HEPATOLOGYPOSTGRADUATE COURSE

UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health

Wednesday 17th - Friday 19th May 2017

The Atrium, The Royal Free Hospital

A curriculum based course in Hepatology for Medical/Surgical GI trainees and comprehensive clinical update for consultants.

BSG, BASL and EASL approvedCPD approval pending

COURSE INFORMATION

We are pleased to invite you to register for a comprehensive course in hepatology to be held at The Royal Free Hospital from the 17th to 19th of May 2017.

The aim of the course is to provide a strong foundation in hepatology on which current and future gastroenterologists and hepatologists can build to become specialists within the field.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This three day course aims to provide:

• Clinically focused updates

• Comprehensive coverage of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, investigation and management of patients with acute and chronic liver disease

• Topics mapped to the (JRCPTB) curriculum in hepatology with learning outcomes that can be uploaded to the JRCPTB e-portfolio

• A deeper understanding of the basic science of liver disease

• Interactive teaching focusing on SCE style SBA questions and real cases

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Identify all areas of the JRCPTB curriculum in hepatology which have been covered within the course and apply them to your own clinical practice.

• Apply learnt knowledge to the Specialty Certificate Examination in Gastroenterology

• Contribute to the development of Hepatology services within your own hospitals

• Have a good breadth of knowledge of the science underpinning Hepatology research today.

PROGRAMME

Course Location: The Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

Day 1: WEDNESDAY 17TH MAY 2017

Session 1: Diagnostics and Investigation Chair: Massimo Pinzani

0815 - 0830 Registration

0830 - 0840 Introduction Massimo Pinzani

0840 - 0910 Investigation of Liver Disease Doug MacDonald

0910 - 0930 Non Invasive assessment of liver disease Massimo Pinzani

0930 - 0955 Radiology Dominic Yu

0955 - 1035 Radiology MDT Dominic Yu

1035 - 1100 Coffee

Session 2: Cirrhosis and its complications Chair: Rajiv Jalan

1100 - 1130 Cirrhosis- the disease trajectory Rajiv Jalan

1130 - 1200 Ascites, SPB and renal dysfunction Emmanouil Tsochatzis

1200 - 1220 Hepatic Encephalopathy Sara Montagnese

1220 - 1300 Cases: Decompensated cirrhosis Alastair O’Brien & on the medical take Jane MacNaughton

1300 - 1400 Lunch

Session 3: Portal Hypertension & Vascular Liver disease Chair: David Patch

1400 - 1600 Talk 1: TIPS, HVPG, TJB David Patch

Talk 2: Portal Hypertension and bleeding Raj Mookerjee

Talk 3: Vascular liver disease David Patch Live cases with video link

NB the order of talks in this session may vary depending on the availability of live cases.

1600 - 1620 Coffee

Session 4: Alcohol Related Liver Disease Chair: Kevin Moore

1620 - 1650 Alcoholic liver disease Kevin Moore

1650 - 1720 Alcoholic Hepatitis Gautam Mehta

Day 2: THURSDAY 18TH MAY 2017

Session 5: Transplant Chair: Rachel Westbrook

0830 - 0900 Transplant Selection and workup Aileen Marshall

0900 - 0945 Liver Transplant: from donor Charlie Imber selection to surgery

0945 - 1010 Post- Transplant Care Rachel Westbrook

1010 - 1100 Transplant MDT Rachel Westbrook, Clare Melikian, Charlie Imber

1100 - 1120 Coffee

Session 6: NAFLD and Nutrition Chair: Emmanouil Tsochatzis & Jude Oben

1120 - 1140 NAFLD: it’s a BIG problem. Jude Oben

1140 - 1210 The management of NAFLD: Penny Manousou & from community to hospital Emmanouil Tsochatzis

1210 - 1230 Nutrition in Liver Disease Marsha Morgan

1230 - 1330 Lunch

Session 7: Autoimmune Liver Disease and Drug-induced Liver Injury Chair: Doug Thorburn

1330 - 1410 Autoimmune Hepatitis and PBC Doug Thorburn

1410 - 1440 PSC Gavin Johnson

1440 - 1505 Drug induced liver disease Massimo Pinzani

1505 - 1545 Case Discussion Doug Thorburn

1545 Close Walk over Hampstead Heath in sub- specialty discussion groups, followed followed by refreshments at networking event.

Day 3: FRIDAY 19TH MAY 2017

Session 8: Viral Hepatitis Chair: William Rosenberg

0900 - 0935 Hepatitis B Doug MacDonald

0935 - 1010 Hepatitis C William Rosenberg

1010 - 1050 Viral Hepatitis MDT Doug MacDonald

1050 - 1110 Coffee

Session 9: Advanced Cirrhosis, Cancer & End of Life Care Chair: Aileen Marshall

1110 - 1140 HCC: A key complication in the Aileen Marshall course of chronic liver disease

1140 - 1210 Medical Ethics and Ceilings of Phil Berry Care in Hepatology

1210 - 1230 Practical Palliative Care in End Phil Lodge Stage Liver Disease

1230 - 1300 Case- Based Discussions: Ceilings of Phil Lodge & Care and End-of-Life Decision Making Phil Berry

1300 - 1330 Lunch

Session 10: Practical Session

1330 - 1500 A Practical Approach of Non-Invasive Mattheo Rosseli Assessment: how to do it and how to interpret it.

1500 - 1520 Coffee

Session 11: Acute Liver Failure, Metabolic liver disease and Pregnancy Chair: Massimo Pinzani

1520 - 1600 Acute Liver Failure Will Bernal

1600 - 1640 Metabolic and hereditary liver disease James Dooley

1640 - 1720 Liver disease and pregnancy Rachel Westbrook

1720 Close

BSG members receive an additional 10% off of course registration fees after the early bird date has passed.

Please register via the following link:http://www.uclhcharitycourses.com/courses/gastroenterology

For further information please contact: lorraine.hawes@amethyst-cme.comLocation: The Atrium, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG

COURSE REGISTRATION

COURSE ORGANISERS

James MauriceRachel WestbrookDoug MacDonaldEmmanouil TsochatzisDavid Patch

Course Director: Massimo Pinzani

Early Bird ratesDeadline Date: 17th April

Trainees (confirmation of trainee status will be required): £200 £180

Consultants: £250 £225

Food and refreshments are included in the price.

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