EASL Studio - Buongiorno Milano: What not to miss during EASL Congress.

Faculty

• Aleksander Krag (Moderator)
• Debbie Shawcross (Faculty)
• Thomas Berg (Faculty)
• Ahmed Elsharkawy (Faculty)

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This session covers a wide range of topics relevant to the current landscape of viral hepatitis, including elimination efforts, resistance to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), surveillance methods during and after therapy. This talk provides you with valuable insights through an up-to-date overview of the latest developments and challenges in the field.

Faculty

• Thomas Berg (Moderator)
• Jordan Feld (Faculty)
• Norah Terrault (Faculty)
• Heiner Wedemeyer (Faculty)

This episode is scheduled in honour of the United States’ Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month.

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

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• Season 5, Episode 3: Zoonotic Hepatitis E: What’s hot in 2023?
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This insightful discussion is centred on the burgeoning field of endohepatology, where advanced endoscopic techniques revolutionise hepatology practice. With this episode, explore the broad scope of endoscopic procedures (including EUS-guided liver biopsy, portal pressure measurement, and gastric varices embolisation) and their transformative impact on diagnostics and therapeutic interventions in liver disease.

To learn even more about endoscopic procedures in hepatology, take a look at this study by Wim Laleman et al., published in January 2024 in the Journal of Hepatology.

Faculty 

• Wim Laleman (Moderator)
• Andres Cardenas (Faculty)
• Gavin Johnson (Faculty)
• Reem Sharaiha (Faculty)

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This episode explores the approval of resmetirom for NASH, analysing its integration into clinical practice and patient eligibility. The experts also discuss the role of lifestyle interventions alongside resmetirom, the use of biomarkers for patient selection, treatment monitoring, and the expected landscape changes over the next five years.

Faculty

• Aleksander Krag (Moderator)
• Naim Alkhouri (Faculty)
• Sven Francque (Faculty)
• Amalia Gastaldelli (Faculty)

Related episodes

• Season 5 , Episode 2: Are 30% of the global population sick? A critical view on Steatotic Liver Disease and care pathways
• EASL Studio from EASL Congress 2023: Steatotic liver disease global consensus to change nomenclature
• Season 4, Episode 23: The Conundrum of NASH: The Growing Global Disease Burden with Low Disease Awareness
• Season 4, Episode 22: JHEP Live: New and promising drugs for NASH on the horizon

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Join us for a critical discussion on the significance of Drug and Herbal & Dietary Supplement-Induced Liver Injury (DHILI). In this episode, the speakers explore the importance of DHILI, assess recent advancements, and deliberate on the obstacles hindering further progress in addressing this pressing healthcare concern.

This episode is organised in collaboration with the EASL DHILI Consortium.

Faculty

• Guruprasad Padur Aithal (Moderator)
• Paul Hayashi (Faculty)
• Maribel Lucena (Faculty)
• Paul Watkins (Faculty)

Related episodes

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In this episode, experts explore the shift away from invasive measurements in assessing clinically significant portal hypertension. The speakers address the crucial data needed to enhance the reliability and applicability of these non-invasive methods and introduce several advanced elastography techniques, shaping the future of portal hypertension assessment.

Faculty

• Bogdan Procopet (Moderator)
• Maria Papp (Faculty)
• Atoosa Rabiee (Faculty)
• Thomas Reiberger (Faculty)

Related episode

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This episode aims at highlighting the importance of patient and public involvement in research. More precisely, the speakers focus on the importance of involving patients in research, practical steps to involve patients in research, and insights from EASL including engagement of patients in the EASL-Lancet Commission.

Faculty

• Marta Alonso-Peña (Moderator)
• Kate Jack (Faculty)
• Marko Korenjak (Faculty)
• Thomas Marjot (Faculty)

Related episode

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This episode centres around an article recently published in the Journal of Hepatology, presenting a new treatment algorithm positioned as an evolution of the BCLC system and aimed at addressing its limitations in the staging and therapy hierarchy for HCC. This discussion covers the implications of this fresh approach in the management of HCC patients, challenging the standard paradigm.

Faculty

• Bruno Sangro (Moderator)
• Umberto Cillo (Faculty) 
• Helen Reeves (Faculty)
• María Reig (Faculty)

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

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In this episode, the faculty review the evidence base for ammonia measurement in patients with cirrhosis, exploring whether hyperammonaemia is indicative of a poor prognosis and if erroneous measurements correlate with the efficacy of ammonia-lowering therapies. The debate also extends to the use of ammonia as a potential endpoint in randomised controlled trials for hepatic encephalopathy drugs.

Faculty

• Debbie Shawcross (Moderator)
• Rajiv Jalan (Faculty)
• Sara Montagnese (Faculty)
• Elliot Tapper (Faculty)

This EASL Studio episode is organised in collaboration with the International Society for Hepatic Encephalopathy and Nitrogen Metabolism (ISHEN).

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• EASL Studio S4E17: Albumin in Cirrhosis: For all, some, or none?
• EASL Studio S3E12: Meeting the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in cirrhosis: the invisible threat that lies within
• EASL Studio S2E6: Should anticoagulants be given to patients with cirrhosis to improve outcome?
• EASL Studio S2E4: Betablockers in cirrhosis: Has Baveno consensus gone too far?

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This episode treats of the Hepahealth II study, which aimed at estimating the impact of policy interventions targeting alcohol and obesity on the incidence of chronic liver disease and primary liver cancer in three European countries. Join our experts in their discussion of this study and of its conclusions.

Faculty

• Patrizia Burra (Moderator)
• Maria Buti (Faculty)
• Peter Jepsen (Faculty)
• Shira Zelber-Sagi (Faculty)

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• EASL Studio S2E2: Fats or carbs, who is the real villain?

All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.