Best practice in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: A summary of the European Viral Hepatitis Educational Initiative (EVHEI)

☆ This article is based on the proceedings of the 2nd European Viral Hepatitis Educational Initiative (EVHEI) workshop held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 23–24 November 2006. The EVHEI faculty includes: Howard Thomas, MD (Chair), Ferrucio Bonino, MD, Graham Foster, MD, Stephanos Hadziyannis, MD, Michael Manns (Co-chair), MD, Patrick Marcellin, MD, Rafael Esteban-Mur, MD, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, MD, Christian Trépo, MD, Ran Tur-Kaspa, MD, and Fabien Zoulim, MD.

☆☆ The author declares that the manuscript was developed by Howard C. Thomas (H.C.T.) in conjunction with International Medical Press. EVHEI is run by International Medical Press and is in receipt of educational grants from BMS and Valeant. The article is based on a paper presented at the meeting by H.C.T. The participants travel and accommodation were supported by the meeting’s sponsors. The author attends the International Advisory Boards of BMS, Genome Sciences, Roche, Gilead and Idenix/Novartis.

PII: S0168-8278(07)00413-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.07.017