Lessons From Lockdown: Hepatitis Delta Elimination Strategies in the COVID-19 Era - a podcast by Clinical Care Options

In this episode, Robert G. Gish, MD, and Pietro Lampertico, MD, PhD, share lessons learned in the care of patients coinfected with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis delta virus (HDV), including:

• Burden of HDV infection
• Chronic HDV infection and comorbidities
• Impact of COVID-19 on care of patients with chronic hepatitis B
• Screening for HDV and which assays to use
• Screening for viral hepatitis at a COVID-19 vaccination site

Presenters:

Robert G. Gish, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, FAST
Professor of Medicine
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Clinical Professor
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
Reno, Nevada
University of California Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
San Diego, California
Medical Director
Hepatitis B Foundation
Washington, DC

Pietro Lampertico, MD, PhD
Professor of Gastroenterology
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IRCCS Ca Granda Policlinico Hospital
University of Milan
Milan, Italy

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