title: The American College of Preventive Medicine Position Statement on Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
abstract: The American College of Preventive Medicine Prevention Practice Committee contributes to policy guidelines and recommendations on preventive health topics for clinicians and public health decision makers. After review of the currently available evidence, the College is providing a consensus-based set of recommendations designed to increase screening for and prevention of hepatitis C virus infection, increase linkage to care, improve access to treatment, and encourage development of hepatitis C virus-related quality measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Orlando, Florida.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.affiliation: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Bart J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Orlando, Florida.
authors.forename: Toni-Marie L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Catherine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Orlando, Florida; Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida.
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sherin
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Providence Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
authors.forename: Kelechi A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Uduhiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: david.niebuhr@usuhs.edu.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Niebuhr
mesh_terms: D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States