“The Empire Liver Foundation and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene invites you to attend:

Hepatitis B and Pregnancy

Thursday, March 27, 2025 (4:30pm-5:30pm EST)

1 CME/CNE/CEU

Description:

This training is designed to educate clinical providers on current hepatitis B screening and treatment guidelines for pregnant people

Speaker:

Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor

Director of Outcomes Clinical Research,

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Weill Cornell Medicine

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to understand:

• ​Diagnosis and epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV)

• Effect of pregnancy on HBV and HBV on pregnancy outcomes

• Gestational parent-to-child transmission

• Screening recommendations during pregnancy

• Role of antiviral therapy in pregnancy

• Prevention of gestational parent-to-child transmission

We look forward to your participation!”