Regency A
Tuesday, December 6, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

A5: A5 - Hepatitis Vaccines: Making It a Reality in STD Clinics

This workshop will focus on experience integrating hepatitis vaccination (both A and B) into STD clinic settings. Presentations will include determining the cost effectiveness of blood testing for immunity prior to hepatitis B vaccination, initiating a new vaccine program, and implementing a statewide vaccine program for STD clinics.
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. D. Describe methods for integrating and evaluating viral hepatitis prevention services into existing programs.

Moderator:Deymon Fleming
10:30 AM12The Cost Effectiveness of Determining Hepatitis Prevalence Prior to Immunization in an Urban STD Clinic
Shukdeo Sankar, Emilye Harris, Dawn Dandy, Karyn L. Berry
11:00 AM13Initiation of Adult Hepatitis B and A/B Vaccine Program at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Pamela J. Wall, Charlotte H. Robertson, Cheryl V. Pearcy
11:30 AM14Implementing a Statewide Hepatitis A and B Vaccination Program in STD Clinics: The Indiana Experience
Cheryl V. Pearcy, Jeffery Clark

The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC