CAHNference 2024 Program
We are please to announce a new partnership with the Gathering to Share Indigenous Knowledge Symposium. Delegates from both symposia are invited to attend a combined, complimentary networking event. The planned schedule for the weekend is as follows:
Friday, Nov 1, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Gathering to Share Indigenous Knowledge Symposium)
8 AM Opening and Welcome: Elder Harley Crowshoe
- Reconciliation thru DBS Collaborations Awaiting Confirmation
- Update & Resources CATIE
- Indigenous Perspectives on Sexual Health Denise Lambert
- Update & Resources Action Hepatitis Canada
10 AM Break & Purposeful Knowledge Sharing Conversations
- Update & Resources CAAN
- Culture & Language in STBBI Programming Piikani Team
- Keynote: Balance & Liver Wellness Why & How Chelsea Lugar & Tosh Collins
12 PM Lunch and Discussion Integrating 7 Circles of Wellness into Action
1 PM Update & Resources CAHN
- Plants as Medicine & Harm Reduction Awaiting Confirmation
- Update & Resources ECHO
- Following Community Lead-Cedar Project Victoria Thomas
2 PM Break & Purposeful Problem-Solving Conversations
- Update & Resources Partners/Sponsors
- Community Readiness Relevance Awaiting Confirmation
- Resource Connections Partners/Sponsors
4 PM Wrap up and Plans for Continuing the Conversation
5 PM Gathering to Share Indigenous Knowledge Networking Event
Friday, Nov 1, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (All Delegates Are Invited)
Networking Event for all delegates
Friday, Nov 1, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (CAHN Members Only)
Member Appreciation Dinner Celebrating CAHN’s 25-Year Anniversary + Award Ceremony
Saturday, Nov 2, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (CAHN Symposium)
CAHNference 2024
Program – Preliminary agenda:
Opening remarks from CAHN President
Viral Hepatitis
Updates (INHSU) – Michelle Pittman, NP River Stone Recovery Centre & Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
Hepatitis B and Delta Hepatitis updates – Dr. Carla Coffin University of Calgary
Action Hepatitis Canada: Immigration Health is Public Health – Jennifer van Gennip Action Hepatitis Canada
MASLD, ALD, and Cirrhosis
Non-invasive tests for fibrosis assessment- application to MASLD and ALD pathways in Alberta – Abdel-Aziz Shaheen, MBBCh, MPH, FRCPC Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Non-invasive tests to determine clinically significant portal hypertension – Dr. Stephen Congly University of Calgary
Best Practices in Cirrhosis Care: updates from a Cirrhosis Care Clinic – Sandra Anderson, NP University of Calgary; Cirrhosis Care Clinic, Calgary Liver Unit
CATIE Resource Announcement – Melisa Dickie Catie
Nurse-led innovation and quality improvement
Nurse-led outreach program and the impact of work on communities – Tamara Barnett, RN Cool Aid, BC
Abstract Presentatations
Clinical challenges and successes in management of viral hepatitis: nursing achievements
HCV-HIV co-infection: current landscape and clinical challenges – Lesley Gallagher, RN SIDCN – Saskatchewan Infectious Disease Care Network
CUPS Clinic – Kate Newcombe, RN BN & Nicola Gale RPh CUPS Calgary Clinic
Workshop
Burnout In Healthcare: The Root of the Problem and the Path To The Solution – Ann Becks, NP
Final Remarks
Are you a nurse in Canada who works with patients with liver disease?