Liver Study Day

Join us for a session on critical care updates in Liver

This session aims to highlight the current opinions and evidence base for treating GI and hepatic dysfunction in ICU. The topics cover aspects of care often questioned and aim to provide practical expert advice on recommended management, including when to refer patients for tertiary management.

Learning Objectives Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the key differences between ALF and ACLF
  2. Develop a structure for management of renal dysfunction in patients with liver disease
  3. Recognise the impact of ITU survival after liver failure
  4. Review the evidence behind feeding practises in ITU
  5. Develop confidence in approaching resuscitation and management of GI bleeding and pancreatitis in the ITU
  6. Discuss the difficulties in accurately prognosticating in the current era

Programme Programme

09:30
Welcome
Tasneem Pirani


09:40
Acute Liver failure –recognition and management

  1. Definition and epidemiology
  2. Focus of medical management
  3. When to refer to specialist centre

TBC

 

10:15
Q&A

 

10:25
Surviving ITU after liver failure: mind, body and future

  1. Patient story
  2. Longitudinal follow-up

TBC

 

11:15

Q&A


11:25
Break


11:45
Hepato-renal syndrome – beyond terlipressin

  1. Definition and diagnosis
  2. Prognosis of HR

TBC

 

12:15
Q&A


12:25
Acute on Chronic Liver failure– a MDT approach to management in ICU

  1. Best practice advice for Mx in non transplant centre
  2. When to refer and consider transplant
  3. Collaborative approach to management

TBC

 

13:00
Q&A


13:10
Lunch


14:00
Nutritional assessment and feeding in the ICU – Timing, mode and composition and impact on recovery

  1. Current evidence based recommendations
  2. Data on long term outcomes
  3. Where evidence is lacking

TBC

 

14:35
Q&A

 

14:45
Gastrointestinal bleeding: Resuscitation, ideal investigation and beyond

  1. Commonest causes of bleeding
  2. Resuscitation goals
  3. Timing of endoscopy
  4. Other Mx considerations

TBC

 

15:20
Q&A


15:30
Acute Pancreatitis in the ICU – controversies, challenges and outcomes
TBC

16:05
Q&A

16:15
Closing Remarks


17:00
Close

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