Supplements and Liver Safety: Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives on Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Description

Join this informative session that focuses on the use of dietary supplements, herbal products, and over-the-counter remedies and their impact on liver health with particular attention on drug-induced liver injury (DILI). The program brings together patient, caregiver, and physician perspectives to help attendees better understand the real-world risks supplements may pose—especially for people living with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and those who have received a liver transplant. The session includes a patient or caregiver sharing their lived experience with supplement use, highlighting the challenges individuals face. Clinicians discuss how supplements can affect the liver, common warning signs of injury, and why early recognition and open communication are critical. Speakers also address gaps in awareness, access to accurate information, and the importance of clear, nonjudgmental conversations between patients, caregivers, and health care practitioners. The session concludes with a moderated panel and audience question-and-answer period focused on practical strategies to support safer choices and shared decision-making.

Presentations

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 4DEF

Overview of the Session

Bruce Luxon, MD, PhD, FAASLD | Presenter
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 4DEF

Caregiver as Partner: Medication Reconciliation, Symptom Recognition, and Shared Decision-Making

Teresa L Bordeaux, BA, BCPA | Presenter
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 4DEF

High-Risk Supplements, Early Warning Signs, and How to Work With Health Care Practitioners to Support Safe Decisions

Robert J. Fontana, MD, FAASLD | Presenter
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 4DEF

Drug-Induced Liver Injury: A Patient Perspective

Tracie P Morse, BA Advertising, English Minor | Presenter
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 4DEF

Panel Discussion

Teresa L Bordeaux, BA, BCPA | Moderator
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 4DEF

Liver Risks of Dietary Supplements, Herbal Products, and Over-the-Counter Remedies: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know

Andrew M Moon, MD, MPH | Presenter

Objectives

  • Explain how certain supplements and over-the-counter products can harm the liver and why some people with liver disease or a transplant are at higher risk.
  • Recognize early signs and symptoms of possible liver injury and identify when to seek medical care.
  • Relate in open, informed conversations with health care practitioners about supplement use, with caregivers playing an active support role.