Hepatitis B Vaccination: Information for Health Care Providers

Clinical Information on Hepatitis B

• Updated CDC recommendation for the management of Hepatitis B virus-infected heathcare providers and students New July 2012
• Pink Book’s chapter on Hepatitis B
  Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
• Ask the Experts: Hepatitis B
  CDC experts answer your clinical questions (Immunization Action Coalition)
• Pediarix™ vaccine: questions and answers
• Hepatitis B vaccination of adults: occupational health providers
• MMWR: Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
• Recommended dosages & schedules of hepatitis A vaccines and hepA/hepB combination vaccines
• Consult package inserts for Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidance: (Comvax, Engerix-B, Pediarix, Recombivax HB, Twinrix, and more package inserts…
  Includes proper storage and handing details, shelf life, reconstitution instructions…
• Standing Orders

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Hepatitis B and Pregnancy

• Pregnancy and Hepatitis B
• Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator Resource Center
  • State coordinators for Perinatal Hep B
• Recommendations, resources, & general info from IAC

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Vaccine Recommendations on Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis B Vaccination of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (ACIP Recommendations)
• Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations [1 page]
  Posted Jul 2008
• Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings
• Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
• Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
• Hemodialysis and Viral Hepatitis
• Contraindications [2 pages]
• ACIP – Vaccines for Children (VFC) Resolution [4 pages]

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References and Resources

• Hepatitis B related-MMWR reports
• Pink Book’s chapter on Hepatitis B [26 pages] Updated April 2011 Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
• Surveillance manual’s chapter on Hepatitis B Posted Aug 2008
  Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook
• Surveillance Guidelines and Forms
• Hepatitis B: What Hospitals Need to Do to Protect Newborns
  Immunization Action Coalition
• Gaps in Hospital Policies and Practices to Prevent Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus
  Pediatrics Volume 125, Number 4, Apr 2010
• The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States in the era of vaccination Posted Jun 2010
  J Infect Dis. Jun 9, 2010
• Travelers Health: Yellow Book
• Viral Hepatitis Helpful External Links
• Admission Orders for Labor & Delivery and Newborn Units to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Transmission [2 pages]
• National Hepatitis B Initiative for Asian Americans/Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders

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Provider Education

• Diabetes and Hepatitis B Vaccination – Information for Diabetes Educators [1.4MB, 2 pages]
• Give Birth to the End of Hep B
  Immunization Action Coalition
• Cases of harm resulting from missed birth dose [1 page]
• “Your patient is relying on YOU to protect her baby from hepatitis B” [2 pages]
  (brochure for physicians)
  Source: Ohio Department of Health Immunization Program
• Podcasts on Hepatitis B vaccination and on Hepatitis

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Materials for Patients about Hepatitis B

• CDC Patient Education Resources (fact sheets, brochures, posters, etc.)
• Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• Feature: Hepatitis Awareness
• Hepatits B shots are recommended for all new babies [2 pages]
  From Immunization Action Coalition
• All kids need hepatitis B shots! [1 page]
  Also available in Spanish, Arabic, and other languages; see Handouts for Patients
  From Immunization Action Coalition
• What I need to know about Hepatitis B
  From National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Viral hepatitis materials in languages other than English
  From Immunization Action Coalition
• Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences [1 page]
  From Immunization Action Coalition
• Viral Hepatitis: Information for Gay and Bisexual Men [2 pages]
• Patient materials and more resources from IAC
• Stories of people who suffered or died from hepatitis B virus infection
  From Immunization Action Coalition
• Hepatitis B: Questions and Answers [4 pages]
  Ready-to-print versions of one of the CDC-reviewed Q&A material located on IAC’s Vaccine Information website (http://www.vaccineinformation.org)

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