Lesson 1. Epidemiology and Natural History

Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Increase treatment rates in the United States for adults with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
  • Describe key epidemiologic features of HCV infection in the United States
  • Utilize knowledge about HCV acquisition to prevent new HCV infections
  • Recognize the progression of liver disease in untreated HCV infection
  • Adopt the simplified HCV treatment approach to expand treatment of HCV by primary care clinicians

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Increase treatment rates in the United States for adults with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
  • Describe key epidemiologic features of HCV infection in the United States
  • Utilize knowledge about HCV acquisition to prevent new HCV infections
  • Recognize the progression of liver disease in untreated HCV infection
  • Adopt the simplified HCV treatment approach to expand treatment of HCV by primary care clinicians

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