Panel Discussion: Alcohol Use Disorder and Liver Transplantation – The Impact of Alcohol on Your Liver Health

Panel Discussion: Alcohol Use Disorder and Liver Transplantation – The Impact of Alcohol on Your Liver Health

Host: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Recorded: April 21, 2026
Enduring Training

Overview

This 65-minute webinar features a panel discussion with six experts who examine key aspects of alcohol use and its effects on liver health. The session opens with an overview of alcohol use in the United States, along with a review of validated screening tools. It then introduces foundational motivational interviewing techniques and discusses considerations for tailoring care to individual patient needs.

The webinar next provides an in-depth exploration of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), including the pathophysiology of alcohol-related liver injury. The speakers also address alcohol-associated hepatitis, with a focus on diagnostic criteria and key considerations for liver transplantation. The session concludes with a review of the cardiovascular effects of alcohol, an overview of alcohol’s classification as an IARC Group 1 carcinogen, and a discussion of cancer types associated with alcohol use. Key mechanisms of alcohol-mediated carcinogenesis are explained, along with implications for clinical cancer screening strategies.

The target audience for this intermediate level activity includes: Clinical healthcare professionals. 

The ACGME Competencies include: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, and Systems-based Practice, Medical Knowledge

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

1. Define and recognize the prevalence of different drinking patterns in the United States
2. Identify validated screening questionnaires and how to match motivational interviewing prompts to alcohol pattern severity. 
3. Define alcohol-associated liver disease from steatosis to cirrhosis.
4. Define alcohol-associated hepatitis and key considerations during liver transplantation. 
5. Explain key mechanisms of alcohol-mediated carcinogens. 

• Registration Deadline: 08/30/2027 
• Close Access Date: 09/30/2027 

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