Volume 3, Issue 10: HCV Screening and Natural History -PODCAST

e-Viral Hepatitis Review is a monthly CE series for nurses, nurse practitioners, and others involved in the care of patients with Hepatitis. It provides updates on the latest research, best practices, and issues currently under debate, as well as a concise review of relevant journal literature.

 

(Volume 3, Issue 10)

Target Audience

Nurses and health care professionals involved in the care of patients with Hepatitis.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to: 

  • Discuss why patients with no risk factor except being born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested for HCV.
  • Describe current noninvasive testing that can be used to detect cirrhosis.
  • Explain why HCV RNA should be used to detect acute HCV infection.
Additional information
Contact email: 
ijhn@jhmi.edu
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
Registration opens: 
05/27/2014
Registration closes: 
05/26/2016
Cost:
$0.00

David Thomas, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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