Liver Nurse News - April 2025
Welcoming CAHN’s new executive team!
2025 Annual General Meeting
Three board of directors were elected at CAHN’s Annual General Meeting which took place virtually on Wednesday, March 5. The new board met shortly after to appoint committee chairs who will be announced in the next newsletter. Working committees are now being assembled and some have already started planning. Thank you to everyone who put their name forward as a volunteer. It is through the passion and dedication of volunteers that CAHN is able to bring education to members!
CAHNference 2025
CAHNference is back this fall, and we’re excited to invite you to join us October 3–4, 2025, at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, BC. This year’s theme, Resilient and Rising, celebrates the strength, innovation, and unwavering dedication of hepatology nurses across Canada.
The weekend will begin with a Friday Dinner, Networking and Awards Celebration, followed by a full day of inspiring presentations and professional development on Saturday. CAHNference 2025 is an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, share knowledge, and rise together as a resilient community committed to advancing liver health.
We hope to see you there!
CLM 2025
Joint Canadian Digestive Disease Week – Canadian Liver Meeting (CDDW-CLM) 2025
Held in beautiful Quebec City, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses (CAHN)
This year’s joint CDDW-CLM and CAHN meeting brought together leading voices in liver health and digestive diseases, creating a rich environment for knowledge sharing and collaborative innovation. Hepatology nurses were front and center, and the conference buzzed with the latest developments in metabolic liver disease, pregnancy and liver health, and groundbreaking nurse-led models of care across Canada.
Lindsay Myles at GHS
I had the pleasure of representing CAHN at the Global Hepatitis Summit in Los Angeles this past month. This conference happens every other year so I was fortunate to be able to attend. I had some really valuable conversations with colleagues, some members, and also industry sponsors. It was a politically charged event in the heart of a country that has undergone a lot of changes in the last several weeks. This will require ongoing efforts in political advocacy. As we are all still working diligently towards hepatitis C elimination, at the same time hepatitis B and D are both really emerging. I am really excited as we will need to amp up screening in order to make full utilization of the therapeutics that will be emerging in the next little while. This will have a huge impact on our patients and nurses will be at the front and centre of this!
If you have attended an event or conference that you think members would like to hear about, please feel free to send to our admin team to share in our next newsletter.
News and Events
National Nursing Week 2025
National Nursing Week will be held from May 12-18, 2025, and this year’s theme has been announced: The Power of Nurses to Transform Health.
The theme highlights the remarkable impact nurses have in shaping healthcare, driving innovation, and advocating for patient-centered care. Individuals are encouraged to visit the web page regularly for more details on how the contributions and dedication of nurses across Canada will be celebrated.
National Nursing Week offers a chance to recognize and celebrate the hard work and commitment of nurses not only across Canada but around the world.
The CNA looks forward to celebrating this important week and invites everyone to shine a spotlight on the vital role nurses play in healthcare. To join the conversation, people are encouraged to follow on social media and use the hashtags #CNA2025 #NursingWeek2025 #NationalNursingWeek #IND2025 #Nurses2025 #NursingTheme2025 #ThePowerofNurses.
Spring 2025 Wilson Disease Conference
Imagine a gathering of Canada’s leading Wilson disease doctors coming together for a full day of learning.
That’s exactly what will be happening on Saturday, June 7, and attendees are invited to join this complimentary conference.
Whether someone has recently been diagnosed or has been living with Wilson disease for years, they won’t want to miss this informative full-day event, which will cover the latest diagnostic and treatment options.
An impressive lineup of speakers has been assembled, including hepatologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, dieticians, as well as Wilson disease patients and pharmaceutical partners.
Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Islington Golf Club in Ontario, Toronto.
11th International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting (IVHEM) 2025
The 11th edition of the International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting (IVHEM) will take place on September 12-13, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea.
Registration for the 11th IVHEM is now open! For more information, visit the link below.
The Abstract Submission Portal for the 11th IVHEM is also open again! Details can be found via the link below.
New Research Round-Up: The Latest in Harm Reduction, HCV and more
INHSU believes in the power of evidence-based interventions to improve the health and well-being of people who use drugs.
That’s why, each quarter, they are replacing their standard newsletter with a Quarterly Research Round-Up—a curated selection of the most impactful research from the past three months, alongside in-depth explorations of key scientific topics.
In addition to sharing impactful papers on various topics from this quarter, this edition delves into implementation science and how it could be the missing link in eliminating infectious diseases and scaling up harm reduction interventions.
Strengthening hepatitis C care from corrections to community
People with prison experience are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis C. The criminalization of drug use leads to an overrepresentation of people who use drugs in correctional facilities, where practices like sharing drug equipment and unregulated tattooing increase the risk of hepatitis C transmission. Barriers to accessing hepatitis C care in prisons, alongside competing priorities after release, often result in untreated infections. Linking people to community-based care upon release is a key strategy to address gaps in hepatitis C care for people with prison experience.
This webinar explores disparities in post-release hepatitis C care across provinces, as well as system-level and program-level approaches to strengthening linkage to care through the transition from correctional facilities into community. Speakers spotlight successes and challenges of post-release linkage to care, as well as a range of strategies and initiatives that service providers can implement in their communities.
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