Webinar HBV Cure 101 Europe

ICE HBV and Liver Patients International partnered up to put together this webinar HBV Cure 101 with a focus on Europe. The webinar took place on 24 November. The purpose of the event was to bring together scientists researching Hepatitis B and the community that is affected.

Program:
0:00:00 - Intro and Housekeeping by Capucine Pénicaud
0:02:08 - Opening Remarks George Kalamitsis (Liver Patient International)
0:03:06 - HBV Cure Research 101 by Dr. Fabien Zoulim
0:16:38 - Clinical Perspective on HBV Cure Research by Dr. George Papatheodoridis
0:25:21 - Community Perspective, Hep Active by Silvana Lesidrenska
0:32:26 - The European HBV Patient Registry, TherVac B by Dr. Markus Cornberg
0:41:08 - IPcureB Project & Clinical Trials by Dr. Pietro Lampertico
0:49:26 - HBV and Migrants in Europe Comsava Project by Camila Picchio

0:59:00 Q&A Session & Discussion
Some topics in the discussion were:
-Trials underway in Eastern Europe (0:59:55)
-International (clinical) studies (challenges even within Europe, etc.) - (01:03:33)
-Difficulty of doctors (in Bulgaria) finding patients for clinical trials (01:06:17)
-How can we influence EU regulations to make international clinical trials easier (01:09:12)
-How can we put pressure on EU Parliament so regulation is changing? (01:13:20)