MEDSCAPE Hepatitis C Resource Center

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MEDSCAPE

Hepatitis C Resource Center

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is increasing worldwide. Chronic

infection with this virus is one of the most important causes of chronic liver

disease and the most common indication for orthotopic liver transplantation in

most centers in the United States. Medscape's Hepatitis C Resource Center is a

collection of the latest medical news and clinical information on this disease

entity, with an emphasis on approach to management.

SECTIONS

Overview Content

Articles

Conference Coverage

Practice Guidelines

Ask the Experts/Expert Viewpoints

Hepatitis C In Focus

Expert Column - New Molecular Approaches to Hepatitis C: Focus on the Virus

Given the many challenges that remain in the treatment of HCV-infected patients,

there is a pressing need for novel therapeutic options. Kris V. Kowdley, MD,

FACP, discusses the state of the field.

CME Advances in HCV: A Clinical Trial Update from EASL 2008

Are you up to date on the latest advances in HCV?

Hepatitis C News

Peptide Vaccine Shows Some Promise in Hard-To-Treat HCV

Reuters Health Information, June 30, 2008

Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Increase Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Genotype 1

HCV

Reuters Health Information, June 25, 2008

LDL Cholesterol Level Predicts HCV Therapy Response in Patients With HIV

Coinfection

Reuters Health Information, June 24, 2008

Longer Treatment Course Advisable With Hepatitis C Genotype 6

Reuters Health Information, June 19, 2008

Sorafenib Effective in Asian-Pacific Liver Cancer Patients

Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2008

CME Diabetes May Increase Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With

Hepatitis C

Medscape Medical News, June 3, 2008 Latest from the Literature

Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Hepatitis C Acquired in the

First Year of Life

The impact of chronic HCV infection on HRQoL in children has not been widely

reported.

from J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;23(2):226-230.

Update on Viral Hepatitis: 2007

from Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2008;24(3):306-311.

Practice Guidelines

American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on the

Management of Hepatitis C

from Gastroenterology. 2006;130:225-230.

American Gastroenterological Association Technical Review on the Management of

Hepatitis C

from Gastroenterology. 2006;130:231-264.

AASLD Practice Guideline - Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C

from Hepatology. 2004;39:1147-1171.

Expert Corner

Expert Column - New Molecular Approaches to Hepatitis C: Focus on the Virus

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 03/24/2008

Expert Column - The Progressive Nature of Cirrhosis: Implications for an Aging

Hepatitis C-Infected Population

Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 10/12/2007

Expert Column - Epidemiology of Hepatitis C-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 08/27/2007

Expert Column - Specifically Targeted Antiviral Therapy (STAT-C) for Patients

With Chronic Hepatitis C

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 06/01/2007

Ask the Experts - Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine?

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 04/23/2007

Expert Column - Hepatitis C and the Effects of an Aging Population

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 03/06/2007

Ask the Experts - Hepatitis C Patients Who Fail to Respond or Relapse Following

Therapy With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 03/02/2007

Ask the Experts - Approach to the Patient With Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B

Coinfection?

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 01/02/2007

Conference Coverage

CME Advances in HCV: A Clinical Trial Update from EASL 2008

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 06/09/2008

CME Update on Epidemiologic Trends in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STDs

from the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

(CROI);February 3 - 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts

CME CROI 2008: HIV/Hepatitis Virus Coinfections

from the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

(CROI);February 3 - 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts

CME Hepatitis C: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

the Liver Meeting 2007: 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the

Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); November 2 - 6, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

CME AASLD 2007: The Future of Hepatitis C Therapeutics

from The Liver Meeting 2007: 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for

the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); November 2 - 6, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

Evolving Issues in Viral Hepatitis

the Liver Meeting 2007: 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the

Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); November 2 - 6, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

CME ICAAC 2007: Viral Hepatitis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients

the 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

(ICAAC); September 17 - 20, 2007, Chicago, Illinois

CME IAS 2007: Advances in the Management of Viral Hepatitis in HIV-Coinfected

Patients

the 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and

Prevention; July 22 - 25, 2007, Sydney, Australia

CME/CE Highlights of the 3rd International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis

Coinfection

from June 7 - 9, 2007, Paris, France

Digestive Disease Week 2007 (DDW)

May 19 - 24, 2007, Washington, DC

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MEDSCAPE

Hepatitis C Resource Center

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is increasing worldwide. Chronic

infection with this virus is one of the most important causes of chronic liver

disease and the most common indication for orthotopic liver transplantation in

most centers in the United States. Medscape's Hepatitis C Resource Center is a

collection of the latest medical news and clinical information on this disease

entity, with an emphasis on approach to management.

SECTIONS

Overview Content

Articles

Conference Coverage

Practice Guidelines

Ask the Experts/Expert Viewpoints

Hepatitis C In Focus

Expert Column - New Molecular Approaches to Hepatitis C: Focus on the Virus

Given the many challenges that remain in the treatment of HCV-infected patients,

there is a pressing need for novel therapeutic options. Kris V. Kowdley, MD,

FACP, discusses the state of the field.

CME Advances in HCV: A Clinical Trial Update from EASL 2008

Are you up to date on the latest advances in HCV?

Hepatitis C News

Peptide Vaccine Shows Some Promise in Hard-To-Treat HCV

Reuters Health Information, June 30, 2008

Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Increase Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Genotype 1

HCV

Reuters Health Information, June 25, 2008

LDL Cholesterol Level Predicts HCV Therapy Response in Patients With HIV

Coinfection

Reuters Health Information, June 24, 2008

Longer Treatment Course Advisable With Hepatitis C Genotype 6

Reuters Health Information, June 19, 2008

Sorafenib Effective in Asian-Pacific Liver Cancer Patients

Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2008

CME Diabetes May Increase Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With

Hepatitis C

Medscape Medical News, June 3, 2008 Latest from the Literature

Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Hepatitis C Acquired in the

First Year of Life

The impact of chronic HCV infection on HRQoL in children has not been widely

reported.

from J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;23(2):226-230.

Update on Viral Hepatitis: 2007

from Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2008;24(3):306-311.

Practice Guidelines

American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on the

Management of Hepatitis C

from Gastroenterology. 2006;130:225-230.

American Gastroenterological Association Technical Review on the Management of

Hepatitis C

from Gastroenterology. 2006;130:231-264.

AASLD Practice Guideline - Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C

from Hepatology. 2004;39:1147-1171.

Expert Corner

Expert Column - New Molecular Approaches to Hepatitis C: Focus on the Virus

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 03/24/2008

Expert Column - The Progressive Nature of Cirrhosis: Implications for an Aging

Hepatitis C-Infected Population

Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 10/12/2007

Expert Column - Epidemiology of Hepatitis C-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 08/27/2007

Expert Column - Specifically Targeted Antiviral Therapy (STAT-C) for Patients

With Chronic Hepatitis C

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 06/01/2007

Ask the Experts - Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine?

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 04/23/2007

Expert Column - Hepatitis C and the Effects of an Aging Population

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 03/06/2007

Ask the Experts - Hepatitis C Patients Who Fail to Respond or Relapse Following

Therapy With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 03/02/2007

Ask the Experts - Approach to the Patient With Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B

Coinfection?

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 01/02/2007

Conference Coverage

CME Advances in HCV: A Clinical Trial Update from EASL 2008

from Medscape Gastroenterology, Posted 06/09/2008

CME Update on Epidemiologic Trends in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STDs

from the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

(CROI);February 3 - 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts

CME CROI 2008: HIV/Hepatitis Virus Coinfections

from the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

(CROI);February 3 - 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts

CME Hepatitis C: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

the Liver Meeting 2007: 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the

Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); November 2 - 6, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

CME AASLD 2007: The Future of Hepatitis C Therapeutics

from The Liver Meeting 2007: 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for

the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); November 2 - 6, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

Evolving Issues in Viral Hepatitis

the Liver Meeting 2007: 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the

Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); November 2 - 6, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

CME ICAAC 2007: Viral Hepatitis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients

the 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

(ICAAC); September 17 - 20, 2007, Chicago, Illinois

CME IAS 2007: Advances in the Management of Viral Hepatitis in HIV-Coinfected

Patients

the 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and

Prevention; July 22 - 25, 2007, Sydney, Australia

CME/CE Highlights of the 3rd International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis

Coinfection

from June 7 - 9, 2007, Paris, France

Digestive Disease Week 2007 (DDW)

May 19 - 24, 2007, Washington, DC

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