The meeting took place in Copenhagen September Tuesday September 2011.
For minutes of the 2010 meeting, please see the Hepatitis meeting 2010 page. For the agenda 2011 see below.
Brian McMahon bdm9@cdc.gov
Nina Weis ninaweis@dadlnet.dk
Anders Koch ako@ssi.dk
Agenda: Viral Hepatitis Working Group Meeting September 20, 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark
9:00 Opening remarks and Introductions (Brian McMahon, Nina Weis, Anders Koch)
Morning Session: Results of Research and Projects in the Arctic since last Working Group Meeting.
9:15 Hepatitis A:
– HAV in US: Results from Universal Vaccination Program: Scott Holmberg, CDC , Atlanta
– Long-term protection in children and infants in Alaska: Brian McMahon
09:30 HBV Epidemiology/Natural History and Molecular Studies in the Arctic:
– Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis B virus genotype F: Yasuhito Tanaka, Brenna Simons & Brian McMahon
– Active, Inactive, and immune active HBV in Alaska: Brenna Simons & Brian McMahon
– Update from Greenland: Henrik Krarup, Malene Børresen & Anders Koch
– HBV molecular studies in Canada: Carla Osiowy & Malene Børresen
10:30 Coffee break
10:50 HBV epidemiology (cont.)
– Update from Canada: Carla Osyowy & Brenna Simons
– Update from Russia: Vladimir Chulanov
– Discussion
11:35 Hepatitis C:
– HCV in Russia: Vladimir Chulanov
– HCV in Alaska: Dana Bruden & Brian McMahon
– Longitudinal analysis of chronic HBV and HCV in Canada: Carla Osiowy & Anil Dudani
– Discussion
12:20 Lunch
Afternoon Session: Research, Public Health and Clinical Project Planning
13: 20 Viral Hepatitis Planning Board and the VHPB meeting in Copenhagen 2012: Greet Hendrickx
13:50 Hepatitis E:
– HEV testing: Scott Holmberg
– HEV in the Arctic – a priority? Michael Bruce
– Discussion
14:20 Discussion: Hepatitis A – should we add this to our working group?
14:35 HBV:
– HBV Database: Status in Greenland, Alaska and Canada: Henrik Krarup
– HBV Registries: How can we use them for both patient care and research?
– – Greenland: Henrik Krarup, Karin Ladefoged & Nina Weis
– – Alaska: Translation studies to evaluate effectiveness: Brian McMahon
– – Canada: Enhanced Hepatitis B/C Surveillance System (EHSSS): Anil Dudani
– Discussion: Future molecular and other laboratory studies in the Arctic
15:35 Coffee
15:55 HCV: Clinical care and research:
– HCV in Alaska: Brian McMahon
– – How we plan to choose patients for new protease inhibitors
– – Alaska Telemedicine project (Liver Connect)
– HCV Russia: Vladimir Chulanov
16:25 Other Viral Hepatitis Research and Public Health issues
16:40 Next Circumpolar Working Group Meeting: Anchorage, AK, August 2012
16:50 Adjourn: Selection of new steering group
17:00 End of programme
Dinner at restaurant (at own cost)