title: Hepatitis C Management and the Infectious Diseases Physician: A Survey of Current and Anticipated Practice Patterns.
abstract: This query of North American infectious diseases physicians reviews current and anticipated practice patterns related to hepatitis C virus (HCV) care. Less than 20% of survey respondents evaluated and/or treated >10 HCV-infected individuals in the past year. We review HCV practice patterns, barriers to management, and education among infectious diseases physicians.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Cody A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Chastain
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Beekmann
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Erika K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Wallender
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hulgan
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Jack T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Polgreen
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: healthcare surveys; hepatitis C virus; infectious diseases specialty