Welcome to episode one of our six-part series on hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a major complication and a frequent cause of both initial hospitalization and readmission in cirrhotic patients.

In this episode, Dr. Robert Brown, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Weill Cornell Medicine, is joined by Dr. Robert Rahimi, a board-certified physician in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine practicing at Baylor University Medical Center, as well as an associate professor of medicine at Texas A&M. They will discuss current and emerging treatment modalities for HE.

To claim CME for listening, please visit AGA University at agau.gastro.org

This independent educational program was developed in collaboration with the Society for Hospital Medicine and supported by an independent medical education grant from Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US LLC.