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Lessons From Lockdown: Caring for Patients With Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the COVID-19 Era—Audio Recap
Episode 136

Lessons From Lockdown: Caring for Patients With Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the COVID-19 Era—Audio Recap

In this engaging dialogue, 2 expert hepatologists discuss strategies for maintaining and improving care of patients with HBV infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Asia, with lessons for around the world.

Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Norah Terrault MD MPH, Grace LH Wong MD

February 24, 202226m 9sExplicit

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Show Notes

In this episode, Drs Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, and Grace LH Wong, MD, share lessons learned in the care of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the COVID-19 era, including:

  • HBV cascade of care before vs during the pandemic
  • Innovative strategies to improve HBV diagnosis and linkage to care
  • Lessons learned in telemedicine
  • Elimination through vaccination
  • Management of HBV and COVID-19 coinfection
  • Management of elevated liver enzymes in COVID-19

Presenters:

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Grace LH Wong, MD
Professor
Director, Medical Data Analytics Centre (MDAC)
Deputy Director, Center for Liver Health 
Assistant Dean (Learning Experience), Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 
Honorary Consultant
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong

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