Areas of discussion include Epidemiology and genotype (Natural History; Mode of Transmission and Types of Infections), Virology of HBV (Characteristics of the Hepatitis B Virus; Replication and Viral Infection), Molecular Detection of an HBV Infection (Serology vs. Molecular), Management of an HBV infection, and Molecular testing and real-time PCR. Speaker: Bryan Cobb, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G., Roche Diagnostics