The Florida Hepatitis Prevention Program, Florida Department of Health, recommends hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines, as well as hepatitis B and C testing, for adults at increased risk for hepatitis infection, or the serious consequences of infection.

The vaccines and laboratory testing are available for Florida residents over 18 and older, and may be offered at no charge in your area.

To get more information about hepatitis vaccine and testing availability, contact your local Health Department.

The Florida Hepatitis Prevention Program Presents:
Hepatitis 101 Training

On August 11, September 8, October 13 and December 8, 2010, from 2:00-3:00pm Eastern Time, the Florida Hepatitis Prevention Program will offer "Hepatitis 101: for Nurses, Counselors and Outreach Workers.” This telephone conference call is a one-hour basic introductory training. All you need is a phone and a computer!

The course is presented in a telephone conference call format, and provides an introduction to hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Prior to each course date, the conference call phone number, along with the PowerPoint Presentation, is emailed to all registrants. Any healthcare worker can participate in Hepatitis 101. Continuing education credit of one (1) contact hour is available for all licensed nurses in the state of Florida.

To register for this course, please complete the form found on the following link:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/aids/hep/Hep101/101regform.htm

Please register early, as each session will be limited to the first 50 registrants. It’s recommended that you allow 15 minutes during registration to take the mandatory pretest.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After participating in the introductory Hepatitis 101 Class, participants will have a basic understanding of the following:

1. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C: clinical features, methods of transmission
and prevention messages.

2. Patients/clients who should be referred for hepatitis vaccination and testing.

3. How to use hepatitis information to counsel patients/clients about hepatitis A,
hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

4. Test results for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

5. How HIV/AIDS affects the progression of hepatitis C.