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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.

Online application instructions
Note: When selecting applicants to the EASL Schools of Hepatology, priority will be given to registered EASL members. Please have your EASL membership number available to complete the application form. For EASL Membership information, please visit: https://easl.multiregistration.com/
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:
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |