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
2025 Winter/Spring Program Curriculum
| Topic | |
| 06 Jan | Approach to Abnormal Liver Test |
| 13 Jan | Fibrosis Assessment & Introduction to Cirrhosis |
| 20 Jan | Cirrhosis: Management of Key Complications |
| 27 Jan | Hepatitis C: Pre-treatment & regimen selection |
| 03 Feb | Hepatitis C: Management, Monitoring and Follow up |
| 10 Feb | Hepatitis C: Patient Case Discussion |
| 17 Feb | No session |
| 24 Feb | Hepatitis B: Screening, Natural history and Vaccination |
| 03 Mar | Hepatitis B: Treatment options including Special Populations: Pregnancy, Children, Immuno-Suppressed patients and Healthcare workers |
| 10 Mar | No session |
| 17 Mar | Fatty Liver I: Disease Burden, Diagnosis & Staging |
| 24 Mar | Fatty Liver II: Treatment and Management |
| 31 Mar | Obesity and Obesity Management |
| 07 Apr | Alcohol Hepatitis and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease (AALD) |
| 14 Apr | Management of Alcohol Use Disorders In Primary Care (AUD) and Alcohol Withdrawal in Primary Care |
| 21 Apr | No session |
| 28 Apr | Drug Induced Liver Disease |
| 05 May | Managing Patients after Hospital Discharge |
| 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 |
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
