Who we are
The interest Group in Cirrhosis and Advanced liver Diseases was founded in 2020 with the launch of the on-line course "Cirrhosis and its complications", in order to create an academic space that allows interaction, sharing experiences and generates links between specialists in the region. In this way, generate a working network between the member of the interest group and ALEH partners with the goal of promoting research, knowing the data of our region and generating clinical practice guidelines oriented to our reality, to generate together an impact on the health of the patients with cirrhosis in Latin America.
Goals
- To create a space that allows interaction, sharing experiences and establishing links between hepatologists interested in cirrhosis in the Region.
- To generate data from our region to better understand the epidemiology of liver disease in Latin America, encouraging basic research.
- To generate publications in high-impact journals.
- To develop clinical practice guidelines of cirrhosis and its complications focused on the situation of our region.
- To encourage collaborative work with other international scientific societies (EASL, AASLD).
- To develop continuing medical education programs for health professionals through on-line courses.
Activities
To carry out these goals, monthly virtual meetings are held in order to plan activities, research projects and courses in addition to being connected by email and WhatsApp. Some of the activities we will be working on between 2021-2022:
- Participation in a multi-center study of prolonged administration of albumin "Latin American-Long Term Albumin (LALTA) administration Study".
- The development of an on-line course about cirrhosis and its complications.
- Publication of Clinical Guidelines for the management of cirrhotic patients.
Coordinators
Josefina Pages, MD
Aldo Torre, MD
