Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Treating the Liver, the Disease, and the Patient

Overview

This presentation will review how to recognize, diagnose and manage MASLD in the primary care setting. Specifically, it will provide guidelines on screening, evaluation and diagnosis of suspected MASLD, and risk stratification. It will also review primary care management of NAFLD, including use of medications with potential benefit for the disease. Lastly, it will provide guidelines on when to refer patients with MASLD to hepatologists and what to expect in a patient that co-managed with a specialist.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize MASLD risk factors and when to screen for MASLD
• Once MASLD is suspected, identify key labs and diagnostic tests to obtain and understand how to analyze the results
• Recognize which patients with MASLD are at highest risk for adverse disease outcomes
• Review primary care management of MASLD
• Review medications with potential benefit for MASLD