A recent Institute of Medicine report has concluded that -there is a lack of knowledge and awareness about chronic viral hepatitis on the part of health-care and social-service providers, as well as among at-risk populations, members of the public, and policy-makers. Due to the insufficient understanding about the extent and seriousness of this public-health problem, inadequate public resources are being allocated to prevention, control, and surveillance programs-. It is with these concerns in mind that Dr. Tsai assembled a group of experts in this field to present their expertise in such...