This meeting is free to BASL / BVHG Members (a £40 refundable deposit will be taken on application)

For non-members a charge of £45 will apply.

CPD points have been applied for.

Note from the Chair

The phrase ‘world expert’ is often over-used but it is fair to say that we have two true world experts speaking at the event. Professor Nassim Kamar has led the way in our understanding of chronic hepatitis E and has published the majority of the seminal pieces of work in the field. He is going to give a state of the art lecture on the management of chronic hepatitis E. Professor Heiner Wedemeyer is a world leading expert on many aspects of viral hepatitis with his work in the field of hepatitis delta guiding the way in this area – one which I consider the final frontier in our battle against morbidity and mortality caused by the viral hepatitis. He is going to update us on management of this difficult virus. I look forward to welcoming you to what is likely to be a truly exceptional event.

Dr. Ahmed Elsharkawy

Consultant Hepatologist

Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis D and E – Where are we at in 2017

Programme

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and introduction: Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy

Hepatitis E

09:40 – 10:00 Introduction to Hep E virology and epidemiology – Dr Samreen Ijaz – Public Health England

10:00 – 10:20 Prevalence of Hep E in the UK and European Food Chains – Dr Stephen Wyllie TBC

10:20 – 10:40 Epidemiology and case mix of acute and chronic Hep E in the UK – Dr Michael Anckorn

10:40 – 11.10 Coffee break

11:10 – 11:30 Extrahepatic manifestations of Hepatitis E – Dr Glynn Webb – Royal Cornwall Hospital 

11:30 – 12:15 State of the Art Lecture - Management of Hepatitis E – Dr Nassim Kamar – Toulouse, France

12:15 – 13:00 Symposium sponsored by AbbVie

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

Hepatitis D

14:00 – 14:30 Hepatitis Delta – epidemiology and virology – Dr Belinda Smith - Imperial NHS Trust

14:30 – 15:15 State of the art lecture The management of Hepatitis D – Prof Heiner Wedemyer – Hannover, Germany

15:15 – 15:45 Will we ever be able to cure Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D - Dr Patrick Kennedy - St Bartholomew's Hospital, London - TBC

15:45 – 16:00 Panel discussion and conclusion – Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy - University Hospital Birmingham

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Registration Course cost:

Members of BASL/BVHG - Free* (a £40 refundable deposit will be taken on booking)
Non-members £45.00

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Key sponsor: MSD