Diabetes and glycemic control impact the risk of liver cancer

From two independent cohorts Hepatology Communications

1. UK Biobank: journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…
2. US veterans: journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

Editorial from Chen and Jennifer Flemming: journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

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New: Do social factors affect hepatitis C screening in children exposed to the virus in utero? Read the study ices.on.ca/publications/j… Jennifer Flemming Queen's University P&P Epidemiology

So proud of Mary Foley on this project! Also shoutout to Queen's Health Sciences MD program for supporting MD student projects!

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Great interview Dr. Tatyana Kushner!

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Dr. Kristel Leung (Kristel Leung) on her receipt of a prestigious CIHR Vanier Scholarship to support her work on the epidemiology of autoimmune liver disease in Ontario
ICES University Health Network @AutoImmuneLiver Jennifer Flemming Aliya Gulamhusein Department of Medicine University of Toronto

Important study by the TSwift of hepatology Elliot Tapper published in AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology

So proud to see the EASLnews Guideline for Liver Disease in Pregnancy is now out, chaired by Catherine Williamson

Covering:
⭐️ Pre-existing liver disease
⭐️ Gestational liver disorders
⭐️ Drug Safety tables
⭐️ Management flowcharts

Link to full guideline: journal-of-hepatology.eu/action/showPdf…

First author: Peter Wang

To support their work, we are providing them with up to $500,000 in additional funding to help expedite the update of the breast cancer screening guideline.
📰: canada.ca/en/public-heal…

With 12% of women in 🇨🇦 expected to be diagnosed with #breastcancer in their lifetime, having breast cancer screening guidelines that are based on the latest science is essential. We support CTFPHC | GECSSP expedited review process to release the draft guideline this fall.

KHSC has become North America’s premier centre for advanced endoscopy procedures. Known as ‘third space endoscopy,’ this type of minimally invasive care, lead by Robert Bechara, is changing the lives of patients in Southeastern Ont. More: kingstonhsc.ca/khscconnect/ne… #onhealth #ygk

#CLEARED consortium The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology cover!
👀doi.org/10.1016/S2468-… 👂podcast w Hugh Thomas thelancetgastrohep.buzzsprout.com/1728646/129957… #cirrhosis & disparities
Ashok Choudhury AASLD EASLnews ACG ALEH GESA

📢Call for #AASLD Mentee Applications: Women in Hepatology

Requirements include:

✅AASLD Member
✅0-5 years of completion of fellowship
✅Female hepatologists based in North America

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survey.alchemer.com/s3/7234112/202…

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CASL members are Canada's Liver Experts and we are in Ottawa today to call for a national strategy to address liver disease and raise awareness about this significant public health issue.

Congratulations to David Rodrigues et al on the recent publication of 'The epidemiology and impact of disorders of gut–brain interaction in Canada: Results from the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiologic Study.' Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nm…

40% transplants w/ EtOH liver disease. Early (w/o mandated abstinence) transplant is fastest growing indication. Yet no standardization to track EtOH-specific metrics. Our American Journal of Transplantation viewpoint calls for national mandates + best practice.
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amjtransplant.org/article/S1600-…

Effectiveness of fenofibrate in treatment-naïve patients... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG journals.lww.com/ajg/Abstract/9…

Population-based study in AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology examining effects of diet/exercise on mortality in NAFLD:
▪ Physical activity ➡️ reduction in mortality in dose-dependent fashion
▪⬇️death with (1) more veggies, fruits, protein, seafood and (2) less added sugar

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