MTE #6: Developing an Integrated Hepatology and Addiction Care Program for Hospitalized Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder: Improving Alcohol- and Liver-Related Outcomes (Ticketed)
Morbidity and mortality due to alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) will rise substanially over the next 2 decades. While multiple factors contribute to this trend, 2 deficiences are clear: (1) persons with ALD are diagnosed at a late stage in their disease course, and (2) a minority of persons with ALD receive formal therapy for their alcohol use disorder (AUD). Implementation of a hepatology-led, inpatient alcohol service that consists of hepatology and addiction medicine specialists can effectively address these gaps. By evaluating patients without a history of liver disease or signs of active liver disease, this type of inpatient consultation can educate hospitalized AUD patients about liver disease; provide evaluation for the presence of subclinical advanced ALD; promote formal AUD therapy; and encourage/arrange follow-up in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. Speakers provide information on implementation strategies, outcome data, and strategies to improve AUD treatment uptake in persons at high risk for developing advanced (decompensated) liver disease.
Advancing Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Care: Strategies for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention in High-Risk Hospitalized Patients
Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, Discussion Leader
ALD
4:35 PM - 4:35 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
Transition of Multidisciplinary Care From the Inpatient to Outpatient Setting
Esperance Schaefer, MD, Discussion Leader
ALD
Objectives
Identify missed opportunities and potential benefits for diagnosing, treating, and preventing ALD in high-risk hospitalized patients without a prior history of liver disease.
Discuss strategies to create an inpatient, multidisciplinary consultation service that can identify, evaluate, and treat high-risk ALD patients.
Describe how to establish an outpatient multidisciplinary clinic in collaboration with addiction medicine for seamless, continuous care of persons with ALD.
Discuss how such an outpatient multidisciplinary clinic extends the care provided during the inpatient consult and promotes ongoing support for high-risk ALD patients.