Announcing our Annual Report 2020: hot off the press
An Annual Report with a difference, for a year like none other
Journal of Hepatology ranking soars, remaining the leader among specialist hepatology journals
ClarivateTM Analytics released the 2021 update of its Journal Citation Reports©, including the much anticipated 2020 impact factor. EASL’s flagship monthly journal, the Journal of Hepatology, achieved unprecedented results with a 2020 impact factor of 25.083, up from the 2019…
Discover the making-of the International Liver Congress 2021
We would like to thank every single participant who took part in this year's ILC, held 23–26 June 2021. The event brought together almost 6,500 delegates from over 100 countries, who took part in 155 sessions, listened to 566 presentations…
A highlight of ILC 2021: a triumvirate of Nobel Laureates
In EASL Studio, we were honoured to keep company with the three 2020 Nobel Laureates, awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus. They reflected on many thought-provoking topics: the exponential…
2021 update on EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive techniques for the evaluation of liver disease and severity
Mark your calendars! On 22 of June 2021, the European Association for the Study of Liver disease (EASL) will be releasing the much-anticipated updated guidelines on the use of non-invasive techniques (NITs). These new guidelines will be presented and discussed in a…
EASL supports International NASH Day 2021: NASH Around the World
8 June 2021 EASL is delighted to be officially endorsing International NASH Day 2021: NASH Around the World, conducted by the Global Liver Institute (GLI), this Thursday, 10 June. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a life-threatening disease…
Discover the topics selected by the liver community for ILC 2021
Last December, we asked you, as members of the liver community, to tell us which topics you wanted to see featured in the ILC 2021 programme. We received numerous excellent suggestions and we thank you for your help. The Organising…
Honouring the European Week Against Cancer 2021, ending on World No Tobacco Day
31 May 2021 This European Week Against Cancer, EASL has contributed in many ways to tackling liver cancer: signing a joint-society statement, contributing to a White Paper, and taking part in several webinars.
EASL honours World Digestive Health Day and the fight against obesity
Every year, on 29 May, we pause to honour World Digestive Health Day: #WDHD2021 This year, the theme is Obesity: An ongoing pandemic. The main goals of the day include providing simple messages for the public, to help them in understanding how obesity…