Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Noninvasive Tools and Predictive Models

Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, diabetologists, hepatologists, obesity specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians involved in the management of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or at risk for NASH.

Program Overview
Because NASH is under-recognized, clinician awareness of many elements of this illness is suboptimal. These elements include the clinical manifestations and disease burden; diagnostic approaches for suspected NASH, including investigational noninvasive diagnostic tools; and predictive models that may identify patients at risk for progression to severe liver disease. The goal of this program is to educate clinicians about the use of noninvasive diagnostic tools and predictive models to identify patients in need of treatment for NASH.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Discuss the epidemiology of NASH, including risk factors and health outcomes.
Explain the historic approach to NASH diagnosis.
Describe newer noninvasive tools for the diagnosis and ongoing monitoring of NASH.
Review predictive models for the identification of patients with NASH who are at risk for advanced liver disease.