4th Viral Hepatitis Course 2013 | 11 October 2013
On 30 September, 2013 Keep in Mind | 2013 Comments Off on 4th Viral Hepatitis Course 2013 | 11 October 2013 No tagsThe 4th edition of the Viral Hepatitis Course will be held on 11 October 2013 at the Grand Auditorium of the Egas Moniz Building, in the Faculty of Medicine/Santa Maria Hospital. The training course is organized by the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department I and II.
Viral hepatitis B and C affect approximately 200,000 Portuguese. About a third run the risk of developing cirrhosis, cancer or die from the disease. On the other hand, the disease interferes significantly with people’s physical, mental and social well-being.
Hepatitis B is preventable in almost all cases and hepatitis C can currently be cured in about 90% of cases with new drugs.
Read the provisional programme here.