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June 29, 2006 |
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ABBREVIATIONS: ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention; DVH, Division of Viral Hepatitis; HAV,
hepatitis A virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IAC,
Immunization Action Coalition; IDU, injection drug user; MMWR, Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report; MSM, men who have sex with men; STD, sexually
transmitted disease; VIS, Vaccine Information Statement; WHO, World Health
Organization.
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June 29, 2006
FREE AND NOW AVAILABLE: ASIAN LIVER CENTER'S NEW BROCHURE, "HEPATITIS B AND
MOMS-TO-BE," IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE
Asian Liver Center's new brochure, "Hepatitis B and Moms-to-Be," is now
available and can be ordered free of charge at
http://liver.stanford.edu/ALC/ALC_order.php
Download the English version at
http://liver.stanford.edu/brochures/preg_brochure.pdf
Or the Chinese version at
http://liver.stanford.edu/brochures/preg_brochure_chinese.pdf
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June 29, 2006
REVIEW THE KEY ISSUES OF HBV TREATMENT OPTIONS AS PRESENTED AT DIGESTIVE DISEASE
WEEK 2006
This report addresses key issues of the most clinically relevant treatment
options for HBV infection presented at Digestive Disease Week 2006, which was
held in Los Angeles in late May. Read the full report at
http://archive.mail-list.com/hbv_research/msg09641.html
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June 29, 2006
HEPATITIS B FOUNDATION UPDATES NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHAPTERS
The Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) online language chapters at
http://www.hepb.org have been updated to make
it easier for non-English speaking people to learn about hepatitis B. The
chapters are arranged on a split screen, with both the foreign translation and
English language shown side-by-side. This makes it easy for all family members
to read the information in a language they are most comfortable with. It also
makes it easy to print and share the information with your doctor. Visit the
HBF's Simplified-Chinese, Chinese-Traditional, Vietnamese, and Spanish language
chapters at the following:
http://www.hepb.org/simplifiedchinese
http://www.hepb.org/traditionalchinese
http://www.hepb.org/vietnamese
http://www.hepb.org/spanish
The Korean language chapter will be available in the near future.
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June 29, 2006
HEPATITIS B CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HEPATITIS B
The second National Hepatitis B Awareness Week, held May 15-22, was highlighted
by successful events around the country. The week started with a Congressional
briefing on hepatitis B, sponsored by Congressmen Charles Dent and Mike Honda
who formally recognized National Hepatitis B Awareness Week in Congress.
Both men stressed the importance of increasing awareness and prioritizing
hepatitis B as a serious health issue facing Americans. An overview of the
briefing is available at
http://hepb.org/advocacy/congressional_briefing.htm
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June 29, 2006
VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION BOARD WEBSITE FEATURES PRESENTATIONS FROM A MEETING
ON HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C, AND OTHER BLOODBORNE INFECTIONS IN HEALTHCARE
WORKERS
Topics covered include global epidemiology of bloodborne infections in
healthcare workers, transmission of HBV and HCV as an occupational risk, primary
and secondary prevention measures against HBV and HCV infections in healthcare
workers, and recommendations for HBV-, HCV-, or HIV-infected healthcare workers.
This information is available at
http://www.vhpb.org under the VHPB news section. It was published in Viral
Hepatitis, Nov. 2005, Vol. 14(1).
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June 29, 2006
IAC DEVELOPS AND POSTS MORE STANDING ORDERS FOR ADMINISTERING CHILD, TEEN, AND
ADULT VACCINES
In May, IAC developed and posted on its website standing orders protocols for
vaccinating children, teens, and adults with various vaccines, including two for
administering hepatitis B vaccine.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the standing orders protocol for
administering hepatitis B vaccine to children and teens, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076a.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076a.htm
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the standing orders protocol for
administering hepatitis B vaccine to adults, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.htm
To access the other standing orders protocols developed and posted in May, as
well as others developed and posted before May, go to IAC's new web page where
all standing orders are available. Be sure to bookmark this page:
http://www.immunize.org/standingorders
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June 29, 2006
ATTENTION SCHOOL NURSES: GIVE IT A SHOT TOOLKIT OFFERS LOTS OF TIME-SAVING
RESOURCES FOR PROMOTING TEEN IMMUNIZATION
[The following is cross-posted from the Immunization Action Coalition's "IAC
EXPRESS" electronic newsletter, May 30, 2006.]
The website of the American School Health Association recently posted
information about its publication "Give It a Shot: Toolkit for Nurses and Other
Immunization Champions Working with Secondary Schools."
It includes a 62-page manual of current information on adolescent immunizations,
a CD containing many of the handouts described in the manual, and a DVD with a
video for parents, "Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fear," and one for teens,
"The Case of the Missing Shots."
The toolkit is available to ASHA members for $19.95 and to non-members for
$24.95. Bulk discounts are also available. For more information and to order the
toolkit online, go to: http://www.ashaweb.org
and click on Bookstore in the horizontal menu at the top of the page. Follow
instructions from there.
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June 29, 2006
NEW: THE MOST RECENT ISSUES OF NEEDLE TIPS (MAY 2006) AND VACCINATE ADULTS (JUNE
2006) ARE NOW ON THE WEB
IAC recently posted the latest issue of Needle Tips (May 2006; 24 pages) and
Vaccinate Adults (June 2006; 12 pages) to its website. All articles and
education pieces, except editorials, have been thoroughly reviewed by
immunization and hepatitis experts at CDC.
HOW TO READ NEEDLE TIPS AND VACCINATE ADULTS ON THE WEB
You can view selected articles from the tables of contents below or download the
complete issues from the Web.
Needle Tips. To view the table of contents with links to individual articles, go
to: http://www.immunize.org/nt
Vaccinate Adults. To view the table of contents with links to individual
articles, go to: http://www.immunize.org/va
The PDF files of the entire issue of each publication, linked below, are quite
large. For tips on downloading and printing PDF files, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/tips.htm
Needle Tips. To download a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the entire May issue,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/n34.pdf
Vaccinate Adults. To download a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the entire June
issue, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va17.pdf
PERTINENT CONTENT FROM NEEDLE TIPS AND VACCINATE ADULTS
Following are descriptions of and links to materials that appeared in Needle
Tips and/or Vaccinate Adults that will be of interest to Hep Express readers:
(1) From Needle Tips: In "Ask the Experts," CDC experts answer questions about
vaccines and their recommended use.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/expert34.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/expert34.htm
(2) From Vaccinate Adults: "Ask the Experts" has substantially different
information than that found in the Needle Tips version.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va17exprt.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va17exprt.htm
(3) From Vaccinate Adults. "Vaccine highlights" presents information on ACIP's
provisional recommendations for adult vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine, as
well as information about new CDC immunization resources.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va17vacc.pdf
(4) From Needle Tips. "Top immunize.org resources—check them out!" gives readers
a brief overview of users' favorite resources from the homepage of IAC's main
website, http://www.immunize.org
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/topresources.pdf
(5) From Needle Tips. "Medical errors put infants at risk for chronic hepatitis
B virus infection—six case reports" recounts recent errors uncovered by routine
monitoring of birthing hospitals in New York state.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2128.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2128.htm
(6) From Needle Tips. Updated in April, "Guidelines for standing orders in labor
& delivery and nursery units to prevent hepatitis B virus transmission to
newborns" includes pertinent information from the recently published ACIP
recommendations for eliminating transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in
infants, children, and adolescents.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) one-page version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/guidelines.pdf
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) two-page version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2130per.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2130.htm
(7) From Vaccinate Adults. Updated in May, "Summary of recommendations for adult
immunization," now offers current information about the target populations for
hepatitis B vaccine and Tdap vaccine.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2011b.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2011b.htm
(8) From Needle Tips. Updated in October 2005, "Vaccines and related products
distributed in the United States" presents the brand name, manufacturer, vaccine
type (e.g., inactivated or live), and packaging options for all FDA-licensed
vaccines and biologics.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2019prod.pdf
(9) From both publications. "Standing orders for administering vaccines to
children and adults" gives health professionals general information about the
many standing orders IAC has developed.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/standingorders.pdf
(10) From both publications. Updated in February, the patient-education pieces
"If you have hepatitis C, which vaccinations do you need?" and "If you have HIV
infection, which vaccinations do you need?" make it easy for patients infected
with hepatitis C virus and/or HIV to learn about the vaccines they need.
To access a ready-to-print version of "If you have hepatitis C, which
vaccinations do you need?" go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4042hepc.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4042hepc.htm
To access a ready-to-print version of "If you have HIVinfection, which
vaccinations do you need?" go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041hiv.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041hiv.htm
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM NEEDLE TIPS AND VACCINATE ADULTS
The following may be of interest to Hep Express readers. These resources
appeared in one publication or in both.
(1) "When do children and teens need vaccinations?"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/when1.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n17/when1.htm
(2) "Are you 11-19 years old? Then you need to be vaccinated against these
serious diseases!"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/11teens8.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.htm
(3) "Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, U.S., 2006"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/recschild.pdf
(4) "Recommended adult immunization schedule, United States, October
2005-September 2006"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n34/recsadult.pdf
(5) "Vaccinations for adults: You're NEVER too old to get immunized!"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030a.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n18/p4030new.htm
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June 29, 2006
ASIAN LIVER CENTER RELEASES UNIQUE DOCUMENTARY ON HBV: "ANOTHER LIFE: THE UNTOLD
STORY OF AN ASIAN EPIDEMIC"
The film focuses on the lives of eight people affected by chronic hepatitis B,
fusing their stories into a compelling narrative of tenacity and hope in the
face of an epidemic. View at
http://livercancer.stanford.edu/Mult/Mult_chinadoc.php
To order copies of the video or DVD, call (888) 311-3331.
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June 29, 2006
VIRAL HEPATITIS INTEGRATION BROCHURE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE
FREE FROM CDC
A brochure stressing the importance of integrating viral hepatitis prevention
messages into existing programs, other brochures, posters, slides, and fact
sheets are available for downloading at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource
To order free hard copies go to:
http://webapp.cdc.gov/ixpress/pubsprod/hepa+book/hepa.dml
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June 29, 2006
VIS TRANSLATIONS: CURRENT VIS FOR HEPATITIS A VACCINE TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH
AND 10 OTHER LANGUAGES
[The following is cross-posted from the Immunization Action Coalition's "IAC
EXPRESS" electronic newsletter, June 19, 2006.]
Dated 3/21/06, the current version of the hepatitis A vaccine VIS is now
available on the IAC website in Spanish and 10 additional languages: Arabic,
Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, and
Vietnamese. IAC gratefully acknowledges the California Department of Health
Services for the translations.
To obtain a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the current VIS hepatitis A vaccine
in Spanish, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/sp_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Arabic, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ab_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Armenian, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ar_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Cambodian, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ca_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Chinese, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ch_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Farsi, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/fa_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Hmong, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/hm_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Korean, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ko_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Russian, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ru_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Tagalog, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ta_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in Vietnamese, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vn_hpa06.pdf
To obtain it in English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/v-hepa.pdf
For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more than 30 languages,
visit IAC's VIS web section at
http://www.immunize.org/vis
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UPDATED: IAC REVISES MANY HEPATITIS-RELATED INFORMATION PIECES FOR PATIENTS AND
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
IAC recently revised many of its hepatitis-related education materials for
patients and healthcare professionals. Following is a list of the updated
materials; it explains the changes made to each and provides links to each.
For patients:
(1) The two-page brochure "Every day, teens are infected with hepatitis B virus:
Be sure you're vaccinated against this disease" was recently reviewed and minor
changes were made.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4100tee.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4100tee.htm
(2) The two-page brochure "Every week hundreds of sexually active people get
hepatitis B: Get protected! Get vaccinated!" was recently reviewed and minor
changes were made.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4112std.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4112std.htm
(3) The two-page brochure "If you, your parents, or your children were born in
any of these places . . . give this brochure to your healthcare provider and ask
to find out your hepatitis B status" was recently translated into Spanish. IAC
gratefully acknowledges the California Department of Health Services for the
translation.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170sp.pdf
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it in English, go
to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ref.pdf
(4) Dated 9/03, the four-page document "Questions frequently asked about
hepatitis B" was recently translated into Spanish. IAC gratefully acknowledges
the Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program of the Montgomery County (Maryland)
Department of Health and Human Services for the translation.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4090-01q.pdf
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it in English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090.pdf
(5) The one-page chart "What Would Happen if we Stopped Vaccinations?" now
reflects 2004 data.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4037stop.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4037stop.htm
For healthcare professionals:
(1) The one-page document "Brief sex history questionnaire" was recently
reviewed and minor changes were made.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4401.pdf
(2) The one-page document "Give the birth dose . . . hepatitis B vaccine at
birth saves lives" was modified to be consistent with the new birth dose
recommendations made by CDC, AAP, AAFP, and American College of
Obstetricians/Gynecologists (ACOG).
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2125.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2125.htm
(3) The four-page document "Vaccine Administration Record for Children and
Teens" now has space for the new rotavirus vaccine; minor changes were also
made.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2022b.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2022b.htm
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CDC ISSUES "SUMMARY OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES—UNITED STATES, 2004"
[The following is cross-posted from the Immunization Action Coalition's "IAC
EXPRESS" electronic newsletter, June 19, 2006.]
CDC published "Summary of Notifiable Diseases—United States, 2004" in the June
16 issue of MMWR Summary of Notifiable Diseases.
The summary has two primary sections. They are Part 1: Summaries of Notifiable
Diseases in the United States, 2004; and Part 2: Graphs and Maps for Selected
Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 2004. The opening paragraph of the
preface is reprinted below.
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The "Summary of Notifiable Diseases—United States, 2004" contains the official
statistics, in tabular and graphic form, for the reported occurrence of
nationally notifiable infectious diseases in the United States for 2004. Unless
otherwise noted, the data are final totals for 2004 reported as of December 2,
2005. These statistics are collected and compiled from reports sent by state
health departments to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS),
which is operated by CDC in collaboration with the Council of State and
Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). The summary is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/summary.html This site also includes publications
from past years.
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To access a web-text (HTML) version of the summary online, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5353a1.htm
Because the summary is a large file (1.7 MB), printing problems may occur
because of printer memory size. One solution is to print a few pages at a time.
To access more tips on downloading and printing large PDF files, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/tips.htm
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5353.pdf
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SAVE THE DATE: CDC'S IMMUNIZATION UPDATE 2006 BROADCAST IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST
10
[The following is cross-posted from the Immunization Action Coalition's "IAC
EXPRESS" electronic newsletter, May 30, 2006.]
The live satellite broadcast and webcast Immunization Update 2006 will provide
up-to-date information on the rapidly changing field of immunization. Following
is the anticipated course content: influenza vaccine, pertussis vaccine for
adolescents and adults, revised recommendations for childhood hepatitis A
vaccination, the new vaccines for rotavirus and herpes zoster, and possibly
information about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
Sponsored by CDC, the live broadcast is scheduled for August 10, from 9AM to
11:30AM ET. It will be rebroadcast later in the day from noon to 2:30PM ET. Both
broadcasts will feature a live Q&A session in which participants nationwide can
interact with the course instructors by toll-free telephone lines.
The course instructors are William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH; Donna Weaver, RN, MN;
and Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH. All are with the CDC's National Immunization
Program.
For comprehensive program information, go to:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/immup-2006/default.asp or email
nipinfo@cdc.gov
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June 29, 2006
HEPATITIS C AWARENESS EVENT CALLED HEP FEST COMING TO FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 1-4
The annual Hep Fest will be held at Topeekeegee Yugnee Park in Hollywood,
Florida, from September 1 to September 4. Further information is available at
http://www.heppalace.net/fl_hep_fest_06.htm
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June 29, 2006
CONFERENCE ON HEPATITIS C, HIV, AND OTHER BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS PLANNED FOR
CHICAGO ON OCTOBER 26-27
Blood Borne: A Silent Epidemic is a national conference on Hepatitis C, HIV, and
other bloodborne pathogens. It will present the best practices in treatment,
research, and patient empowerment throughout the nation. Join fellow
professionals and healthcare experts to expand and strengthen the body of
knowledge in medical and behavioral health care and treatment delivery. For
information on the conference, visit
http://www.bloodborne.org
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