free encyclopedia jump to navigation search the european association for the study of the liver easl is a european professional association for liver disease . european association for the study of the liver type non profit organisation founded 1966 headquarters geneva switzerland key people prof. markus peck radosavljevic secretary general april 2013 present members 3589 april 2014 website easl contents 1 history 2 structure 2.1 current governing board 4 3 international liver congress 4 journal of hepatology 5 easl fellowships 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit easl was founded by the german physician gustav adolf martini 1 in april 1966 in marburg germany to promote research on the liver and its pathology and to improve therapy for liver disorders . 2 easl s founding was inspired by the american association for the study of liver diseases aasld created in november 1949 and the international association for the study of the liver iasl created in 1958 . 3 structure edit easl is a non profit organization composed solely of individual members that performs its duties under a written constitution managed by the easl governing board made up of 11 elected members the secretary general the vice secretary the scientific committee five persons the treasurer the educational councillors two persons and the european policy councillor . easl is an ordinary member of the united european gastroenterology . easl members meet once a year at the business meeting held during the international liver congress . current governing board 4 edit secretary general prof. markus peck radosavljevic austria vice secretary dr. laurent castera france treasurer prof. mauro bernardi italy scientific committee member dr. alessio aghemo italy scientific committee member prof. tom hemming karlsen norway scientific committee member dr. helen louise reeves united kingdom scientific committee member prof. cecilia rodrigues portugal scientific committee member prof. frank tacke germany educational councillor prof. jean fran ois dufour switzerland educational councillor prof. cihan yurdaydin turkey eu policy councillor prof. patrizia burra italy international liver congress edit the international liver congress is a scientific meeting for clinicians and researchers to receive information on the latest research perspectives and treatments of liver disease . 5 the 46th international liver congress 2011 was held in berlin germany from 30 march to 3 april with 8062 attendees and 2459 abstracts accepted . 6 the 47th international liver congress 2012 was held in barcelona spain from 18 april to 21 april with 9417 attendees and 2521 abstracts accepted . 7 the 48th international liver congress 2013 was held in amsterdam the netherlands from 24 april to 28 april with 9612 attendees and 2743 abstracts accepted . 8 the 49th international liver congress 2014 was held in london united kingdom from 9 april to 13 april with 10806 attendees and 2938 abstracts accepted . 9 the 50th international liver congress 2015 was held in vienna austria from 22 april to 26 april . 10 journal of hepatology edit the journal of hepatology is edited by easl and published by elsevier . the journal publishes original papers reviews case reports and letters to the editor about clinical and basic research in the field of hepatology . 11 easl fellowships edit easl offers resources for the following fellowships physician scientist fellowships post doc research fellowship entry level research fellowship short term training fellowship . see also edit american liver foundation children s liver disease foundation references edit martini g.a. 1991 . foundation and development of the easl . journal of hepatology 13 135 136 newsrx.com 2005 . liver disease research announced at disease specific conference . drug week 20 may 2005 pg . 537 . available at http www.newsrx.com health articles 232513.html . accessed 5 may 2011 martini g.a. 1991 . foundation and development of the easl . journal of hepatology 13 135 136 easl governing board webpage available at http www.easl.eu about easl easl governing board european hospital 2010 . the international liver congress 2011 . european hospital vol 20 issue 2 11 page 18 . available at http www.european hospital.com en article 8584 the international liver congress 2011.html . accessed 3 may 2011 european hospital 2010 . the international liver congress 2011 . european hospital vol 20 issue 2 11 page 18 . available at http www.european hospital.com en article 8584 the international liver congress 2011.html . accessed 3 may 2011 european association for the study of the liver the 47th international liver congress 2012 webpage available at http www.easl.eu events the international liver congress the international liver congress 2012 47th annual meeting of the european association for the study of the liver european association for the study of the liver the 48th international liver congress 2013 webpage available at http www.easl.eu events the international liver congress the international liver congress 2013 48th annual meeting of the european association for the study of the liver european association for the study of the liver the 49th international liver congress 2014 webpage available at http www.easl.eu events the international liver congress the international liver congress 2014 49th annual meeting of the european association for the study of the liver european association for the study of the liver the 50th international liver congress 2015 webpage available at http www.easl.eu events the international liver congress the international liver congress 2015 50th annual meeting of the european association for the study of the liver journal of hepatology . http www.jhep elsevier.com external links edit easl journal of hepatology retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title european association for the study of the liver & oldid 727183522 categories hepatologyinternational scientific societies of 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