Alagille Syndrome (ALGS) and Biliary Atresia are rare genetic disorders which impact a child’s bile ducts and the liver. In this webinar our experts in pediatric liver disease will provide in-depth information about ALGS and Biliary Atresia: their causes, risk factors, available treatments, and long-term impacts of these diseases on a child’s growth and life..

Without a functioning liver, a person cannot survive. Liver is your body’s largest solid organ. On average, it weighs around 3 pounds in adulthood. It performs over 500 vital functions. These include removing waste products and foreign substances from the bloodstream, regulating blood sugar levels, and creating essential nutrients. “Say Hello to Your Liver” provides comprehensive information about the liver as an organ and its importance and nutritional guidance for keeping your liver healthy. Healthy liver means healthy life.

Liver Cancer is the fastest growing cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Our goal in offering a series of webinars on liver cancer is to provide accurate and updated information about various forms of liver cancer, new treatments that are available or are in the process of being approved.

PRESENTER: Dr. Laleh Melstrom, Associate Professor, Chief Division of surgical Oncology at City of Hope. Dr. Melstrom’s presentation will focus on “Modern Management of Cholangiocarcinoma,” cancer that begins in the bile duct, a duct which carries bile and digestive fluid through liver.
HOST/EMCEE/PRESENTER: Dr. Neil Bhayani, Director of Liver, Pancreatic and Complex Cancer Surgery, Director of Reflux and Esophageal Surgery at The Association of South Bay Surgeons, Chair Liver, Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Bhayani’s presentation’s title is: “Modern management of Hepatocellular Cancer (HCCC).” In his presentation, Dr. Bhayani will offer insights into HCC, and the new treatments that are available. Liver cancer often is associated with liver damage, cirrhosis, and viral hepatitis.

PFIC or Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis represents a group of rare genetic disorders that cause a progressive liver disease and can lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease. A debilitating symptom of PFIC is pruritus (insatiable itching) which may be so severe that it leads to skin mutilation, loss of sleep, irritability, poor attention, and impaired school performance. In this webinar our expert speaker will discuss the symptoms, verity of PFIC, treatment options, and living with PFIC.

PFIC or Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis is a rare genetic liver disease that left untreated can cause more serious and dangerous liver diseases. In this episode of “A Patient’s Journey” Dr. Kohli will sit down virtually with the mother of two children who are living with PFIC.

Season De Angelis describes her children’s situation as she says: “I have three beautiful girls. My older daughter does not have PFIC. Sylvie, who is four years old, has been living with PFIC4 since she was three months old. We learned through trial and errors that her itching was not related to any allergy but is caused by a liver condition.

I just learned that our three-month old baby, Genevieve, is also living with PFIC-4. I am sharing our stories to help other parents and kids who are living with PFIC.

The focus of this webinar is Cirrhosis of the Liver. Unfortunately, annually more than 200,000 cases are diagnosed in the United States. In this webinar, our expert panelists will provide updated information about Cirrhosis, its causes, risk factors and available treatments.

SPEAKERS:
Jeffrey Kahn, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medical Director of Liver Transplant Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Dr. Kahn’s presentation will focus on symptom control for people who have cirrhosis, emphasizing that taking control of one’s health and promoting a healthy lifestyle with diet, exercise and positive thinking can improve quality of life and patient outcomes.

Vinay Sundaram, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Hepatology Outcomes Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Sundaram’s presentation will discuss the definition of cirrhosis and how to determine whether you as a patient have cirrhosis or not. It will then describe the different stages of cirrhosis and how they correlate with short and long-term survival, along with the need for transplantation.

One of the most critical obstacles in saving the lives of liver patients, who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses, is the shortage of donated livers. This problem is not unique to liver, the scarcity of donated organs, tissue, and eye is an important national hindrance in saving lives. To acknowledge “Donate Life Month” in April, Liver Health Foundation is hosting an important webinar on organ donations. In this webinar you will learn about the shortage of donated organs, learn the steps one can take to give the gift of life, the process of recovering donated organs. Our presenter, Thomas Mone, with 22 years of experience leading OneLegacy, the country’s largest organ recovery agency, will help you separate facts from misconceptions.

Hepatitis is a liver disease with many variations. Left untreated hepatitis can be life-threatening. During our Comprehensive Hepatitis Webinar on May 11th, one of our presenters, Dr. Walid Ayoub, will offer vital information about Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D (Delta). Hep B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis D cannot live in your body on its own, it needs Hep B. Dr. Ayoub’s presentation will shed light on these two variations of Hepatitis.
Our second speaker is Dr. Nisreen Soufi. In her presentation, Dr. Soufi will offer information about Hep A and Hep C, their causes, at-risk community, and available treatments. We invite you to join us for this informative webinar.

The renowned experts in Fatty Liver Disease will explore the prevalence of NAFLD and NASH in American adults, school-age children and youth, risk factors, causes of NAFLD and NASH, available treatments and clinical trials, management of NAFLD and NASH, impact of NAFLD and NASH on the life of liver patients.

Dr. Arpan Patel (UCLA) will conduct a comprehensive presentation about the impact of alcohol, prescription, and recreational drugs on your liver.
He will end his presentation by offering suggestions for healthy living, the best diet for a healthy liver and ways to help your liver stay strong.

More about our speaker: Arpan A. Patel MD PhD, Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Staff Hepatologist, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, CSHIIP Investigator, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

In this webinar our expert speaker , Dr. Rene Romero, will offer information about this rare pediatric liver disease and will share the story of a PFIC patient. PFIC or Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis represents a group of rare genetic disorders that cause a progressive liver disease and can lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease.

A debilitating symptom of PFIC is pruritus (insatiable itching) which may be so severe that it leads to skin mutilation, loss of sleep, irritability, poor attention, and impaired school performance.

The most common variations of PFIC are PFIC1, PFIC2, PFIC3. Our speaker will offer comprehensive information about PFIC. Please join us by registering today.

While deaths due to cancer is decreasing in the United States, Liver Cancer is still one of the major causes of cancer related deaths. To bring the most updated information on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), available treatments, and surveillance, Liver Health Foundation is hosting a free webinar on Liver Cancer on Wednesday, October 12th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm PT. During the webinar, the audience members will be able to submit their questions to our speakers.

Liver Diseases accounts for 2 million death per year. In 2020 alone, 830,200 people died of liver cancer. Liver transplantation, one of the only treatments for end-stage liver disease, is the second most common solid organ transplantation, yet it remains largely inaccessible due to the lack of availability of suitable livers for transplantation.

Renowned hepatologists and transplant surgeons will discuss liver cancer and will walk you through the life-saving liver transplant surgery.

Liver Health Foundation is proud to host this informative free webinar on liver cancer and liver transplantation.

Please join us for a free webinar on Biliary Atresia. During this webinar Dr. Amrita Narang will offer a comprehensive webinar on Biliary Atresia, its causes, and current treatments.

In the second part of the webinar, Dr. George Yanni will host a round table with two young Biliary Atresia patients and their families to open a window into the lives of those who live with Biliary Atresia.