About this Independent Study

This activity was originally released on May 27, 2020 and is available for continuing education credit until November 29, 2025. This course was updated in October 2023.Once registered, you must complete the course within 150 days, or you will be deactivated. To be reactivated, contact us.

National data have identified large disparities in Hepatitis B incidence and prevalence in the United States, particularly among immigrants and refugees from hepatitis B endemic regions. This course will give you the tools you need to work with immigrant and refugee patients and ensure they are screened and effectively treated for hepatitis B. You will learn the most up-to-date information on hepatitis B transmission and epidemiology, prevention through vaccination, screening procedures, and treatment guidelines. The course also covers barriers that refugees and immigrants face with regards to hepatitis B and gives you communication tools to work with these populations.

Who Should Take This Course

Healthcare providers who work with patients with or at risk of Hepatitis B, especially within the refugee and immigrant population.

Objectives

After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:

• Describe the primary care role in screening for and management of Hepatitis B
• Use information to determine if a patient requires a referral
• Adopt strategies to communicate with refugee and immigrant populations about Hepatitis B

Continuing Education 

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Cardea Services is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Upon successful completion of this CE activity 1.25 contact hours will be awarded.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Cardea and WithinReach. Cardea is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Cardea designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Continuing Education for Medical Assistants (AAMA)

This program has been granted prior approval by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for 1.25 continuing education unit(s). Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of the program content or the program provider.

Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:

• Attending the entire CE activity
• Completing the online evaluation
• Submitting an online CE request

Registration and Fees

The eLearning course is free of charge. 

Disclosures

Chia Wang, MD was on an Advisory Board with Gilead in 2018. None of the other planners or presenters of this activity have any relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies pertaining to this activity.

Authors

Mohammed Abdul-Kadir, MPH, MA
Mr. Abdul-Kadir coordinates the Hepatitis B Coalition of Washington and is also a Northwest Regional Director for the National Task Force on Hepatitis B. He is passionate about raising awareness of hepatitis B infection in high-risk populations and advocating for improved linkage-to-care in underserved and under-resourced communities.

Chia Wang, MD, MS
Dr. Wang is an Infectious Diseases Specialist at International Community Health Services and Virginia Mason Medical Center. Additionally, she is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. She divides her time between doing inpatient infectious diseases consult and a busy outpatient practice. Her outpatient clinical interests include hepatitis B and C, HIV/AIDS care, and travel health.

Acknowledgements

This presentation is funded in part by International Community Health Services (ICHS)