Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize major findings in viral hepatitis from 2006 and early 2007
- Discuss the broader perspective within which key developments in viral hepatitis should be viewed
- Describe the impact of recent developments in hepatitis on disease management
Topics covered include:
- Introduction
- Hepatitis C Virus – Cell Culture Systems: JFH1 and Chimeras
- Hepatitis C Virus – Cell Culture Systems: Genotype 1 and Human Fetal Hepatocyte Cell Culture Systems
- HCV Receptors, Viral Attachment, and Entry
- Neutralizing Antibodies Against HCV
- HCV Persistence
- Natural History of Hepatitis C
- Treatment of Hepatitis C: Acute infection
- Treatment of Hepatitis C: DEBIO-025
- Treatment of HCV Patients With Advanced Fibrosis
- HCV Vaccine Development
- Models of Acute HBV Infection
- Chronic Hepatitis B in Children
- Hepatitis E Virus
- Summary: Implications for Clinical Practice