International symposium on hepatology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting 16 November 2014 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre programme 09:15 – 09:50 Registration 09:50 – 10:00 Opening Remarks Dr. Steven Tsang (President, The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) SYMPOSIUM I: RECENT ADVANCES IN HEPATOLOGY (Chairpersons: Dr. Steven Tsang and Dr. James Fung) Genetic diagnosis of liver diseases Dr. Chloe Mak (Hong Kong) 10:00 – 11:15 Meeting Lunch Waived Chronic hepatitis C infection: from cure to eradication Dr. Jordan Feld (Canada) Full time HA / DH Doctors and Allied Health Professionals# Waived HKD 150 Other Categories HKD 300 HKD 150 Coffee Break and Exhibition Hepatitis B virus reactivation: a tiger in sheep’s clothing Dr. Jordan Feld (Canada) Cost effectiveness of anti-viral treatment Dr. Angeline Lo (Hong Kong) Q&A Lunch and Exhibition SYMPOSIUM III: MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE (Chairpersons: Dr. Michael Li and Dr. Vincent Wong) IgG4-related HPB disease - an update on an emerging condition Dr. Geroge Webster (United Kingdom) 14:00 – 15:15 registration Waived Management of viral hepatitis in patients with renal failure Professor Chun-jen Liu (Taiwan) 13:00 – 14:00 Continuing Medical Education (CME) applications are in progress. For detail, please contact the Meeting Secretariat. HKASLD Member* SYMPOSIUM II: VIRAL HEPATITIS (Chairpersons: Professor Henry Chan and Dr. Ching-kong Loo) 11:45 – 13:00 Academic Accreditations Highlights of AASLD Dr. Walter Seto (Hong Kong) Q&A 11:15 – 11:45 Meeting information HCC prevention in chronic hepatitis B patients Professor Grace Wong (Hong Kong) *HKASLD – The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases # Verifications will be required Meeting venue Meeting Room S221, Level 2, Phase 1 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong Meeting Secretariat Ms. Agnes Ku MIMS (Hong Kong) Limited 27/F., OTB Building, 160 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2155 8557 or 3153 4374 Fax: (852) 2559 6910 E-mail: meeting.hk@mims.com Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - diagnosis, surveillance, and management Dr. Geroge Webster (United Kingdom) Q&A 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break and Exhibition SYMPOSIUM IV: CHRONIC HEPATITIS B - SPECIAL POPULATION (Chairpersons: Dr. Yee-tak Hui and Dr. Sik-to Lai) 15:45 – 17:00 Management of HBV-HCV co-infection Professor Chun-jen Liu (Taiwan) organizer: State-of-the-art lecture: occult hepatitis B infection: why, who and what to do? Professor Man-fung Yuen (Hong Kong) Q&A The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases