Advancing Care in Acute Liver Failure
ALF-SIG connects hepatologists, intensivists, and transplant specialists to improve acute liver failure diagnosis, management, and outcomes.
Office bearers
Rajiv Jalan
Chair
Why this SIG, right now
Acute liver failure demands rapid, coordinated expertise across hepatology, critical care, and transplant medicine.
Delayed diagnosis worsens outcomes. Clinicians need current, practical guidance to identify and act on ALF before irreversible deterioration occurs.
Transplant eligibility, escalation of care, and etiology-specific treatment require multidisciplinary input. This group supports that decision-making with case-based learning and peer exchange.
Research into ALF pathophysiology, critical care protocols, and emerging therapies is active and ongoing. Staying current is a direct clinical responsibility.
Chair's Note
Acute liver failure remains one of the most time-critical conditions we face, where hours determine survival. A coordinated, evidence-based approach across specialties is no longer optional; it is essential.
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