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| Day 1: Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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| 08:50 |
Opening Remarks by Chair |
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Dr. M. Azzam Kayasseh, Gastroenterologist Hepatologist & Digestive Endoscopist, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai UAE |
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| Session 1: Oesophagus |
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| 09:00 |
Acid Suppression Therapy for GERD: A Look to the Future
Prof. Carmelo Scarpignato, Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Parma, Italy |
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| 09:20 |
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Dr. Ajay Kaul, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director, Gastroenterology Program, Liberty Campus Director, Motility Disorders Program Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cincinnati Children's Hospital |
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| 09:40 |
Risk Stratification in Barrett’s Esophagus
Dr. P.D. Siersema, Professor and Director Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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| 10:00 |
Dubai Classification of Barrett’s Esophagus
Dr. M. Azzam Kayasseh, Gastroenterologist Hepatologist & Digestive Endoscopist, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai UAE |
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| 10:10 |
Barrett’s Esophagus, Unmet Clinical Needs: OESO Boston Conference
Prof. Carmelo Scarpignato, Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Parma, Italy |
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| 10:30 |
Q&A |
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| 10:40 |
Refreshment Break |
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| Session 2: Stomach & Duodenum |
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| 11:10 |
Celiac Disease: Diagnostic Challenges & Treatment Options
Dr. Mustafa M. Shennak, Senior Consultant Internist & Gastroenterologist, Jordan University Hospital, Jordan |
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| 11:30 |
G.I.S.T
Dr. Salem Awad, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| 11:50 |
N.E.T in 2010
Dr. M. Azzam Kayasseh, Gastroenterologist Hepatologist & Digestive Endoscopist, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai UAE
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| 12:10 |
Endoscopic Pathological Correlation: The Pathologists Point of View
Dr. Hassan Youssef Hotait, Head of Unit & Consultant, Pathology section. Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, UAE |
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| 12:30 |
Early Neoplastic Lesion in the GI Tract
Dr. Lucas Greiner, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Medical Clinic 2, Helios-Clinics, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany |
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| 12:50 |
Lunch |
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| Session 3: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
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| 14:10 |
Management of Functional GIT
Dr. Mustafa M. Shennak, Senior Consultant Internist & Gastroenterologist, Jordan University Hospital, Jordan |
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| 14:30 |
The use of Ultrasonography in IBS and IBD
Dr. Lucas Greiner, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Medical Clinic 2, Helios-Clinics, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany |
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| 14:50 |
Biologics in IBD Treatment
Prof. Walter Reinisch, Secretary, European Crohn’s & Colitis organization (ECCO), Head, Austrian IBD Study Group Medical University of Vienna, working Party on IBD, Vienna, Austria
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| 15:10 |
Colon Cancer Screening in 2010
Prof. Emad Al Rahmani, Chairman of Medicine, Consultant Gastroenterology, Mafraq Hospital-SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 15:30 |
Refreshment Break |
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| Session 4: Clinical Applications of Digestive Endoscopy |
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| 16:00 |
Advances in Endoscopic Imaging in GERD
Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India |
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| 16:20 |
Stents for Esophageal Strictures
Dr. P.D. Siersema, Professor and Director Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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| 16:40 |
N.O.T.E.S 2010
Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India |
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| 17:00 |
Acute GI Tract Bleeding: Endoscopic Management
Dr. Fayez Sandouk MD FRCP, President of Syrian Society of Gastroenterology SSGE, chairman of Young clinician Program in Africo Middleast Association of Gastroenterology YCP in AMAGE, Syria |
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| 17:20 |
Cirrhotic vs Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Bleeding
Professor Muhammad Umar, Chair & Professor of Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical College Rawalpindi Pakistan, Chief Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division, Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi Pakistan |
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| 17:40 |
Close |
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| Day 2: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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| Session 1: Viral Hepatitis |
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| 09:00 |
The Importance of Viral Load In The Modern Management of Chronic Hepatitis B
Dr. William Carey, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA |
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| 09:20 |
Current Management of Chronic HBV
Dr. Seng Gee Lim, Chief, Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Hospital, Singapore |
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| 09:40 |
Updates in the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section Of Hepatology, Medical Director Of Liver Transplantation, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA |
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| 10:00 |
Hepatitis C in Special Patients
Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, President of Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Founder of Global Hepatitis Network (NGO), Iran |
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| 10:20 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 10:50 |
New APASL Guidelines for HBV Management
Dr. George KK Lau, MD (HK) MBBS FHKCP FHKAM (Med) MRCP (UK) FRCP (Lond, Edin), Gastroenterology and Hepatology Specialist, Humanity and Health Liver Clinic, Hong Kong, Honorary Clinical Professor, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, HK; Beijing 302 Military Hospital, Beijing; Institute of Hepatology , UCL, London, President, Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of Liver 2008-09
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| 11:10 |
Liver Diseases in Pregnancy
Prof. Wasim Jafri, Professor and Associate Dean, Aga Khan University, President Pakistan Society for the study of Liver Diseases, Pakistan |
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| 11:30 |
Q&A |
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| Session 2: NASH, NAFLD & Metabolic Syndrome |
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| 11:40 |
Update in the Management of NAFLD
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section Of Hepatology, Medical Director Of Liver Transplantation, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA |
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| 12:00 |
Clinical Ultrasonography in Liver Disease
Dr. Lucas Greiner, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Medical Clinic 2, Helios-Clinics, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany |
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| 12:20 |
Esophageal Varices; Primary and Secondary Bleeding Prophylaxis
Dr. William Carey, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA |
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| 12:40 |
Q&A |
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| 12:50 |
Lunch |
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| Session 3: Liver Transplantation |
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| 14:00 |
Selection of Patients for Liver Transplantation
Dr. Christopher Record, Prof. of Medicine, Dept of Hepatology, Freeman & Royal Victoria Infirmary
Liver Transplant Unit, Newcastle - UK |
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| 14:30 |
Liver Transplant Assessment in Newcastle
Dr. Hanan Mardini, Consultant Healthcare Scientist, Liver Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle u Tyne, UK |
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| 15:00 |
Endoscopic Management of Biliary Complication Post Liver Transplantation
Prof. Ibrahim Mostafa, Vice president of Theodor Bilharz Research Institute and Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Egypt |
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| 15:30 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 16:00 |
Role of ERCP & MRCP in Pancreatobiliary Disorders
Dr. Fayez Sandouk MD FRCP, President of Syrian Society of Gastroenterology SSGE, chairman of Young clinician Program in Africo Middleast Association of Gastroenterology YCP in AMAGE, Syria
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| 16:30 |
Where does Liver Transplant Fit in the Overall Management of Patients with Portal Hypertension
Dr. J. Micheal Henderson, Cheif Quality Officer, Quality and Patient Safety Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA
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| 17:00 |
Close |
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| Invited Speaker Faculty: |
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Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, President of Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Founder of Global Hepatitis Network (NGO), Iran
Dr. Salem Awad, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. William Carey, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA
Dr. Lucas Greiner, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Medical Clinic 2, Helios-Clinics, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Dr. J. Micheal Henderson, Cheif Quality Officer, Quality and Patient Safety Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Dr. Hassan Youssef Hotait, Head of Unit & Consultant, Pathology section. Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
Prof. Wasim Jafri, Professor and Associate Dean, Aga Khan University, President Pakistan Society for the study of Liver Diseases, Pakistan
Dr. Ajay Kaul, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director, Gastroenterology Program, Liberty Campus Director, Motility Disorders Program Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Dr. M. Azzam Kayasseh, Gastroenterologist Hepatologist & Digestive Endoscopist, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai UAE
Dr. George KK Lau, MD (HK) MBBS FHKCP FHKAM (Med) MRCP (UK) FRCP (Lond, Edin), Gastroenterology and Hepatology Specialist, Humanity and Health Liver Clinic, Hong Kong, Honorary Clinical Professor, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, HK; Beijing 302 Military Hospital, Beijing; Institute of Hepatology , UCL, London, President, Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of Liver 2008-09
Dr. Seng Gee Lim, Chief, Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Hospital, Singapore
Dr. Hanan Mardini, Consultant Healthcare Scientist, Liver Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle u Tyne, UK
Prof. Ibrahim Mostafa, Vice president of Theodor Bilharz Research Institute and Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EgyptDr. Kjell Oberg, Dean of Medical Faculty, Uppsala University, Sweden
Prof. Emad Al Rahmani, Chairman of Medicine, Consultant Gastroenterology, Mafraq Hospital-SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Christopher Record, Prof. of Medicine, Dept of Hepatology, Freeman & Royal Victoria Infirmary
Liver Transplant Unit, Newcastle - UK
Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India
Prof. Walter Reinisch, Secretary, European Crohn’s & Colitis organization (ECCO), Head, Austrian IBD Study Group Medical University of Vienna, working Party on IBD, Vienna, Austria
Dr. Fayez Sandouk MD FRCP, President of Syrian Society of Gastroenterology SSGE, chairman of Young clinician Program in Africo Middleast Association of Gastroenterology YCP in AMAGE, Syria
Prof. Carmelo Scarpignato, Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Parma, Italy
Dr. Mustafa M. Shennak, Senior Consultant Internist & Gastroenterologist, Jordan University Hospital, Jordan
Dr. P.D. Siersema, Professor and Director Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Dr. Nizar N. Zein, Chief, Section Of Hepatology, Medical Director Of Liver Transplantation, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA
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