MIMS Education

Management Strategies for Chronic HBV Infection

Gastroenterology And HepatologyInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineFamily MedicineGeneral Practice

CME Unit: 1 Point | An analog clock in color black

1 hour |

31 Aug 2022

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Overview

About this course

The majority of the world’s estimated 250 million chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers live in Asia. The Asian health care provider’s role in the prevention, screening, and monitoring of patients with hepatitis B is crucial for timely diagnosis and linkage to ongoing specialist care.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this module, learners will be able to:

Identify the common symptoms of HBV
Accurately diagnose HBV
Prescribe the preferred treatments for HBV

Topics covered

Prevention via hepatitis B vaccination, screening, and regular follow-up
Important diagnostic challenges
Guideline-based therapy with tenofovir alafenamide, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, entecavir, and peginterferon
Considerations for selecting optimum treatment

1 CME Point Available

This module is accredited for 1 CME Point for medical practitioners enrolled in The Medical Council of Hong Kong’s Continuing Medical Education Programme for Practising Doctors who are not taking CME for Specialists.
This module is accredited for 1 CME Point for fellows of the Hong Kong College of Physicians.
Please note that this module will not earn CME credit for fellows of colleges not listed here.
A certificate can be downloaded upon successful completion. Please use the information on the certificate to claim your CME points.