In an honest discussion with Donna Cryer, Surfing NASH explores the challenges of championing patient-centricity and the importance of allied health as many impending and important decisions come to a head for the NAFLD/NASH community. In this conversation, Louise Campbell expands on the critical role of nurses as advocates with the unique ability to bridge the patient-physician gaps.
In an honest discussion with Donna Cryer, Surfing NASH explores the challenges of championing patient-centricity and the importance of allied health as many impending and important decisions come to a head for the NAFLD/NASH community. This introductory conversation features an impactful statement from Donna on the gravity surrounding these milestone moments and why patient inputs should be held paramount.
In an honest discussion with Donna Cryer, Surfing NASH explores the challenges of championing patient-centricity and the importance of allied health as many impending and important decisions come to a head for the NAFLD/NASH community. Among other topics, the panelists comment on the recent draft report from ICER, the landscape of nomenclature consensus and, generally, how to absorb different perspectives into a common discussion while giving each the weight that they deserve.
Ken Cusi and Roger Green are joined by Diana Barb and Jay Shubrook in a discussion around effective therapies and strategies for fighting fatty liver disease that are available now. The group discusses frontline screening, medications, bariatric surgery, lifestyle management, practical insights and much more.
Patient advocates and friends of the podcast Mike Betel (Fatty Liver Alliance), Tony Villiotti (NASHkNOWledge) and Wayne Eskridge (Fatty Liver Foundation) join co-hosts Louise Campbell and Roger Green to share a range of impressions on a public comments session regarding the draft report released by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) on resmetirom and obeticholic acid for NASH.
Last author and leading endocrinology Fatty Liver Opinion Leader Ken Cusi joins co-author Stephen Harrison, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to discuss the recent Clinical Care Pathway published in Gastroenterology. This conversation From the Vault answers the question “What Can Be Done Today?” in terms of screening and patient management without approved drugs.
Cyrielle Caussy and the Surfers explore final thoughts on identifying NAFLD/NASH patients earlier on in endocrinology settings and the role of allied health professionals in making this possible. Finally, each panelist is asked what they would do if they had a magic wand to touch one thing in their hospital to make a change.
Cyrielle Caussy and the Surfers explore the strength of simple tools that closely link consequence to physicians and push for the identification and risk stratification of respective patient populations. This session also entertains with a fascinating anecdote on the famous composer, Beethoven, and his liver health.
Cyrielle Caussy joins the Surfers to talk about how patients can be motivated by biofeedback to improve both liver health and overall condition. Following, the group discusses how specific phenotypes in chronic kidney patients can be targeted for high risk of NAFLD/NASH.
In continuing conversation around clinical care pathways and the complex of metabolic diseases, SurfingNASH explores the key relationship and interplay between endocrinology and hepatology. This conversation features Cyrielle Caussy alongside Surfers Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green discussing why endocrinology clinics are a critical setting for early identification of patients with NAFLD and NASH.
