Respiratory Meets: Hepatology
Respiratory Meets: Hepatology focused on a topic on which respiratory and liver care intersect - alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
Respiratory and hepatology experts covered:
- The diagnosis, genotyping, and phenotyping of AATD;
- Assessment and management of lung disease (emphysema, bronchiectasis);
- Evaluation and monitoring of liver disease;
- The benefits of joint respiratory-hepatology clinics;
- Family screening, lifestyle advice, and ongoing research
Plus much more.
Topics:
- Epidemiology
- Early lung disease
- Chronic liver disease or abnormal liver biochemistry
- Paediatric transition
- Family screening
- Randoms screening
- Alpha-1 deficiency (AATD)
- Natural history
- Basal emphysema
- Bronchiectasis
- COPD
- Non-invasive fibrosis assessment
Panel:
Chair: Dr Sheila Ramjug
Consultant pulmonologist with a specialist interest in interstitial lung disease and pulmonary vascular disease working at?Salford Hospital Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Speaker: Prof. John Hurst
Professor of Respiratory Medicine at University College London, United Kingdom, and an Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Royal Free Hospital in London.? John has a particular interest in COPD exacerbations, clinical trials and cardiovascular risk in COPD.
Speaker: Dr Aileen Marshall
Consultant Hepatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal Free Hospital and UCL Institute of Liver and Digestive Health. Her key areas of interest are liver transplant medicine, hepatocellular carcinoma, autoimmune liver disease, and palliative care for patients with advanced liver disease. Aileen is also the services lead for Hepatology for the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust.
ERS Respiratory Meets is a new quarterly online event hosted live on the ERS Respiratory Channel. This programme aims to showcase collaborative working between respiratory professionals and those in other disciplines in order to provide the best possible care to patients with multisystem disease requirements.