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We started the day 2 of the Team HBV Collegiate Chapter Conference at Stanford. We have many amazing speakers lined up, including:

Dale Hu, MD. MPH, Epidemiology Research Team Leader, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Viral Hepaitits, US Center of Disease Control and Prevention

Samuel So, MD, FACS, Executive Director, Asian Liver Center at Stanford University.

Dr. Hu is currently presenting about the hepatiits B epidemics and what we can do as students. You can watch the livestream of our conference on your laptop or via ipone on East Villager. Get as many members of your chapters to log onto EV as possible. There will be several prizes giving out  today, for chapters with most blogs, for individuals with best blogs, etc. Rebecca Hu, President of UC Berkeley chapter won a prize for having the best blog last night. Yay!

Come and watch all the amazing professional and student speakers we have today- learn more about how to fight against this hepatitis B epidemics, learn from other people's experiences, and be inspired!!

 

 

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Organization: Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation (趙修平夫婦基金會)

109 members

The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation was founded in California’s Silicon Valley in 2005 by Ping Chao and his wife Amy Chao. The foundation aims to fund and nurture initiatives improving the health and well-being of children and youth in economically disadvantaged regions throughout the world; p

Organization: Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

98 members

The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is the first non-profit organization in the United States that addresses the high incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asians and Asian Americans. Founded in 1996, the center uses a three-pronged approach towards fighting hepatitis B through outr

Organization: Team HBV

77 members

Team HBV is the international coalition of student organizations and volunteers working with the Asian Liver Center to spread awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer to their schools and communities. Team HBV is the organizational structure that works to promote the Jade Ribbon Campaign.

Organization: Jade Ribbon Campaign

97 members

Join the Jade Ribbon Campaign to unite against hepatitis B and liver cancer! The greatest health disparity between Asian Americans and white Americans is the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection and the high incidence of liver cancer, 80% of which is caused by chronic hepatitis B infec
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When: 11/13/2009 5:00 PM to 11/15/2009 2:00 PM
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The Inaugural Team HBV Collegiate Conference, organized by the ALC, brings together individuals representing Team HBV chapters worldwide, Jade Ribbon Campaign advocates, and hepatitis B and liver cancer experts. The conference provides a professional forum for Team HBV chapters to share insights...
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