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EASL Clinical School of Hepatology Course 14:
Metabolic Liver Diseases
Venue and dates
May 28-30, 2010
Torino, Italy
Course organizers
Stefano Bellentani, Carpi (Modena), Italy
Elisabetta Bugianesi, Torino, Italy
Giulio Marchesini, Bologna, Italy

CONDITIONS
Accepted participants will have their accommodation covered for 2 nights in a single room on bed and breakfast basis. In addition, participants' travel (train or basic APEX economy return flight, up to an amount of 600€) will be paid by EASL. Reimbursement will be made after the meeting.


Clinical School Torino 2010


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If you are not yet a registered member, the application process is simple and anyone who has logged on will be considered for the School of Hepatology while membership is being processed. Please make sure to provide all requested information otherwise your application will not be considered. Should you be unable to complete the application form please contact the EASL School Secretariat at:

Deadline for application: March 24, 2010
Programme
Friday, May 28th 2010
13:00 Registration
13:45 - 14:00 Welcome address
14:00 - 16:00 Session 1: Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency
14:00 Metabolic liver diseases and acute hepatocellular damage
14:30 Clinical case + interactive discussion
15:00 Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency: an overview
15:30 Clinical case + interactive discussion
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 17:30 Session 2: Copper and the liver
16:30 Wilson's disease: from bench to bedside
17:00 Clinical case + interactive discussion
17:30 End of session
20:00 Welcome reception
Saturday, May 29th 2010
09:00 - 17:45 Session 3: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
09:00 NAFLD and the Metabolic Syndrome
09:30 NASH: Definition and Pathophysiology
10:00 Interactive discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30 Is NAFLD/NASH a concern for public health?
Stefano Bellentani, Carpi (Modena), Italy
11:30 Assessment of liver damage in NAFLD
12:00 Clinical case (pediatric NAFLD) + interactive discussion
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 Diagnostic flow-chart of NAFLD/NASH
14:30 The place of liver biopsy in the diagnosis of NASH
15:00 Clinical case (adult NAFLD) + interactive discussion
Elisabetta Bugianesi, Torino, Italy
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 Lifestyle modification and behavioural therapy in NAFLD
Giulio Marchesini, Bologna, Italy
16:45 Pharmacological therapy of NAFLD
Elisabetta Bugianesi, Torino, Italy
17:15 Clinical case + interactive discussion
Stefano Bellentani, Carpi (Modena), Italy
17:45 End of session
20:00 EASL Clinical School dinner
Sunday, May 30th 2010
08:30 - 10:00 Session 3: Iron and the liver
08:30 Genetics and Pathophysiology
09:00 Clinical management
09:30 Clinical case + interactive discussion
10:00 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00 Session 4: OLT
11:00 OLT in metabolic liver diseases
11:30 - 12:00 Clinical case + interactive discussion
12:00 - 13:00 Session 5: Metabolic liver disease and viral hepatitis
12:00 HCV and liver metabolism
12:30 - 13:00 Clinical case + interactive discussion
13:00 Concluding remarks
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