The ALC organized the hepatitis B track as part of the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum Health Summit. For the full program click here.
Plenary presentations:
by Dr. Sam So - Director, Asian Liver Center
"Evidence behind HBV treatment and screening for liver cancer from an API perspective" [0.3 MB]
by Dr. Mindie Nguyen - Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine
"Update on new CDC guidelines and initiatives" [0.96 MB]
by Dr. John W. Ward - Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community outreach presentations:
Groups from coast to coast described their outreach models, outcomes and challenges in order to learn and grow from each other.
Chicago [5.69 MB] by Hong Liu, Asian Health Coalition of Illinois
D.C. Area [0.31 MB] by Theresa Castillo, Hepatitis B Initiative - D.C.
Houston [0.43 MB] by Jessica Hwang, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Los Angeles [17.0 MB] by Lucy Young, Herald Cancer Association
Maryland [0.30 MB] by Mark Li, Asian American Physicians Alliance for Hepatitis B of Maryland
New York [0.33 MB] by Thomas Tsang, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
San Francisco [1.30 MB] by Janet Zola, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Seattle [2.45 MB] by Kim Nguyen, Washington State API Hepatitis B Task Force
Stanford [0.81 MB] by Ellen Chang, Asian Liver Center
The patient conference was a collaborative project with Hepatitis B Foundation and the Hepatitis B Information and Support List. Make sure to visit their sites for more information.
by Dr. Sam So - Director, Asian Liver Center
"Hepatitis B Treatment Today" [0.73 MB]
by Dr. Mindie Nguyen - Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine
"Hepatitis B Treatment for Children Today" [1.07 MB]
by Dr. Philip Rosenthal - Professor, Pediatrics and Surgery, University of California San Francisco
"Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Liver" [0.11 MB]
by Ms. Patsy Obayashi - Clinical Dietician, Stanford Hospital and Clinics