Hepatitis C in Pregnancy & Infants

Every Thursday 4:30-5:30 PM

Eliminating hepatitis C (HCV) is a national and global health imperative. Yet pregnant people and exposed infants have largely been excluded from this effort. This ECHO-Chicago series, in partnership with Lurie Children’s Hospital and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aims to help providers become more competent and comfortable delivering care to hepatitis C positive pregnant people and infants. Early detection & treatment of HCV can lower rates of morbidity and mortality and reduce the risk of disease progression for individual patients, in addition to getting us closer to the goal of eradicating HCV around the world.

Topics for Case-Based Learning and Discussion Include:

• Introduction to screening for viral hepatitis
• Pathophysiology and clinical presentations of HCV
• Staging fibrosis in HCV and co-management strategies
• Treatment of HCV in the non-pregnant population
• Harm reduction in the perinatal population
• Key clinical considerations in managing HCV in the pregnant population
• HCV management in pregnancy: a shared decision making model
• HCV screening in the newborn and treatment options for children