Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Model to Manage the Dual Pathology of Alcohol Use Disorder and of Liver Disease.

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is the most common cause of liver disease and an indication for liver transplantation. Identification of ALD at an earlier stage and treatment of concomitant alcohol use disorder (AUD) could potentially prevent or delay the progression to advanced stages of ALD like alcohol-associated cirrhosis and alcohol-associated hepatitis. However, screening for alcohol use is often not performed and treatment of AUD is rarely administered in ALD patients, due to several barriers at the level of patients, clinicians, and administrative levels.
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