Liver biopsy has long been the gold standard for diagnosing NAFLD and NASH. However, it is an invasive  procedure that may not always be necessary. This episode of EASL Studio explored methods for screening, staging, and monitoring disease progression.

Faculty

• Prof. Philip Newsome (Moderator)
• Prof. Laurent Castera (Faculty)
• Prof. Maja Thiele (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Emerging therapeutics based on gene addition, editing, or silencing are expected to change the landscape of genetic liver disease.

Watch this episode to find out:

• Which approaches exist?
• Where are they in terms of preclinical and clinical development?
• How will they be used?

Faculty

• Dr Mattias Mandorfer (Moderator)
• Dr Gloria Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza (Faculty)
• Prof. Pavel Strnad (Faculty)
• Prof. Man-Fung Yuen (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Ascites is the final consequence in a series of anatomic, pathophysiologic, and biochemical abnormalities and one of the most common complications of advanced cirrhosis.

This EASL Studio will be discussing:

• Is it all about portal pressure?
• Which treatment option for which patient?
• Which trials are needed?

Faculty

• Prof. Thomas Reiberger (Moderator)
• Prof. Benjamin Maasoumy (Faculty)
• Prof. Virginia Hernández-Gea (Faculty)
• Prof. Cristina Ripoll (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

In honour of International Women’s day, this episode of EASL Studio will be raising awareness about the gender gap in academic research and debating how to improve gender diversity.

Faculty

• Dr Johanne Poisson (Moderator)
• Prof. Eric Trépo (Moderator)
• Prof. Dina Balabanova (Faculty)
• Dr ‪Ea Høg Utoft‬ (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Alcohol and food policies are increasingly being introduced to restrict marketing of and access to unhealthy foods.

• What impact will they have on consumption?
• How should they be implemented?
• How will they affect the incidence of liver and gastrointestinal diseases?

Tune in to find out.

Faculty

• Prof. Shira Zelber-Sagi (Moderator)
• Prof. Helena Cortez-Pinto (Faculty)
• Dr Sandro Demaio (Faculty)
• Prof. Jeffrey Lazarus (Faculty)
• Prof. Nick Sheron (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Machine perfusion is changing the status quo in liver transplantation by optimising the use of organs in times of organ shortage.

Watch this EASL Studio to:

• Better understand the role of machine perfusion in liver transplantation
• Understand the optimal situations in machine perfusion is beneficial
• Have an overview of the different types of machines under evaluation

Faculty

• Prof. Marina Berenguer (Moderator)
• Prof. Pierre-Alain Clavien (Faculty)
• Dr Amelia Hessheimer (Faculty)

Related episodes

• S3E8 – Transplanting patients with cancer – Is there a limit?
• S3E2 – Liver transplantation for ACLF: Opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

The field of artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly growing and derived technologies are technologies are increasingly being used in medical sciences to improve patient outcomes.

• What exactly is AI?
• How can it be beneficial?
• Why should AI be used in medicine?

Watch this EASL Studio to find out.

Faculty

• Prof. Jakob Nikolas Kather (Moderator)
• Prof. Julien Calderaro (Faculty)
• Dr Arsela Prelaj (Faculty)
• Dr Tobias Seraphin (Faculty)
• Dr Katy Wack (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Although there is an almost unanimous consensus on the prognostic weight of the term ‘decompensation’, a clear corresponding consensus on its definition is still lacking. In addition, classifying cirrhosis as compensated and decompensated oversimplifies the clinical course of the disease which encompasses many different groups.

Faculty

• Prof. Paolo Angeli (Moderator)
• Prof. Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao (Faculty)
• Prof. Salvatore Piano (Faculty)
• Prof. Thomas Reiberger (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Alcohol is the main cause of advanced liver disease and a major cause of hospitalisation and disability across the globe, including Europe. In this EASL Studio you will hear the patient perspective from an individual who has overcome this disease and listen to the faculty discuss the measures that can help prevent it.

Faculty

• Prof. Ramon Bataller (Moderator)
• Prof. Giovanni Addolorato (Faculty)
• Prof. Peter Jepsen (Faculty)
• Prof. Debbie Shawcross (Faculty)
• Mrs Kristen Radage (Faculty)
• Mr. Steven Rodrigues (Patient Perspective)

Related episodes

• S3E5: JHEP Live: Stigma and alcohol
• S3E4: Special Edition: Highlights of EASL NAFLD Summit 2022

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

The value of scientific collaboration and data sharing through registries and consortia is unequivocal. But what are the main challenges to building a consortium and how do we overcome them.

Join the faculty as they provide you with a practical, experience-based view of how to build a successful consortium.

Faculty

• Dr Marta Afonso (Moderator)
• Dr Mattias Mandorfer (Moderator)
• Prof. Jesús Bañales (Faculty)
• Prof. Rajiv Jalan (Faculty)
• Prof. Pierre Emmanuel Rautou (Faculty)

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.