Category: News
New online resources to help you learn more about liver disease
New Online Resources to Help You Learn More About Liver Disease Patient support, education and awareness are central to the work we do at the Canadian Liver Foundation (CLF). For many years, we’ve produced new content annually to help Canadians better understand the world of liver disease, but in recent […]
A Framework for Meaningful Impact
British Columbia Chapter Board President
Welcome to the new British Columbia Chapter Board President Dr. Charles Scudamore We are pleased to announce Dr. Charles Scudamore as the Canadian Liver Foundation’s new British Columbia Chapter Board President, filling the role formerly held by the late Dr. Francis Ho. Dr. Charles Scudamore is one of Canada’s most […]
CLF and CASL Fellowship Awardees
Congratulations to this year’s CLF and CASL Clinical Hepatology Fellowship Awardees Each year, CLF partners with Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), to support fellowship training to foster Canada’s next generation of liver specialists. The CASL-CLF Clinical Hepatology Fellowships provides one year of funding to train a […]
In memory of Dr. Francis Ho
Dr. Francis Ho Physician, Leader, Mentor, Friend – just a few words that come to mind when we hear the name Dr. Francis Ho. This past week our community commemorated the life of Dr. Ho, who served as the President of the Board or Directors of Canadian Liver Foundation’s BC […]
New Chair of the Board of Directors
Canadian Liver Foundation Announces New Chair of the Board of Directors I am pleased to announced Elliott Jacobson as our new Chair of the Canadian Liver Foundation Board of Directors effective January 1, 2021. This position has previously been held by Dr. Morris Sherman since 2009. Dr. Morris Sherman first […]
Happy Holidays from the Canadian Liver Foundation
From the Desk of the CEO As we come to the end of 2020 and I approach my one-year anniversary as President and CEO of the Canadian Liver Foundation, I am filled with so many emotions. I think it’s safe to say most, if not all of us, will be […]
Reason To Celebrate
Celebrating the Nobel Prize in Medicine Today, the Canadian Liver Foundation celebrates the conferral of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Drs. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. This prestigious recognition is very well deserved, and the awareness it […]