Liver disease toolkit
The aims of the BLT/RCGP Liver Priority Project are to raise awareness of liver disease as an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK and to provide resources to support its optimal management in primary care.
Resources for practitioners (Links to training resources)
- RCGP Hepatitis B and C eLearning course. This course helps understand the epidemiology of hepatitis B and C and how to assess the risk of both conditions for a patient. It informs treatment options for hepatitis C, and their success rates. After completing the course the learner will be ale to confidently refer or re-referred patients with hepatitis B and C, to secondary care in view of changes in treatment options.
- British Association for the Study of the Liver. Access information regarding BASL organised events, BASL endorsed events and other educational events related to hepatology.
- Primary Care Society for gastroenterology courses and conferences. The PCGS holds major educational events throughout the year, giving those involved in Primary Care a chance to hear from leading experts in gastroenterology and associated fields.
- RCGP Courses and conferences. The RCGP runs extensive resources of conferences, courses, events and e-learning modules, many of which are relevant to the management of liver disease.
- RCGP Very Brief Advice training. This e-learning module is aimed at healthcare professionals who would like to promote behaviour change in their patients to reduce their cancer risk, though is applicable to patients with risks in other areas. The module highlights the links between cancer and smoking, obesity and alcohol and supports leaning in delivery of very brief advice to promote behaviour change.
The British Liver Trust website has a section for healthcare professionals and researchers. There is information about:
- The Love Your Liver campaign briefing
- Liver-related clinical research
- A comprehensive range of published leaflets and factsheets on liver diseases to download and read or order.
All British Liver Trust information is written by, or rigorously assessed and reviewed by, medical specialists or other health care professionals and will be of value both to patients and practitioners. Many of these information documents are available in languages other than English.
The website has a range of other valuable information including how patients can access the British Liver Trust support line and information on patient support groups.