Webinar No. 4 | Dec 2025
Early detection of chronic liver disease in primary care: real-world perspectives
Tuesday 9 Dec 2025 at 4:15-5PM CET
Welcome to the 4th webinar in our LIVERAIM Series
Join this stellar panel of experts as they discuss why early detection of liver disease should be a priority in primary care. Hear real-world perspectives on how primary care professionals can incorporate more efficient risk stratification and early detection approaches (integrating digital and AI supported tools) into care pathways, especially with the arrival of new treatments on the horizon! Is primary care ready to scale up case finding , referrals and management of people with liver fibrosis? Don’t miss this compelling line-up of speakers to find out.
Key discussion points:
Why early detection of MASLD/MASH matters and how it can transform patient outcomes.
The readiness of primary care professionals to expand liver disease screening and management.
How innovative tools like AI and predictive analytics can support smarter, more integrated approaches to detection and risk assessment.
What new MASH-focused treatments mean for general practitioners and nurses: awareness, diagnosis, and referral pathways for liver fibrosis.
Who should watch?
Primary care physicians and nurses, patients and their families, patient associations, patient advocates, primary healthcare professionals, nurses, dietitians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and anyone interested in learning more about chronic liver disease and how it is managed in primary care.
Moderator:
Prof. Dr Jörn Schattenberg, Professor of Medicine. Department of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Saarland University Medical Centre, Homburg, Germany.
Panelists:
- Professor Thomas Frese, President of WONCA Europe and Professor of General Practice at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Germany
- Dr Craig Nicoll, General Practitioner, Springfield West Medical Centre, NHS, Scotland, UK
- Prof. Dr. Josep M. Vilaseca, Past Treasurer WONCA Europe, Associate Professor at the University of Vic, Central Catalonia University, Spain