HULOH Hepatos

Welcome to the HEPATOS pages!

Croatian Association of Treated and Ill with Hepatitis „Hepatos“ is a humanitarian, nongovernmental and nonpolitical organization founded in 2000 in Split with a primary goal of providing help to ill with hepatitis. "Hepatos" is the first association in the Republic of Croatia which works with people ill with hepatitis.

On our pages you can get activities and work information of these associations "Prometej" from Pula, “Hepatos Osijek” from Osijek, "Hepatos-Zagreb" from Zagreb and "Hepatos-Dubrovnik" from Dubrovnik.

Association news:

Hepatos at EASL ILC 2012

The regular members of CATIH Hepatos participated in various lectures, workshops and symposia at the International Liver Congress (ILCTM ) during the 47th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), held in Barcelona 18th – 22nd April 2012. With a multitude of lectures...

New drugs on the HZZO's basic reimbursement drug list

The Steering Committee of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance (HZZO) adopted the Decision on changes and amendments to Decision on determination of the basic reimbursement drug list of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance, or in short - a new reimbursement drug list. A drug under the name Viread...

Participation in the conference “European Social Fund: Possibilities for Participation of CSOs”

The President of Hepatos, Tatjana Reic MS, took part in the workshop entitled “European Social Fund: Possibilities for Participation of CSOs”, organized by the The National Foundation for Civil Society Development. The workshop was held on 12th and 13th April 2012 in the IMPACT centre – European Center for...

VHPB meeting: Burden and Prevention of Viral hepatitis in Arctic region

The President of Hepatos, Tatjana Reic MS, participated in the meeting entitled “Burden and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis in Arctic Region”, organized by the VHPB (Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board). The meeting was held at the WHO Regional office for Europe in Copenhagen, 22nd – 23rd March 2012. The objectives of the...

Expert meeting: "Gastroenterology and hepatology: contemporary understandings"

The members of Hepatos participated in the expert meeting of the Croatian Society of Gastroenterology entitled "Gastroenterology, hepatology and infectology: contemporary understandings", held in Vodice 23 - 25 March 2012.During the course of the expert meeting, CATIH Hepatos had an exhibiton booth with educational-informational materials of the association.The meeting, hosted...

Participation in the HBCPPA meeting in Athens

The President of Hepatos and ELPA, Tatjana Reic MS, participated in the meeting entitled „Hepatitis B and C: An underestimated scourge in Greece“, organized by the Hepatitis B and C Public Policy Association, Athens University Medical School and the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver Diseases (HASL). The...

Participation in workshop on Protocol trials review

Representatives of several ELPA member associations, including Hepatos, participated in a workshop on "Protocol trials reviews" which was held in Milan, 16th - 18th March 2012. The lecture was conducted by professor Massimo Puoti, alongside trainers Tracy Swan and Svilen Konov who work within HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare...

Prticipation in the IEEPO 2012 – Frankfurt

The President of CATIH Hepatos and the European Liver Patients' Association – ELPA, Tatjana Reic MS, participated in the 4th International Experience Exchange for Patient Organizations 2012, entitled „Sharing Skills and Expertise“. The workshop was held in Frankfurt, 6th -7th March 2012, under the auspices of F. Hoffmann-La Roche. The...

ELPA Kick-off meeting for the „White paper project – The socio-economic burden of hepatitis in Europe“ and presentation of the „Hepatitis database“ project

Viral hepatitis B and C affect millions of Europeans. However, very few European countries have a national strategy to prevent and control these debilitating diseases. The main reason why national governments shy away from the subject is that they are concerned about the cost of such programmes. ELPA believes...

Participation in the 22nd conference of the Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver

The Taipei International Convention Centre (Taipei, Taiwan) hosted the 22nd conference of the Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL 2012), 16 – 19 February 2012.The conference program consisted of multiple satellite symposia sponosred by major pharmaceutical companies such as BMS, Novartis, Roche, MSD, etc.,various lectures and workshops....