Inclusion and Diversity Committee Symposium: Innovative Approaches to Address Sociocultural Complexities in Hepatology and Transplant Care
Nov
09
2025
Convention Center: Room 146A, Level 1
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
World Class Speakers
Description
Join the AASLD Inclusion and Diversity Committee in exploring the role of social determinants of health, and cultural and language differences in hepatology and liver transplant care. Presenters provide actionable solutions to address these care complexities to optimize health outcomes in patients with liver disease. Additionally, speakers highlight various ways in which community-based research can be conducted to explore these areas of health care in greater detail.Journey Maps
Presentations
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Nov
09
2025
San Diego, CA
Health Behaviors, Social Determinants, and Their Role in Hepatology and Transplant Care
Marina Serper, MD, MS, Presenter
DEI
Transplant
5:20 PM - 5:40 PM
Nov
09
2025
San Diego, CA
Navigating Language and Cultural Differences in Hepatology Care
Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, MAS, AGAF, FAASLD, Presenter
DEI
Transplant
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Nov
09
2025
San Diego, CA
Community-Based Research Initiatives to Advance Health Equity in Hepatology
Omar T Sims, PhD, Presenter
DEI
Transplant
Objectives
- Identify social determinants of health (SDOH) and health behaviors impacting liver disease and the role that they play in patient advocacy and barriers to health care.
- List interventions to address the impact of SDOH and health behaviors on multidisciplinary hepatology care.
- Given the impact that cultural and language differences can have on the care of hepatology and liver transplant patients, outline mechanisms to deliver culturally-informed and language-concordant care.
- Indicate the ways in which community-based research initiatives can address some of the challenges health care practitioners face in providing individualized care to a diverse patient population.
Chair
Saikiran M Kilaru, MD
New York University