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35 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 2018 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2018 | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events Visit www.worldgastroenterology. org/education-and-training/trainingcenters/ centers to discover each of our WGO Training Centers! Supporting WGO Global Guidelines and Cascades The WGO Guidelines and Cascades library contains over 20 practice guidelines written from a global standpoint and published for viewing and download on the WGO website. Cascade-based guidelines offer various treatment options for diagnosis and treatment depending on the resources available in different parts of the world. The six supporting WGO Global Guidelines and Cascades listed below are available in different languages and focus on hepatitis and related liver disease topic areas:  Acute Viral Hepatitis  Esophageal Varices  Hepatitis B  Hepatitis C  Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)  NAFLD & Nash e-WGN Expert Point of View (EPOV) Articles Hepatology Collection The e-WGN Expert Point of View (EPOV) articles listed below are a part of the Hepatology Collection and are available for viewing on the WGO Website. Click the article title(s) below to begin reading!  Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – A Growing Public Health Problem Davor Stimac, MD, PhD Ivana Mikolasevic, MD, PhD Vol. 20, Issue #4 (January 2016)  Outcomes and Treatments of Dual Chronic Hepatitis B and C Chun-Jen Liu, MD, PhD Vol. 19, Issue #4 (January 2015)  HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV Coinfection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Transmission, Disease Outcomes, and Treatment Options Mark W. Sonderup, MD C. Wendy Spearman, MD Vol. 19, Issue #4 (January 2015)  WGO Lectureship, Georges Brohée Medal and Lecture: New Views on NASH Pathogenesis – How Should They Inform Management? Geoffrey C. Farrell, MD, FRACP Vol. 18, Issue #3 (September 2013)  From Obesity to Fatty Liver/ NASH: Two Parallel Epidemics Sofia Carvalhana, MD Helena Cortez-Pinto, MD, PhD Vol. 18, Issue #2 (July 2013)  New Era of Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: Implications on Global Health Joseph K. Lim, MD Vol. 17, Issue #4 (December 2012)  Part II: Global Burden Of Liver Disease: A True Burden on Health Sciences and Economies!! S. K. Sarin, MD, DM Rakhi Maiwall, MD, DM Vol. 17, Issue #3 (October 2012)  Global Burden Of Liver Disease: A True Burden on Health Sciences and Economies!! S. K. Sarin, MD, DM Rakhi Maiwall, MD, DM Vol. 17, Issue #2 (July 2012)  Acute Hepatitis E Wasim Jafri, MD, FRCP, FACG, FACP Om Parkash, MBBS, FCPS, FCPS (GI), MSc, FACP Vol. 17, Issue #1 (March 2012) Educational Programs In collaboration with WGO, the International Coalition of Hepatology Education Providers (IC-HEP) created an audiocast series focused on the management of Hepatitis C in Latin America. This series includes expert presentations delivered by:  Estado actual del manejo de la Hepatitis C en Chile,” presented in Spanish by Javier Brahm, MD  Estado atual do manejo do HCV no Brasil,” presented in Portuguese by Hugo Cheinquer, MD, PhD  Estado actual de la Hepatitis C en la Argentina,” presented in Spanish by Marcelo O. Silva, MD Through educational collaboration with WGO, IC-HEP also created webcasts on Hepatitis C and HCC:  “Review of the WHO Guidelines for the Screening, Care, and Treatment of Persons with HCV,” presented by Raj Reddy, MD  Hepatitis C,” presented by Aamir Ghafoor Khan, MSc(G), DGMRCP&S(G) FRCP(Lond), FRCP(G), FRCP(Ed), FRCPI(Ire), FEBG(Eu) FRSM(UK), FACP(USA), FACG(USA), AGAF(USA)  “HCC: A Global Crisis Silent and Widely Ignored,” presented by Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD How Can YOU Contribute To The Goal Of Eliminating Hepatitis By 2030? World Hepatitis Day 2018 Campaign Toolkit Download the World Hepatitis Day 2018 Campaign Toolkit, provided by the World Hepatitis Alliance, to find ideas on how you can participate in the World Hepatitis Day 2018 Campaign here! World Hepatitis Day 2018 on Social Media Use the following hashtags when posting about hepatitis on social media!  #WorldHepatitisDay  #FindtheMissingMillions  #NOhep  #hepatitis Also don’t forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for information on where to find WGO resources in support of World Hepatitis Day!