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Congressional C-D-E
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A6: A6 - Viral Hepatitis Surveillance | |||
| Surveillance for acute and chronic viral hepatitis is critical for local, state, and national health officials to follow trends in viral hepatitis infections, identify possible outbreaks, and to help determine the burden of infection and disease so as to best target prevention efforts, research, and public health resources. This workshop will provide an overview of national surveillance for acute and chronic hepatitis C, a state perspective on HCV surveillance and NYC experience with acute hepatitis B surveillance. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Outline strategies for hepatitis prevention for infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
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| Moderator: | Lyn Finelli | ||
| 10:30 AM | New Directions in Hepatitis C Virus Surveillance - Lyn Finelli | ||
| 11:00 AM | 15 | HCV Surveillance: Connecticut's Experience in System Development Andrea Lombard, Suzanne Speers, Aaron Roome | |
| 11:30 AM | 16 | Surveillance for Acute Hepatitis B in New York City, 2004 Katherine Bornschlegel, Ana Maria Fireteanu, Sharon Balter | |
The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC