LIVERight Health Forum Agenda
Agenda:
1:00 PM Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Peter Kim
BC Chapter Board President Liver Canada
Liver Transplant and HPB Surgeon
1:10 PM Common and Rare Liver Diseases at a Glance
Dr. Eric Yoshida
Gastroenterologist
Chair, Medical Advisory Chair, Liver Canada
1:30 PM Patient Sharing
- Living with PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis)
Madilynn Ukranitz
Daughter, Volunteer, Advocate
1:40 PM Living Cancer Breakthrough: Could the New Treatment Delay Liver Cancer Significantly
-- New Interventional Radiology Procedures
Dr. Ravjot Dhatt
Interventional Radiologist
2:00 PM Liver Beware: FibroScan’s Key Role in Early
Liver Disease Detection
Dr. Peter Kwan
Gastroenterologist, Principal Investigator, Liver Beware – FibroScan Screening Project
2:20 PM Coping with Psychological Impact of Chronic Diseases
Dr. J. J. Sidhu
Psychiatrist
2:40 PM Q & A Panel Session
Dr. Eric Yoshida, Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (TBC)
Dr. Peter Kwan, Dr. J. J. Sidhu
10 minute break
3:00 PM Living Cancer Breakthrough: Could the New Treatment Delay Liver Cancer Significantly
--New Chemotherapy Approaches
Dr. Howard Lim
Oncologist, BC Cancer Agency
3:20 PM Liver Transplant: The Gift of Life
Dr. Michael Bleszynski
HPB, Liver and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon
3:40 PM Liver Disease Prevention- How do I Keep My Liver Healthy
Dr. Ed Tam
Hepatologist
4:00 PM Navigating BC PharmaCare & How Pharmacists Can Assist In Your Liver Care
Pharmacist
4:20 PM Final Q & A
Dr. Howard Lim, Dr. Michael Bleszynski
Dr. Ed Tam
4:35 PM Closing Remarks
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