A clinical community integrating palliative principles into hepatology practice to improve outcomes for patients with advanced liver disease.
Office bearers
Dr. Peter Salam Beah
Chair
Why this SIG, right now
Palliative hepatology addresses a critical and underserved intersection of two complex specialties, with direct implications for everyday clinical practice.
Advanced liver disease produces refractory ascites, encephalopathy, and pain that require structured, symptom-centered management beyond disease-directed therapy.
Prognostication in hepatology is uncertain, making structured conversations about goals of care essential and technically demanding for practising clinicians.
Palliative care is often introduced late or not at all in hepatology; earlier, systematic integration is associated with better patient and caregiver outcomes.
Chair's Note
Patients with advanced liver disease carry a high burden of symptoms, yet palliative care integration in hepatology remains inconsistent. This group exists to close that gap through shared evidence, practical tools, and a community of clinicians committed to whole-person care.
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