Hepatitis meeting 2010

Agenda:

Chairpersons: Karin Ladefoged and Anders Koch

08:30             Welcome and Minutes from 2009 meeting

08:45             Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board – an orientation. Alex Vorsters

Chairpersons: Gert Mulvad and Malene Børresen
09:00             The year in Arctic HBV research

• Molecular epidemiology and clinical manifestations of HBV genotype D worldwide. Yasu Tanaka
• The  Alaskan genotype F. Yasu Tanaka
• HBV inactive carrier phase and clinical significance. Brenna Simons
• Update chronic HBV and predictors for reactivation in HBeAg lost carriers. Brian McMahon

10:00             Coffee

10:30             The year in Arctic HBV research (continued)

• HBV research in Greenland. Malene Børresen
• HBV research in Canada. Jeff Potts
• HBV research in Russia. Vladimir Chulanov

Chairpersons: Chong Gee and Flemming Stenz
11:15            Introduction of HBV vaccination in Greenland – the political process and considerations. Flemming Stenz

11:30             Other hepatitis virus

• HCV in Alaskan Natives. Steve Livingston
• Hepatitis E from a Danish perspective. Peer Brehm Christensen
• Evaluating performances of anti-HEV IgM and IgG assays. Chong-Gee Teo

12:15            ICCH15 in Fairbanks and Working group Website. Mike Bruce and Anders Koch

12:30             Lunch

Chairpersons: Jeff Potts and Tom Hennessey
13:30             Roundtable discussion – HBV preparedness and awareness (suggested by Jeff Potts, Health Canada)

• Do representative countries have a clear sense of hepatitis B and
  hepatitis C disease burden (i.e. current prevalence and incidence
  rates) and molecular epidemiology in their jurisdictions?
• Are transmission risk factors common across the Region?
• Are prevention policies and programs in place, and have they been
  evaluated for effectiveness?
• Are screening, diagnostic and treatment protocols in place that could
  be easily inventoried and analysed for comparative purposes?
• Are research and surveillance efforts and investments across the
  Region inclusive of focus on behaviours, psycho-social sciences and
  social determinants?

14:15            Presentation of HBV database elements for future international comparisons and analyses – suggestion from last years meeting. Brian McMahon, Vladimir Chulanov

14:30             Coffee break

Chairpersons: Brian McMahon and Vladimir Chulanov
15:00            Joint projects – Updates on ongoing projects and ideas for new ones. Roundtable discussion

16:45             Next years’ meeting and election of new steering group

17:00             End