Macedo G, Peixoto A, Lopes S. Lot to give, got to live - the restless minds of the “Liver on Tour” project. World J Hepatol 2016; 8(19): 825-826 [PMID: 27429718 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i19.825]
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Armando Peixoto, MD, Centro Hospitalar de São João - Gastroenterology Department, Alameda Hernâni Monteiro, 4200 Porto, Portugal. armandoafp5@gmail.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Letters To The Editor
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World J Hepatol. Jul 8, 2016; 8(19): 825-826 Published online Jul 8, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i19.825
Lot to give, got to live - the restless minds of the “Liver on Tour” project
Guilherme Macedo, Armando Peixoto, Susana Lopes
Guilherme Macedo, Armando Peixoto, Susana Lopes, Centro Hospitalar de São João - Gastroenterology Department, 4200 Porto, Portugal
Guilherme Macedo, Armando Peixoto, Susana Lopes, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
Guilherme Macedo, Armando Peixoto, Susana Lopes, WGO Training Center, 4200 Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: Macedo G wrote the letter; Peixoto A and Lopes S revised the letter.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to state.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Armando Peixoto, MD, Centro Hospitalar de São João - Gastroenterology Department, Alameda Hernâni Monteiro, 4200 Porto, Portugal. armandoafp5@gmail.com
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Received: March 8, 2016 Peer-review started: March 10, 2016 First decision: April 15, 2016 Revised: May 27, 2016 Accepted: June 14, 2016 Article in press: June 16, 2016 Published online: July 8, 2016 Processing time: 120 Days and 1.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The Liver on Tour was a special Project devoted to increase the public awareness on Liver Health and Liver Diseases that the Portuguese Association for the Study of Liver Diseases launched throughout the country, between mid-April and mid-June 2010, and consisted of a road show, travelling through and reaching all 18 district capitals of Portugal. It was mainly focused on giving simple, reliable and practical information about liver problems with emphasis in messages trying to raise public attention on Liver Health. In a ten million people country where there is evidence of more than 10% being affected with some form of liver diseases, all efforts need to be made to enroll everyone in this never ending battle. High priority to education, gathering on board committed doctors with expertise in mass communication and engage reluctant policymakers (pressured by well-informed voters): A formula that could be a brighter way to raise the standards in prevention, detection and management of liver diseases.
