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Podcast: Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
Episode: Linkage to Care After HBV Diagnosis: Sharing Session 3
Description: In this episode, Maria Buti, MD, and her patient discuss opportunities to optimize care for people living with hepatitis B virus (HBV), including: Barriers to HBV screening, including patient- and provider-specific barriers (eg, lack of education, failure to disclose or discuss risk factors, perceived low risk, stigma)Applying CDC recommendations for universal HBV screening in adults Strategies to improve HBV transitions of care (eg, improved education, simplify criteria for screening and monitoring, alternative testing sites)Importance of testing close contacts for HBV after initial diagnosis and promoting HBV vaccination Presenter: Maria Buti, MD