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The Fifth Annual Liver Connect, San Antonio, Texas (March 20-22,2025)
The Fifth Annual Liver Connect is being organized by Chronic Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) in San Antonio, Texas (March 20-22,2025). This superb meeting covers cutting-edge information about most common liver diseases (MASH, viral hepatitis, ALD, cholestatic liver disease, complications of cirrhosis, HCC and pediatric liver disease) delivered by internationally renowned experts. The meeting will provide an opportunity to connect different stakeholders to advance the field of hepatology.
Focused Recommendations for the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) by Advanced Practice Providers in the United States
The first APP guidance document for APPs is now fully published by members of the APP Committee of the Global NASH/MASH Council. This article provides a very practical and easy to use approach about MASH that can be used in everyday clinical practice. Download APP Guidance Document
International Liver Meeting, Paris, France, 2026
Save the date for the First Paris International Liver Meeting organized by highly recognized leaders in hepatology.
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.
GNC meeting at Saudi Association for Liver Diseases and Transplantation Conference, Riyadh, 2024
The Global NASH Council (GNC) had a very successful meeting during the annual meeting of the Saudi Society for the Study of Liver Disease and Transplantation and Saudi Liver Meeting on October 19, 2024. Experts from Saudi Arabia, the golf region, and GNC presented up to date information about the burden and management of MASLD in the region. GNC and its collaborative members will be carrying out multiple projects to better understand the challenges and opportunities of MASLD and other liver diseases in this important region of the world. https://www.globalnashcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SASLT_SLM_2024_0.mp4
Redefining HepatoGastroenterology: Regional Perspectives, Alexandria, Egypt, 2024
A very successful Inaugural meeting of NGM, SLMENA and GNC was held in Alexandria Egypt on October 10-11, 2024 to discuss hot topics in SLD by superb regional and international faculty.