercial Support Disclosure This program is a research program and has received financial and inkind support from Abbvie and Gilead. 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. HEPATITIS. Hepatitis. -Is inflammation of the liver. . (. itis. means inflammation and . Hepar. - Liver). Characterised. by irritation or swelling of liver cells(. hepatocytes. ). There are many forms of . History . In 1963, Dr Baruch . Blumberg. accidentally discovered an antigen that detected the presence of hepatitis B in blood samples.. Dr . Blumberg. and his team identified a strange antigen from a blood sample of an Austrian Aborigine.. HCV Baby Boomer Screening . and . Linkage to Care . Program. Conveying . the Urgency of . Baby . Boomer HCV . Testing. September 16, 2014. 1. How to Talk about Hepatitis C Testing. Camilla S. Graham, MD, MPH. 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?. Causes:. - infectious Hepatitis. : viral, Bacterial, Parasitic, and Helminthic. Autoimmune Hepatitis. Drug- and Toxin (Alcohol). Metabolic. infectious Hepatitis. Several clinical syndromes may develop following exposure to hepatitis viruses: . Disease. Annual Hepatitis . C-related mortality in 2013 surpassed the total combined number of deaths from . 60 other . infectious diseases reported to CDC, including HIV, pneumococcal disease, . and tuberculosis.. 2. Introduction . Self-Advocacy through Education!. The information in this presentation is designed to help you understand and manage HCV and is not intended as medical advice. HCV medical care is a partnership between patients and their medical providers. -. itis. = inflammation. Learning Objectives:. Identify the different mode of transmissions for each of the Hepatitis types.. Discuss 2 ways of preventing the spread of Hepatitis.. Name three symptoms of Hepatitis.. Disease . in Alaska. Brian J McMahon. Medical Director: Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program: ANMC. Liver Disease in Alaska Natives. Liver Disease is the 10. th. leading cause of death in the US. Liver Disease is the 5. . M.D. / lecturer of internal medicine . . Dr_ramisami@fmed.bu.edu.eg. Introduction. Hepatitis:. . Inflammation of Liver. viral. alcoholic. immune. Drugs. Toxins. biliary obstruction - gall stones. In Indiana, the 10-year trend of hepatitis A decreased from 329 cases in 1997 to 33 cases in 2006. Many cases have unknown exposures, while some reported traveling internationally. In A in an element