The Career Development Workshop will guide both trainees interested in a hepatology career and early-career hepatologists. Participants will explore hepatology training pathways that lead to different career opportunities in both research and community-based practice. Faculty will discuss the unique rewards and challenges of various hepatology career pathways, and how to maximize one’s potential throughout their career trajectory.

Organ shortage remains the major challenge in liver transplantation, and an increasing number of patients need this life-saving intervention. Delve into innovative techniques to expand the organ donor pool and increase the number of viable livers for transplantation. Experts will review new data on the outcomes of transplantation from the recently expanded donor pool.

Don’t overlook any of the groundbreaking basic science research presented at The Liver Meeting® 2021. The Basic Science Debrief will provide an expert review of all the basic science abstracts presented at the meeting in one condensed session.

Single-cell genomics approaches are transforming our understanding of disease pathogenesis, allowing powerful, unbiased exploration of cell states and types at single-cell resolution, resulting in unexpected novel insights into tissue biology and disease mechanisms. In this session, I will describe how we and others have harnessed these approaches to help decode the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving human liver disease.

This program will provide an overview of the growing rates of NASH induced cirrhosis in the East and the West, as well as address guidance on screening for HCC in NASH and treatment.

Engage with experts on acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) at this informative program supported by both the ACLF SIG and Pediatric SIG. Lectures cover key definitions in ACLF, and strategies to diagnose and manage complications like acute kidney injury, including renal replacement therapy. Faculty will review current management options, including liver transplantation, from both adult and pediatric perspectives.

Pregnant patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) require specialized management. Women also encounter disparities in organ transplant waitlists and outcomes. Experts review recent AASLD guidance on fertility changes and fertility therapies in the CLD setting, hormonal contraception safety and efficacy, and physiologic changes in pregnancy to provide guidance on variceal screening and management, and treating liver lesions in pregnant patients.

The hepatology community can contribute to the WHO goals of viral hepatitis elimination. Many countries, including the U.S., appear not to be on track to meet elimination targets by 2030. However, the US and other countries are taking steps to eliminate hepatitis.  Sharing lessons learned, including those resulting from the response to COVID-19, builds capacity for advancing progress toward hepatitis elimination. Understanding the unique successes and challenges in diagnosis, linkage to care and treatment for hepatitis B versus hepatitis C is important.

This symposium will present advances in the cure of HCV, including approaches in distinct patient populations. Some patients require minimal medical intervention and can achieve optimal results with simplified strategies, while others need more intensive interventions, such as treatment of concurrent substance-use disorder or HCV drug resistance. Learn the most effective strategies to eliminate HCV.

Discuss new advances in the management of liver masses at this symposium. The first talks cover the evaluation and diagnosis of liver lesions, and advances in locoregional therapy for HCC. Faculty will then review curative options for HCC, including surgical resection, liver transplantation, ablative techniques, and first- and second-line systemic chemotherapy, along with new clinical trial outcomes.