Global Liver Institute

Is Your Liver Healthy?

GLOBAL LIVER INSTITUTE

Is Your Liver Healthy?

At Global Liver Institute, we believe it all starts with a patient.

Did you know that an estimated 1.5 billion people around the world are affected by a liver condition?

This fact might lead you to the core question of this show: Is Your Liver Healthy? In monthly conversations, our host Jeff McIntyre explores a new part of the answer to this question by sitting down with the people who know the most about liver health and related conditions – whether that’s through their medical research, training and practice, personal experiences, or professional work. Join each month to learn what affects liver health, how liver disease impacts lives, and the actions we can all take to improve liver health for ourselves and our communities.

“Is Your Liver Healthy?” is produced by Global Liver Institute (GLI). It was born out of the interview show GLI LIVE, which GLI started in March 2020 as a COVID-19 response program for liver patients.

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Why are organ donation and transplantation so important to people with liver disease? Hear from a pediatric transplant recipient and her transplant surgeon on the process, the challenges, and the importance of organ donation to community well-being!

This month's guests:
Sophie Hansen, 2x Liver Transplant Recipient
Dr. Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, Transplant Hepatologist & President of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) https://tts.org/split-home

Why are organ donation and transplantation so important to people with liver disease? Hear from a pediatric transplant recipient and her transplant surgeon on the process, the challenges, and the importance of organ donation to community well-being!

This month's guests:
Sophie Hansen, 2x Liver Transplant Recipient
Dr. Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, Transplant Hepatologist & President of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) https://tts.org/split-home

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The Power of Liver Transplantation

GLP-1s, or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, are a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and other conditions. These drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone that affects insulin release, slows stomach emptying, and affects satiety. Early studies suggest that GLP-1 drugs can benefit liver health as well. Explore the basics and what liver patients should know about GLP-1s with this month's guests:

Joe Naglowski, President & CEO, Obesity Action Coalition (https://www.obesityaction.org/)
Dr. Janese Laster, Gastroenterologist & founder of Gut Theory Total Digestive Care (https://www.guttheoryhealth.com/)

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GLP-1s & Your Liver (Is Your Liver Healthy? Episode 3)

Patients with rare (liver) diseases need access to clinical trials, but those in rural areas lack access due to structural and geographic barriers – which affects opportunities and generalizability of data for everyone.

This Rare Liver Diseases Month, GLI is focusing on the issues affecting Rare & Rural communities. In this episode, hear from our guests on the challenges for rare & rural liver disease patients in their communities.

Learn about our guests & their upcoming events:
Dr. Harsha Rajasimha - IndoUSRare (https://www.indousrare.org/)
Dr. Cecilia Dueñas - PBC Research Foundation (https://www.pbcresearchfoundation.org/)
Teresa Davidson - Mid South Liver Alliance (https://midsouthliveralliance.org/)
Kristin Hatcher - Global Liver Institute (https://globalliver.org/rare-liver-diseases-month/)

Learn more about Global Liver Institute on our website: https://globalliver.org.

Patients with rare (liver) diseases need access to clinical trials, but those in rural areas lack access due to structural and geographic barriers – which affects opportunities and generalizability of data for everyone.

This Rare Liver Diseases Month, GLI is focusing on the issues affecting Rare & Rural communities. In this episode, hear from our guests on the challenges for rare & rural liver disease patients in their communities.

Learn about our guests & their upcoming events:
Dr. Harsha Rajasimha - IndoUSRare (https://www.indousrare.org/)
Dr. Cecilia Dueñas - PBC Research Foundation (https://www.pbcresearchfoundation.org/)
Teresa Davidson - Mid South Liver Alliance (https://midsouthliveralliance.org/)
Kristin Hatcher - Global Liver Institute (https://globalliver.org/rare-liver-diseases-month/)

Learn more about Global Liver Institute on our website: https://globalliver.org.

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Rare & Rural Access to Care and Research (Is Your Liver Healthy? Episode 2)

Liver diseases pose a serious threat to communities all over the world. The scientific and medical community have many of the tools to treat and prevent liver disease, but a political will to operationalize programs to prevent, diagnose, and treat these diseases is necessary to turn the tide.

In this episode of "Is Your Liver Healthy?" guests from around the world join our host, Jeff McIntyre, to discuss the recently released 3rd edition of the Global State of Liver Health report (https://globalliver.org/liver-health-is-public-health/resources/) and talk about what's next in their communities to improve liver health.

Guests this episode:
José Willemse, Former Executive Director & Patient Advocate, Dutch Liver Patients Association
Dr. Aleksander Krag, Secretary General of the European Association for the Study of the Liver & Professor/Department Chair in Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Odense University Hospital (Denmark)
Dr. Mahmoud Desoky, Consultant Gastroenterologyst in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Viet Hang Dao, Vice General Secretary, Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology
Dr. Laz Ude Eze, Public Health Physician & Founder of TalkHealth9ja (Nigeria)
Dr. Manal El-Sayed, Pediatrician & Researcher, Ain Shams University (Egypt)

Liver diseases pose a serious threat to communities all over the world. The scientific and medical community have many of the tools to treat and prevent liver disease, but a political will to operationalize programs to prevent, diagnose, and treat these diseases is necessary to turn the tide.

In this episode of "Is Your Liver Healthy?" guests from around the world join our host, Jeff McIntyre, to discuss the recently released 3rd edition of the Global State of Liver Health report (https://globalliver.org/liver-health-is-public-health/resources/) and talk about what's next in their communities to improve liver health.

Guests this episode:
José Willemse, Former Executive Director & Patient Advocate, Dutch Liver Patients Association
Dr. Aleksander Krag, Secretary General of the European Association for the Study of the Liver & Professor/Department Chair in Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Odense University Hospital (Denmark)
Dr. Mahmoud Desoky, Consultant Gastroenterologyst in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Viet Hang Dao, Vice General Secretary, Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology
Dr. Laz Ude Eze, Public Health Physician & Founder of TalkHealth9ja (Nigeria)
Dr. Manal El-Sayed, Pediatrician & Researcher, Ain Shams University (Egypt)

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The Global State of Liver Health (Is Your Liver Healthy? Episode 1)

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