The North American Viral Hepatitis Elimination Summit, a collaboration of the American Association for the Study of the Liver (AASLD), Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), and Mexican Association of Hepatology (AMH) will be delivered on Tuesday March 18th, 2025, at the Global Hepatitis Summit in Los Angeles.
March 18th, 2025
10AM to 5PM
Objectives:
- Bring high level attention to hepatitis elimination in North America
- Advance knowledge of strategies to reduce health disparities
- Explore novel programs that how to apply these more broadly across countries in North America
NAVHES Agenda
March 18, 2025
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Introductions and Overview
Co-Chairs: Jordan Feld (CASL), Norah Terrault (AASLD), Aldo Torre (AMH) Moderators: Jordan Feld, Aldo Torre, Norah Terrault / John Ward
10:10 am - 11:15 am
NAVHES Session #1 - Taking Stock (profiles in NA): trends, progress towards targets and big scale initiatives
Moderators: John Ward & Carla Coffin
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Canada – Canada’s STBBI Action Plan 2024-2030
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Mexico – Expansion of HCV management in primary care
10:40 am - 10:55 pm
United States --- US HCV elimination in transition
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Session 1 Panel Discussion
11:20 am - 12:05 pm
NAVHES Session #2 - Diagnostics with the goal of increasing treatment
Moderators: Norah Terrault & Aldo Torre
11:20 am - 11:35 am
HCV POCT and barriers to test & treat approach
11:35 am - 11:50 am
HBV testing – what needs to ∆ in policies & practice (qHBsAg, HBV POCT)
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
HDV: reflex testing, status of anti-HDV & RNA testing in NA
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Session 2 Panel Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:55 pm
NAVHES Session #3 - Vaccination – an important cornerstone in Prevention
Moderators: Jordan Feld & Graciela Castro
12:25 pm - 12:40 pm
Suggest Catch-up HepB Vaccination Strategies for all or at risk adults
12:40 pm - 12:55 pm
HCV Vaccine trials in NA status report
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Symposium
2:05 pm - 3:05 pm
NAVHES Session #4 - Prevention Beyond Vaccination
2:05 pm - 2:20 pm
Next Steps in Elimination of MTCT of HBV and HCV in North America
2:20 pm - 2:35 pm
Liver cancer in VH in North America – surveillance challenges and solutions
2:35 pm - 3:05 pm
Session 4 Panel Discussion
3:10 pm - 4:15 pm
NAVHES Session #5- Health equity: Delivering VH care in persons using drugs
Moderators: Norah Terrault & Aldo Torre
3:10 pm - 3:25 pm
Prevention of HCV among PWID in Mexico
3:25 pm - 3:40 pm
PWIDs – novel programs in U.S.
3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
Supervised injection sites and SSPs in Canada
3:55 pm - 4:15 pm
Session 5 Panel Discussion
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Wrap-up and Next Steps - Blueprint/Roadmap strategy
Moderators: John Ward, Norah Terrault, Jordan Feld & Aldo Torre
