Learning Portal - Hepatology

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December 2, 2025

The Top Three Things You Might Not Be Doing for Your Patients with Cirrhosis

Elliot Tapper, MD

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify and address the overlooked symptoms of cirrhosis

  2. Identify and address frailty in people with cirrhosis

  3. Identify and address alcohol use disorder

November 4, 2025

So You Found a Cystic Lesion in the Pancreas - Now What?

Mandeep Sawhney, MD

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how to classify pancreatic cysts

  2. Describe the natural history of pancreatic cysts

  3. Discuss the management of pancreatic cysts

September 16, 2025

Autoimmune Liver Disease Through the Ages

Palak T. Trivedi, MD

NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss the optimum induction and maintenance regimens in first-, second-, and third-line therapy for autoimmune liver disease (AILD), including challenges associated with new drug development

  2. Apply risk stratification strategies to patient populations, at

    presentation and over time

  3. Describe the changing epidemiology of AILD and how this may impact liver and gastroenterology services moving forward

  4. Explain how variations in clinical practice influence long-term clinical outcomes for patients

June 3, 2025

Diagnosis and Management of Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Aliya Gulamhusein, MD

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the diagnosis and clinical manifestations of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

  2. Apply a clinical approach to risk stratification of patients at high risk of disease progression

  3. Discuss novel advances in therapies for patients with high-risk PBC

October 1, 2024

What's New in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Amit Singal, MD

UT Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Learning Objectives:

  1. Examine the diagnostic criteria of HCC

  2. Describe medical and surgical management of HCC

  3. Apply clinical guidelines

June 18, 2024

PBC and PSC: How I Manage these in 2024

Aliya Gulamhusein, MD

Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recall the diagnostic criteria for PSC and PBC

  2. Describe monitoring strategies for disease progression

  3. Compare treatment strategies and emerging therapies

April 9, 2024

Management of Acute Liver Failure in the first 48 Hours

Alexandra Shingina, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the etiology of acute liver failure

  2. Describe the management of acute liver failure

  3. Determine when to refer to a specialist centre