EASL’s Secretary General and Vice Secretary General share an open conversation on the challenges and opportunities for women in hepatology. The episode explores the role of mentorship across career stages and reflects on the journey toward EASL’s first female Secretary General, offering insights on leadership and change in the field.

Host: Maja Thiele
Speakers: Debbie Shawcross, Ana Lleo

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In collaboration with the Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL), hepatologists from South Asia and North America/Europe take listeners inside their liver wards to explore how regional context shapes acute liver care. From admission patterns to alcohol use, infections, DILI, nutrition, and access to transplant, the episode highlights key differences and opportunities for shared learning across regions.

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This EASL Studio episode brings key insights from the 2025 EASL–AASLD Consensus Conference on Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC).

Experts explore the use of surrogate endpoints, the challenges in current trial design and regulation, the value of real-world evidence, and how quality-of-life assessment can support future pathways.

Moderator: David Jones

Speakers: Marco Carbone, Bettina Hansen, and Ana Lleo

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How can we protect young adults from steatotic liver disease (SLD)? This episode explores the burden of MASLD, MetALD, and ALD in Europe, the synergistic effects of alcohol and metabolic risk factors, and why the younger population is especially vulnerable. Experts also examine the disparities in risk factors and the role of clinics and policymakers in prevention.

Moderator: Shira Zelber Sagi

Speakers: Carina Ferreira-Borges (WHO representative) and Zobair Younossi

This EASL Studio is supported by Opella. EASL has received no input from Opella with regards to the content of this programme.

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What were the key takeaways from this year’s AASLD The Liver Meeting? In this episode, experts unpack the most impactful studies, clinical insights, and emerging trends shaping the future of hepatology. From liver cancer breakthroughs to MASLD, ALD, and beyond.

Moderator: Debbie Shawcross

Speakers: Saul Karpen, Allison Kwong, Mazen Noureddin

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For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025 (“Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future”), this EASL Studio explores the balance between rifaximin’s benefits in hepatic encephalopathy and the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

Moderator: Debbie Shawcross

Speakers: Rajiv Jalan, Vishal Patel, Jonel Trebicka

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This EASL Studio is supported by Alfasigma and Norgine. EASL has received no input from Alfasigma or Norgine with regards to the content of this programme.

Ever wondered what happens to your manuscript after submission? In this episode, the JHEP Reports editorial team takes you behind the scenes: from first triage to reviewer selection, smart moves vs. red flags, and how final decisions are made. The discussion also explores the potential, limitations, and ethical pitfalls.

Moderator: Mattias Mandorfer 

Speakers: Tobias Böttler, Virginia Hernández-Gea, Josep Llovet

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After years of limited progress, recent trials hint at a changing landscape for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). In this episode, experts review emerging data and explore whether we’re approaching a new era of effective treatment. How should clinicians assess these therapies, and could they shift the current management of PSC?

Moderator: Debbie Shawcross

Speakers: Cynthia Levy, Stephen Rossi, Michael Trauner

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This episode questions whether assigning the label “ACLF” to a deteriorating patient truly alters clinical decisions, or if focusing on the specifics of organ failure and reversibility is more useful. Experts debate the real-world utility of prognostic scores, the clarity (or confusion) created by multiple definitions, and whether the ACLF concept drives urgency, facilitates transplant access, or improves outcomes. A thought-provoking look at where terminology meets bedside care.

Moderator: Tom Marjot 

Speakers: Paolo Angeli and Julia Wendon

This EASL Studio is supported by GENFIT. EASL has received no input from GENFIT with regards to the content of this programme. 

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This EASL Studio explores the discrepancy between the huge burden of patients hospitalised with, and dying from, alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) or MetALD, versus the same disease’s near non-existence from population data. The panel will discuss whether current classification systems (heavily favoring metabolic causes) misrepresent the true burden of ALD and MetALD, and what clinicians can do to better map the role of alcohol in liver patients.

Moderator: Maja Thiele

Speakers: Brian Lee, Mzamo Mbelle, Elisa Pose

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