WE’RE ALL FOCUSED ON AVOIDING THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT NEGLECT THEIR OTHER HEALTH NEEDS. THAT’S BECAUSE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS ARE LINKED TO MORE SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19. Website: https://www.globalliver.org/
·https://www.fattyliverfoundation.org/
NASH IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES THAT INCREASE YOUR RISK WITHCOVID.
INTERNATIONAL NASH DAY IS JUNE 12TH, DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A TYPE OF PROGRESSIVE LIVER DISEASE THAT AFFECTS ABOUT 20-MILLION AMERICANS.
HERE TO TALK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL NASH DAY, AND THE NEED TO RAISE AWARENESS, ARE WAYNE ESKRIDGE, FOUNDER OFTHE FATTY LIVER FOUNDATION AND CIRRHOSIS PATIENT, ALONG WITH DONNA CRYER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GLOBAL LIVER INSTITUTE.
BIO-Donna R. Cryer, JD, is the founder and CEO of the Global Liver Institute (GLI), the only patient-driven liver health non-profit operating in the US and Europe. She has channeled her personal experience as an IBD patient and 25-year liver transplant recipient into professional advocacy across a career in law, policy, consulting, public relations, clinical trial recruitment, and nonprofit management. Donna is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges and GeorgetownUniversity Law Center.
GLI convenes the NASH Council, LiverCancers Council, International NASH Day(TM), and the Advanced Advocacy Academy, equipping liver patients to be effective advocates. www.globalliver.org @globalliver
BIO-Wayne Eskridge, FattyLiver Foundation President and CEO
Wayne Eskridge, an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Idaho, worked in software and electronics through a 50-year professional career. He served in many technical and managerial roles beginning as a computer programmer, through multiple levels of technical and managerial positions in businesses of all sizes. He held executive positions in both public and private corporations with worldwide responsibilities, and from startups to Fortune 500firms.
In 2015Wayne was diagnosed with stage 4 NASH with cirrhosis. He had no symptoms and didn’t know that his diet, typical of so many Americans, was unhealthy and damaging to his liver. As a result of his own experiences, he became aware of the acute need for educational resources for patients. While there is currently no medical treatment for NAFLD/NASH, lifestyle changes can be effective. Wayne believes that prevention through education is the only practical solution today. His desire to help others avoid his experiences led him to the decision to become a patient champion and to create the Fatty Liver Foundation.
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