CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

The HBV Gray Zone: Patient and Physician Sharing Session #5

Episode Summary

In episode 5 of an ongoing series of sharing sessions between a physician and patient, Anna Christina L. dela Cruz, MD, and Rhonda, who is living with chronic hepatitis B, discuss what to do when the decision to start treatment is not clear because of borderline ALT test results and HBV DNA levels.

Episode Notes

In episode 5 of an ongoing series of sharing sessions between a physician and patient, Anna Christina L. dela Cruz, MD, and Rhonda, who is living with chronic hepatitis B, discuss what to do when the decision to start treatment is not clear because of borderline ALT test results and HBV DNA levels. Their conversation highlights a need for patient education and shared decision-making.

Presenter:

Anna Christina L. dela Cruz, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences.

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3u196yK