Medicine Today
Internal Medicine Webcast Series
Hepatitis C Infection:
A Tsunami in the Making
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Renewal Date: November 19, 2009
Expiration Date: November 19, 2010
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Estimated Time of Completion: 60 minutes
Description
The Medicine Today, Internal Medicine Webcast Series features on-demand
CME webcasts. Each webcast consists of an hour-long video presentation
and related questions following the video.
Upon completing the CME activity, the post-test, the evaluation and registration forms, you will have an opportunity to print your CME certificate for your records.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Review available data on the significance and socioeconomic impact of Hepatitis C virus epidemic.
- Discuss advances in knowledge of hepatitis C transmission and
preventive methods. - Assess progress in therapy over the past decade and review potential targets for future development.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for general internists and subspecialists.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Directors
William D. Carey, MD
Director, Center for Continuing Education
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Author / Faculty
Nizar N. Zein, MD, FACG
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western
Reserve University
Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary Disease
Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty has indicated that he may have a relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
| Nizar N. Zein, MD | ||
| Grant/Research Support |
Roche; Intermune; Schering-Plough |
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| Consultant |
Amgen; Coley Pharmaceutical; Innogenetics |
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The following faculty has indicated that he has no relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
William D. Carey, MD
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education.
