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At the EASL Congress 2026 in Barcelona, members of the ERN RARE-LIVER Youth Panel shared their perspectives on the needs of young people living with rare liver diseases, highlighting the importance of patient-centred care and effective communication between patients and healthcare professionals.

At ESPGHAN 2026 in Lille, ERN RARE-LIVER will be present with a booth and available for meetings and discussions throughout the congress. The network will also continue key discussions within the paediatric community and ongoing work.

ERN RARE-LIVER took part in the EASL Congress 2026 in Barcelona, meeting with members and partners at its booth and contributing to several programme sessions. Highlights included discussions on patient involvement in research and care, as well as the ERN RARE-LIVER Reception.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

The conference brought together representatives from the European Commission, National Contact Points (NCPs), regional cross‑border initiatives, and the European Reference Networks (ERNs) to discuss current achievements and future challenges in cross-border healthcare.

On 27 and 28 February, ERN RARE‑LIVER coordinated the first ERN overarching workshop on Healthcare Transition in Rare Diseases in Ghent. The event brought together young patient representatives and healthcare providers from 22 ERNs to address the need for safe, structured and person‑centred transition from paediatric to adult care.

ERN RARE-LIVER Coordinator Professor Ansgar W. Lohse visited the Gastroenterology Clinic at Kauno Klinikos Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, where experts discussed the latest advances and collaboration in the care of rare liver disease patients.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

Join this interactive session to gain expert-guided insights into the clinical management of complex paediatric liver cases within CPMS.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

A workshop in Warsaw brought together clinicians, researchers, and patient representatives to advance the implementation of quality of life assessment for people with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC).

The ERN RARE-LIVER Clinical Exchange Programme offers clinicians and healthcare professionals the opportunity to gain experience and share knowledge across member and partner centres, fostering collaboration and improving care for patients with rare liver diseases.

The new app makes it easier to access and follow clinical case discussions anytime, anywhere. This marks a key step in the ongoing development of CPMS 2.0.

We are happy to release the updated Wilson disease guideline which is the results of EASL-ERN RARE-LIVER collaborative work with endorsement of ESPGHAN. The value of the guideline is methodology which strictly followed EASL guidelines how to write guidelines. The update introduced several novelties.

Key insights from the ERN RARE-LIVER workshop on healthcare transition, focused on improving the transfer from paediatric to adult care.

ERN RARE-LIVER has released its first R-LIVER Bulletin, providing regular updates on the latest data and developments related to the ERN RARE-LIVER registry (R-LIVER). For subscriptions or further information, please contact the ERN Office.

The next ERN RARE-LIVER Online Meeting will take place on 22 October 2025. An official time and information on the agenda will follow shortly. For questions and further details please contact the office.

The new CPMS (Clinical Patient Management System) 2.0 is now fully available, offering new features and improvements to enhance the user experience. ERN RARE-LIVER will also be launching the CPMS Live Case Discussion Series, starting in June 2025.

The Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union together with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and the Medical University of Warsaw organise the conference "Towards an EU Action Plan on Rare Diseases".

The DeCODe project, co-funded by the European Commission EU4Health programme, aims to address these challenges by accelerating the development of essential medical devices. The project aims to enhance the quality of care for children living with rare diseases, ultimately transforming paediatric rare disease healthcare.

As part of a research initiative on de novo autoimmune hepatitis in paediatric and adult transplant patients, physicians are invited to participate in a brief pre-survey. Your expertise and experience in this area is vital to this process.

FILFOIE has announced a leadership change as part of a relabeling for the next five years. Aurélie Plessier and Emmanuel Gonzales will now lead the sector’s coordination team as successors to Olivier Chazouillères, who led the sector for 10 years.

Some of our patient representatives were present at the ERN RARE-LIVER Members Meeting in Barcelona on 23-24 January. They gave an update on the group and presented projects from their patient organisations

The Hepaturix Association in Portugal is currently developing a new project and is organising several events as part of this in 2025. In addition to the Hepaturix Association, the Paediatric Hospital of Coimbra and members of our ERN RARE-LIVER Youth Panel are involved as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read about this research study exploring the "Barriers to sexual function assessment in patients with liver disease and liver transplantation by healthcare professionals". It was created as part of research on the above topic at Kings College Hospital, London, UK.

The ERN RARE-LIVER survey on dietary habits of individuals living with PSC and IBD was open until 8 June and is now closed. Updates will be shared once results are available. Thank you to everyone who contributed — each response helps advance knowledge in this important area.

Please collaborate with the European ERN RARE-LIVER Wilson Group by answering this anonymous survey on pregnancy and contraception for Wilson Disease Women. Thank you for your collaboration!

Please collaborate with the European ERN RARE-LIVER Wilson Group by answering this anonymous survey on pregnancy and contraception for Wilson Disease Women. Thank you for your collaboration!

The marketing authorisation for Ocaliva was finally revoked by the European Medicines Agencys (EMA) after the EMA had already recommended revoking Ocaliva’s marketing authorization in June 2024. It says the benefits of Ocaliva are no longer considered to outweigh its risks

This ERN RARE-LIVER template aims to improve the communication and information transfer from paediatric services to the adult department, facilitating a smoother transition of care for patients.

Non-invasive liver fibrosis surrogates are superior to lung parameter for prediction of organ-related outcomes. Liver disease progresses primarily in those individuals with risk factors/signs of liver injury.

To discuss and reorganise the activities within the ERN RARE-LIVER ePAG group, those responsible leads met in Paris at the end of October. Many ideas were exchanged and concrete action steps were defined.

In this position paper, an international panel of experts representing oncology, hepatology, pathology, radiology, surgery, and molecular biology has summarised the available information and evidence on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of rare PLCs.

Our patient representative Frank shares his impressions.

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow up, work and age. Studies suggest that SDOH influence the course of liver disease. However, this has not yet been studied in patients with autoimmune liver disease.

Porto-sinusoidal vascular liver disorder (PSVD) is a rare liver condition that often leads to severe complications from portal hypertension and can reduce life expectancy.

Please watch our new video describing Veselinas path and experience with the right treatment of her diagnosis.

ERN RARE-LIVER has constructed the survey “Counselling Young Adults With Liver Disease On Alcohol Use”. The survey will be open until 8 September, 2024. It consists of max. 10 pages and it will take 10 to 15 minutes to respond.

On 28 June 2024, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended revoking Ocaliva’s marketing authorization, citing that its risks outweigh the benefits.