by Lucinda K. Porter, RN
About nine months ago, a hepatitis C advocate contacted me and asked if I
would be open to having a discussion on hepatitis C among healthcare
professionals. Specifically, should we disclose or shouldn’t we? He
talked about hepatitis C-positive medical professionals faced with the
dilemma of disclosing their hepatitis C status to their employer. Some
who divulged their status were terminated. There are also cases of those
who were denied a job because pre-employment screening revealed that
they had hepatitis C.
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