The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) is a leading organization of scientists and health care professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease. AASLD was founded in 1950 by a group of leading liver specialists (including
Hans Popper
Hans Popper (24 November 1903 – 6 May 1988) was an Austrian-born pathologist, hepatologist and teacher. Together with Dame Sheila Sherlock, he is widely regarded as the founding father of hepatology. He is the namesake of the Hans Popper Hepatopa ...
, Leon Schiff, Fred Hoffbauer,
Cecil Watson, Jesse Bollman, and
Sheila Sherlock
Dame Sheila Patricia Violet Sherlock DBE, FRCP FRCPE FRS HFRSE FMGA FCRGA (31 March 1918 – 30 December 2001) was a British physician and medical educator who is considered the major 20th-century contributor to the field of hepatology (the ...
) to bring together those who had contributed to the field of
hepatology
Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansion ...
.
AASLD's Mission: To advance and disseminate the science and practice of hepatology, and to promote liver health and quality patient care.
Hepatology
Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansion ...
has been recognized as a discipline only in the last few decades, and AASLD played a seminal and unifying role in focusing interest on hepatological problems, as well as the founding of other hepatological societies.
Conferences: AASLD annually hosts The Liver Meeting®, which is the largest worldwide scientific conference on
liver
The liver is a major Organ (anatomy), organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for ...
diseases. It also conducts several regional liver disease meetings that vary in topic and emphasis.
Journals: AASLD also publishes three major scientific journals on
liver disease
Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver. If long-lasting it is termed chronic liver disease. Although the diseases differ in detail, liver diseases often have features in common.
Signs and symptoms
Some of the sig ...
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Hepatology
Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansion ...
'', ''Liver Transplantation'' and ''Clinical Liver Disease''.
* ''Clinical Liver Disease''
is a multimedia review journal. It is clinical in focus and blends text, audio, video, webinars and other multimedia into an interactive resource for all physicians and healthcare providers with liver disease patients.
Membership: The organization has more than 5,000 members, including physicians, scientists, medical students, residents, and other health care professionals (nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others) who work in hepatology and related areas.
See also
*
European Association for the Study of the Liver
References
External links
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The Liver Meeting, AASLD's website for its annual scientific meetingLiverLearning, the eLearning portal of AASLD''Hepatology'', the premier journal in the field of liver disease''Liver Transplantation'', an official publication of AASLD''Clinical Liver Disease'', a multimedia review journal of AASLD
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Hepatology organizations
Medical associations based in the United States
Diseases of liver
Medical and health organizations based in Virginia