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Course

Cirrhosis in Patients with HCV: What Clinicians Need to Know

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Published Date: 02/24/2023

Expiration Date: 01/18/2025

CE Credit: CME:1CNE: 1

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 a faculty member in the division of Liver Diseases at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She completed her medical school and internal medicine training at Mount Sinai, a fellowship in gastroenterology and masters in clinical epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in transplant hepatology at University of California, San Francisco. Her research and clinical interests are in women's health and liver disease, with a particular focus on viral hepatitis and pregnancy.

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.

Continuing Education Credit Information