Agenda
21st Annual Hepatology Symposium
High Impact Hepatology:
An Update on Care of the Patient with Liver Disease
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
A live, in-person conference!
Jointly Provided by the Mountain Area Health Education Center and the UNC Liver Center
8:00am – 8:25am | Arrivals and Breakfast |
8:25am – 8:30am | Opening Remarks and Introduction
Sid Barritt, MD, MSCR |
8:30am – 9:00am | MASLD: New Name, New Approach
Sid Barritt, MD, MSCR |
9:00am – 9:30am | Current Obstacles to Achieving Health Equity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Screening, Treatment, and Outcomes Patricia Jones, MD, MSCR, The University of Miami |
9:30am – 10:00am | Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
Oren Fix, MD |
10:00am – 10:30am | Interactive Panel Discussion
Moderator: Neil Shah, MD |
10:30am – 10:45am | Break |
10:45am – 11:15am | Living Donor Liver Transplant: Recipient and Donor Selection
Chirag Desai, MD |
11:15am – 11:45am | Multidisciplinary Care for the Patient with Alcohol Use Disorder
Hersh Shroff, MD |
11:45am – 12:15pm | Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation: The Psychologist’s Perspective
Jessie Diket, PhD |
12:15pm – 12:45pm | Interventions to Combat Frailty and Sarcopenia Neil Shah, MD |
12:45pm – 1:00pm | Break – Attendees collect boxed lunches |
1:00pm – 1:25pm | Interactive Panel Discussion (Over Lunch)
Moderator: Sid Barritt, MD |
1:25pm – 2:05pm | Learning Lunch and Case Discussions
UNC GI Fellows |
2:05pm – 2:15pm | Discussion and Wrap-up
Neil Shah, MD |