October 14, 2021 (3:00-5:00 p.m. ET)
Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s)
Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch (MPIDB), Division of Extramural Research (DER), NICHD; National Cancer Institute; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; and Office of AIDS Research, Office of the Director, NIH; Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE), Task Force for Global Health
Location
Zoom webinar; registration is free but required
Purpose
NIH and the CGHE launched a new webinar series, Moving from Hepatitis Discovery to Elimination, to highlight ongoing research on viral hepatitis that can benefit elimination efforts, support translation of research into implementation, and identify additional research needs.
In the sixth webinar of this series, NICHD is hosting a virtual symposium to discuss efforts to eliminate perinatal transmission of HBV and HCV.
Topics for discussion during this symposium include:
- Prevention of HBV and HCV perinatal transmission
- Triple elimination of HBV, HIV, and syphilis
- New recommendations for HCV screening in pregnancy
- Antiviral prophylaxis for perinatal HBV and HCV
- Breastfeeding for mothers with HBV and HCV
Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this activity should contact Lindsey Hiebert at lhiebert@taskforce.org at least 5 days in advance.
More Information
Learn more about the meeting and register to attend 
Contact
For registration- and workshop-related questions:
Lindsey Hiebert
CGHE, Task Force for Global Health
Email: lhiebert@taskforce.org
For workshop-related questions:
Dr. Nahida Chakhtoura, MPIDB, DER, NICHD
Phone: 301-435-6872
Email: nahida.chakhtoura@nih.gov
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