2026 Liver Health Symposium
Join the Asian Health Foundation, in joint providership with Amedco LLC, for the 2026 Liver Health Symposium, a half-day, CME-certified educational program featuring nationally recognized experts in hepatology. This live symposium will provide healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based updates and practical clinical strategies for the screening, diagnosis, and management of liver disease.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Sheraton San Jose Silicon Valley
1801 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035 | Map
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Anticipated attendance: 100 participants Space is limited. Reserve your spot by registering early to ensure your participation.
Agenda:
- 8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
- 8:20 AM Welcome & Introduction
- 8:30 AM HBV and HDV: Simplified Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Progress Toward a Functional Cure – Nghiem Ha, MD
- 9:00 AM Management of Complications of Cirrhosis – Roger Warren Sands, MD
- 9:30 AM Break & Exhibits
- 10:00 AM MASH: Diagnosis, Evaluation, Treatment, and Management of Comorbidities – Sajid Jalil, MBBS, MS, AGAF
- 10:30 AM Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis and Management – Liquid Biopsy and Systemic Therapy Updates – Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, MAS, AGAF, FAASLD
- 11:00 AM Interactive Panel Discussion
- 11:30 AM Adjourn
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Asian Health Foundation. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.
Amedco Joint Accreditation Provider Number: 4008163
Physicians
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 3.00 knowledge-based CPE contact hours.
NOTE to Pharmacists: The only official Statement of Credit is the one you pull from CPE Monitor. You must request your certificate within 45 days of your participation in the activity to meet the deadline for submission to CPE Monitor. Credits are generally reported during the first week of each month for those who claimed during the month prior.
Nurses
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 3.00 ANCC contact hours.
MASH Masterclass: Advancing Knowledge and Multidisciplinary Management
An on-demand, CME-certified masterclass designed to enhance healthcare professionals’ understanding of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Featuring leading hepatology experts Dr. Mindie H. Nguyen (Stanford University) and Dr. Joseph K. Lim (Yale School of Medicine), this program highlights key strategies for diagnosis and multidisciplinary management.
Access the activity:
https://www.mycme.com/courses/advancing-knowledge-and-multidisciplinary-management-in-mash-10571
What’s new:
The Asian Health Foundation (AHF) is pleased to announce the establishment of the inaugural Professors Ramsey Cheung MD and Gabriel Garcia MD Travel Award for Africa (Travel Awards) under the Mindie H. Nguyen, MD Travel Awards Program. Funding for the inaugural Travel Awards was generously provided by a directed contribution by AHF Board Member, Mindie H. Nguyen, MD, in honor of Professors Ramsey Cheung and Gabriel Garcia for their life-long commitment and contribution to diversity, medical education and mentoring of generations of GI and hepatology trainees, including Dr. Nguyen.
The goal of the Mindie H. Nguyen Travel Awards Program is to encourage clinical hepatology research in viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, or hepatocellular carcinoma by early career investigators in the Africa, Central or South America, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific regions. These awards provide recipients travel support to defray costs associated with attending educational meetings to present their outstanding research to a national or international audience.
The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Association of sub-Saharan Africa (GHASSA) received the inaugural Travel Award to support attendance at the African Viral Hepatitis Conference in Cape Town from May 16-18, 2024.
On-Demand Programs
Addressing HBV Disparities and Stigma: Strategies to Manage Conversations with Your Clinician
Drs. Do and Nguyen provide useful information about hepatitis B infection including answers to common questions that patients have when they first receive a diagnosis, information about risk factors and misconceptions, and important steps patients can take to reduce the burden of the disease.
What is HDV?
Dr. Do and Dr. Gish explain hepatitis D infection for patients and answer common questions that patients have when they first receive a diagnosis. They also offer advice about how patients can lower the overall burden of disease.
AHF Online Hepatitis B Education Now Available!
Hepatitis B disproportionately affects Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Because currently available therapy can’t eradicate the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the objective of treatment is viral suppression. But many with chronic hepatitis B are unaware of their disease status, which can result in an increased likelihood of virus transmission and fewer treatment options with poorer outcomes. Experts in hepatitis B discuss the importance of testing for HBV and treatment of chronic hepatitis B so patients can “be there” for their families.
HBV Patient Education poster – Engl., Simp. Chin., Viet., Kor.