Siemens supports low cost and safe liver screening in the workplace
Specialist nurse, viral hepatitis, Samantha Readhead, Frimley Park Hospital consultant in hepatology and gastroenterology Professor Aftab Ala, British Liver Trust ceo Andrew Langford and Siemens plc healthcare division managing director Peter Harrison.
Siemens Healthcare held a liver disease awareness and screening day at its UK head office in Frimley, Surrey, as part of the British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver campaign.
The day provided employees with information on liver disease to promote good health and the opportunity to participate in liver screening.
Staff were asked to fill in the Love Your Liver health screener questionnaire after which those who were deemed at risk were invited to take part in a non-invasive ultrasound scan. Using an Acuson S2000 ultrasound system with Siemens’ Virtual Touch imaging application, employees were screened for liver fibrosis and to evaluate the presence of any tissue damage.
“As employers become increasingly responsible for promoting good health, we encourage them to make staff aware that screening tests are available,” said British Liver Trust ceo Andrew Langford.
See the full report on page 29 of the July 2015 issue of RAD Magazine.
