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. 2012 Sep;26(9):583-6.
doi: 10.1155/2012/753986.

Origins of the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver: A personal memoir

Jerome B Simon  1
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Origins of the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver: A personal memoir

Jerome B Simon. Can J Gastroenterol. 2012 Sep.

Abstract
in English, French

The Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) (Association Canadienne Pour L'Étude Du Foie) is a thriving organization. Although it was established more than a quarter of a century ago and has been successful since the beginning, most members are unaware of how CASL came into being or of its humble origins as a precursor club in the 1970s. The present article reviews those early days. It is written as a memoir because of the author's personal involvement and is based on detailed records, correspondence and handwritten notes from that era.

L’Association canadienne pour l’étude du foie (ACÉF, Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver) est un organisme prospère et respecté. Même si elle a été fondée il y a plus d’un quart de siècle et qu’elle connaît le succès depuis sa création, la plupart des gens ne connaissent pas la genèse de l’ACÉF depuis ses humbles origines de club précurseur dans les années 1970. Le présent article s’attarde sur cette genèse. Il est rédigé sous forme de mémoire en raison de l’investissement personnel de l’auteur et fait appel aux dossiers détaillés, à la correspondance et aux notes manuscrites de l’époque. Un plus court résumé des origines de l’ACÉF a été publié il y a une vingtaine d’années.

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Logo of the Canadian Liver Club, based on a design by Woody Fisher in June 1977. The colour was dark red
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Initial members of the Canadian Liver Club’s Steering Committee and their responsibilities, from the original Club records
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The original proposal for a Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), presented by Lloyd Sutherland to the Canadian Liver Club on November 9, 1984
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The founding Executive, Governors, and Committee chairs of the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), excerpted from the minutes of CASL’s inaugural meeting held on November 4, 1985
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References

    1. Sutherland LR. The Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. In: Morley TP, editor. Medical Specialty Societies of Canada. Toronto: Associated Medical Services, Inc; 1991. pp. 159–63.
    1. Province of Ontario Letters Patent Incorporating the Medical Sciences Research Foundation, October 20, 1969.

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