Capitol B
Thursday, December 8, 2005: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM

I1: I1 - Hospital Based Assessment of Hepatitis B Screening of Pregnant Women

Presentation and discussion of findings of two states’ birth hospital record reviews
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.

Moderator:Debbie Purton
3:30 PMHepatitis B Screening in Pregnant Women and Vaccine Birth Dose Administration in Newborns: A Review from Selected Indiana Hospitals
Jennifer J. McCarthy, Charlene Graves, Beverly Sheets
4:00 PMStudy of Hospital Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Practices for Women with No Prenatal Care, California 2004
Celia Woodfill, Rochelle M. Lynam, Maggie Chiang, Rachael Lucas, Sarah Carroll

The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC