CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Lessons From Lockdown: HCC and Liver Transplant Care in the COVID-19 Era

Episode Summary

In this engaging dialogue, 2 expert hepatologists discuss strategies for maintaining and even improving care of patients with HCC or liver transplantation despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Graham R. Foster, FRCP, PhD, and Paul Y. Kwo, MD, share lessons learned in the management of HCC and liver transplantation the COVID-19 era, including:

• Global impact of HCC and strategies for maintaining HCC care in the COVID-19 era
• Characteristics of liver transplant recipients in the COVID-19 era
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic period on liver transplant outcomes
• Impact of liver transplant status on COVID-19 outcomes
• Strategies for providing streamlined care for patients with liver cancer or liver transplantation in the COVID-19 era

Presenters:

Graham R. Foster, FRCP, PhD 
Professor of Hepatology 
The Liver Unit
Consultant Hepatologist 
Queen Mary University of London
London, United Kingdom

Paul Y. Kwo, MD
Professor of Medicine 
Director of Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

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