BSG/BASL/BLTG Webinar: The UK Programme for Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcohol-related Hepatitis (ELTSAH)

This webinar will explore the topic of alcohol-related hepatitis and treatment of its most severe forms including transplantation. There will be an overview of diagnosis and standard management of this life-threatening condition. The current international situation regarding liver transplantation will be reviewed. Finally, details of the UK pilot to transplant patients with severe alcohol-related hepatitis will be explained to give practitioners confidence in identifying and referring suitable patients.

Programme:

Mike Allison, Cambridge: Overview of world experience of liver transplant for alcohol-related hepatitis
Ewan Forrest, Glasgow: Medical selection criteria
Ian Webzell, London: Psychosocial criteria for selection
Paul Richardson, Liverpool: A view from the referrers' perspective
Neil Rajoriya, Birmingham: A view from the transplant centres' perspective
Vanessa Hebditch, British Liver Trust TBC: The patient's perspective
James Maurice, Bristol: Fielding online questions

This webinar is free to attend and will be available to watch on-demand if you can't attend live.

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