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APASL 2011 Liver Meeting

Conference Topic Highlights 

 

The following topics are some of the highlights in the 21st Conference of the APASL:

  • Stem cells in liver carcinogenesis
  • Angiogenesis in liver diseases
  • Hepatocarcinogenesis - genetic pathway, current and future therapy
  • Innate immunity during acute and chronic hepatitis B infection
  • From liver injury to hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension
  • Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension: Modern concept of pathogenesis
  • Individualized medicine in liver diseases (: CHB, CHC, HCC, liver transplantation)
  • Distinctive features of chronic liver diseases in Asia-Pacific region
  • Emerging trends in the management of liver diseases
  • Drug resistance in chronic hepatitis B - what's new?
  • Issues in the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis
  • Emerging hepatitis B and hepatitis E virus infection in special situations
  • Modern care of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Cirrhosis is not all about the liver
  • New guidelines in the year 2010 for portal hypertension
  • Advanced imaging studies and contrast agents for focal liver lesions
  • Emerging liver diseases in pediatric population
  • Controversy in liver transplantation
  • Controversy and hot topics in hepatitis B immunology
  • Evidence-base medicine in the practice of hepatology
  • Hot topics of HBsAg titer in the Asia-Pacifics and Europe – “An old test revisit”
  • Metabolic liver diseases in Asia-Pacific
  • Personalized medicine for HCV treatment
  • Autoimmune liver diseases – from bench to bed-side
  • General hepatology session
  • Expert recommendations for NAFLD/NASH: confronting the Eastern and Western views
  • Eliminating the chance of HCC in CHB patients: Fact or fiction?
  • Future perspective of liver transplantation in Asia-PacificControversies in the management of portal hypertension
  • Advances in HCC surveillance, diagnosis, staging and treatment
  • Emerging hepatitis E and hepatitis B virus infection in special situations
  • Hot topics in pediatric liver diseases
  • Bridging productive research and a successful academic career
  • Large HCC and downstaging – a difficult but challenging task
  • Uncommon hepatitis C virus genotypes
  • Liver transplantation course: Back to basic
  • Endoscopy course: Endoscopy in cirrhosis and portal hypertension