Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Liver, Hepatologist
Details
Date and Time
Monday
12:00 - 1:30pm
Location
Videoconferencing
Liver
There are over 100 liver diseases.
Over 7 million Canadians have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and over half a million Canadians suffer from chronic viral hepatitis.
Learn how to diagnose and manage your Liver patients through interactive online medical education.
Details
Date and Time
Monday
12:00 - 1:30pm
Location
Videoconferencing
Program learning objectives:
- Describe the impact of liver disease on the Canadian population health
- Identify and initiate treatment of liver infection, including diagnosis, assessment, management and follow-up of persons affected with liver infection
- Apply liver treatment and management tools to clinical care in participants’ own practice setting
2024 Winter/Spring Program Curriculum
| Date | Topic |
| 8 Jan | Approach to Abnormal Liver Test |
| 15 Jan | Fibrosis Assessment & Introduction to Cirrhosis |
| 22 Jan | Cirrhosis: Management of Key Complications |
| 29 Jan | Hepatitis C: Pre-treatment & regimen selection |
| 5 Feb | Hepatitis C: Management, Monitoring and Follow up |
| 12 Feb | Hepatitis C: Patient Case Discussion |
| 19 Feb | No Session - Family Day |
| 26 Feb | Hepatitis B: Screening, Natural history and Vaccination |
| 4 Mar | Hepatitis B: Treatment options including Special Populations: Pregnancy, Children, Immuno-Suppressed patients and Healthcare workers |
| 11 Mar | No Session - Spring Break |
| 18 Mar | Fatty Liver I: Disease Burden, Diagnosis & Staging |
| 25 Mar | Fatty Liver II: Treatment and Management |
| 1 Apr | No Session - Easter |
| 8 Apr | Obesity and Obesity Management |
| 15 Apr | Alcohol Hepatitis and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease (AALD) |
| 22 Apr | Management of Alcohol Use Disorders In Primary Care (AUD) and Alcohol Withdrawal in Primary Care |
| 29 Apr | Drug Induced Liver Disease |
| 6 May | Managing Patients after Hospital Discharge |
| 13 May | Primer for less common liver diseases Part 1: Autoimmune |
| 20 May | No Session - Victoria Day |
| 27 May | Primer for less common liver diseases Part 2: Genetic (Hemochromatosis and Wilson’s Disease) |
| 3 June | Approach to Liver nodules and cysts |
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 57.75 Mainpro+ credits.
CPD certificates will be emailed to participants at the end of each cycle
Case Presentation
- Do you have a challenging liver patient case?
- ECHO offers access to interprofessional, specialist and community input to gain practical tips to best care for your patient, without the wait time.
- All patient cases are anonymous. Please do not share any patient identifying information.
Interprofessional “Hub” Team
Hemant Shah
Jordan Feld
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Liver, Hepatologist
Craig Kuhn
Family Physician & Addiction Specialist
Elizabeth Lee
Nurse Practitioner
Magdalena Kuczynski
Registered Nurse
Morven Cunningham
Hepatologist
