In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Olivia Cullen, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Hepatology at RBWH. No surprises here that we are going deep on five things about the liver and liver disease.

Olivia’s Five Things

1. You need a liver to live and a healthy live to live well. Functions of the liver.
2. Causes of liver disease and cirrhosis. Importance of early identification.
3. Compensated liver disease versus decompensated.
4. Critical knowledge for the nurse in the acute setting.
5. People with severe liver disease have huge psychosocial burdens.