GLI LIVE: Recent Episodes
Global Liver Institute
At the Global Liver Institute, we believe it all starts with a patient.
What happens when a liver patient, one of the ½ billion people living with conditions that often go undiagnosed, untreated, or misdiagnosed, mistreated, and stigmatized, brings the challenges of liver patients front and center? And what happens when a patient then leads a discussion with world experts in policy, research, clinical care, and wellness on ways to overcome these challenges?
GLI LIVE started in March 2020, as a COVID-19 response program for liver patients. It has now evolved into so much more: a weekly educational show with tailored information for patients living with liver diseases on a variety of timely topics.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our VP of Liver Health Programs, Jeff McIntyre, is joined by guest Nancy N. Chen, Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Cruz, to discuss the transformative, foundational role that nutrition can play as a foundation for liver health.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our VP of Liver Health Programs, Jeff McIntyre, is joined by guests from around the world to hear about how they elevate liver health year-round – and to hear what they have planned for International #NASHDay. Guests include William J. Ocran (Ghana), Dr. Manal F. Abdelmalek (USA), Michael Betel (Canada), Dr. Shahinul Alam (Bangladesh), and Tarja Teitto-Tuckett (Finland).
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Jennifer L. Hall, Ph.D., Chief of Data Science at the American Heart Association; Yee Hui Yeo, MD, MSc a gastroenterology fellow doctor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; and Celina Gorre, CEO of WomenHeart to discuss how artificial intelligence is changing healthcare as we know it.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our VP of Liver Health Programs, Jeff McIntyre, is joined by guest Paula Zimbrean, MD, FAPA, FACLP, professor of psychiatry and director of transplant psychiatry services at Yale New Haven Hospital to discuss the unique mental health needs that liver patients might have during transplantation or living with chronic disease.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Amy Honeycutt, RN, BSN, an organ allocation transplant coordinator at UC San Diego Health, to discuss her personal journey with transplantation, how it activated her career in transplant coordination – and what that means.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest David J. Quan, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCTXP, BCPS, Pharmacy Supervisor-Solid Organ Transplantation at UCSF Medical Center and Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco to discuss what exactly solid organ transplant pharmacy is, how transplant pharmacists support patients, and where the field is going.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Becky Taub, MD, the Director, Founder, Chief Medical Officer and President of Research & Development at Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, to discuss founding a startup pharmaceutical company and talk about effective leadership in science.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Erin Quirk, MD, President & Head of R&D at Terns Pharmaceuticals, to discuss her career journey and lessons learned while leading development of NASH treatment.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Mary Woolley, President & CEO of Research!America to discuss her leadership role as a woman in the healthcare space as well as Research!America’s latest work. Read Beyond 2020: A Vision and Pathway for NIH, the report mentioned by Mary Woolley during the episode, here.
In this episode of GLI LIVE from 2022, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, MACP, Executive Vice President & CEO of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to discuss her leadership role as a woman in the healthcare space as well as the impact of CMSS.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by Suzanna Masartis, the CEO of Community Liver Alliance, a member organization of GLI’s Liver Action Network to discuss the ten successful years of CLA and look towards the future.
In this episode of #GLILIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Dr. Pietro Vajro, Chairman of Pediatrics at University of Salerno, Italy; Dr. Mbianke Livancliff, NCD researcher, Bosch Fellowship Alumnus, and CEO of Empower Women Foundation in Cameroon; and Mme. Nasah Judith Lainsi, an NCD researcher and advocate for pediatric liver health in Cameroon.
In this episode of #GLILIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Brittany Kinsley, advocate with Biliary Atresia Research and Education (BARE) Inc. and mother to Briggs, a resilient biliary atresia patient; and Taylor and Ashley Rhoades, parents of John, a toddler with biliary atresia, and advocates for the rare disease (in addition to Taylor’s roles in cardiology and diversity). They will discuss the intricacies of being a parent of a child with a rare liver disease.
In this episode of #GLILIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Anna Beeman, JD, President & CEO, Liver Mommas & Families, Inc; Trashaun Powell, MA, Vice President of Programs, New Jersey Family Planning League (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram); and Jodi Long, Health Equity Director, Healthy Birth Day, Inc to discuss major inequities in rare liver disease for patients in maternal and neonatal health.
In this episode of #GLILIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Dr. Guadalupe Manrique-Maldonado, PhD, the Pennsylvania ICP Care ambassador among many more, and Colette Kenny Verdes, whose experience with maternal liver disease informs her career as a licensed professional counselor. They will be discussing the challenges faced during pregnancy by members of the rare liver disease community. #RareAware
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by Teneasha Washington, PhD, MPH, researcher and professor, and Veronica Williams, MS, Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) patient and AIH Association board member, to discuss racial disparities in rare liver disease research. #RareAware
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Dr. William Balistreri, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Ms. Samantha Melaney, Author of “LiveReal” and organ donation advocate, to discuss Pediatric Rare Liver Diseases. #RareAware
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Dylan Simon, Associate Director of Policy for the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases and Melissa Gamble, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders and mother of Ginny, who passed at only 7 years old from Zellweger Syndrome; to discuss Newborn Screening Policy and Advocacy in Rare Liver Diseases. #RareAware
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Sanford Simon, PhD, fibrolamellar carcinoma researcher & parent and Lisa Craine, cholangiocarcinoma patient & mentor, to discuss Rare Liver Cancers. #RareAware
In this special episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Stephanie C. Melkonian, PhD and Behnoosh Momin, DrPH, MS, MPH from the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) to address liver cancer disparities in the American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.
On this episode of GLI LIVE we discussed the topic of “How to Eat for Liver Health” with Paola Andrenacci, at nutritionist at the Sayani foundation. After her PhD, she joined Kings College Hospital as a clinical research fellow in the Institute of liver studies, and has continued her research endeavors in the field of NAFLD.
Check out more tips on how to eat for liver health with our Fighting Liver Cancers with Food series.
GLI Founder and GLI LIVE host, Donna Cryer was joined by guest, Jamie Heywood, scientist, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder and former Chairman of Patients Like Me on GLI LIVE on Wednesday, May 6th. In this episode entitled “Resilience”, Donna Cryer and Jaime Heywood had a fascinating conversation about the steps needed to create resilience at the personal, community, and national level during and following this COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, was joined by guest Dr. Brent Tetri, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Hepatology at SLUcare Missouri to discuss NAFLD, NASH, and diabetes.
Our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Jada Desmarais, MBA, Senior Manager, Baker Newman Noyes to discuss #cancer related financial toxicity and the true cost of cancer care.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by our esteemed guests– Drs. Concepció Brú Saumell, Jordi Bruix, and Maria Reig of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC). Dr. Brú and Dr. Bruix are the founding doctors of BCLC, and Dr. Reig is the current Head of the Hepatic Oncology Unit at BCLC. They will be speaking about the past and present history of BCLC.
In this episode of #GLILIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by our guest, Kaseb Ahmed, MD, CMQ from MD Anderson. Dr. Ahmed is one of the head Project Investigators - PI’s - at MD Anderson who is focusing on liver cancer SPOREs - Specialized Programs of Research Excellence, a program funded by the National Cancer Institute. #OctoberIs4Livers
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest John Ward, MD, Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, Task Force for Global Health to discuss how we can begin moving from science to policy to eliminate Hepatocellular Carcinoma - #HCC - and #Hepatitis. #octoberis4livers Check out the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination: https://www.globalhep.org/
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Matthew Zachary, Founder of Stupid Cancer and OffScrip Media to discuss cancer survivorship; turning disease into advocacy and strength.
In this episode our GLI LIVE host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Prof. Thomas Berg to discuss liver disease research, education, and changes in European liver policy.
SUBSCRIBE In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Julio Gutierrez, MD, Hepatologist at Scripps Health and VP Research and Clinical Science at ProSciento to discuss the experience of Hispanic patients with liver diseases.
In this episode, GLI LIVE host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests Reva Marvel and Steven West, who share their experiences as liver cancer patients and as patient advocates in GLI’s Advanced Advocacy Academy Program.
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In this episode our GLI LIVE host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests, Karen Hoyt, Warner DePriest, and Dr. Satoskar, who share their expertise and experience in the liver transplant space.
In this GLI LIVE episode, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests, Lorrinda Davis, Founder/President of TRIO-Oklahoma Organization and patient advocate John Mahalchak to discuss their experiences at GLI's Advanced Advocacy Academy.
Register for the 2022 Advanced Advocacy Academy Symposium, happening virtually on September 17-18.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by the co-founders of Fatty Liver Foundation Wayne Eskridge, a former patient, along with his wife and caregiver, Rosemary Wickowski. Also joining us are the co-founders of NASH kNOWledge, Tony Villiotti, a former patient, and his wife and caregiver, Betsy Villiotti – who started Fatty Liver Foundation. Donna & guests discuss the caregivers perspective while acknowledging the importance they play in a patient’s journey.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Reed Tuckson, M.D., FACP, Managing Director of Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, past president of the American Telemedicine Association, and author of The Doctor in the Mirror with a breadth of experience in health care, to talk about equitable care and the role of telemedicine in care delivery in the future.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host Donna Cryer is joined by Dr. Darrell Gray, MD (IG: dmgraymd), co-founder of the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH) to discuss ways to achieve health equity, community engagement, and the founding of ABGH.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, was joined by guests Dr. Dara Kass, emergency medicine physician & founder of FemInEM and Ms. Delores Benton Evans, donor mother, organ recipient and speaker/advocate, to discuss her poignant and touching story of the loss of her son, Ryan, and her second chance at life.
Here is the song that Donna refers to in this episode: Marvin Sapp - My Testimony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZG8B8xYc7g To register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor: http://RegisterMe.org
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Michael Ninburg, Executive Director at Hepatitis Education Project to discuss the importance of raising awareness about hepatitis. #WorldHepatitisDay
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by Liver Action Network (LAN) member organization leader Farrah Douglas from the Liver Health Foundation to discuss how & why she started the Foundation along with Kristina Clark, Liver Health Foundation’s board member.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests, patient advocates and transplant recipients, Kendal Ciesemier and Nora Logan to share their experiences.
In this episode of #GLILIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, was joined by Diane Brockmeier, President & CEO Mid-America Transplant and Kevin Lee, Chief Organ Operations Officer at Mid-America Transplant to discuss best practices in organ donation and recovery.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Roger Green, Managing Principal at HEP Dynamics and Executive Producer & Host of Surfing the NASH Tsunami podcast to discuss updates in NASH.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guest Laurie D. DeLeve, MD, PHD, FAASLD, this year’s President, Governing Board, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) to discuss 2022 priorities in the field.
Join us for a special episode of GLI LIVE to celebrate our host, Donna Cryer’s 27 year #livertransplant anniversary. Mrs. Cryer will be joined by Dr. Warren Maley, Director at the Jefferson Transplant Institute and Nicole Wells, transplant recipient and Pediatrics & Rare liver diseases program manager at GLI to discuss transplant survivorship.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by representatives from Liver Action Network (LAN) NASH kNOWledge. Gina Villiotti Madison, Executive Director and Rohit Kohli, MD, board member, will join to discuss how and why NASH kNOwledge was formed and future developments for the organization. Gina will also provide a recap from their most recent event on International #NASHday. To learn more about NASH Knowledge visit: https://www.nash-now.org/ To view their latest TV interview visit: https://youtu.be/4MugXLqFEnI
In this episode of GLI LIVE, Jeff McIntyre, GLI's NASH Program Director, is joined by Jonathan Stine, MD, MSc, internationally recognized liver expert in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and exercise and Research Director at Penn State Health Liver Center and Amy Goss, PhD, assistant professor at University of Alabama Birmingham who studies the impact of nutrition on NAFLD. In anticipation of International #NASHday next Thursday, guests will discuss the integral role of physical activity and nutrition in global efforts to #StopNASHNow.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by guests who represent a fraction of the community organizations holding local events for #NASHday in 2022: - Michael Ochieng Nyawino, the Executive Director of Christian Community Healthcare Foundation (COHECF); - Jackie Maalouf, PhD, President & Founder of DiaLeb - The National Diabetes Organization; - Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, MSc, PhD, the Secretary of the Liver Foundation West Bengal; - Scott Suckow, the Executive Director of the Liver Coalition of San Diego; - Tatjana Reic, MSCi, President of the Croatian Society for the Liver Diseases “Hepatos”.
In this episode of GLI LIVE, our host, Donna Cryer, is joined by Dr. Deepali Kumar, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases at the University Health Network, and President-Elect of American Society of Transplantation to discuss what Transplant Recipients need to know about COVID-19.