Nuts and Bolts of Liver Allocation: Balancing Urgency and Survival Benefit
Nov
16
2024
Convention Center: Room 1
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
World Class Speakers
Description
This jointly organized program presented by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Society of Transplantation reviews current and future liver allocation policy with a focus on the principles of policy development to promote equity and emerging indications for liver transplantation.Journey Maps
Presentations
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
United States Liver Allocation Over the Years: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Carl Berg, MD, FAASLD, Presenter
Transplant
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
Liver Transplant Candidates Should Be Prioritized Based on Urgency: The Pro Position
Allison Kwong, MD, Presenter
Transplant
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
Liver Transplant Candidates Should Be Prioritized Based on Urgency: The Con Position
David S. Goldberg, MD, MSCE, Presenter
Transplant
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
The Changing Landscape of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Allocation: Are We There Yet?
Neil Mehta, MD, Presenter
Transplant
4:25 PM - 4:35 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
Expanding the Donor Pool: Normothermic Regional Perfusion
Danielle J Haakinson, MD, Presenter
Transplant
4:35 PM - 4:45 PM
Nov
16
2024
San Diego, CA
The Art and Science of Donor-Recipient Matching
Evelyn K Hsu, MD, Presenter
Transplant
Objectives
- Discuss current and future liver allocation policy with a focus on principles of policy development to promote equity.
- Compare and contrast the challenges and opportunities of urgency versus survival-benefit-based liver allocation.
- Review the nuances in allocating donor livers for hepatocellular carcinoma, emerging indications in transplant oncology, and donor-recipient matching to address size-based disparity.
Chair
Pratima Sharma, MD, MS
University of Michigan Medical Center
Chair
Anjana Pillai, MD, FAASLD
University of Chicago Medicine