Hepatitis B Resource Materials

[Guest guest]

Hepatitis Web Study*

Featuring interactive, case-based modules with free CE credits, a slide library

with presentations for downloading and a glossary of definitions and terms.

http://depts.washington.edu/hepstudy/New Proposed CDC Guideline: Making organs

safer by preventing bloodborne infections

In the last several years, CDC participated in more than 200 investigations

where infected organs were reportedly transplanted into other recipients. Dozens

of these transmissions were confirmed, and some of these led to the death of the

transplant recipient. In an effort to protect patients, CDC led a

multidisciplinary group of transplant and infection prevention experts through a

systematic review of the best available evidence to update standards for safe

transplants. These proposed recommendations call for more thorough donor

screening and more advanced organ testing to help protect patients from

infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV),

and hepatitis C virus (HCV).

The full draft guidelines can be found on Regulations.gov, and CDC encourages

review and response during the 60-day comment period. Also, join a discussion

with Dr. Kuehnert on the guidelines on today’s CDC Safe Healthcare Blog,

http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare.

MMWR - Notes from the Field: Transplant-Transmitted Hepatitis B Virus –U.S.,

2010

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6032a4.htm*HepWebStudy is funded by

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Fact Sheets

Check out our newly re-designed page of Hepatitis C Fact Sheets including the

following:

- Hepatitis C - General Fact Sheet

- Hepatitis C - Information about Testing

- Living with Chronic Hepatitis C

- Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men

- Hepatitis C and the Incarcerated Population

http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/C/PatientEduC.htm

[Guest guest]

Hepatitis Web Study*

Featuring interactive, case-based modules with free CE credits, a slide library

with presentations for downloading and a glossary of definitions and terms.

http://depts.washington.edu/hepstudy/New Proposed CDC Guideline: Making organs

safer by preventing bloodborne infections

In the last several years, CDC participated in more than 200 investigations

where infected organs were reportedly transplanted into other recipients. Dozens

of these transmissions were confirmed, and some of these led to the death of the

transplant recipient. In an effort to protect patients, CDC led a

multidisciplinary group of transplant and infection prevention experts through a

systematic review of the best available evidence to update standards for safe

transplants. These proposed recommendations call for more thorough donor

screening and more advanced organ testing to help protect patients from

infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV),

and hepatitis C virus (HCV).

The full draft guidelines can be found on Regulations.gov, and CDC encourages

review and response during the 60-day comment period. Also, join a discussion

with Dr. Kuehnert on the guidelines on today’s CDC Safe Healthcare Blog,

http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare.

MMWR - Notes from the Field: Transplant-Transmitted Hepatitis B Virus –U.S.,

2010

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6032a4.htm*HepWebStudy is funded by

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Fact Sheets

Check out our newly re-designed page of Hepatitis C Fact Sheets including the

following:

- Hepatitis C - General Fact Sheet

- Hepatitis C - Information about Testing

- Living with Chronic Hepatitis C

- Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men

- Hepatitis C and the Incarcerated Population

http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/C/PatientEduC.htm