American Association For The Study Of Liver Diseases

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PUBLICATIONS: "HEPATOLOGY", THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND "LIVER TRANSPLANTATION" PROVIDE PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH ON THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT AND THEIR DISEASES. "LIVER TRANSPLANTATION", A SPECIALTY JOURNAL, PUBLISHES STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION ON LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. CLINICAL LIVER DISEASE (CLD) IS AN ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCE/JOURNAL THAT ADDRESSES TREATMENT ISSUES FACED BY HEPATOLOGISTS AND NONHEPATOLOGISTS WHEN SEEING PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE. HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS IS A PEER-REVIEWED, ONLINE-ONLY OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL FOR FAST DISSEMINATION OF HIGH QUALITY BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH IN HEPATOLOGY.PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS: INCLUDES (1) AASLD PRACTICE GUIDELINES (2) PRACTICE METRICS COMMITTEE AND (3) RELATED SOCIETY COLLABORATIONS (4) PATIENT ENGAGEMENT. (1) AASLD PRACTICE GUIDELINES: AASLD DEVELOPS CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES WHICH INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY A HIGH LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO ASSIST PRACTITIONER AND PATIENT DECISIONS FOR APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE RELATED TO SPECIFIC CLINICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. (2) PRACTICE METRICS COMMITTEE: THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO DEVELOP AND REVISE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT SERVE AS:- A MECHANISM TO EVALUATE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASES, FROM BOTH THE PROVIDER AND PATIENT PERSPECTIVE - A STIMULUS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTPROGRAMS WITHIN THE AASLD- SUCH AS THE CIRRHOSIS QUALITY COLLABORATIVE (CQC). ACTIVELY COORDINATE WITH OTHER COMMITTEES OF AASLD, AND WITH MEMBERS OF OTHER RELEVANT SPECIALTY SOCIETIES, ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO PATIENTSAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.(3) RELATED SOCIETY COLLABORATIONS: AASLD COLLABORATES WITH OTHER MEDICAL SOCIETIES BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY ON PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HEPATOLOGY. MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES ARE SENT TO MEETINGS TO REPRESENT THE AASLD AND PROGRAMS ARE CREATED THAT BENEFIT AUDIENCES INTERESTED IN MUTUAL TOPICS OF INTEREST. (4) PATIENT ENGAGEMENT: AASLD IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING AND DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT WITH PATIENTS THROUGH INCREASED PATIENT REPRESENTATION IN AASLD ACTIVITIES, INCREASED PATIENT ACCESS TO AASLD EXPERTISE, AND A STRONGER PROFILE AND PARTNERSHIPS IN ADVOCACY INITIATIVES.CLINICAL AND PUBLIC POLICIES: AASLD CONDUCTS A PUBLIC AND CLINICAL POLICY PROGRAM, WHICH IS SUPERVISED BY THE PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE. IT HOLDS TWO EVENTS EACH YEAR: LIVER CAPITOL HILL DAY AND FEDERAL AGENCY DAY. IN THE FORMER, AASLD PARTNERS WITH PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATORS AND STAFF ON ISSUES RELATED TO LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. IN THE LATTER, AASLD DISCUSSES WITH KEY FEDERAL AGENCY PARTNERS WAYS IN WHICH AASLD CAN INFORM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY OF FEDERAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES. AASLD KEEPS ITS MEMBERS INFORMED OF LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY DECISIONS THAT AFFECT HEPATOLOGY, AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO REMAIN INVOLVED IN PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES.

MEETINGS AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL MEETING: THE ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ENABLES THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND ADVANCES IN EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND PROCEDURES TO PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS VIA FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS AND ONLINE LEARNING. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE PROVIDERS TO REVIEW BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL TOPICS IN THEIR SPECIALTY TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PATIENT CARE AND FOSTER NEW RESEARCH. THE LIVER MEETING, THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING OFFERS THE LATEST IN LIVER DISEASE TREATMENT OUTCOMES. ATTENDEES PARTICIPATE IN PLENARY, PARALLEL AND POSTER SESSIONS, STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURES, EARLY MORNING WORKSHOPS, MEET-THE-PROFESSOR SESSIONS, SPECIALTY COURSES, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP PROGRAMMING AND SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS TO EXCHANGE THE LATEST LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH, DISCUSS TREATMENT OUTCOMES, AND INTERACT WITH COLLEAGUES. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS SMALL STAND-ALONE MEETINGS SUCH AS THE EMERGING TOPIC AND ENDPOINT CONFERENCES, CO-SPONSORS DIGESTIVE DISEASE WEEK, AND COLLABORATES WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND/OR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN HEPATOLOGY.AASLD'S ONLINE LEARNING OFFERINGS INCLUDE REGULAR WEBINARS ORGANIZED PRIMARILY BY THE ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ON VERY FOCUSED TOPICS THAT ARE RECORDED AND OFFERED ON-DEMAND THROUGH LIVERLEARNING, AASLD'S OFFICIAL E-LEARNING PORTAL. LIVERLEARNING IS AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL REPOSITORY THAT ORGANIZES DIGITAL CONTENT FROM AASLD MEETINGS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS SUCH AS PRACTICE GUIDELINES, SLIDE SET COMPILATIONS AND COURSE HANDOUTS.AASLD IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO OFFER AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT. IN ADDITION, AASLD OFFERS MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC) POINTS WHICH ARE AWARDED BASED ON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CME PROGRAM FOR WHICH MOC IS ALSO OFFERED. MOC IS ULTIMATELY GRANTED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE OR AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS.

MEMBERSHIP & MENTORSHIP: AASLD'S MEMBERSHIP ENCOMPASSES ALL PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO HEPATOBILIARY DISCOVERIES AND PATIENT CARE. AASLD'S MEMBERS INCLUDE MORE THAN 5,500 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, HEPATOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHOSE PRACTICE OR RESEARCH INVOLVES THE FUNCTIONING AND DISORDERS OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT. THE AASLD MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF HEPATOLOGY AMONG MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS, FELLOWS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR OR IS ALREADY IN A CAREER IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE. MEMBERS SERVE AS MENTORS TO THESE PROFESSIONALS, ENSURING THE CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, AND WELL-TRAINED HEPATOLOGISTS.WEBSITE: AASLD MAINTAINS A WEBSITE ALLOWING MEMBERS, SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER VISITORS TO NAVIGATE AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST. (SITE VISITORS TOTAL GREATER THAN 450,000 ANNUALLY).COMMUNICATIONS: INCLUDES AASLD E-NEWS, WHICH IS PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR THE AASLD MEMBERSHIP. ALSO INCLUDES MEDIA RELATIONS SURROUNDING RESEARCH PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, AS WELL AS MAJOR MILESTONES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RELATED TO THE SOCIETY. AASLD DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT ADVANCES MADE IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE AND POLICY DECISIONS THAT REFLECT CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND PATIENTS.