학술논문
Priority actions for elevating liver health in Canada: A call to action
CLINICAL BRIEF REPORT
CLINICAL BRIEF REPORT
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Canadian Liver Journal. July 2023, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p283, 8 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2561-4444
Abstract
KEY POINTS 1. Chronic liver disease affects one in four Canadians causing significant morbidity and mortality. 2. Although effective treatments for viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV) exist, obesity and alcohol [...]
Chronic liver disease (CLD) has become a silent epidemic in our country and has resulted in significant physical, psychosocial, and financial burden. Although other international liver associations have published frameworks for the principal actions required to improve liver health across health systems, Canada does not have a strategy to address the growing concerns of CLD. Thus, a multidisciplinary group of care providers involved in CLD management in Canada gathered to review the current burden of disease, gaps in management, and key opportunities for improving the identification and management of people at risk of developing progressive CLD. KEYWORDS: Canada; cirrhosis; epidemic
Chronic liver disease (CLD) has become a silent epidemic in our country and has resulted in significant physical, psychosocial, and financial burden. Although other international liver associations have published frameworks for the principal actions required to improve liver health across health systems, Canada does not have a strategy to address the growing concerns of CLD. Thus, a multidisciplinary group of care providers involved in CLD management in Canada gathered to review the current burden of disease, gaps in management, and key opportunities for improving the identification and management of people at risk of developing progressive CLD. KEYWORDS: Canada; cirrhosis; epidemic