California’s Strategy for the Prevention and Control

of Chronic Hepatitis B and C

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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This Webinar will present the information contained within the California Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Strategic Plan, and will offer lessons from several Member Organizations on pioneering advocacy efforts on the local level. The aim is to make you familiar with some incremental steps that can be taken to support our national efforts, our state policy and advocacy efforts, and enhance your local work. There will be a question and answer session with the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, the California Department of Public Health Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, and two experts presenting their successes with both Hepatitis B and C.

Objectives:

• Present the national efforts that support therecommendations laid out in the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention andControl of Hepatitis B and C
• Present the release and intersection of the California Adult Viral HepatitisPrevention Plan, 2010-2014 with the IOM report
• Discuss CalHEP’s activities that supportCalifornia’s Plan   
• Recognize how local efforts can support our state and national strategies to the prevention and control of chronic hepatitis B and C

o   The SF Hep C Task Force will present on how their work addresses many of the problems and gaps outlined in the IOM report

o   Learn from Asian Pacific Liver Center about effective and ineffective approaches to the prevention and control of chronic hepatitis B

11:00-11:10 a.m.        Welcome and Opening Remarks

                                    Michele Peterson, Associate Director, Center for Health Improvement

11:10- 11:30 a.m.       Overview of National Efforts

Martha Saly, Director, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable

11:30- 11:50 p.m        Overview of State Efforts

Rachel McLean, California Department of Public Health Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator

11:50- 12:05 p.m        CalHEP’s Strategies

                                    Michele Peterson, Associate Director, Center for Health Improvement

12:05- 12:35 p.m.       Member Organizations Local Efforts

Ryan Clary, Director of Public Policy, Project Inform

Mimi Chang, Senior Nurse Practitioner, Asian Pacific Liver Center, St. Vincent Medical Center

12:35- 1:00 p.m          Q & A /Close