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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S4-E7.1 - Introduction to the AASLD Practice Guidance: Impressions and Overview
Description: Late last week, AASLD published new practice guidance on the clinical assessment and management of NAFLD. The Surfers convene with Ken Cusi, who contributed to the previous iteration published in 2018, to explore its key features and implications. The updated document reflects the many advances pertinent to any practitioner caring for patients with NAFLD. This conversation introduces differentiating factors which define a Guidance document versus Guidelines.The conversation starts with Ken introducing the new guidance by placing it in the context of the last five years of thinking about screening and treatment of Fatty Liver patients. He highlights...