14.06.2018
Update: EILF Mission to Uzbekistan
On behalf of EILF, Prof. Mario Rizzetto recently completed a mission to Uzbekistan. The key purpose of… View Article
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14.06.2018
Prof. Jeffrey V. Lazarus elected EASL International Liver Foundation Vice-Chair
GENEVA 11.06.2018 – The EASL International Liver Foundation’s board of directors today elected Jeffrey V. Lazarus as… View Article
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20.02.2018
Registration for the 1st Kidney Meets Liver Meeting in Amsterdam on 16th March 2018 is open!
EASL International Liver Foundation and European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association are holding the first Kidney Meets Liver meeting on March 16th 2018 in Amsterdam.
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20.02.2018
EILF NAFLD Policy Review is Launching this month
With an estimated global prevalence of 25%, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global public health epidemic that is not receiving enough attention. The first step to taking a comprehensive public health response to NAFLD is to review the relevant policies and guidelines in place.
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20.02.2018
New Project alert: Viral Hepatitis Elimination in Migrants
The world is currently experiencing the greatest level of forced displacement that has ever been recorded, and as a result the disease burden profiles in Europe are changing.
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20.02.2018
Update from Pakistan
EILF delegates, Professor Massimo Colombo (EILF Chairman of the Board), Professor Mark Thursz (EILF Board Member), and Professor Mario Mondelli have recently returned from a productive trip to Pakistan.
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20.02.2018
Update from Uzbekistan
The government of Uzbekistan is launching a national program to fight viral hepatitis. To facilitate the implementation of this program the EASL International Liver Foundation was called to bring a group of experts to the country.
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20.02.2018
Liver Cancer Takes Another Life: Susan Lambert and the Heart-Breaking Story of her Fight Against Liver Cancer
In loving memory of his dear wife Sue, Garry Lambert relates the heartbreaking story of her fight against liver cancer.
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20.02.2018
Managing Liver Patients During War: the Syria Catastrophe
I am Nabil Antaki, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist. I live in Aleppo which is the second city in Syria and its economic capital.
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20.02.2018
Advancing Paediatric Hepatology: the Hepatology School in Italy
The hepatology landscape has changed dramatically in the past year. New regimens and ever-higher cure rates for hepatitis C (HCV), an even greater focus on fatty liver disease, and new organ allocation policies and procedures for liver transplantation are among the changes affecting clinical practice.
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20.02.2018
ECHO: the hub & spoke program connecting primary care with expert centres
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization reported that its goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a global public health threat by 2030 has come well within reach, with 194 governments committed to hepatitis elimination; drastic price reductions in medicines through the use of generics; and effective harm reduction, screening, and treatment approaches currently available.
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20.02.2018
The Changing Scenario of Transmissible Diseases in PWIDs: a Review from Italy
Since its foundation in 1979, San Patrignano has hosted around 20.000 drug addicts, mainly opioid addicts (> 80%), followed by cocaine addicts (35%), with 15% being addicted to both drugs. About 30% were also alcoholics.
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