New Chair of the Board of Directors

Canadian Liver Foundation Announces New Chair of the Board of Directors I am pleased to announced Elliott Jacobson as our new Chair of the Canadian Liver Foundation Board of Directors effective January 1, 2021. This position has previously been held by Dr. Morris Sherman since 2009.  Dr. Morris Sherman first […]

Happy Holidays from the Canadian Liver Foundation

From the Desk of the CEO As we come to the end of 2020 and I approach my one-year anniversary as President and CEO of the Canadian Liver Foundation, I am filled with so many emotions.  I think it’s safe to say most, if not all of us, will be […]

Reason To Celebrate

Celebrating the Nobel Prize in Medicine Today, the Canadian Liver Foundation celebrates the conferral of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Drs. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. This prestigious recognition is very well deserved, and the awareness it […]

LIVERight Health Forum Sponsor – Gilead Sciences Canada

LIVERight Health Forum The LIVERight Health Forum is an event that provides valuable information and support for those living with liver disease and their caregivers. Over the years, thousands of people have attended the event that was previously hosted in Vancouver by the Canadian Liver Foundation’s British Columbia-Yukon chapter. This […]

Education Fights Stigma

Education Fights Stigma The Canadian Liver Foundation is launching one of our biggest online campaigns yet, and we want you to get involved today. This campaign is focused on education and on helping you take concrete actions to fight stigma and to build healthier communities. What kind of actions? Keep […]

Stroller Spotlight: My New Lease on Life

Stroller Spotlight: Nancy-Eaton Doke

Help support people living withAutoimmune Liver Disease, like Nancy.Continue below to read her story. STROLLER SPOTLIGHT A New Lease on Life My liver story begins in July 2000. My boyfriend, Jeremy, and I decided to take a summer holiday to Edmonton and Calgary to visit family, and during our trip […]

Stroller Spotlight – A Happy Ending

Help support children and families living with Biliary Atresia. Continue below to read Bianca Pengelly’s story. When I was just two weeks old, I was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a condition in which the bile ducts in and around the liver are damaged. The damage means that bile can’t flow […]