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International Ballroom F
Thursday, March 9, 2006: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

L4: Perinatal Hepatitis B: Status Update on Prevention Practices and Outcomes

Presenters in this workshop will discuss current management practices and experiences screening pregnant woman for hepatitis B, and the critical need for complete follow-up on screening test results.
Moderators:Susan Wang
Lisa Jacques-Carroll
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
10:35 AMThe Importance of Post-Vaccination Serologic Testing of Infants Born to HBsAg-positive Mothers
Timothy J. Dube, Robert Schechter, Celia Woodfill
10:50 AMHepatitis B Screening in Pregnant Women and Vaccine Birth Dose Administration in Newborns: A Review from 13 Indiana Hospitals
Jennifer J. McCarthy, Beverly Sheets, Charlene Graves
11:05 AMDiscussion
11:10 AMMedical errors put infants at risk for chronic hepatitis B virus infection - six case reports
Elizabeth Herlihy, Debra Blog

The 40th National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC