8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration, Breakfast, and Booths 

• Check-in at registration desk
• Light breakfast and networking opportunity

Keynote Session

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM: Welcome and Symposium Introduction

• Speaker: Sarah Manes

9:05 AM – 9:40 AM: Achieving Health Equity With Liver Disease in Minnesota   

• Keynote Speaker: Lionel A. Kankeu Fonkoua, MD

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM: Patient Story: Living with Liver Disease

• Speaker: TBD

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM: Morning Break

An Introduction to Liver Health

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM: Overview and Introductions

• Speaker: Sandra Ponce

10:05 AM – 10:45 AM: Understanding Liver Disease: Advances in Non-Invasive Testing & Screening

• Speaker: Jesse Powell,  PA-C, RD

10:45 AM- 10:55 AM: Patient Advocacy Segment:

• Speaker: Tiffany McLellan

10:55 AM- 11:30 AM: Eating for a Healthier Liver

• Speaker: Grete Goetz, PA

11:30 AM- 12:00 PM: Weight Interventions 

• Speaker: Natalie Ikeman, MPAS, PA-C

12:00 PM | Closing Remarks  

• Speaker: Sandra Ponce

Networking  

12:00 PM- 1:30 PM: Lunch and Booths