Liver Nurse News - July 2024
CAHNference 2024 and CLM 2025 Debate Suggestions Call out
CAHNference 2024
This November marks CAHN’s 25th Anniversary! Members are invited to a special Member Appreciation Dinner at the Delta Hotel downtown Calgary on Friday, November 1 to celebrate.
CAHNference 2024 begins the next morning, November 2nd, in the same venue.
Our partner event, Gathering to Share Indigenous Knowledge, is to be held on Friday, November 1st.
Delegates from both symposia are invited to a combined, complimentary networking event November 1st at 6:00 PM.
We hope to see you there!
*CAHN Member CAHNference Discount Code*
Log into your CAHN Member Portal to access your discount code.
CAHNference 2024 Program - Speakers Announced!
Program – Preliminary agenda:
Opening remarks from CAHN President
Viral Hepatitis
- Updates (INHSU) – Michelle Pittman, NP River Stone Recovery Centre & Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
- Hepatitis B and Delta Hepatitis updates – Dr. Carla Coffin University of Calgary
- Action Hepatitis Canada: Immigration Health is Public Health – Jennifer van Gennip Action Hepatitis Canada
MASLD, ALD, and Cirrhosis
- Non-invasive tests for fibrosis assessment- application to MASLD and ALD pathways in Alberta – Abdel-Aziz Shaheen, MBBCh, MPH, FRCPC Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
- Non-invasive tests to determine clinically significant portal hypertension – Dr. Stephen Congly University of Calgary
- Best Practices in Cirrhosis Care: updates from a Cirrhosis Care Clinic – Sandra Anderson, NP University of Calgary; Cirrhosis Care Clinic, Calgary Liver Unit
CATIE Resource Announcement – Melisa Dickie Catie
Nurse-led innovation and quality improvement
- Nurse-led outreach program and the impact of work on communities – Tamara Barnett, RN Cool Aid, BC
- Abstract Presentatations
Clinical challenges and successes in management of viral hepatitis: nursing achievements
- HCV-HIV co-infection: current landscape and clinical challenges – Lesley Gallagher, RN SIDCN – Saskatchewan Infectious Disease Care Network
CUPS Clinic – Kate Newcombe, RN BN & Nicola Gale RPh CUPS Calgary Clinic
Workshop
- Burnout In Healthcare: The Root of the Problem and the Path To The Solution – Ann Becks, NP
Final Remarks
CAHNference 2024 Call For Abstracts - Deadline Approaching!
We are excited to offer abstract presentations at CAHNference 2024 for the first time.
Abstracts will highlight groundbreaking approaches, best practices, and research that contribute to improving liver health outcomes. The focus is on nurse-led initiatives but we welcome submissions from researchers, healthcare professionals, and organizations involved in liver health care and research.
The chosen presenters will receive complimentary registration as well as a $250 honorarium. Presenters must be able to attend CAHNference in person to present their abstract. Abstracts submission deadline is Tuesday, August 6.
CDDW-CLM 2025
The Joint 2025 Canadian Digestive Diseases Week™ and Canadian Liver Meeting Conference, is taking place February 28- March 2, 2025, in Québec City, Quebec.
Call out for debate topics
Be a part of the 2025 CLM debate planning! Please fill out the anonymous form below to give your input on debate topics and ideas.
UHN Job Opportunity: Nurse Practitioner - Hepatology
“The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education…”
News and Events
INHSU 2024
CASL STC
Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) Special Topic Conference (STC) 2024 on Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
CAHN members are once again being offered a 50% discount on registration through our generous partner.
This event, dedicated to the exploration of advancements in liver cancer research and treatment, will be held in conjunction with the International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) at the Hilton Toronto – 145 Richmond Street West in Toronto on October 19th and 20th, 2024.
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