On May 21, the 13th information morning of the Hepatitis C Network Côte d’Azur will be held at the CUM from 8:45 AM to 1:00 PM. This conference will present the results of the information campaign on screening for hepatitis B and C.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
– 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Screening campaign for hepatitis B and C (2008-2010) of the Alpes-Maritimes department by Doctor Denis Ouzan,
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Action plan against hepatitis – Lionel Lavin–General Directorate of Health- Paris
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Therapeutic Education: A key aspect of treatment: Professor Albert Tran
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: New treatments for hepatitis C, new chances of cure- Doctor Daniel Dhumeaux
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Round Table: Challenges in the screening and management of patients with hepatitis B or C
Today, chronic viral hepatitis is no longer a death sentence.
Chronic viral hepatitis are transmissible diseases poorly understood by the general public, especially since the disease remains silent for a long time.
1 in 2 patients does not know they are carriers of chronic hepatitis B or C.
We can treat better and manage the treatment better.
In the case of hepatitis B, current well-tolerated treatments allow the majority of patients to achieve remission.
Nearly two out of three patients with chronic hepatitis C can be cured. Among patients infected with genotype 1, considered the most difficult to treat, combined with the traditional treatment of interferon and ribavirin, protease inhibitors enable a cure in approximately 75% of cases with 24 weeks of treatment compared to the current 48 weeks.
