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D1: D1 - Addressing the Challenges to Ensuring a Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine | |||
| Presentation on challenges to reinstating the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine followed by an expert panel discussion on overcoming barriers. | |||
| Learning Objectives: A. Outline strategies for hepatitis prevention for infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
B. Identify specific intervention strategies that address the needs of individuals in high-risk groups including, but not limited to, infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers, clients engaged in injection drug use (IDU)/substance abuse, clients in STD/HIV clinics, men who have sex with men, homeless populations, and inmates in correctional settings.
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| Moderator: | Lisa Jacques-Carroll | ||
| 10:30 AM | 66 | Challenges to Reinstating the Hepatitis B Birth Dose in NYS Elizabeth Herlihy, Stephen Friedman, Jane R. Zucker, Debra Blog, Julie Lazaroff | |
| 11:00 AM | Expert Panel Discussion - Deborah Wexler (IAC) , Beverly Sheets (Indiana Dept. of Health), and Robert Frenck (UCLA School of Medicine and AAP) | ||
The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC