Event Details

Join this two–half-day virtual event to identify solutions for improving the health outcomes of individuals with rare liver diseases, specifically PBC, PSC, and Autoimmune Hepatitis.

Keynote Speaker March 15th

Aparna Goel, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stanford Medicine

Keynote Speaker March 16th

Douglas T. Dieterich, MD

Director, Institute for Liver Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, March 15thLive, on Zoom (times EST)

  • 1:00pm Welcome
  • 1:15pm-1:45pm Keynote Speaker Aparna Goel, Stanford University
  • 1:45pm-2:15pm Panel 1: Medical Professionals
    • Aparna Goel, MD
      Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology & Hepatology
      Stanford Medicine
    • Joshua Korzenik, MD
      Resnek Family Distinguished Chair in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
      Director, Resnek Family Center for PSC Research
      Founding Director, BWH Crohn’s and Colitis Center
      Brigham and Women’s Hospital
      Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
    • Amy E. Taylor, MD
      Pediatric Hepatologist; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
      Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
      Program Director, Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
    • Manish Thapar, MD
      Chair, Division of Hepatology
      Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
      Einstein Healthcare Network – Jefferson Health 
  • 2:15pm- 2:45pm Panel 2: Patient Voices
  • 2:45pm-3:15pm Panel 3: Patient Advocacy Organizations
    • American Liver Foundation
    • Autoimmune Association
    • PBCers Organization
    • PSC Partners Seeking a Cure
  • 3:15pm-3:30pm Day 1 Wrap up

Day 2, Thursday, March 16thLive, on Zoom (times EST)

  • 1:00pm Welcome
  • 1:10pm-1:40pm Keynote speaker Douglas Dieterich, Mount Sinai 
  • 1:45pm-2:25pm Breakout Session
  • 2:25pm-2:50pm Large Group Discussion
  • 2:50pm-3:00pm Next steps and Closing