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Gastroenterology -

Programme - Day 2

   Day 2: Tuesday, 25 Tuesday 2012

Session 1: Viral Hepatitis
Moderators:
Dr. William Carey, MD, MACG, Staff Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section of Hepatology, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 
   
09:00 Advances in the Treatment of Hepatitis B
Professor K.B. Lankarani, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
 
09:30 Telaprevir and Boceprevir for Hepatitis C
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section of Hepatology, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
10:00 Treatment of Hepatitis C: A Look Beyond Protease Inhibitors
Dr. William Carey, MD, MACG, Staff Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
10:30 To Perform Live Biopsy or Not? Possible Non-Invasive Alternatives
Professor Simon D. Taylor-Robinson, Consultant Hepatologist, The London Clinic, London, UK
 
11:00 Coffee Break
 
Session 2: Round Table Discussion
 
11:30 Portal Hypertension and TIPS
Dr. William Carey, MD, MACG, Staff Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr. Mark Sands, MD, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations and Quality, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Professor K.B. Lankarani, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Dr. J. Michael Henderson,
Chief Quality Officer, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr. Jamal Alkoteesh, FRCR, Consultant, Interventional Radiologist, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE  
 
12:30 Lunch
 
 
Session 3: Liver Transplantation
Moderator:
Dr. M. Azzam Kayasseh, FACG, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, IHD, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai, UAE
Dr. David Vogt, General Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 
   
14:00 Liver Transplantation for Malignant Disease
Dr. David Vogt, General Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
14:30 Liver Transplantation in the Middle East: The Good and the Bad
Professor Ali Malek-Hosseini, Professor of Surgery and Transplantation, Head of Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz, Iran
   
15:00

Management of Hepatitis C after Liver Transplantation
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section of Hepatology, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 
15:30 Coffee Break 
 
 
Session 4:  Liver Transplantation
Moderator:
Dr. William Carey, MACG, Staff Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr. Salem Awad, MBBS, FRCP, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Consultant, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE   
 
16:00 Long-Term Medical Issues and Management after Liver Transplantation
Dr. William Carey, MD, MACG, Staff Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
16:30

BBS Post – OLT
Dr. M. Azzam Kayasseh, FACG, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, IHD, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai, UAE

 

   
17:00

Wrap Up Remarks
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section of Hepatology, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 
17:05 Close of Conference Day 2
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