Saturday - 9:50 am – 10:10 am

What to do after patient develops ascites?

Learning Objectives:

• Outline the recommended evaluation of patients with new-onset ascites
• Review management strategies for ascites including medical, interventional radiological-, investigational and liver transplantation. 
• Discuss complications of ascites including SBP and hepatorenal syndrome

Dr. M. Qasim Khan is a clinical-researcher and Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at University of Western Ontario and its affiliated London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in London, ON, Canada. He is cross-appointed in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. As a transplant hepatologist, his clinical and research interests include metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), portal hypertension, particularly as it pertains to MASLD, and the management of cardiometabolic disorders in the pre-, peri- and post-liver transplant settings. He is a Steering Committee member of the Clinical Practice SIG of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and Vanguard Steering Committee Member of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) as well as an active member and frequent speaker for the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL).