The Committee on Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis Infections held a public meeting on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, DC.

1:00 PM	Welcome and opening statement	Palmer Beasley, Committee Chair
1:15	Charge to the committee Presentation (Ward) Presentation (Taylor and Saly)	John Ward, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Chris Taylor and Martha Saly, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
2:00	Broad Overview of Hepatitis B Presentation	Dale Hu, CDC
2:30	Broad Overview of Hepatitis C Presentation	Cindy Weinbaum, CDC
3:00	Break
3:15	Hepatitis C:  Moving Beyond the Silence Presentation	Lorren Sandt, Caring Ambassadors Program
3:45	Hepatitis B: Time for Zero Tolerance Presentation	Joan Block, Hepatitis B Foundation
4:15	Public comment period
5:00	Adjourn