Letter to the editor: Beneath the surface of the pandemic: Persons with alcohol‐associated liver disease need our attention
Salah Kivlighn, Eric Schuur, Robert G. Gish, Donna Cryer – 23 February 2022
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23 February 2022
LiverLearning®: 2022 Webinar: Going Beyond the Statement: Improving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Hepatology
The purpose of this webinar is to discuss action items for the AASLD and academic institutions. These action items will focus on efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of the hepatology continuum, including the hepatology work force as well as racial disparities in hepatology care. The webinar will include a formal 10-minute overview of the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion and another 10-minute formal presentation on proposed future directions outlined in the white paper.
Intratumoral Microbiome of Human Primary Liver Cancer
Dingding Qu, Yi Wang, Qingxin Xia, Jing Chang, Xiangnan Jiang, He Zhang – 21 February 2022 – Primary liver tumors (PLCs) and liver metastasis currently represent the leading cause of cancer‐related deaths worldwide due to poor outcomes, high incidence, and postsurgical recurrence. Hence, novel diagnostic markers and therapeutic strategies for PLCs are urgently needed.
John R. Senior, MD
Mark Avigan, Paul B. Watkins – 21 February 2022
LiverLearning®: Fundamentals of Liver Disease - Alcohol-associated Liver Disease
DESCRIPTION The overall goal is to improve patient care by increasing learner competence and confidence in assessment and management of patients with alcohol-associated liver disease. The current content is geared towards increasing learner performance in therapeutic options and on-treatment management strategies for patients. Patient outcomes will be improved because of the improvements in more providers understanding these key components in the management and care of patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.
A review of racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in pediatric liver transplantation
Noelle H. Ebel, Jennifer C. Lai, John C. Bucuvalas, Sharad I. Wadhwani – 20 February 2022 – Equity is a core principle in both pediatrics and solid organ transplantation. Health inequities, specifically across race, socioeconomic position, or geography, reflect a moral failure. Ethical principles of prudential life span, maximin principle, and fair innings argue for allocation priority to children related to the number of life years gained, equal access to transplant, and equal opportunity for ideal posttransplant outcomes.
Changes in serum hepatitis B surface and e antigen, interferon‐inducible protein 10, and aminotransferase levels during combination therapy of immune‐tolerant chronic hepatitis B
Robert Perrillo, Hsing‐Hua S. Lin, Kathleen B. Schwarz, Philip Rosenthal, Mauricio Lisker‐Melman, Raymond T. Chung, Ludmila Prokunina‐Olsson, Gavin Cloherty, Jordan Feld, for the Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN) – 20 February 2022
Underestimating and Underdiagnosing Biliary Atresia: We Can Do Better
Alexander Bondoc, Anna Peters, Amy Taylor, Greg Tiao – 20 February 2022
Status 1B designation does not adequately prioritize children with acute‐on‐chronic liver failure for liver transplantation
Leslie Mataya, Therese Bittermann, William O. Quarshie, Heather Griffis, Vijay Srinivasan, Elizabeth B. Rand, Alicia M. Alcamo – 20 February 2022 – Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an acute decompensation of chronic liver disease leading to multiorgan failure and mortality. The objective of this study was to evaluate characteristics and outcomes of children with ACLF who are at the highest priority for liver transplantation (LT) on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database—listed as status 1B.