Open letter
Since 2016, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) set the target to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, numerous countries made commitments and developed action plans to attain this goal (1-3). In 2019, the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C...
A CanHepC study published in the JAMA Network Open estimated the national hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment rates to sustain in Canada to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) HCV elimination targets by 2030.
The WHO has set targets to eliminate viral hepatitis globally with the aim...
The recipients of the 9th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus (CSHCV) 2020 trainee poster & oral presentations awards are:
Best oral presentation – Hanna Wallace, Memorial Univesity Best graduate student poster – Julia Casey, University of Toronto Best graduate student poster...The 9th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus (CSHCV) took place in Montreal on Friday 28 February 2020 as part of the Canadian Liver Meeting, a 3-day meeting co-organised by CanHepC, the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver and the Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses....
The 5th CanHepC Annual Meeting took place in Montreal on February 27, 2020 gathering over 80 of our member investigators, knowledge users, collaborators, and trainees.
The Annual Meeting is a yearly opportunity for CanHepC members to gather in person to assess the network’s progress,...
Annually, CanHepC extends fellowships to provide transdisciplinary training and stipend support to Canadian involved in hepatitis C research, who are university graduates at various stages of their academic and professional career.
A total of four new student trainees fellowship have...
Congratulations to all our members receiving the Canadian Liver Foundation 50th Anniversary Recognition Medal for their impact on liver health research over the years and continued support to the Canadian Liver Foundation.
The Canadian Liver Foundation are celebrating their 50th...
Sunday 28 July marked World Hepatitis Day, a global health awareness day on viral hepatitis. As in previous years, CanHepC trainees, members and collaborators were involved in a number of hepatitis C educational and awareness events.
The trainees volunteered in several events around...
There was excitement in the air as the CanHepC Blueprint to inform hepatitis C elimination efforts in Canada was launched at the 8th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus (CSHCV) and the inaugural of the Canadian Liver Meeting in Montreal on May 24th, 2019.
Dr Jordan Feld, chairman...
The 8th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus (CSHCV) took place in Montreal on Friday 24 May, 2019 as part of the Canadian Liver Meeting (CLM), a 3-day meeting co-organised by CanHepC, the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) and the Canadian Association of Hepatology...