Hepatitis B/Delta
Mission
- To promote national and international collaboration to promote clinical care and research in the field of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D (HDV) virus.
- To improve awareness among health care professionals and the public regarding the prevention of HBV and HDV, screening high-risk populations for HBV (and HDV in HBsAg+ individuals), and management of chronic HBV and HDV based on AASLD Guidelines.
Goals
- Continue to develop and update educational programs for specialists at AASLD and other venues.
- To continue to develop new updates to previous teaching materials on HBV and HDV on the AASLD website.
- To promote activities to educate the general public about HBV and HDV through collaborative activities with other liver societies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and events, such as World Hepatitis Day.
- To develop educational programs for providers and health care workers from other societies and specialties on HBV and HDV engaged in fields other than hepatology
SIG Leadership
- Chair
- Robert G. Gish, MD, FAASLD
- Vice Chair
- Marc G. Ghany, MD, MHSc, FAASLD
- Associate Lead
- Kristine M. Drozd, NP
- Communication Lead
- Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip, PhD
- Education Lead
- Scott K. Fung, MD, FRCPC, FAASLD
- Trainee Lead
- Peter Block, MD, MSc
- At-Larges
- Jordan J. Feld, MD, MPH, FAASLD
- Ke-Qin Hu, MD, FAASLD
- Joseph K. Lim, MD, FAASLD
- Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, MAS, AGAF, FAASLD
- Thomas Tu, PhD
- CDC Representative
- Min Kim
- Staff Liaisons
- Akuender Dot, MPH
- Julie Hoffman, MBA