Key risk factors for development of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), especially genetic factors like HLA associations, are the focus of this lecture. Speakers will explore other genetic risk factors that may contribute to DILI and discuss recent data showing how the non-HLA gene PTPN22 may contribute to DILI due to the use of a number of different drugs.
Harmful alcohol use accounts for three million annual global deaths. Experts discuss the global health burden of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), reporting on ALD’s impact in Africa, Latin America and Asia, region-specific factors that promote or hinder solutions and how forthcoming AASLD guidance on ALD may serve as a template to implement effective prevention and treatment strategies worldwide.
AASLD members at all career stages are increasingly involved in social media like Twitter. This timely, lively discussion will explore the risks and benefits of tweeting from the perspectives of trainees, researchers, division leaders and journal editors.
AASLD Guideline/Guidance Statements on treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) are now updated to reflect data published since 2010, when the previous versions were released. At this session, the guidelines’ authors will highlight important changes hepatologists should know and discuss controversial or challenging issues in treating patients with these chronic liver diseases.
Manhal Izzy, Lisa B. VanWagner, Grace Lin, Mario Altieri, James Y. Findlay, Jae K. Oh, Kymberly Watt, Samuel S. Lee, the Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy Consortium: The Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy Consortium is a multidisciplinary international group whose focus is to improve the understanding of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, its management and outcomes – 11 November 2019
Anoop N. Koshy, Omar Farouque, Paul Calafiore, Paul J. Gow – 11 November 2019
Immunosuppression in the liver transplant setting includes multiple drugs aimed at predetermined trough levels, adjusted to time after transplantation. Excellent graft and patient survival supports immunosuppression, but there may be significant short- and long-term risks. At this presentation, experts will discuss clinical approaches to immunosuppression in liver transplant patients, including biomarkers used for safe personalization of this process.
Discuss the current state of the ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for gastroenterologists and transplant hepatologists at this update. Speakers will review the expense, time commitment and relevance of this program’s requirements; current MOC requirements in the program; the means to meet these requirements; progress made in addressing concerns from ABIM diplomats; and alternative pathways to board recertification.
Value-Based Arrangements are increasingly becoming part of the healthcare landscape. The goal of this program is to educate and empower hepatologists to be valuable contributors to the success of these new arrangements and play an active role in developing and implementing beneficial approaches.
This comprehensive program will offer the hepatology provider updated information on managing patients with liver disease and/or in the post-transplant setting. Speakers will review new evidence and the latest tools to help providers deliver high-quality patient care, change practice approaches where needed and help improve patient outcomes.