Celebrating Donate Life Month!
We had a great Rebirthday Celebration to kick-off April as Donate Life Month. The event had six television stations in attendance. Below are a couple links to the stories aired. 4 transplant recipients shared their stories encouraging others to be organ donors and after the event Lisa Stocks from LifeSharing thanked the ALF for bringing our partners from the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the National Kidney Foundation together for a joint celebration media event. It’s the first time they’ve done this, and everyone felt we would do it again next year. Blythe, our former Liver Champion, represented ALF, and her mother Neshea also gave a heartwarming talk about the importance of organ donation.
To view a few of the media segments that covered thel event click here: CBS & 10NEWS
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The 20th Anniversary Liver Life Walk San Diego is just 11 Days away and there is still time for you and your team members to register! This year we are so excited to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the San Diego walk and we hope you will consider joining us in our goal to raise $71,130! This year’s walk will take place on Saturday, May 12th at NTC Liberty Station Park. Registration will begin at 8:30AM and the walk will start at 10:00AM. We hope to see you on the 12th for this milestone celebration!
For more information, to register or to make a donation CLICK HERE.
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Meet Dr. Lisa Nyberg!
Dr. Lisa Nyberg has been a Kaiser Permanente staff transplant hepatologist since 2002, where she was named Internist of the Year in 2016! She is well-respected locally in San Diego, regionally through southern California, and nationally for her clinical work and studies on viral hepatitis and on fatty liver disease.
While too many to list individually, accomplishments of Dr. Nyberg’s include currently serving as the principal clinical investigator for three epidemiological studies on Hepatitis C (HCV). Dr. Nyberg’s local San Diego Kaiser Permanente hepatology team has presented 21 abstracts at several annual conferences in the US, Europe and Asia. In 2015-6, Dr. Nyberg has served as the Principal Investigator and led a local Kaiser Permanente coalition in treating Hepatitis C patients with a multiple anti-retroviral drug regimen. Through the dedicated work of Dr. Nyberg as lead transplant hepatologist, SCPMG has been able to offer its members new, cutting-edge HCV treatment regimens long before they are FDA-approved. Many lives have been saved from progressive liver failure, liver cancer, liver transplant or death.
Aside from serving on ALF’s Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Committee, Dr, Nyberg is also a Team Captain at the annual Liver Life Walk San Diego. CLICK HERE to join her team.
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Join us for our first Ask the Experts Forum of 2018 which will be held at the LGBT Center located at 3909 Centre Street in Hillcrest on June 30, 2018 from 8:15 am to 12:30 pm.
Speakers will include Dr. Julio Gutierrez on HCV and Alcoholic Hepatitis, Dr. Robert Gish on HBV and Dr. Christian Ramers on Coinfection HIV/HCV.
Patients and Caregivers Free with optional syllabus $10.
Students $20
Professionals $40 includes 4 CEU Credits for nurses and addiction counselors
Continental Breakfast for ALL included
To Register or for more information please contact Peggy Beers, ALF Community Outreach and Education Manager at Phone 619-291-5483 or by email at mbeers@liverfoundation.org
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We have many wonderful ways and great reasons to get involved with the American Liver Foundation and give back to the community while making new friends at the same time!
Below are current opportunities available with the Pacific Coast Division.
Weekly Office Volunteer
Liver Life Walk San Diego Volunteer
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Vital Therapies, Inc. is a biotherapeutic company developing a cell-based system for the treatment of acute forms of liver failure. The company’s lead product candidate, the ELAD® System, is a human cell-based, bio-artificial liver support system currently in Phase III clinical trials. Vital Therapies, Inc. is based in San Diego, California. For more information about Vital Therapies CLICK HERE.
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The American Liver Foundation SUPPORTS California Assembly Bill 2863, introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian, and Coauthored by Assembly Members Burke and Wood.
The American Liver Foundation is against any coverage action that is not patient-centered. The practice of clawback pushes costs onto patients and creates barriers to care. We feel AB2863 would help increase access to treatment by ending the clawback practice. Thus, the American Liver Foundation supports AB2863.
Read more about the bill by clicking HERE.
Show your support by contacting members of the California State Assembly Committee on Health, members are listed HERE.
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