The 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.