Clinician Tools

• Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C)
  Screen for hazardous use of alcohol as well as abuse and dependence. Includes Veteran scoring cards.
• Child-Turcotte-Pugh Calculator
  Formula for the classification of the severity of cirrhosis
• Guidance for Hepatitis C Treatment Monitoring
  Monitoring patients on pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and protease inhibitors (boceprevir or telaprevir), 2012
• Hepatitis C Management and Treatment Algorithm
  From the VA Hepatitis C Resource Center Program, 2010
• Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Screening Flow Chart
  Screening flow chart for the veteran population
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm
  From the VA Hepatitis C Resource Center Program, 2010
• MELD Calculator
  Formula currently used for liver allocation by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
• Quicknotes
  Abbreviated versions of recommendations for hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma
• Vaccination against Hepatitis A & B
  Pocket Card & Poster

Toolkits

• Conducting and Coordinating a Patient Education Class on Hepatitis C
  Course guide that accompanies the patient education class on hepatitis C
• Initiating and Maintaining a Hepatitis C Support Group: A How-To Program Guide
  How-to guide for initiating and maintaining support groups for veterans with hepatitis C
• Reducing Alcohol Use with Brief Intervention: Resources
  Toolkit materials to help providers with a clinical approach to reduce alcohol use among patients with hepatitis C