FEBRUARY 2025

IN THIS EDITION OF THE CASL MEMBERS NEWSLETTER:

CANADIAN LIVER MEETING SPECIAL EDITION

CASL 2025 Awards Ceremony

Women in Hepatology Reception

Online Poster Gallery and Poster Receptions

CME Accreditation

Translation of Plenaries

CASL HEPATIC HIGHLIGHTS & MEMBER INSIGHTS

King Charles Coronation Medal from Liver Canada to CASL President

What advice would you give as a liver expert?

CASL EVENTS & OTHER HEPATOLOGY EVENTS

TRIANGLE Connect Summer Student Awards Now Live (Dec – Feb)

Global Hepatitis Summit 2025

ISHEN 2025 comes to Quebec from October 5-8th 2025

HCV-Flavi 2025 October 13-16, Singapore

ISLS 2025 October 22-25, Toronto

CME Accredited Online Opioid Assessment Course

CASL 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY

We are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our 2025 CASL Award recipients at the CASL Awards Ceremony at the Canadian Liver Meeting 2025 in Quebec City followed by the Gold Medal Lecture and Welcome Reception.

Date: Friday, February 28 | Time: 17:30-18:30 | Room: 306A.

Join us in congratulating these exceptional individuals for their achievements and dedication to the field. We look forward to their continued contributions and the positive impact they will have on the future of hepatology.

This year, we honor the following distinguished awardees:

WOMEN IN HEPATOLOGY RECEPTION

We are delighted to continue the fantastic tradition of the Women in Hepatology Reception. This event is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share experiences, and celebrate the contributions of women in our field. Please join us for an evening of networking.

• Event Details: Women in Hepatology Reception
• Date: Saturday, March 1 | Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Location: Urban Space – 3rd Floor

We look forward to seeing you there and making this event a memorable one. No need to RSVP! We hope to see you there!

ONLINE POSTER GALLERY AND POSTER RECEPTIONS

For 2025, the Joint CDDW™-CLM 2025 Conference is pleased to offer delegates the Online Poster Gallery, where you will be able to view and search all posters on your own time, in addition to the scheduled Poster Sessions onsite:

Poster Sessions

• Friday, February 28th 2025 at 19:00 – 21:00
• Saturday, March 1st 2025 at 18:00 – 19:00

The virtual poster gallery allows you to easily search and explore a collection of posters using different filters.

CME ACCREDITATION

The Canadian Liver Meeting is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and accredited by the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Participants can claim up to a maximum of 11.5 study credits.

LIVE TRANSLATION AVAILABLE FOR PLENARIES

We are pleased to announce that plenary sessions of the Canadian Liver Meeting will be conducted in English but simultaneously interpreted into French.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE AS A LIVER EXPERT?

Help us bring awareness of liver health to Canada. Tell us one piece of advice you would give to the general public as a liver expert. Click below to answer.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CASL'S PRESIDENT DR. CARLA COFFIN TO RECEIVE THE KING CHARLES III CORONATION MEDAL

The Canadian Liver Foundation selected CASL's President Dr. Carla Coffin as an esteemed recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

This prestigious honour was created to commemorate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, which took place on May 6, 2023. It is the first Canadian commemorative medal to mark a coronation, and only 30,000 Canadians are being presented with this honour.

We thank you for being an exemplary leader in hepatitis B research and for playing a pivotal role in establishing the Canadian Hepatitis B Research Network. Your accomplishment valued by your peers and the Liver Community are numerous such as your work on mother-to-child transmission, innovative imaging, and clinical trials that has advanced HBV understanding and treatment in Canada are all worthy for you to have this recognition bestowed upon you.

On behalf of our entire team – congratulations! We hope this honour inspires you to continue your exceptional work. Together, we are changing the future of liver health in Canada.

TRIANGLE CONNECT SUMMER STUDENT AWARDS NOW LIVE (DEC – FEB)

CONNECT Summer Student Awards are now open. Spread the word to anyone who may be interested. Deadline: Feb 28th 2025

More Info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cbiPCztoc8SvVowR3O4i4gvMOBkuC3Y2/view

SPECIAL RATES STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE GLOBAL HEPATITIS SUMMIT 2025

Don’t wait to get your ticket to a full 4 days of networking and learning with global experts. Special rates for Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Advocates, Researchers, Nurses are available.

The next ISHEN conference, organized by Professor Christopher Rose and team, will be held in Canada. Stay tune for more details!

OCTOBER 5 – 8, 2025 | St-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec | www.ishen.org/ishen-2025/

31st International Symposium HCV-Flavi 2025

OCTOBER 13 – 16, 2025

DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL, SINGAPORE

SAVE THE DATE!

The 6th Congress of International Advanced HBP Surgery (ISLS 2025)

OCTOBER 22 – 25, 2025

SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO HOTEL, CANADA

www.islscongress.com

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