B Informed! Series
B Informed! is a Hepatitis B Virtual Education Series geared toward anyone interested in learning more about hepatitis B including patients, family members, community advocates, health care providers, public health professionals, and community members.
Sessions are every-other-month on the third Tuesday at 3pm ET and are 45 minutes long. Each session will focus on a specific hepatitis B topic related to improving awareness, testing, vaccination, and linkage to care through didactic speakers and real-world case studies.
For more information about our capacity-building programs, please contact us.
Upcoming B Informed Session on November 19!
This session will feature the CDC and they will discuss the new CSTE hepatitis B case definitions and its impact on jurisdictions' surveillance efforts.
Tuesday, November 19 @ 3 PM ET
Title: Unpacking the New HBV Case Definitions
Speaker: Cody Bennett, MPH Viral Hepatitis Epidemiologist and Surveillance Officer Division of Viral Hepatitis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9/17/2024: This inspiring session features #justB storytelling videos, where real people living with hepatitis B share their personal journeys. These stories are a powerful tool to encourage those working in hepatitis B space to become advocates, spread awareness, and educate the communities they serve. Learn how to use these stories to raise awareness and promote better understanding and care for those affected by hepatitis B.
7/16/2024: This session features Thaddeus Pham, Marie Bresnahan and team and Meg Chappell who talk about strategies to turn raw data into compelling visuals, impactful graphics and eye-catching awareness campaigns.
Marie Bresnahan and Meg Chappell's Slides
5/21/2024: This session features Dr. Amy Trang, Founder and CEO of Social Capital Solutions, Inc. and Frank Hood, Associate Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Hepatitis B Foundation who talk about best practices when it comes to grant- writing and things that our community should be keeping in mind while seeking grant funding.
3/19/2024: This session features speakers Anika Martin from Hep Free Hawaii and Monique Benvenutti from Hepatitis B Foundation, exploring best practices for social media engagement and sharing impactful strategies, demonstrating how one person can turn social media into a powerful team effort for creating awareness about hepatitis B.
1/16/2024: This session features Beatrice Zovich and Holly Moore from the Hepatitis B Foundation speaking on Hepatitis B and Delta in the harm reduction space.
11/21/2023: This session features didactic speaker Ruth Brogden speaking on increasing HBV vaccination rate, getting folks to vaccinated (via screening events, EHR prompts, etc.), and streamlining internal processes for vaccinating.
Watch our sessions below:
7/18/2023: This session features didactic speaker Dr. Chari Cohen speaking on what is happening on the ground around hep B elimination and case study speaker Dr. Catherine Freeland who discusses her findings on harm reduction research.
Dr. Catherine Freeland's slides
5/16/2023: This session features didactic speaker Dr. Robert Wong speaking on hep B epidemiology and case study speaker Thaddeus Pham talking about how Hawaii used publicly available data for their Hep B Mortality report.