Bio:

Richard Guthrie, DO, achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, and subsequently went on to complete a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. Upon acceptance to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Guthrie was awarded a Health Professions Scholarship by the United States Air Force. After completion of a rotating internship at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Dr. Guthrie proudly served 4 years active duty as a Flight Surgeon at Luke Air Force Base, AZ, during which time he logged 221 flying hours in F-16D fighter aircraft and was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal. Dr. Guthrie completed Internal Medicine residency at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix and worked for 2 years as a Hospitalist at Banner Estrella Medical Center before entering Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship at the Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix. After graduation, Dr. Guthrie practiced inpatient Palliative Medicine, and served in various leadership positions, at Banner Medical Group. He joined the Palliative Medicine team at Mayo Clinic Arizona in April 2019. Dr Guthrie is the former Course Director for Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds planning, and an Instructor in Palliative Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. He is also a newly promoted Consultant in Palliative Medicine. His interests apart from clinical work include education, research, and medical writing. Outside of work, Dr. Guthrie enjoys cooking, the outdoors and traveling, all things baseball, and spending time with his wife, two sons, and two dogs.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:

• 1. Review types of liver disease and cirrhosis
• 2. Name 3 symptoms for which palliative care might be of benefit in ESLD patients
• 3. Define some barriers to collaboration between Palliative Care and Hepatology departments
• 4. Identify an important care gap for which palliative care teams might collaborate with hepatologists