Universal Screening and Vaccination to Achieve Viral Hepatitis Elimination 
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (4:30pm-5:30pm EST)
1 CME/CNE/CEU

Description:
In line with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Viral Hepatitis Elimination Goals for 2030, this webinar will focus on the need for improving viral hepatitis screening and vaccination in health systems. 

Speakers:

Douglas T. Dieterich, MD
Director, Institute for Liver Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System
Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine

Anna Mageras, MPH
Project Manager
Division of Liver Diseases
Department of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Learning Objectives:

• Provide an overview of the changing epidemiology of Hepatitis B and C and the need for screening and vaccination to achieve the NYC Health Department 2030 goals of elimination of viral hepatitis

• Explain the updated guidelines for Hepatitis C screening

• Explain the updated guidelines for Hepatitis B vaccination

• Provide a case study from a NYC hospital on how to improve screening and vaccination rates