THE BEST OF EASL

VIENNA, 50th LIVER MEETING

Casa Piedra Convention Center, Santiago de Chile Wednesday 8th July 2015

08:00-08:40 Registrations

08:40-08:50 Welcome and opening symposium “The Best of EASL” Dr. Javier Brahm, President of ALEH Dr. Laurent Castera, Secretary General of EASL

Viral Hepatitis

Chair: Dr. Hugo Cheinqueir (Brasil) – Dra. Lucy Dagher (Venezuela)

08:50-09:10 HVC: The new EASL guideline. Dr. Markus Peck (Austria)

09:10-09:30 New schemes in HCV according to renal insufficiency and hemodialysis, liver transplant and HIV coinfection. Dr. Marcelo Silva (Argentina)

09:30-09:50 Advances in HBV, walking towards the eradication. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania)

09:50-10:10 The real role of HEV. Dr. Raymundo Paraná (Brasil)

10:10-11:00 Discussion: The HCV in LatinAmerica

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

Non-Viral Disease and Liver Cirrhosis

Chair: Dra. Nelia Hernández (Uruguay) – Dr. Oscar Beltrán (Colombia)

11:30-11:50 Autoimmune hepatitis: The new EASL guideline. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania)

11:50-12:10 What is new in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis? Dr. Markus Peck (Austria)

12:10-12:30 Non-Invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis and Portal Hipertension. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia)

12:30-13:00 Discussion 13:00-14:30 Lunch

Hepatocarcinoma – NASH

Chair: Dr. Flair Carrilho (Brasil) – Dr. Juan Suarez (Ecuador)

14:30-14:50 Advances in Hepatocarcinoma. Dr. Markus Peck (Austria)

14:50-15:10 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Current standard of diagnosis and treatment / New EASL guideline. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia)

15:10-15:30 Potential future therapies in NASH. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania)

15:30-15:50 Common mistakes in non-invasive diagnosis of fibrosis: ASH, obesity, etc. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia)

15:50-16:30 Discussion

16:30-17:00 Coffee break

Chair: Dr. Jaime Diaz (Perú) – Dr. Marcos Arrese (Chile)

17:00-17:30 New joint EASL and ALEH Guideline: Non-invasive diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia)

17:30-18:00 Discussion

18:00-18:15 Conclusions and remarks of “the Best of EASL 2015” Dr. Javier Brahm, President of ALEH Dr. Laurent Castera, Secretary General of EASL

“Emergencies in Liver Diseases”, Thursday 9th July 2015

11:20-11:40 Acute Variceal Bleeding. Dr. Markus Peck (Austria)

11:40-12:00 The Cirrhotic Patient in the ICU. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania)

12:00-12:20 Hepatic Encephalopaty in ICU. Dr. Danny Oksenberg (Chile)

12:20-12:40 Renal Failure in Cirrhosis: Dr. Andrés Cárdenas (España)

12:40-13:00 Discussion