ISRAEL HALL
8:45-8:55 Welcome and introduction
Prof. Eli Zuckerman, Chair, Israeli Association of the Study of the
Liver
08:55-10:45 Session 1
Chairs: Prof. Emanuel Sikuler, Dr. Marius Braun
8:55-9:20: The clinical use of HVPG measurement in chronic liver
diseases ( indications, the right way to measure and how the
avoid mistakes)
Juan Gonzales Abraldes
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
9:20-9:45: Prevention of clinical decompensation in cirrhosis.
Candido Villanueva
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
9:45-10:10: Secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding.
Juan Gonzales Abraldes
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
10:10-10:35: Non-selective beta-blockers in decompensated patient- Not
all patients are the same
Thomas Reiberger
Vienna General Hospital, Austria
10:35-10:45: Panel Discussion & Questions
10:45-11:05: Coffee Break and visit at the exhibition
11:05- 12:55 Session 2
Chairs: Dr. Eyal Ashkenazi, Dr. Michal Carmiel
Sponsored by MSD
11:05-11:30: Idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension.
Eyal Ashkenazi
Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
11:30-11:55: The use of TIPS in cirrhosis.
Juan Carlos Garcia Pagan
Hospital Clinic. IDIBAPS and CIBERehd. Barcelona, Spain
11:55-12:20: HVPG guided therapy-are we on the way?
Candido Villanueva
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
12:20-12:45: Treatment of cirrhotic patients with anticoagulation: a
promising option in the near future?
Domonique Valla
Hôpital Beaujon, Université Paris, France
12:45-12:55: Panel Discussion & Questions
12:55-13:40: Lunch break and visit at the exhibition
13:40-15:05 Session 3
Chairs: Prof. Ran Oren, Dr. Matthias Carlebach
13:40-14:05: Treatment of PVT in cirrhosis
Juan Carlos, Garcia Pagan
Hospital Clinic. IDIBAPS and CIBERehd. Barcelona, Spain
14:05-14:30: Update on the diagnosis and management of Budd-Chiari
syndrome.
Dominique Valla
Hôpital Beaujon, Université Paris, France
14:30-14:55: Novel targets of portal hypertension.
Thomas Reiberger
Vienna General Hospital, Austria
14:55-15:05: Panel Discussion & Questions
15:05-15:50 Case Presentation & Expert Panel Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Ziv Ben-Ari
Panel: Juan Carlos Garcia Pagan, Dominique Valla, Candido Villanueva, Juan Gonzales Abraldes, Thomas Reiberger , Eyal Ashkenazi
15:05-15:12 Case 1- Dr. Saleh Daher
Liver unit, Hadassah Ein- Karem, Jerusalem, Israel
15:12-15:20- Discussion
15:20-15:27- Case 2- Dr. Asaf Issachar
Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
15:27-15:35- Discussion
15:35-15:42- Case 3- Dr. Tarek Sa'adi
Rambam Hospital, Haifa, Israel
15:42-15:50- Discussion