Hepatitis C: A Case Study

The topic of discussion that I have chosen for the webcast development assignment is the chronic disease of Hepatitis C (HCV). HCV is a disease that affects the liver and approximately 80% of the population has no idea they are infected with the disease. Complications of HCV do not occur until the terminal stages of end-stage liver disease. The rationale for selecting the topic of HCV and the disease process is to educate the population on taking the steps in being screened for HCV, especially if the individual falls into the following criteria: current or past intravenous drug use, received blood products prior to 1998, received transplanted organs that were infected with HCV, healthcare worker accidently stuck with a contaminated needle, and individuals who received a tattoo with infected instruments (Lee, Yang, Yuan, L’Italien, & Chen, 2014). According to the CDC (2014) individuals that were born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested once in their lifetime to inquire as to whether they are in the 80% of people who have no idea they have acquired HCV. With the screening performed in a timely manner, the disease process of HCV will be minimal and treatment will prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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As I have been working on the webcast presentation, some lessons that I have learned are: changing the PowerPoint presentation into a video, adding animation and transitions to the slides. I believe this informatics class would have been beneficial to other class assignments and presentations that I have completed in the first nine classes of the Masters of Nursing program. The information I have learned will be helpful in my completion of the program and will help me in presenting information to my team and colleagues that I work with in my future career as an