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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 AM | Introductory Remarks | ||
10:35 AM | 105 | The Importance of Post-Vaccination Serologic Testing of Infants Born to HBsAg-positive Mothers Timothy J. Dube, Robert Schechter, Celia Woodfill | |
10:50 AM | 106 | Hepatitis 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 AM | Discussion | ||
11:10 AM | 107 | Medical errors put infants at risk for chronic hepatitis B virus infection - six case reports Elizabeth Herlihy, Debra Blog |