Hepatitis B in Asian and Pacific Islanders:
Steps Towards Cultural
Competency
Overview
Thank you for your interest in completing this CME course, Hepatitis
B in Asian and Pacific Islanders; Steps Towards Cultural Competency, an
interactive webcourse that provides comprehensive information about
the global burden of hepatitis B, with particular emphasis on the
Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population. Participants can test
their knowledge of the material through study 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 in identifying and preventing
hepatitis B in the API population, including overcoming cultural competency
barriers.
Audience
This course is intended for physicians specializing in internal medicine,
gastroenterology, or hepatology, as well as other healthcare or
social service professionals conducting research and/or providing
care for individuals with diseases of the liver. It is especially
useful for physicians, nurses, and social service providers who
treat API populations, or other populations who are at high risk
for hepatitis B infection.
Media (System Requirements)
Web Browser to access HTML and/or Adobe Reader to access PDF documents
Method of Participation
Review Modules via HTML web pages or PDF documents.
Complete evaluation for each module.
Date of Original Release Date of Expiration
December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007
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 Office of Continuing Medical Education
and the HepB Organization. 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.
The 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
UNM CME 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
to industry.
The following planners and faculty of Hepatitis B disclose that they
have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.
Philip Siu, MD,
Director, Chinese Health
Information Center
W. Thomas London, MD,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Sanjeev Aurora, MD,
University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center
Sponsor
This self-paced CME accredited course has been made possible by a
grant from the Aetna Foundation. Once you have completed the tests
and overall course evaluation and submitted them on-line, we will
provide you with a CME certificate for your records. Please make
sure to complete the course evaluation, as it will help us better
address your needs in future programs.
Sincerely,
Hepatitis B Foundation
Hepatitis B in Asian and Pacific Islanders; Steps Towards Cultural Competency
Module 1: Why is Hepatitis B important?
Module 2: The Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B
Module 3: Hepatitis B in Asian Communities
Module 4: Treating API Populations with Cultural Competency
Course Goals and Objectives
The goal of this course module is to help clinicians and other service
providers understand the global and local picture of hepatitis B
infection especially in the Asian and Pacific Islander population,
and to offer strategies for prevention and control of chronic hepatitis
B and corresponding chronic liver disease.
At course completion, you should be able to:
- Understand the prevalence of hepatitis B in high, medium and low risk areas of the world
- Describe the prevalence and economic burden of hepatitis B in the U.S.
- Distinguish between acute and chronic hepatitis B infection
- Describe the long-term consequences of chronic hepatitis B infection
- Understand barriers to, and strategies for hepatitis B prevention and control
- Discuss the disproportionate burden of chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs)
- Understand barriers to culturally competent care for APIs
- Describe methods for overcoming barriers to culturally competent care for APIs
- Explain long-term, sustainable solutions for providing culturally comp health services to APIs
