S5 - E14 - Remembering Stephen Harrison - colleagues share memories and impressions of an SLD master
Send us a text The sudden passing on April 23 of our co-founder and colleague Stephen Harrison sent shock waves throughout the global SLD community. This week, Manal Abdelmalek and Naim Alkhouri join Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to remember and pay tribute to an exceptional leader, role model and human being. 00:00:00 - Surf's Up: Season 5 Episode 14 Episode introduction, including brief quotes taken directly from panelists. 00:03:11 - Introduction Roger introduces th...
8 Maj 202437min
S5 - E13.6 - One Year Ago: When Global Fatty Liver Day Was #NASHDay 2023
Send us a text This vault conversation looks back to our coverage of International NASHDay 2023, the predecessor title to this year's Global Fatty Liver Day. Thursday, June 8 was International #NASHDay 2023 and the podcast hosted a special session featuring patient advocates Gina Villiotti Madison (NASH kNOWledge), Marko Korenjak (European Liver Patients' Association) and Michael Betel (Fatty Liver Alliance). With co-hosts Louise Campbell and Roger Green, the group shares both a positive a...
6 Maj 202412min
S5 - E13.5 - MASH And The Elephant Metaphor: Attacking A Multi-Faceted, Complex Disease
Send us a text This closing conversation introduces two new concepts: the idea that MASH has so many facets that it is comparable to the metaphor of blind people touching an elephant, and the provider mandate to "rule the liver out" when assessing patients with metabolic diseases. Roger cites the parable of the blind people touching the elephant as a metaphor for liver disease, which is a precursor for multiple seemingly unrelated diseases (cardiovascular and extra-hepatic cancers, to...
5 Maj 202413min
S5 - E13.4 - A Deeper Dive into Care Challenges and Barriers Affecting MASH Patient Care
Send us a text Jeff McIntyre uses the discussion between Louise Campbell and Mike Betel as a jumping-off point for discussing some of the larger care challenges and barriers associated with MASH patient care. Jeff says the previous conversation between Louise and Michael provides "a really great synopsis" of the challenges and barriers to patient diagnosis and care. He reports that the Global Liver Institute is planning to release its first "Best Practices in LIver Health Policy" repor...
5 Maj 202414min
S5 - E13.3 - Practical Challenges In Patient Care: Role Of GLP-1s And Scanning
Send us a text This conversation focuses on what happens after or around patient screening, addressing the challenges caused by using GLP-1s and dual incretin agonists to treat concomitant conditions before looking at the patient's liver, and then the opportunities that can come from on-site scanning and immediate feedback. Jeff starts this conversation by noting the popularity and widespread discussion around anti-obesity medications, which also have effects on MASH. He says this coul...
4 Maj 202412min
S5 - E13.2 - Global Fatty Liver Day 2024 And The Rationale Behind "Act Now. Get Screened."
Send us a text This conversation centers around the Global Fatty Liver Day 2024 theme and the rationale behind focusing on screening. It starts with Jeff describing how much has changed in MASLD in the past year and why this calls for a new focus. Jeff identifies the breadth of the global challenge of treating MASLD and related conditions, which is far broader than "just having one medicine for one aspect of the disease in one country." To Jeff and GLI, the best immediate path forward is to ...
4 Maj 202412min
S5 - E13.1 - Remembering SurfingMASH Co-Founder Stephen Harrison
Send us a text On April 23, the global MASLD community lost one of its giants when SurfingMASH Co-founder Stephen Harrison passed away unexpectedly. Co-hosts Louise Campbell and Roger Green and guests Jeff McIntyre and Mike Betel each share a memory of Stephen. Jeff McIntyre starts this conversation by remembering Stephen as a fellow Southerner and, in addition to his many professional accomplishments, a person who could cut through high-level discussions with a "pithy little West Texa...
4 Maj 202410min
S5 - E13 - Previewing Global Fatty Liver Day 2024
Send us a text Fatty Liver Alliance Founder and President Mike Betel and Global Liver Institute Vice President for Liver Programs Jeff McIntyre join Louise Campbell and Roger Green to preview the premier MASH event for patient advocates, now known as Global Fatty Liver Day, which falls on June 13. 00:00:00 - Surf's Up: Season 5 Episode 13 Episode introduction, including brief quotes taken directly from panelists. 00:02:37 - Introduction/Remembering Stephen Harrison Roger introdu...
2 Maj 20241h 2min
