2008 Southwest Liver Update

General Information

Friday August 15, 2008
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM	“Meet the Faculty” Reception
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM	CME - Current Concepts in HCV Diagnosis and Management: An Update for the Practitioner

Saturday August 16, 2008
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Case Discussions, Plenary Sessions and Breakouts

Location
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa
9800 Hyatt Resort Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78251
210-647-1234
www.hillcountry.hyatt.com

Guest rooms are reserved through the Hyatt Hill Country Resort at $275.00 per night until 8/1/2008. After 8/1/2008, rates will increase to $329.00.

Target Audience
Primary Care Physicians, Family Practitioners, Internists, Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.

Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this symposium, participants should be able to:

Discuss the latest treatment paradigms for hepatitis B and C
Review the most recent data on the diagnosis and management of metabolic liver diseases to include nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), Wilson’s disease and hereditary hemochromatosis
Describe management strategies for autoimmune hepatitis
Become familiar with specific challenges and controversies found with endoscopy in patients with end stage liver disease
Discuss specific diseases that are associated with abnormal liver function tests but are not routinely tested for
Become familiar with new and novel therapies for HCV
Describe appropriate evaluation and management strategies for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Understand the importance of HBV viral DNA levels and when to consider switching or adding therapy

Course Schedule

Friday August 15, 2008
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Registration
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM	“Meet the Faculty” Reception
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Welcome. CME - Current Concepts in HCV Diagnosis and Management: An Update for the Practitioner

Saturday, August 16, 2008
7:00 AM – 7:50 AM	Registration & Breakfast
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM	Welcome	Stephen A. Harrison, MD, LTC, MC Course Director & Organizer
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Autoimmune Hepatitis: How to Diagnosis and Manage	Albert Czaja, MD
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Hepatitis B Roundtable Case Discussion	Moderator: Ira Jacobson, MD Faculty: Adrian DiBisceglie, MD, Bob Perrillo, MD, Norah Terrault, MD
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM	BREAK
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM	Metabolic Liver Disease Roundtable	Moderator: Brent Tetri, MD Faculty: Bruce Bacon, MD, Kris Kowdley, MD, Stephen Harrison, MD, Michael Schilsky, MD
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Endoscopic Management of End Stage Liver Disease: Challenges and Controversies	Christopher Gostout, MD
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch and Faculty Interaction
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Breakout Sessions Breakout #1; Novel Treatments for HCV Breakout #2; Clinical Challenges in HBV Management Breakout #3; Hereditary Hemochromatosis Breakout #4; HCC-Current Management Strategies	Stefan Zeuzem, MD and Eugene Schiff, MD Ira Jacobson, MD and Bob Perrillo, MD Bruce Bacon, MD and Kris Kowdley, MD Adrian DiBisceglie, MD
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Hepatitis C Roundtable Discussion	Moderator: Eugene Schiff, MD Faculty: Stefan Zeuzem, MD, Paul Pockros, MD, Mike Fried, MD, Bruce Bacon, MD
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	BREAK
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM	Unusual Causes of Abnormal LFT’s: Case Discussions	Moderator: Ira Jacobson, MD. Faculty: Mitch Shiffman, MD, Michael Schilsky, MD, Norah Terrault, MD
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM	Wrap Up	Bruce Bacon, MD

Faculty

Course Director & Moderator Stephen A. Harrison, MD, LTC, MC Chief of Hepatology Brooke Army Medical Center
Adrian DiBisceglie, MD Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Hepatology Saint Louis University School of Medicine	Albert Czaja, MD Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic - Rochester
David Nelson, MD Director Hepatology and Liver Transplant University of Florida School of Medicine	Bruce Bacon, MD Professor of Internal Medicine Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Bob Perrillo, MD Associate Director, Hepatology Baylor University Medical Center Dallas	Mike Fried, MD Professor of Medicine University of North Carolina
Eugene R. Schiff, MD Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Liver Diseases University of Miami School of Medicine	Paul Pockros, MD Head, Scripps Clinic SC Liver Research Consortium
Norah Terrault, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery University of California, San Francisco	Mitch Shiffman, MD Professor of Medicine, VCU Medical Center
Kris Kowdley, MD Director, Center for Liver Disease Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA	Michael Schilsky, MD Associate Professor Of Medicine, Yale Medical Director Adult Liver Transplant Yale Newhaven Transplantaion Center
Brent Neuschwander-Tetri, MD Professor of Medicine Saint Louis University School of Medicine	Ira Jacobson, MD Professor of Medicine, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
Stefan Zeuzem, MD Professor of Medicine and Chief J. W. Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany	Christopher Gostout, MD Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic-Rochester

Accreditation
“This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine (UTHSCSA) and Health Wise Network Charities. UTHSCSA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.” The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.