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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2019
Editorial | Expert Point of View | WCOG 2019 | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events
that viral hepatitis B can be treated
and hepatitis C cured.”
-Brian J. McMahon, MD, WDHD
2018 Co-Chair
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
American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) -
The Liver Meeting® 2019
Visit WGO at booth #1109 at the
American Association for the Study of
Liver Diseases - The Liver Meeting®
November 8–12, 2019 in Boston,
Massachusetts!
Additional Resources for More
Information
Click on the links below to learn more
about World Hepatitis Day and join
the global movement!
• World Hepatitis Day Website
• World Hepatitis Alliance
• NoHep Website
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Viral Hepatitis Webpage
• World Health Organization Website