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The LiverTree™, the official e-learning portal of EASL, offers a wide range of educational content, including educational webcasts, accredited courses, eSeries, case studies, learning quizzes, video podcasts, documents, congress materials and much more to discover.
EASL and UEG join forces on the occasion of World Digestive Health Day
On Wednesday, 29th May, EASL and UEG joined forces to mark World Health Digestive Day with an event in Brussels. World Digestive Health Day 2013 has for theme "LIVER CANCER: Act Today. Save Your Life Tomorrow. Awareness. Prevention. Detection. Treatment." Following the well-attended event EASL and UEG issued a joint press statement emphasising the importance of prioritising liver disease research.
The Burden of Liver Disease in Europe - Literature Review
A review of 260 epidemiological studies published in the last 5 years to survey the current state of evidence on the burden of liver disease in Europe and its causes.
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2013-06-17
EASL calls on its UK members to sign the petition urging the Government to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol
EASL
EASL calls on its UK members to sign the petition urging the Government to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol (MUP) and show the courage needed to tackle the devastation to families caused by alcoholism and the billions spent by the NHS every year treating disease caused [...] Read more
2013-05-24
EASL and UEG join forces on the occasion of World Digestive Health Day
EASL and UEG
EASL and UEG join forces on the occasion of World Digestive Health Day by co-organising an event in Brussels.  Taking place on 29th May, the event will be hosted by Karin Kadenbach MEP. Under the umbrella theme of the importance of research into liver cancer and alcohol as a [...] Read more
2013-05-16
EASL co-signs open letter to President Barroso
EASL
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has joined other members of the European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) in signing an Open Letter to President Barroso. The letter expresses ECDA’s concern over the lack of political will from the leadership of the [...] Read more
2013-05-15
EASL takes part in first European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm
EASL
The first European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm is being held on the week of 13th May in Brussels. The aim of the week is to raise awareness among EU policy makers of the harms caused by alcohol and the need for an integrated approach to tackle them. As part of the [...] Read more
2013-05-13
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis B Foundation
National Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19th May is dedicated to highlighting the silent epidemic of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections that affects more than 5 million Americans. Most, however, are unaware of their infection. To boost screening rates, the Centers for [...] Read more
2013-02-25
New MEP group aims to raise awareness of growing liver disease epidemic
The Parliament.com
A new cross-party MEP group has been launched in a bid to ensure that Europe's estimated 29 million chronic liver condition sufferers "are not forgotten". The 'Friends of the liver MEP group', chaired by British deputy Stephen Hughes, aims to promote the issue of liver health at [...] Read more
2012-12-20
Conference Highlights: EASL Monothematic Conference London 2012
EASL
Email to a friend // // EASL would like to thank everyone who attended the EASL Monothematic Conference HIV and the Liver in London, UK, at the beginning of December 2012 and also thanks the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) for co-sponsoring the [...] Read more
2012-12-10
DNA mapping for cancer patients
BBC News
Up to 100,000 patients with cancer and rare diseases in England are to have their entire genetic code sequenced.The Prime Minister will announce £100m has been set aside for the project over the next three to five years.The aim is to give doctors a better understanding of [...] Read more
2012-11-01
The Blue Book describes the European gastroenterology and hepatology specialist competences
UEMS, EBGH
The Blue Book describes the European gastroenterology and hepatology specialist competences as defined by the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. It is a publication of the UEMS for the purposes of outlining the training which they feel should be followed by [...] Read more
2012-10-31
Alcohol Awareness Week 2012 runs from 19-25 November
Alcohol Concern Charity
This year's theme:  It’s time to talk about drinking One of the nation’s defining features is that people love to talk about drinking – but are we having the right kind of conversation? Alcohol Concern has a set the theme 'it’s time to talk about drinking' for Alcohol [...] Read more