The Role of Critical Care in Cirrhosis: Futility vs Opportunity?

Date: Tuesday 11th April
Time: 8-9pm GMT
Guest: Dr Philip Berry @philabery

Philip Berry is a consultant hepatologist at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. His interests include the management of decompensated cirrhosis and approaches to ethical dilemmas on the ward. He writes a regular blog on medical ethics and the psychology of doctors.

Themes:

• Identifying which patients will benefit from escalation to ICU
• The place of early palliative care in hepatology
• ‘Rescue’ situations
• Alcohol dependence and its influence on medical decision making
• Futility thresholds on ICU