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Course

Cirrhosis in Patients with HCV: What Clinicians Need to Know

Details

Published Date: 02/24/2023

Expiration Date: 01/18/2025

CE Credit: CME:1CNE: 1(Rx: 0.25)

Description

This course will describe cirrhosis and its relation to HCV, discuss the screening guidelines and diagnostic algorithms for cirrhosis, and review best practices in the treatment of cirrhosis and of HCV for patients with cirrhosis.

Presenter(s)

Tatyana Kushner,MD, MSCE

Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE is Associate Professor in the Division of Liver Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai here in New York, with a joint appointment in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Kushner’s clinical and research interests focus on clinical predictors, epidemiological trends and outcomes in viral hepatitis and in liver disease during pregnancy. Her clinical practice encompasses the full spectrum of liver disease from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to cirrhosis and decompensated liver disease. She is a member of the AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidance committee, advisor to the CDC Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination Tip-HepC Registry and advisor to the Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group.

Learning Objectives

  • Define fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with HCV.
  • Discuss diagnostic tools/ methods to stage fibrosis and diagnose cirrhosis.
  • Review treatment and monitoring best practices for patients with cirrhosis from HCV.

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