Continuing Medical Education

Course Development Inside the Hepatitis B Foundation

Outside Organizations offering CME hepatitis courses for physicians and healthcare professionals. 

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
  The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) has been a catalyst for the investigation and treatment of liver diseases. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) upholds the standards of the profession and fosters research that generates improved treatment options for the millions of patients with liver disease.

• ACT-HBV
  The ACT-HBV® Initiative was created to meet the information needs of physicians and other health care providers involved in the care of patients who are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or who are at risk for infection. The ACT-HBV® Initiative was introduced in the United States in 2004 and was expanded to the Asia-Pacific region in early 2005.

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Continuing Education Center
  Since it was founded in 1946, CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. Today, CDC is globally recognized for conducting research and investigations and for its action oriented approach. CDC applies research and findings to improve people’s daily lives and responds to health emergencies.

• Clinical Care Options
  CCO is an independent medical education company that provides state-of-the-art medical information to healthcare professionals through conference coverage and other educational programs.

• e-Medicine
  Launched in 1996, www.eMedicine.com comprises a current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and other healthcare professionals. eMedicine's subscription site for institutions is www.iMedicine.com. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders. The evidence-based content, updated regularly, provides the latest practice guidelines in 59 medical specialties. eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication.

• Projects In Knowledge HBV Advanced Certificate Program III
  Free, web-based educational program is designed to provide up-to-date, state-of-the-science information on the management of hepatitis B, including the natural history and epidemiology of the virus, determining which patients to treat, selecting the most appropriate course of therapy, and patient management challenges.

• Medscape Hepatitis B Resource Center
  Medscape's Hepatitis B Resource Center offers a collection of the latest medical news and clinical information with an emphasis on approach to management. Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools.
• Medpage Today
  MedPage Today is a medical news service for physicians that links consumer medical news and the professional medical analysis needed by clinicians. Through daily coverage of breaking medical stories and topics widely reported in the consumer media, Medpage Today provides clinicians with the real-time information they need to address their patients' questions and to find out how new developments might impact their clinical practice.

 

• Hepatitis B Basics
• NLM Tutorial
• Living with Hepatitis B:
  An Online Tutorial
• Continuing Medical Education