LiverLearning®: 2021 Webinar: Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Communication Near the End of Life

The purpose of this webinar is to present strategies to approach patient and family communication near the end-of-life in the setting of advanced liver disease with a focus on issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion. Patients with advanced liver disease experience high symptom burden, emotional distress, and prognostic uncertainty which makes them particularly vulnerable to suboptimal end-of-life care.

Acute Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Predicting This Rare Complication Using Machine Learning

Jason P. Cooper, James D. Perkins, Paul R. Warner, Alexandra Shingina, Scott W. Biggins, Janis L. Abkowitz, Jorge D. Reyes – 28 September 2021 – Acute graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) is a rare complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) that carries high mortality. We hypothesized that machine‐learning algorithms to predict rare events would identify patients at high risk for developing GVHD.

Low Serum Cholinesterase Identifies Patients With Worse Outcome and Increased Mortality After TIPS

Lena Stockhoff, Theresa Muellner‐Bucsics, Antoaneta A. Markova, Marie Schultalbers, Simone A. Keimburg, Tammo L. Tergast, Jan B. Hinrichs, Nicolas Simon, Svetlana Gerbel, Michael P. Manns, Mattias Mandorfer, Markus Cornberg, Bernhard C. Meyer, Heiner Wedemeyer, Thomas Reiberger, Benjamin Maasoumy – 27 September 2021 – Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an effective treatment for portal hypertension‐related complications. However, careful selection of patients is crucial.

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