Hepatitis B Clinical Consults
Overview
Thank you for your interest in completing this CME activity. Hepatitis B Clinical Consults is an interactive online course that provides comprehensive information about key issues surrounding screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the Hepatitis B virus in Asian Pacific Islander communities. Participants can test their knowledge of the material through post-test questions at the end of each section. By combining up-to-date clinical and epidemiological information, this Web-based training program provides a valuable educational tool to assist healthcare professionals about the importance of screening, diagnosis, and the initiation of appropriate treatment for chronic HBV in API communities.
Audience
The cases are intended for primary care physicians. They are especially useful for physicians who treat API populations.
Media (System Requirements)
Web browser to access HTML documents and/or Adobe Reader to access PDF documents
Method of Participation
Hepatitis B Clinical Consults consists of four related but unique modules viewable from any web Browser.
There are two main methods of participation in the course:
Track One
If you select Track One, you can complete one, two, three, or four separate .5 CME credit modules. Each module lasts 30 minutes, including embedded assessment.
Each module will be followed by a mandatory 5-minute evaluation before one can proceed to the related, downloadable .5 CME credit certificate.
Track Two
If you select Track Two, you will be required to view and complete all four modules before you can take the evaluation and receive the allotted 2.0 CME credit certificate. You can process through each of the four modules in any order at your convenience; however you will not be able to move on to the mandatory evaluation and the 2.0 credit CME certificate until all four modules are completed.
Date of Original Release/Date of Expiration
September 15, 2008 to September 15, 2009
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of New Mexico (UNM) Office of Continuing Medical Education and Indicia Medical Education, LLC. The University of New Mexico Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The UNM Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
The University of New Mexico Office of Continuing Medical Education policy, in compliance with the ACCME Standards of Commercial Support, requires that anyone who is in a position to control the content of an activity disclose all relevant financial relationships they have had within the last 12 months with a commercial interest related to the content of this activity.
The following faculty disclose that they have a relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest. The relationships were reviewed by UNM CME and the planning committee, and conficts of interest were resolved prior to the activity.
Eddie Cheung, MD
Honorarium: Bristol Myers-Squibb, Gilead, Novartis, Roche
Tse-Ling Fong, MD
Consultant: Gilead, Roche, Bristol Myers-Squibb
Hie-Won Hann, MD
Grants/research support, Consultant, Honorarium: Bristol Myers-Squibb, Gilead, Novartis
Tram Tran, MD
Grants/research support, Consultant: Bristol Myers-Squibb, Gilead, Schering Plough, Novartis
Martha McGrew, MD
Nothing to disclose
Acknowledgement
Hepatitis B Clinical Consults is jointly sponsored by 
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and supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Gilead.
For technical support please contact Dr. Rose Hessmiller at: rhessmiller@fergusonlynch.com