CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Tackling Racial Disparities in HCV Care: Global Edition

Episode Summary

Listen as expert faculty, Prof Ashley Brown, BSc, MD, FRCP, and Ahmed M. Elsharkawy, PhD, FRCP(UK), discuss key racial inequities of care that lead to undertreatment for migrant populations and other racial minorities globally with or at risk for hepatitis C.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Prof Ashley Brown, BSc, MD, FRCP, and Ahmed M. Elsharkawy, PhD, FRCP(UK), discuss key racial inequities of care that lead to undertreatment for migrant populations and other racial minorities globally with or at risk for hepatitis C.

Topics include:

  • HCV Burden and Care Disparities in Specific Populations
  • Genotypes and Length of Infection in Ethnic Minorities
  • Primary Care Education and System-Related Barriers
  • Solutions to Overcome Barriers to HCV Care
  • First-hand Patient Stories

Prof Ashley Brown, BSc, MD, FRCP
Professor of Practice, Viral Hepatitis
Division of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
Imperial College London
Consultant Hepatologist
Liver & Antiviral Unit
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom

Ahmed M. Elsharkawy, PhD, FRCP(UK)
Consultant Hepatologist and 
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Liver Unit and Biomedical Research Centre
University Hospitals Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Content based on a CME program supported by educational grants provided by AbbVie; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP 

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Link to full program:
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