Advancing Health Equity through Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination

Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JALLB3_KTyC9EKaOS4s_DQ

Please join us on Thursday, April 29th from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT for a virtual briefing recognizing National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day! Panelists will discuss how we can work towards achieving health equity by increasing adult hepatitis B vaccination rates. In the US, just 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against hepatitis B infection. The expert panel includes representatives from the community, clinical, and federal sectors. This briefing is held in partnership with the National Consumers League, the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, the AIDS Institute, the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable.

Opening Remarks: Representative Grace Meng (NY-06)

Panelists:

• Mark K. Weng MD, MSc, FAAP, Medical Epidemiologist, CDC

• Rita Kuwahara, MD, Primary Care Internal Medicine Resident Physician

• Abby Bownas, Manager, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition

• Judith Feinberg, MD, Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Dr. E.B. Flink Vice Chair of Medicine for Research

• Y-Uyen Le Nguyen, MD, Hepatitis B Program Director, Charles B Wang Community Health Center

• Monde Nyambe, CHES, Hepatitis B Coordinator, IPHA Americorps Member

• Patricia Jones, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine