About this Guidance
The purpose of this document is to provide simplified, up-to-date, and readily accessible guidance for primary care medical providers related to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance.
About the HBV Primary Care Workgroup
This guidance was developed by the Hepatitis B Primary Care Workgroup, a multidisciplinary panel of national experts in the field of viral hepatitis B, including representation from hepatology, infectious diseases, pharmacy, primary care, public health, and other national organizations. The workgroup was organized by the National Taskforce on Hepatitis B in partnership with the San Francisco Hep B Free — Bay Area and Project ECHOTM and did not receive any outside funding.
HBV Primary Care Workgroup Members
HBV GUIDANCE CO-CHAIRS
Amy S. Tang, MD
Karla Thornton, MD, MPH
HEPATOLOGY
Eric W. Chak, MD, MPH
Robert G. Gish, MD
Anna S. Lok, MD
Brian J. McMahon, MD
Lewis R. Roberts, MB, ChB, PhD
Norah A. Terrault, MD, MPH
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Camilla S. Graham, MD, MPH
David H. Spach, MD
Mark S. Sulkowski, MD
Karla Thornton, MD, MPH
PHARMACY
Paulina Deming, PharmD
PRIMARY CARE
Richard Andrews, MD, MPH
Amy S. Tang, MD
Grace Wang, MD, MPH
Su Wang, MD, MPH
PUBLIC HEALTH
Moon S. Chen Jr., PhD, MPH
Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH
Stuart Fong, MD
Aaron M. Harris, MD, MPH
Rita K. Kuwahara, MD, MIH
Richard So, MPH, MPA
Ann Winters, MD
Additional Workgroup Support
Melanie Bird, PhD
Jennifer Lim
Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD
Amy Trang, PhD, M.Ed