In order to receive CME/CE credit for your participation in this activity, please go to www.cmeuniversity.com and register or login. Click on “Find Post-tests by Course” on the navigation menu, and search by project ID: 7133. Upon successfully completing the
post-test (with a passing score of 70% or better) and the online evaluation form, your certificate will be made available immediately.
 

Paul Martin, MD
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Hepatology
Center for Liver Disease
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Mark Sulowski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
 

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of health care providers who care for patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses.
 

CHB Common Ground Gazette is a CME/CE-certified program providing patient case studies and expert commentary that will
demonstrate the clinical applications of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the European
Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Guidelines to further advance the management of care for persons with CHB.
 

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be better able to:
* Identify candidates who are at high risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and deliver prevention education
* Select treatment strategies for CHB (including treatments for patients living with coinfections, comorbidities, and cirrhosis) based on an understanding of guidelines issued by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
* Compare methods for evaluating antiviral treatment response in CHB patients
* Identify strategies to prevent or manage antiviral resistance in the long-term management of patients with CHB
 

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and
HealthmattersCME. PIM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Credit Designation
This educational activity for 1.3 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Accreditation Statements
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

California Board of Registered Nursing
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13485 for 1.6 contact hours.
 

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by PIM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in this activity, and patient care recommendations. PIM Is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity.

Paul Martin, MD
Consultant: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences Inc
Grant/Research Support: Roche Pharmaceuticals

Mark Sulkowski, MD
Consulting Fees: Abbott, Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Merck, Pfizer, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Tibotec Pharmaceuticals
Contracted Research: Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Johns Hopkins University, Merck, Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Vertex

The following PIM planners and managers, Jan Hixon, RN, BSN, MA, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Julia Kimball, RN, BSSN, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CCMEP, and Patricia Staples, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.

The following HealthmattersCME manager, James Murphy, reported he does not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity. HealthmattersCME ANCC planner,
Carla Molliner, PA-C, MHS has disclosed the following financial relationship: Consulting Fees for Schering- Plough (Hepatitis C
Advisory Board).
 

There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period April 23, 2010, through April 23,
2011, participants must (1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; (2) study the educational activity; (3) complete
the posttest by going to http://www.cmeuniversity.com, enter Course ID 7133, and record the best answer to each question;
and (4) complete the evaluation form and credit request. A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 70% or better.
 

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM), HealthmattersCME, and Gilead Sciences, Inc do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of PIM, HealthmattersCME, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
 

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
 

This activity is jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthmattersCME.
 

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences Medical Affairs.

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