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Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia AND Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA ARE ORGANIZING in cooperation with Croatian Society of Gastroenterology under auspices of
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Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia AND Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA ARE ORGANIZING in cooperation with Croatian Society of Gastroenterology under auspices of Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports AND Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Care Selected topics in GI Endoscopy– Workshop Updates in Hepatology– Postgraduate Course March 12th-13th, 2009 Venue: Grand Lecture Hall, ‘Sestre milosrdnice’ University Hospital, Vinogradska 29, Zagreb US lecturers: Arthur J. McCullough, MD, PhD, John Vargo, MD, Nizar Zein, MD, Milan Dodig, MD, Cristiano Quintini, MD, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD Registration fees: 1 day: 35 €/250kn 2 days: 70€/500kn Fellow in Training: 50% discount Information: prof. Marko Duvnjak, ‘Sestre milosrdnice’ University hospital, Zagreb (mail: marko.duvnjak1@gmail.com, phone: + 385 1 3787 549, 3787 448, 3787 178) O-tours d.o.o., gđa. Sanja Suhić, (mail: sanja.suhic@hr.hrgworldwide.com phone: +385 1 4921 720)
PROGRAMME March 12th: Selected topics in GI Endoscopy– Workshop Session 1 EUS/ERCP – interventional procedures live case demonstrations Sedation for endoscopic procedures Session 2 Single-balloon enteroscopy – training on a model Wireless capsule endoscopy: current status and future directions Cholangioscopy and cholelithotripsy Pancreatic EUS applications Capsule endoscopy – video demonstrations Single-balloon enteroscopy – live case demonstration March 13th: Updates in Hepatology– Postgraduate Course Session 1 (Viral hepatitis) The role of molecular diagnostics in hepatitis B and C Hepatitis B: current treatment options and results Hepatitis C: screening programs and treatment results in Croatia Hepatitis C: new and emerging therapies Session 2 (NAFLD) NASH: Pathophogenesis and future therapies Role of hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance in liver fibrosis Portal hypertension Session 3 ( Liver transplantation – Round table) Liver transplantation in the setting of malignancy and hepatitis C Liver transplantation in Croatia Post-transplantation care in the US and Croatia Information: prof. Marko Duvnjak, ‘Sestre milosrdnice’ University hospital, Zagreb (mail: marko.duvnjak1@gmail.com, phone: + 385 1 3787 549, 3787 448, 3787 178) O-tours d.o.o., gđa. Sanja Suhić, (mail: sanja.suhic@hr.hrgworldwide.com phone: +385 1 4921 720) All colleagues who are interested in performing single-balloon enteroscopy on a porcine intestinal model are required to apply prior to the meeting through: marko.duvnjak1@gmail.com.