This section contains PowerPoint Presentations from various conferences that ALC has organized or attended.

 At the Traditional Chinese Medicine Conference at Stanford University in 2007, Dr. Samuel So gives a presentation to a room full of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Topics such as hepatitis A and B, the hepatitis vaccines, treatment options and related health risks are covered over the course of two hours.

National AAPI Health Summit

San Jose, CA | September 14-16, 2006

The ALC organized the hepatitis B track as part of the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum Health Summit. For the full program click here.

Plenary Presentations

"Impact and scope of HBV and HBV-induced liver cancer in the API community" [10.1 MB]
by Dr. Sam So - Director, Asian Liver Center

"Evidence behind HBV treatment and screening for liver cancer from an API perspective" [0.3 MB]
by Dr. Mindie Nguyen - Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

"Update on new CDC guidelines and initiatives" [0.96 MB]
by Dr. John W. Ward - Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Community Outreach Presentations

Groups from coast to coast described their outreach models, outcomes and challenges in order to learn and grow from each other.

Boston [8.08 MB] by Eva Lilly and Christie Hershey, Hepatitis B Initiative - Boston

Chicago [5.69 MB] by Hong Liu, Asian Health Coalition of Illinois

D.C. Area [0.31 MB] by Theresa Castillo, Hepatitis B Initiative - D.C.

Houston [0.43 MB] by Jessica Hwang, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Los Angeles [17.0 MB] by Lucy Young, Herald Cancer Association

Maryland [0.30 MB] by Mark Li, Asian American Physicians Alliance for Hepatitis B of Maryland

New York [0.33 MB] by Thomas Tsang, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

San Francisco [1.30 MB] by Janet Zola, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Seattle [2.45 MB] by Kim Nguyen, Washington State API Hepatitis B Task Force

Stanford [0.81 MB] by Ellen Chang, Asian Liver Center

B Informed Patient Conference

June 10-11, 2006

The patient conference was a collaborative project with Hepatitis B Foundation and the Hepatitis B Information and Support List. Make sure to visit their sites for more information.

"Making the Link Between HBV and Liver Cancer" [2.23 MB]
by Dr. Sam So - Director, Asian Liver Center

"Hepatitis B Treatment Today" [0.73 MB]
by Dr. Mindie Nguyen - Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine

"Hepatitis B Treatment for Children Today" [1.07 MB]
by Dr. Philip Rosenthal - Professor, Pediatrics and Surgery, University of California San Francisco

"Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Liver" [0.11 MB]
by Ms. Patsy Obayashi - Clinical Dietician, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Last Updated: February 5, 2008