Dimer Diabetes conference and the Global NASH/MASH Council in Istanbul, Turkey

This year’s Annual DIMER DIABETES conference (November 21-23, 2024) was organized by Professor Mustafa Kanat (GNC Member) in Istanbul, Turkey. This superb international conference covered a large number of topics associated with diabetes, including MASH. The Global NASH/MASH Council was represented by Dr. Zobair Younossi who provided a comprehensive overview of MASLD including disease burden, risk stratification and treatment of MASH. He also encouraged global collaboration in MASH across subspecialties of hepatology/gastroenterology, endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology and other important areas.

The Global NASH/MASH Council and Global Liver Council met during the AASLD 2024 annual meeting in San Diego, CA, USA

Sponsored by the Center for Outcomes Research in Liver Disease, the Global NASH/MASH Council (GNC) and the Global Liver Council (GLC) held their annual meeting on Sunday November 17th, 2024 at the AASLD 2024 conference. There were 93 members who attended (73 in person and 20 via virtual meeting) representing 29 different countries from across the globe. The leaders included those with expertise in hepatology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, primary care, pediatrics, nutrition, public health, public policy, patient advocacy and research. Several important issues related to MASLD, ALD, Met-ALD, Pediatric MASLD, Viral Hepatitis and Patient advocacy were discussed. In addition to participation in the GNC/GLC meeting, members presented multiple scientific papers during the meeting. Together these presentations help to meet the goals of the GNC/GLC which are to address and promote better understanding of the burden of different liver diseases across the globe. Through the inclusion of members from different regions of the world into our projects, we seek to gain a broader understanding of local, regional and global challenges and opportunities in different liver diseases across the world.

The Global NASH/MASH Council presentation at the APASL STC in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2024

It was a pleasure to participate in the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Single Topic Conference "Liver Cirrhosis: Common and Rare Complications". This highly successful scientific meeting was organized in Almaty, Kazakhstan (November 1st-2nd, 2024) by the Kazakh Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL) and Armenian Association for the Study of the Liver (ARASL) in collaboration with APASL. As a member of the Global NASH Council (GNC), Dr. Younossi presented a “State of the Art Lecture” about future global collaborations in areas of MASLD and other liver diseases with increased engagement from the region. We are grateful for the leadership of Professor Alexander V. Nersesov and Professor Hasmik L. Ghazinyan (both members of GNC) for organizing this outstanding scientific meeting and for their hospitality. GNC and its collaborative members from the region will be carrying out multiple projects to better understand the challenges and opportunities of different liver diseases in this important region of the world.