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

2025 Winter/Spring Program Curriculum
  Topic
12 May Autoimmune Liver Disease
19 May No session
26 May Hepatitis E and Genetic Liver Disease (Hemochromatosis and Wilson’s Disease)
02 June Approach to Liver nodules and cysts  


2025 Summer/Fall Program Curriculum
  Topic
09 June Approach to Abnormal Liver Test 
16 June Fibrosis Assessment & Introduction to Cirrhosis  
23 June Cirrhosis: Management of Key Complications
30 June No session
07 July Hepatitis C:  Pre-treatment & regimen selection
14 July - 01 Sept No session - Summer Break
08 Sept Hepatitis C: Management, Monitoring and Follow up
15 Sept Hepatitis C: Patient Case Discussion
22 Sept Hepatitis B: Screening, Natural history and Vaccination
29 Sept Hepatitis B: Treatment options including Special Populations: Pregnancy, Children, Immuno-Suppressed patients and Healthcare workers
06 Oct Liver Disease in Children
13 Oct No session
20 Oct Fatty Liver I: Disease Burden, Diagnosis & Staging   
27 Oct Fatty Liver II: Treatment and Management
03 Nov Alcohol Hepatitis and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease (AALD)
10 Nov Management of Alcohol Use Disorders In Primary Care (AUD) and Alcohol Withdrawal in Primary Care
17 Nov Autoimmune Liver Disease
24 Nov Hepatitis E and Genetic Liver Disease (Hemochromatosis and Wilson’s Disease)
01 Dec Approach to Liver nodules and cysts  
08 Dec Obesity and Obesity Management
15 Dec Managing Patients after Hospital Discharge

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. 


ECHO Patient Case Form

 

Interprofessional “Hub” Team

Hemant Shah
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Liver, Hepatologist
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
Hemant Shah
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Liver, Hepatologist
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