Medical Education for Health Care Professionals

Since its inception in 1969, the Canadian Liver Foundation has worked closely with the medical community to facilitate professional education and address resource needs for health care professionals looking to provide the best possible care for their patients. See below for information on the following CLF medical education programs:

• 2012 International Clinical Research Training Program in Hepatology
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Primary Health Care Professionals

Liver diseases affect men, women and children indiscriminately. There are some liver diseases however that have a higher prevalence in certain ethnic communities in Canada due to immigration from parts of the world where these diseases are more common.

The Canadian Liver Foundation believes that in order to effectively reduce the burden of liver disease in this country, we must recognize that Canada is comprised of people from all over the world and that we must look at both national and international solutions to fighting liver disease. To this end, the CLF is partnering with leading university teaching hospitals in Canada to offer international liver specialists the opportunity to participate in a 6-month International Clinical Research Training Program in Hepatology in Canada.

The training program has been designed to improve clinical research capacity of international liver specialists. By participating in the program, trainees can expect to gain:

• Understanding of the fundamental theory and methodology of clinical epidemiology;
• Understanding of the structure of the Canadian health care system and the Canadian model of clinical practice related to liver diseases;
• Understanding of how to apply clinical research evidence in clinical practice by doing clinical observation in leading university teaching hospitals in Canada;
• Ability to develop research protocols tailored to their specialty and incorporating common clinical research methods;
• Ability to independently conduct a research project that will lead to a publication in an international medical journal;
• Potential clinical research collaborations with Canadian specialists.

For more information about the training program, including clinical research training partners/faculty, eligibility criteria, tuition fees and the application procedure, please select from the options below:

• Download information in English or Chinese.

• View information online in Chinese. 

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The CLF is now accepting applications from LIVER SPECIALISTS FROM CHINA for the 2012 program (scheduled to being mid-August 2012).
Application deadline is June 30, 2012.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Primary Health Care Professionals

Liver diseases affect 1 in 10 Canadians, yet medical training for liver health is limited, and as a result, many cases of liver disease remain undiagnosed making the possibility of intervention much more difficult. Primary Health Care Professionals play a critical role in reducing the incidence and impact of liver diseases by identifying at-risk patients and providing early diagnosis, intervention and ongoing care.

The Canadian Liver Foundation has recognized this gap in the health care continuum and in response, has created Continuing Medical Education (CME) opportunities for Primary Health Care Professionals. The CMEs offered by the CLF bring in Canada's leading liver specialists from across the country to provide relevant and practical education on topics such as viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, liver cancer, paediatric liver disease and more, offering much-needed information on how to:

• Recognize the signs and symptoms of liver diseases,
• Respond to the situation (what tests to run, how to read the results, etc) and how to
• Resolve the issue (prevent, treat, continue monitoring or refer to a specialist).

For more information on CME and other professional education programs offered by the CLF, please contact Karen Seto at kseto@liver.ca or 1-800-563-5483 x4939.