Please join the White House Initiative on AAPIs and Hep B United on October 8, 2015 from 3p-4p for a webinar on CDC’s Enhanced Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Programs. The webinar will feature speakers from the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Hep B United partners.

In 2012, the CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis funded sites across the U.S. to conduct enhanced surveillance for viral hepatitis. Enhanced surveillance involves the collection of more extensive and complete information than is possible through the current national surveillance system. The funded sites are tasked with developing methods, guidelines, and standards for conducting enhanced surveillance of acute and chronic viral hepatitis as well as special projects to enhance the reporting process.

Join us for this interactive session to hear from state and local epidemiologists who will share their experiences and findings from enhanced hepatitis B surveillance in Michigan and Philadelphia.

Date:
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Time:
3:00-4:00 PM EDT

Register at: http://bit.ly/1NZPVxG
*Be sure to register early, as space is limited. A confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar will be sent to you after you register.

Moderator:
Kate Moraras, MPH, Senior Program Director, Hepatitis B Foundation and Director, Hep B United

Speakers:
Christine Harley, MPP, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Ruth B. Jiles, MS, MPH, PhD, Leader, Surveillance Team, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Joseph R. Coyle, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Unit Manager, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Kendra Viner, PhD, MPH, Hepatitis Epidemiology Program Coordinator, Division of Disease Control, Philadelphia Department of Public Health