EASL Podcasts
The EASL Podcast collection includes educational episodes derived from the EASL Studio, the EASL DeepDive webinars and the EASL Policy Dialogues. Listen to and stay abreast of the latest science and knowledge in Hepatology!
Episodes
138 episodes
EASL Studio Podcast: What Can Be Done to Safeguard Young Adults from SLD?
How can we protect young adults from steatotic liver disease (SLD)? This episode explores the burden of MASLD, MetALD, and ALD in Europe, the synergistic effects of alcohol and metabolic risk factors, and why the younger population is especiall...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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40:03
EASL Studio Podcast: Decoding AASLD The Liver Meeting: Trends Shaping Hepatology
What were the key takeaways from this year’s AASLD The Liver Meeting? In this episode, experts unpack the most impactful studies, clinical insights, and emerging trends shaping the future of hepatology. From liver cancer breakthroughs to MASLD,...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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35:56
EASL Studio Podcast: Rifaximin for Hepatic Encephalopathy: Balancacing Benefits and Risks in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance
For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025 (“Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future”), this EASL Studio explores the balance between rifaximin’s benefits in hepatic encephalopathy and the global challenge of antimicrobial res...
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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36:37
EASL Studio Podcast: Behind the Decision: How Can You Maximize Your Chances of Publication in JHEP Reports?
Ever wondered what happens to your manuscript after submission? In this episode, the JHEP Reports editorial team takes you behind the scenes: from first triage to reviewer selection, smart moves vs. red flags, and how final decisions are made. ...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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31:11
EASL Studio Podcast: Are we finally entering an era of effective treatment for PSC?
After years of limited progress, recent trials hint at a changing landscape for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). In this episode, experts review emerging data and explore whether we’re approaching a new era of effective treatment. How shou...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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42:41
EASL Studio Podcast: Does it really matter whether we call it ACLF or acute decompensation?
This episode questions whether assigning the label “ACLF” to a deteriorating patient truly alters clinical decisions, or if focusing on the specifics of organ failure and reversibility is more useful. Experts debate the real-world utility of pr...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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31:23
EASL Studio Podcast: The Clinical Blind Spot: Are We Neglecting Alcohol?
This EASL Studio explores the discrepancy between the huge burden of patients hospitalised with, and dying from, alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) or MetALD, versus the same disease’s near non-existence from population data. The panel will di...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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34:59
EASL Studio Podcast: Hepatitis C, Re-infection or Failure of Treatment in People Engaging in High Risk Practices – Do These Labels Matter in 2025?
What do we call it when someone with high-risk practices becomes viraemic again after treatment? In this episode, experts discuss the challenges of managing Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs (PWID) and other high-risk groups. Topics includ...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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35:41
EASL Studio Podcast: What Matters Most? The questions every hepatologist should ask their patients
In hepatology, effective care goes beyond diagnostics and treatment. This episode explores the crucial questions hepatologists should ask to truly understand their patients’ needs, values, and priorities. By focusing on communication and patien...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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33:17
EASL DeepDive: Diagnosis, non-invasive screening and risk stratification of MASLD cases
This first session in a two-part EASL DeepDive series on the 2024 EASL-EASD-EASO MASLD Clinical Practice Guidelines will provide a detailed examination of the recommendations concerning diagnosis, non-invasive assessment, and risk stratificatio...
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1:06:33
EASL Studio Podcast: EASL CPGs on Vascular Liver Diseases: What’s New?
This episode addresses key challenges in vascular complications of liver disease, including the management of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with and without cirrhosis. Experts will explore controversies surrounding long-term anticoag...
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Season 8
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Episode 15
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32:32
EASL DeepDive: MASLD Cirrhosis: Addressing unmet needs and defining valuable endpoints
In this new edition of the EASL DeepDive, expert faculty guide participants through a focused and forward-looking discussion on key aspects of advanced MASLD, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of evolving clinical challenges and oppo...
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1:10:01
EASL Studio Podcast: Steatotic Liver Disease Unpacked: Targeting Dynamic Risks
This EASL Studio episode explores state-of-the-art practices in diagnosing steatotic liver disease and stratifying patients effectively for targeted treatment in 2025. Focusing on integrating cardiometabolic risk profiling and dynamic alcohol c...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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35:58
EASL Studio Podcast: Artificial Intelligence: Is This the Beginning of the End of the Medical Profession as We Know It?
Listen to this EASL Studio episode to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare. Discuss its potential to revolutionise medical practice, its limitations, and whether it poses a threat or an opportunity for the future ...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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36:41
EASL Studio Podcast: Rethinking Hepatitis B: Discussions with Patients – Adapting to Expanding Treatment Guidelines
With the release of the new HBV guidelines, treatment eligibility broadens. This EASL Studio explores how to communicate these changes, support shared decision-making, ensure adherence, and engage patients in ongoing care and clinical trials.
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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36:08
EASL Studio Podcast: Interprofessional Session: Implementing the New EASL MASLD Guidelines into Clinical Practice
Listen to this EASL Studio episode for insights on the new MASLD guidelines and their practical application. Hear from experts on navigating the nomenclature change, implementing guidelines in clinical workflows, and fostering behavioral change...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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27:50
EASL Studio Podcast: Landmark studies at EASL Congress 2025
Listen to this episode for a curated overview of landmark studies and breakthrough data presented at EASL Congress 2025, with expert insights on their clinical relevance and impact on the future of hepatology.Moderator: Thomas Ber...
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36:18
EASL Studio Podcast: Screening strategies for liver fibrosis
Most liver diseases are diagnosed when it’s already too late. This episode explores the pros and cons of early screening, the gaps in current strategies, and how projects like LIVERAiM are aiming to change the game.Moderator: Ahme...
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31:26
EASL Studio Podcast: Beyond the myths: Alcohol harm and policy action
This EASL Studio episode cuts through the noise to explore alcohol’s true impact on health and society, spotlighting patient stories, public misconceptions, and bold policy solutions from across Europe.Moderator: David Barret (Int...
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47:13
EASL/CIRSE Studio Podcast: Interventional radiology in hepatology: Building bridges to optimise care
What happens when hepatologists and interventional radiologists join forces? This episode discusses the power of collaboration – shared guidelines, joint training, and multidisciplinary care – to improve outcomes in complex liver disease.
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30:55
EASL DeepDive: Key for TIPS Success: Identifying Suitable Candidates and Risk Control
In this fifth edition of the EASL DeepDive, join Christophe Bureau, Virginia Hernandez-Gea, Marika Rudler, and Manhal Izzy to gain expert insight into the selection, management, and outcomes of patients undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Port...
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1:32:14
EASL Studio Podcast: Endoscopic Management of Variceal Bleeding: Outdated or Evolving Beyond Tradition?
This EASL Studio episode discusses cutting-edge approaches for managing bleeding varices. Explore the evolution of endoscopic therapies, the role of interventional radiology, and decision-making for high-risk gastric varices. Gain insights into...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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45:41
EASL DeepDive: Evolving insights in role and management of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
In this EASL DeepDive held on 06 November 2024, Alice Turner, Pavel Strnad, and Nicola Brunetti discuss and explore the changing insights in the management of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.Learning objectives:Learn mo...
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1:07:15
EASL DeepDive: Understanding and managing PBC symptoms
In this EASL DeepDive held on 03 July 2024, Palak Trivedi, Emma Culver, Andreas Kremer and Jessica Dyson explain the risk assessment in people with PBC as well as the mechanistic and treatment of fatigue and pruritus.Learning objectiv...
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1:15:22
EASL DeepDive: Glucagon in MASH: A next step in “metabolic” drugs tackling liver disease?
In this EASL DeepDive held on 30 October 2024, Henning Grønbæk, Cyrielle Caussy, Mazen Noureddin and Frank Tacke provide an understanding of the role of glucagon and glucagon-receptors in physiology and in MASH patients. Additionally, they revi...
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