Our Environment and Liver Health: What Practitioners and Patients Need to Know
World Class Speakers
Description
Emerging public health data suggest that our environment—the surroundings or conditions in which we live, work, and play—may have substantial impact on the epidemiology of liver disease and the liver health of our communities. In some cases, research in this field may be conflicting, limited in scope, or difficult to translate into clinical practice leading to substantial uncertainty around patient counseling and messaging, and from patients themselves. Presenters summarize and interpret existing research on environmental exposures and liver disease and liver health, including on the development and progression of malignant (HCC and non-HCC primary liver cancers) and nonmalignant (hepatic steatosis, inflammation, fibrosis, and cirrhosis) liver disease.
Presentations
Impact of Climate Change on Liver Disease Epidemiology: A Primer on Sustainable Hepatology
The Air We Breathe: Is There a Link Between Pollution and Liver Health?
Forever Chemicals: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Liver Disease
Sweetened Beverages, Ultra-Processed Foods, and Liver Cancer Risk: What's the Current Evidence?
Military Exposures and Liver Disease: What We Know and What's On the Horizon
Objectives
- Discuss the most relevant environmental and occupational exposures on liver disease and liver health, including climate change, air pollution, ingested microplastics, military exposures, and dietary factors.
- Describe the concept of the exposome and how it relates to liver disease and liver health.
- Review strategies for prevention, treatment, and surveillance of suspected environmental/occupational exposures in the context of liver disease and liver health.