Dr. Jay Kostman discusses Hepatitis B (HBV) Prevalence in the United States and the disease progression, the history of treatment and current treatment. Katie Huynh then discusses best practices for treatment and care for underserved populations of people who use drugs and have other high risk factors and vaccination efforts.

Watch the first session of the Nurse-Led Forum for Vaccine Confidence series, where we heard diverse perspectives from the nursing community and discussed how to become a vaccine ambassador as a first step to building trust in public health and the COVID-19 vaccine.

NNCC partnered with Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Jody Gilmore, MSN, CRNP, PPMC, from Prevention Point Philadelphia for this webinar. Gilmore reviewed harm reduction concepts, the infectious disease consequences of drug use, how to engage people who use drugs, as well as best practices, strategies, and resources for providers.