This session will aim to explore the spectrum of primary liver cancer care, from liver disease diagnosis through to cancer treatment and management. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer, and around 90% of those who present with HCC have underlying chronic liver disease, making management challenging. Diagnosis is often made at a late stage due to factors such as stigma, shame, lack of knowledge of risk factors, regional and cultural barriers. Late diagnosis significantly limits treatment options and is often associated with worsening liver disease. Those with HCC are commonly managed outside of traditional oncology units, due to the complexity of managing their advanced liver disease and the complications that arise from this, along with cancer treatments. As such this patient cohort often misses out on the wraparound care provided by large oncology units and cancer centres. Participants will gain insight into the unique and complex challenges faced by both patients and clinicians during liver cancer treatment and will explore the critical role that specialist nurses play in providing expert, compassionate, evidence-based care.

Time	Speaker	Session/Topic
9:00 – 9:15	Megan Collins	Welcome and Housekeeping - Brief introduction to liver disease
9:15 – 9:40	Michael Wallace	Managing cancer within a damaged organ – the complexities of HCC and cirrhosis care
9:40 – 10:05	Dr Arul Suthananthan	Surgery for HCC
10:05 – 10:30	Dr William Ormiston	HCC in the crosshairs: the Interventional Radiology approach
10:30 – 10:45	Morning Tea
10:45 – 11:25	Larah Kilbey	Nursing considerations in caring for a cirrhotic HCC patient (A case study)
11:25 – 12:05	Ben Bull and May Kang	Optimizing nutrition and physical function to counter sarcopenia in HCC
12:05 – 12:15	Fiona Ractliffe	Wrap up and close

From A to HCC: Navigating the Complexities of Liver Cancer Care