AASLD Presentation made at Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI) meeting in March 2016. The success of the NMRI, a network that is “owned” by its members and supported by the NIDDK, begins with the dedication of senior investigators who mentor and serve as role models for junior investigators.

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Steven Echard, IOM, CAE
Chief Executive Officer

2. VISION: TO PREVENT AND CURE LIVER DISEASE
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AASLD Strategic Plan
Mission: To advance and disseminate the science and practice of
hepatology, and to promote liver health and quality patient care
Professional
Development
• Serve as Thought Leaders and the global
hub of knowledge in Liver Disease
Research Innovation
• Serve as central resource in promoting new
knowledge in liver health through support of
Innovative Research
Treatment Advances
& Awareness
• Educate healthcare providers on best
practices to improve health outcomes and
increase patient and public awareness
Organizational
Health
• Develop and align the organization’s
resources to achieve the mission of AASLD

3. VISION: TO PREVENT AND CURE LIVER DISEASE
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3500+ Post Graduate Course
1500+ Basic Science Symposium

4. VISION: TO PREVENT AND CURE LIVER DISEASE
2016 Professional Development
Winter
Emerging Trends in Alcoholic Hepatitis
(January 22-23 - Miami, FL)
Spring
GREAT Workshop: AASLD/FDA Trial Design and Endpoints PSC
(March 3-4 – Silver Spring , MD)
Summer
Digestive Disease Week
(May 21-24 - San Diego, CA)
MidYear: Clinical Hepatology State of the Art Management
(June 25-26 – Chicago, IL)
Fall
AASLD / EASL HBV Treatment Endpoints Conference
(September 8-9 – Washington DC)
Transplant Hepatology Review Course
(September 16-17 – Chicago, IL)
AASLD/EASL Special Conference: New Perspectives in HCV
(September 23-24 – Paris, France)
The Liver Meeting
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6. VISION: TO PREVENT AND CURE LIVER DISEASE
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Research Innovation
o Publishing Innovative Research
• Hepatology is most well known journal in the field
• New Focus for Liver Transplantation on clinical
aspects of Hepatology
• New - Open Access Journal

7. VISION: TO PREVENT AND CURE LIVER DISEASE
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Treatment Advances & Awareness
o Clinical Practice Guidelines
• HCV Guidance – 1.48 Million Page views
• HBV Treatment Guidelines (GRADE)
• Includes 3 Systematic Reviews
• HCC Treatment Guidelines (GRADE)
o Global Outreach and Engagement
• Global Agreements with EASL, APASL, ALEH
• International Travel Awards
• Translations in Chinese and Spanish
• Co-sponsor 9 international meetings in 2015-16
• LIFER Clinical/Translational Research Fellowship

8. VISION: TO PREVENT AND CURE LIVER DISEASE
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Organizational Health
o AASLD Membership Growth
• AASLD Membership has grown by 34% since 2012
• 82 New AASLD Fellows - 414 Total
o Ensuring the Future of Hepatology
• New Mentorship Program with over 50 relationships
• 32 New Emerging Liver Scholars – 112 total

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5000+ • Members
400+ • Fellows
600+ • Trainees
450+
• Hepatology
Associates
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10. AASLD Diversity Task Force
“The AASLD is committed to fostering diversity
among its membership and to increase inclusion of
under-represented racial and ethnic minority
groups in Hepatology and all levels of the
organization.”
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Diversity
Statement
Diversity
Task Force
Diversity
Committee
2014 2015 2016

11. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Male 49 40 43 43 38 51 46 29
Female 20 22 28 36 25 34 33 23
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2016 Committee Appointments by Gender
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Total 69 62 71 79 63 85 79 52

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Opportunity: Special Interest Groups
o Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
o Alcohol Liver Disease
o Cholestatic and Biliary
Diseases
o Clinical Practice
o Hepatitis B
o Hepatitis C
o Hepatobiliary Neoplasia
o Hepatotoxicity
o Liver Cell Biology in Hepatic
Diseases
o Liver Fibrosis
o Liver Transplantation and
Surgery
o Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver
Disease
o Pediatric Liver Disorders
o Portal Hypertension: Clinical
and Experimental
o Public Health / Health Care
Delivery
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Opportunity: Committees
o Annual Meeting Education
o Basic Research
o Clinical Research
o CME
o Diversity
o Development
o Ethics
o Finance
o Global Outreach and
Engagement
o Hepatology Associates
o Journals Publications
o Membership and Mentorship
o MOC
o Nominating
o Practice Guidelines
o Online Education
o Practice Metrics
o Public and Clinical Policy
o Research Awards
o Scientific Program
o Surgery and Liver
Transplantation
o Technology and Social Media
o Training and Workforce
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14. AASLD MENTORING
Matches
Fellows of AASLD
+
Trainees & Members
(within 2 years of training)
• Research
• Career Development
• Work/life Balance
• Clinical Practice
• and more…
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AASLD Emerging Liver Scholars
Residents and Trainees provided opportunity to attend The Liver Meeting®
o AASLD provides grants covering
travel, housing, and meeting
expenses.
o Mentors serve as a guide during The
Liver Meeting and facilitate career
development
o ELS attendees have the opportunity to
attend special events specifically
suited to their current and future
academic needs.
o Over 100 scholars since 2013
o More information at - www.aasld.org

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AASLD Foundation
Mission: To support liver research and
provide education about liver disease and its
treatment to those providing care to patients

17. The AASLD Foundation:
 Funds liver research
 Supports advanced hepatology training
 Creates broader educational platforms
for the non-hepatologist;
 On the horizon: Enhance public
awareness and patient education
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18. • Multi-Year Research Awards for early-career investigators in
Basic, Clinical, and Translational Research
 Pinnacle Research Award – $300,000, basic science, 3 year award
 Clinical and Translational Research Award - $150,000, 2 year award
 Career Development in Liver Transplantation - $90,000, 2 year award
• One-Year Career Development Awards to pursue
specialized training in hepatology
 Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: $60,000, 1 year award
 NP/PA Clinical Hepatology Fellowship: $78,000, 1 year award
• Abstract Awards which allow young investigators the
opportunity to present their outstanding research at The Liver
Meeting®
AASLD Foundation Research & Career
Development Awards
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19. Program Success
Success of AASLD grant recipients:
 50% reported receipt of NIH funding during
or post award
 13 R Series, 9 K Series
 Past award recipients received over $4.7
million in NIH funding in FY2015.
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Past Recipient Survey Highlights
 89% of past recipients remain in
hepatology
 77% of respondents who had received
a research award reported the
preliminary data was used as the basis
to secure funding from other sources.

21. AASLD Foundation Research & Career
Development Awards
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Applications Available
July 1, 2016
Application Deadline: December 1, 2016
Recipient Notification: May 2017
Award Start Date: July 1, 2017
Learn more at aasldfnd.org/awards