Certificate Course in Acute Liver Failure

Applicant must have done DNB/MD- Internal medicine, DNB/Critical Care, DNB/Emergency, Fellows, IMT Trainees, DNB/Anesthetists, DNB/MS General Surgeon, DM/DNB Gastro.

Course Director: Dr Sanjiv Saigal Principal Director and HOD at Max Healthcare

Course Objective

1. To learn in depth about the various aspects of Acute Liver Failure including definition, Etiology, Epidemiology& Pathogenesis
2. The candidate will learn about diagnosis, evaluation, prognostication
3. The candidate will be taught about Principles of management of ALF and various bridging therapies
4. There will be lecture on Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure

Course Offerings

Online teaching module with clear & lucidly designed lectures using power point presentations. Also, there are self-assessment questionnaire at the end of each lecture

Course Content

• Introduction to the Course Director
• Introduction to the Acute Liver Failure Course
• ALF – Definition, Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis
• ALF- Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prognostication
• Principle of management of ALF
• Bridging therapies in ALF
• Liver transplantation in ALF