XIV INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS: Rafael Esteban Maria Buti Liver Unit, Hospital Vall d Hebron. Barcelona (Spain) June 29 th 30 th MEETING VENUE: Hotel Hilton - Barcelona. (Spain)
June 29 th 30 th XIV INTERNATIONAL Welcome It is a great pleasure to welcome all of you to the XIV International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases which will take place in Barcelona on June 29th and 30th,. We have succeeded in assembling an outstanding panel of speakers who will address the most relevant diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of Viral hepatitis B, C, and D and other liver diseases such as NASH, Alcoholic Hepatitis and Autoimmune Hepatitis. Barcelona is a friendly city with an enormous amount of cultural and amusements options. It will be our pleasure to host your visit. Rafael Esteban María Buti 1
XIV INTERNATIONAL Faculty June 29 th 30 th Nezan Afdhal Boston, USA Rafael Bañares Madrid, Spain Marc Bourliere Marseille, France José Luis Calleja Madrid, Spain José Antonio Carrión Barcelona, Spain Laurent Castera Clichy, France Massimo Colombo Milan, Italy Moisés Diago Valencia, Spain Rafael Esteban Barcelona, Spain Inmaculada Fernández Madrid, Spain Xavier Forns Barcelona, Spain Javier García-Samaniego Madrid, Spain José Manuel Hernández Ávila, Spain Vasily Isakov Moscow, Russia Ira Jacobson New York, USA Francisco Jorquera León, Spain Mala Maini London, England Darius Moradpour Lausanne, Switzerland Frederik Nevens Leuven, Belgium Jean-Michel Pawlostky Créteil, France Jörg Petersen Hamburg, Germany Stanislas Pol Paris, France Rajender Reddy Philadelphia, USA Mario Rizzetto Turin, Italy Jürgen Rockstroh Bonn, Germany Manuel Rodríguez Oviedo, Spain Manuel Romero Sevilla, Spain Ala Sharara Beirut, Lebanon Mani Subramanian San Francisco, USA Mark Sulkowski Baltimore, USA Juan Turnes Pontevedra, Spain Zobair Younossi Washington DC, USA Stefan Zeuzem Frankfurt, Germany Fabien Zoulim Lyon, France 2
June Friday 29 th XIV INTERNATIONAL Scientific Program HEPATITIS B 07.55 08.00 OPENING Rafael Esteban (Barcelona) 08.00 10.15 SESSON 1 Chairmen: Manuel Rodríguez (Oviedo) Javier García-Samaniego (Madrid) 08.00 08.30 HBV Elimination will be possible with only a vaccine? Mani Subramanian (San Francisco) 08.30 09.00 New diagnostic test. Which are important? Fabien Zoulim (Lyon) 09.00 09.30 How to evaluate fibrosis? Laurent Castera (Clichy) 09.30 10.00 New antivirals for Hepatitis B? Jörg Petersen (Hamburg) 10.00 10.15 DISCUSSION 10.15 10.45 COFFEE BREAK 3
XIV INTERNATIONAL Scientific Program June Friday 29 th HEPATITIS B 10.45 12.30 SESSION 2 Chairmen: Francisco Jorquera (León) José Antonio Carrión (Barcelona) 10.45 11.15 New Immunomodulators for hepatitis B Mala Maini (London) 11.15 11.45 HDV. How to approach hepatitis Delta in Mario Rizzetto (Turin) 11.45 12.15 Hepatitis E Darius Moradpour (Lausanne) 12.15 12.30 DISCUSSION 12.30 13.30 Sponsor Symposium 13.30 15.00 LUNCH 4
June Friday 29 th XIV INTERNATIONAL Scientific Program HEPATITIS B 15.00 17.15 SESSION 3 Chairmen: Rafael Bañares (Madrid) Juan Turnes (Pontevedra) 15.00 15.30 Hepatocarcinoma after HCV eradication. Massimo Colombo (Milan) 15.30 16.00 Non alcoholic Steatohepatitis Zobair Younossi (Washington DC) 16.00 16.30 Autoinmune Hepatitis Frederik Nevens (Leuven) 16.30 17.00 Alcoholic Hepatitis Ala Sharara (Beirut) 17.00 17.15 DISCUSSION 17.15 18.15 Sponsor Symposium 5
XIV INTERNATIONAL Scientific Program June Saturday 30 th HEPATITIS C 09.00 10.45 SESSION 4 Chairmen: José Luis Calleja (Madrid) José Manuel Hernández (Ávila) ON the road of HCV elimination. Which are the tools? 09.00 09.30 New Diagnostic Test. Jean-Michel Pawlostky (Cretéil) 09.30 10.00 Pangenotypic drugs. Ira Jacobson (New York) 10.00 10.30 How to approach Treatment failures. Stefan Zeuzem (Frankfurt) 10.30 10.45 DISCUSSION 10.45 11.15 COFFEE BREAK 6
June Saturday 30 th XIV INTERNATIONAL Scientific Program HEPATITIS C 11.15 13.45 SESSION 5 Chairmen: Manuel Romero (Seville) Francisco Jorquera (León) 13.45 15.00 LUNCH Which are the perspectives? 11.15 11.45 Is HCV elimination possible at 2030? Nezan Afdhal (Boston) 11.45 12.15 How to control new infections in HCV HIV? Jürgen Rockstroh (Bonn) 12.15 12.45 How to control new infection in OST? Mark Sulkowski (Baltimore) HCV and other diseases 12.45 13.15 HCV and extrahepatic manifestations Vasily Isakov (Moscow) 13.15 13.45 HCV and Lymphoma Marc Bourliere (Marseille) 15.00 16.00 Sponsor Symposium 7
XIV INTERNATIONAL Scientific Program June Saturday 30 th HEPATITIS C 16.00 17.25 SESSION 6 Chairmen: Inmaculada Fernández (Madrid) Moisés Diago (Valencia) 17.25 17.40 Closing Remarks 16.00 16.30 HCV and Renal Disease Stanislas Pol (París) 16.30 16.50 Future of liver Transplantation. American view. Rajender Reddy (Philadelphia) 16.50 17.10 European View. Xavier Forns (Barcelona) 17.10 17.25 DISCUSSION 8
June 29 th 30 th XIV INTERNATIONAL General Information MEETING VENUE: HILTON HOTEL Avenida Diagonal, 589-591 Les Corts, 08014 (Barcelona) Spain +34 934 95 77 77 ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT: OASIS EVENTS & TRAVEL SOLUTIONS C/ Sor Ángela de la Cruz, 8 1º A 28020 Madrid (Spain) Phone: +34 91 5551119 Fax: +34 91 5553581 Email: congresos@viajesoasis.com Web site: www.viajesoasis.com SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Rafael Esteban Maria Buti Liver Unit, Hospital Vall d Hebron 119-129 (08035 Barcelona - Spain) Phone: +34 93 2746140 MEETING LANGUAGE: English is the official language of the Meeting. All slides must be in English. SPEAKER S READY ROOM: Speaker s room will be available who wish to preview their presentations. All speakers should check into this hall at least one hour prior to the beginning of each session. Meeting room is equipped with slide projector PC PowerPoint. No other facilities are available. 9
XIV INTERNATIONAL General Information June 29 th 30 th REGISTRATION FEES: Registration fee for participants: Before March 7th, 55847 55545 Trainee (*) From March 8th to June 11th, (**) 55908 55605 Trainee (*) On Site 55968 55670 Trainee (*) (*) Please provide certificate. (**) After June 11th all registration requests must be on site. (VAT included) FEE INCLUDES: - Access to all scientific sessions. - Lunches. - Coffee and soft drinks in pauses scheduled. - One full set with Meeting documentation. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES: Registration can be made as follows: - Online: Web site: www.bcvh-.com - By fax or mail: Please complete the enclosed registration form and return it to: OASIS EVENTS & TRAVEL SOLUTIONS (Organizing Secretariat) C/ Sor Ángela de la Cruz, 8 1º A 28020 Madrid (Spain) Phone: +34 91 555 11 19 Fax: 91 555 35 81 Email: congresos@viajesoasis.com Web site: www.viajesoasis.com 10
June 29 th 30 th XIV INTERNATIONAL General Information The registration form should be sent together with the relevant payment to the meeting secretariat that will acknowledge receipt to all remittance. CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY FOR REGISTRATION FEES: Notification of cancellation must be made in writting to the Organizing Secretariat no later than May 28th. Cancellations received before May 28th : 70% refund. Cancellations received after May 28th : no refund. BADGE: Identification badge will be necessary for admission to the scientific sessions and social events. COMMercial exhibition: An exhibition will be displayed simultaneously at the Barcelona Hilton Hotel during the whole duration of the meeting. Companies interested in being present with stand should contact the Organizing Secretariat, OASIS EVENTS & TRAVEL SOLUTIONS. CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE: Certificates of attendance will be available to whom request them at the Secretariat desk. HOTEL ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES: - Online: Web site: www.bcvh-.com CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY FOR HOTEL BOOKINGS: Cancellations must be made in writting to the Organizing Secretariat and any refunds will be subject to the cancellation policies of each specific hotel. No refund will be made to those who not are present to the hotel on the reserved date. 11
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT: Oasis Events & Travel Solutions (Commercial Exhibition, Travel Agency) C/ Sor Ángela de la Cruz, 8. 1A. 28020 - Madrid (Spain) Phone: +34 915551119 Fax: +34 915553581 Email: congresos@viajesoasis.com www.bcvh-.com