Recommendations for Hepatitis C Testing Among Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children
Thursday, March 28, 2024
2:45 – 3:30 PM EST
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), will host a webinar to familiarize health care providers with CDC’s recommendations for perinatal hepatitis C testing and universal hepatitis C screening among pregnant persons.
The webinar will encourage the implementation of the recommendations to increase identification and treatment of children with perinatally acquired HCV infection.
Featured Moderator:
Sanjiv Harpart, MD, PhD, FAAP
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital
The American Academy of Pediatrics
Presenters:
Carolyn Wester, MD
Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jennifer Thompson, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Mercedes Martinez, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at CUMC Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Medical Director, NASPGHAN
Ryan Himes, MD
Section Head; Pediatric GI, Hepatology, & Nutrition Medical Director; Pediatric Liver Transplantation Ochsner Children’s, AAP
