Nurse CPD Education
Information for you and your patients
Liver disease now affects up to 3 of every 10 Australian adults. Primary liver cancer is the most rapidly rising cause of cancer death. Health promotion, prevention, proactive case-finding, early identification of progressive liver fibrosis and early treatment of liver diseases are essential to prevent premature mortality. Learn how to identify, manage and support your patients with liver disease.
Patient information
This website is full of practical, evidence based information for your patients. It is written by clinical experts, with nurse and patient input and prepared at an accessible reading level. Please direct patients to the Your Liver tab for disease information and the Living Well tab for information about living well with liver disease at all stages.
You can also order a range of resources or an in-service from one of our specialist nurses for your clinic or practice here.
Our FREE nurse-led support line is available from 8:00am – 6:00pm (AEST). Your patients can call 1800 841 118 to speak to a friendly, expert liver nurse for advice and support.
Free CPD workshops coming to a regional town near you in 2026.
Liver Foundation and Australian Hepatology Association (AHA) are joining up to bring liver nursing insight to 8 regional towns around Australia in 2026. Find out more and register here.
Liver Foundation Nursing Community of Practice
Join Liver Foundation’s Nursing Community of Practice, hosted by Liver Foundation Clinical Nurse Lead, Megan.
Created for nurses, by nurses, our community of practice connects nurses caring for people living with primary liver cancer or advanced liver disease.
Fill in this form to join or email support@liver.org.au for more information.
Free, online CPD education on all aspects of patient care in liver disease
With so much evolution in diagnostics and treatments across the spectrum of liver disease and liver cancer, we are taking a few months to completely update our Advanced Course and short courses. Please check back in October 2026 for our refreshed content, or sign up to our newsletter and we will notify you when the new content is live. They will once again be offered completely free of charge and be completely evidence based, with practical advice and accredited for CPD.