Liver Nurse News - June 2024
Welcoming CAHN’s new executive team and CAHNference 2024!
Welcome CAHNs 2024 Committee Chairs!

Wendy Schaufert
Standards and Competencies Chair

Lindsey Lenters
Education Chair

Lori Lee Walston
Finance Chair

Michelle Pittman
CAHNference Co-Chair

Elizabeth (Liz) Lee
CAHNference Co-Chair

Tamara Barnett
CLM Co-Chair

Liza Abraham
CLM Co-Chair
CAHNference 2024 Call For Abstracts
We are excited to announce a call for abstracts for CAHNference 2024!
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.

*Early Bird Registration Ends June 30*
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
Friday, Nov 1, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Gathering To Share Indigenous Knowledge Symposium)
8 AM Opening and Welcome: Elder Harley Crowshoe
- Reconciliation thru DBS Collaborations Awaiting Confirmation
- Update & Resources CATIE
- Indigenous Perspectives on Sexual Health Denise Lambert
- Update & Resources Action Hepatitis Canada
10 AM Break & Purposeful Knowledge Sharing Conversations
- Update & Resources CAAN
- Culture & Language in STBBI Programming Piikani Team
- Keynote: Balance & Liver Wellness Why & How Chelsea Lugar & Tosh Collins
12 PM Lunch and Discussion Integrating 7 Circles of Wellness into Action
1 PM Update & Resources CAHN
- Plants as Medicine & Harm Reduction Awaiting Confirmation
- Update & Resources ECHO
- Following Community Lead-Cedar Project Victoria Thomas
2 PM Break & Purposeful Problem-Solving Conversations
- Update & Resources Partners/Sponsors
- Community Readiness Relevance Awaiting Confirmation
- Resource Connections Partners/Sponsors
4 PM Wrap up and Plans for Continuing the Conversation
5 PM Gathering to Share Indigenous Knowledge Networking Event
Friday, Nov 1, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (All Delegates Are Invited)
Networking Event for all delegates
Friday, Nov 1, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (CAHN Members Only)
Member Appreciation Dinner Celebrating CAHN’s 25-Year Anniversary + Award Ceremony
Saturday, Nov 2, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (CAHN Symposium)
CAHNference 2024 Program – Preliminary agenda:
Opening remarks from CAHN President
Viral Hepatitis
Updates (INHSU)
Hepatitis B and Delta Hepatitis updates
Action Hepatitis Canada: Immigration is Public Health
MASLD, ALD, and Cirrhosis
Non-invasive tests for fibrosis assessment- application to MASLD and ALD pathways in Alberta
Non-invasive tests to determine clinically significant portal hypertension
Quality indicators in cirrhosis- how does it align with clinical practice in a Cirrhosis Care Clinic
Nurse-led outreach program and the impact of work on communities
Abstract Presentatations
Case studies
Clinical challenges and successes in management of viral hepatitis: nursing achievements
HCV-HIV co-infection: current landscape and clinical challenges
CUPS Clinic
Final Remarks
Thank you to our CAHNference Community Supporters!

International Presentation Travel Grant
The International Presentation Travel Grant (IPTG) is now open for submissions.
CAHN is committed to supporting members in the dissemination of knowledge on a national and international stage. The IPTG Grant was developed to provide partial financial support for CAHN members to present at national or international conferences
News and Events

INHSU 2024

CASL STC
Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) Special Topic Conference (STC) 2024 on Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
The 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.
Conference on Liver Disease in Africa (COLDA) 2024
Co-organized by SOLDA and Academic Medical Education in close collaboration with regional societies, COLDA 2024 aims at empowering healthcare professionals (HCPs) to diagnose, prevent, treat, and achieve a cure for liver diseases for the benefit of patients in Africa.

AASLD
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease’s Liver Meeting is taking place November 15 to 19 2024 in San Diego.
CDDW-CLM 2025
The Joint 2025 Canadian Digestive Diseases Week™ and Canadian Liver Meeting Conference, taking place February 28- March 2, 2025 in Québec City, Quebec.

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