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The foundation's goal is to
provide health professionals
with the most current
education and information on
CLD. |
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Educational programs are
designed so physicians,
nurses, nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, and
pharmacists have information
about the latest medical
developments and their
implications for patient
management. Information is
drawn from academia, medical
societies, government health
agencies, and the
pharmaceutical industry, and
is integrated into balanced,
up-to-date educational
programs and materials for
health professionals. |
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The Chronic Liver Disease
Foundation is a nonprofit
501(c)(3) educational
organization dedicated to
increasing awareness of the
effect of chronic liver
disease (CLD) in the United
States. |
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OVERVIEW |
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The Chronic Liver Disease
Foundation provides
education to the medical
community concerning a
disease that affects an
estimated 40 million people
in the United States.
The
most common types of CLD in
the United States include
nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease, nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis, chronic
hepatitis C, alcoholic liver
disease, chronic hepatitis
B, and hemochromatosis.
For
all age groups, CLD was the
12th leading cause of death
in the year 2000, accounting
for more than 25,000 deaths.
In the 45 to 54 age group,
CLD and cirrhosis were the
4th leading cause of death
in males, and the 6th
leading cause of death in
females.
More than 17,000
patients are currently on
the liver transplant waiting
list, yet just over 5000
patients receive liver
transplants each year.
New
therapies continue to evolve
in the treatment of CLD. New
molecular testing techniques
aid in the detection and
therapeutic monitoring of
liver disease. Recombinant
vaccines have been developed
for 2 common types of
hepatitis. And, in those
cases where liver disease
has progressed to a point
where treatment is no longer
effective, liver transplant
has become a more viable
option, in most instances,
than it was just a decade
ago.
The Chronic Liver
Disease Foundation is
committed to providing
healthcare professionals
with the latest developments
in understanding liver
disease. Educational
opportunities are offered in
a variety of formats
including an interactive Web
site, live meetings,
teleconferences, print
pieces, audiocassettes, and
CD-ROMS. |
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