Resources

Below are resources that you may find useful when determining the best way to treat your patients with PBC

Videos Articles and Downloads

Videos

Introduction to the global PBC study group An investigator from the Global PBC Study Group gives insights into the work of this team of experts.

Questioning the Status Quo: New Treatment Target Considerations in PBC Dr. Gideon Hirschfield discusses finding from the Global PBC Study Group that suggests aiming for lower treatment targets for bilirubin and ALP in patients with PBC.

Clinical Pearls for PBC Management: A Case-Based Discussion Dr. Robert Brown discusses key considerations regarding diagnosis, monitoring, and symptom management of PBC. Key learnings are illustrated through a patient case of a real patient living with PBC.

Performing an EHR Assessment of Your Patients with PBC Dr. Robert Brown shares the value of performing an EHR assessment of his patients with PBC, including key considerations for monitoring response to pharmacological treatment and parameters for overall management of PBC.

Articles and Downloads

Identifying patients with PBC in an EMR/EHR system

If your practice is using an EMR/EHR system, find tips for producing a PBC patient report. Instructions for multiple EMR/EHR systems are provided.

Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to care for patients with PBC

The AASLD 2018 Practice Guideline on PBC: Find updated guidance on etiology and diagnosis, the role of imaging, clinical manifestations, and treatment.

Laboratory monitoring in PBC

The 2017 ACG Clinical Guideline: Evaluation of abnormal liver chemistries defines overall diagnostic approaches to abnormal liver chemistries, including testing for PBC.

Fibrosis stage as an independent predictor of PBC outcomes

See why it is important to include fibrosis stage in PBC risk stratification.

Treatment goals to consider for improved survival in PBC

Learn how bilirubin and ALP levels have important prognostic implications when treating patients with PBC.

AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; EHR, electronic health record; EMR, electronic medical record; PBC, primary biliary cholangitis.