This course is designed for medical health providers who want an overview of prenatal and pediatric hepatitis B and hepatitis C best practices, and those who are in the process of planning, implementing, or modifying current practices around prenatal and/or pediatric hepatitis B and hepatitis C services. It covers prenatal testing recommendations for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, next steps for treatment, and guidance for birthing persons. It also covers perinatal testing recommendations for infants, guidance to families, and treatment and follow up care for infants. Implementation of these services into current practice settings will also be discussed. Patient and provider education resources will be provided. Priority registration is given to providers practicing in Philadelphia.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the epidemiology of perinatal hepatitis C and perinatal hepatitis B.
2. Explain how HIV affects perinatal viral hepatitis transmission care.
3. Define CDCs recommendations for HBV and HCV prenatal testing.
4. Define CDCs recommendations for HBV and HCV care and treatment during pregnancy and postpartum.
5. Define CDCs testing recommendations for infants born to HBV or HCV positive persons.
6. Define ACIP recommendations for post-exposure prophylaxis and vaccination of HBV.
7. Describe strategies for implementation of prenatal and pediatric care recommendations for pregnant people living with hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B and their infants.
Faculty: Anne-Marie Rick, MD MPH PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Co-Director of Newborn Research Support Services (NuRSERy) at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.
Catherine Chappell, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and also maintains a clinical practice in obstetrics, family planning and addiction medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
