SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025 
11:15 am – 11:35 am

Liver Transplantation, Non-Candidates and Palliation

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize criteria for non-candidacy in liver transplantation and understand common clinical, psychosocial, and systems-based factors that preclude eligibility.
• Identify prognostic indicators in advanced liver disease that can help guide goals-of-care discussions when transplantation is not an option.
• Integrate principles of palliative care into GI practice for patients with end stage liver disease (management for ascites, encephalopathy, pruritus, and fatigue).
• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams to optimize quality of life, coordinate community resources, and support patients and families facing end-stage liver disease without transplant options.

Speaker

Dr. Tamoor Afzaal, BMSc., MD, FRCPC

Western University

Dr. Tamoor Afzaal is a Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist at London Health Sciences Centre and an Assistant Professor at Western University. He specializes in the management of advanced liver disease and liver transplantation, while also providing gastroenterology care. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Afzaal is actively engaged in teaching, mentorship, and educational scholarship, with interests in residency program administration and leadership.