Dealing with Abnormal Liver Blood Tests

Presenter Biography

This masterclass webinar is presented by Dr Helen Jarvis (MBBS, MRCP, MSc, MRCGP). Helen is a GP Partner in the North East of England and a nationally recognised primary care expert in liver disease. She has an academic appointment at Newcastle University studying for her doctorate on how liver disease detection and management can be embedded into primary care. She is widely published in this area. She is a clinical advisor on liver disease to the RCGP, leads the early detection workstream for the UK Liver Alliance is the primary care advisor to the British Liver Trust. 

Overview

This masterclass webinar lasts approximately 60 minutes and covers:

• Principles of management
  • General principles to follow for all patients where abnormal liver blood tests are found in practice including:
    • Definitions - liver function tests v liver blood tests.
    • The scale of the problem in primary care.
    • Recognising common causes of chronic liver disease.
    • Pattern recognition.
    • Secondary assessment.
    • Staging of disease.
    • Who to refer.
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Topics covered