

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
British Columbia (BC) ballroom, Conference Floor Level
900 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC
November 30 - December 1, 2021
3:00pm - 6:15pm
2021 – 9th Annual Liver Forum
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 - Wednesday December 1, 2021
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 900 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC
AGENDA
DAY 1 - November 30, 2021
2.30-3.00 NETWORKING OVER COFFEE
3.00-3.45 WELCOME & PLENARY SESSION 1
- Liver Program Welcome & Objectives Dr. Alnoor Ramji
- Hepatitis B evaluation and therapy Dr. Hin Hin Ko
- Hepatitis C evaluation and therapy: Simple or challenging? Dr. Alnoor Ramji
3.45-4.15
- Discussion Plenary Session 1
4.15-4.30 BREAK
4.30-5.15 WORKSHOPS
- Case presentations: HCV and HBV.
Jeanette Feizi Farivar, Lesley Gallagher, Dr. Vladimir Marquez, Dr. Anthony Martinez, Leo Yamamoto,
Dr. Steven Pi
5.15-5.45 PLENARY
- Cholestatic Liver Diseases Dr. Eric Yoshida - What ‘liver learning’ escaped me during COVID? Dr. Saumya Jayakumar
5.45-6.15
- Discussion plenary Session 2
6.15 CLOSE DAY 1
6.15-7.00 Networking (refreshments served)
7.00 GILEAD SPONSORED DINNER SYMPOSIUM:
Building momentum towards HCV elimination: re-engaging patients in the COVID-era and
beyond (Dinner included) Dr. Edward Tam & Dr. Anthony Martinez
Day 2 December 1, 2021
2.30-3.00 NETWORKING OVER COFFEE
3.00-3.45 WELCOME AND PLENARY SESSION 3 Dr. Alnoor Ramji
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Diagnosis, natural history and therapy Dr. Edward Tam
- HCV: BC Cascade of Care: Present status and opportunities Dr. Naveed Janjua
3.45-4.15
- Discussion Plenary Session 3
4.15-4.30 BREAK
4.30-5.15 WORKSHOPS
- HCV Elimination: Discussion for programs for ‘birth-cohort’, Indigenous, new-comers, persons who use drugs, incarcerated persons.
Sofia Bartlett, Dr. Brian Conway, Lesley Gallagher, Darryl Luster, Dr. Julia MacIssac, Dr. Robert Mitchell
5.15-5.45 PLENARY SESSION 4
- HCC: The liver ‘spot’ Dr. Rob Mitchell
- Debate: Liver disease in the COVID era: Easier or Tougher? Dr. Hin Hin Ko & Dr. Ed Tam
5.45-6.15
- Discussion plenary Session 4
6.15 MEETING CLOSE
6.15-7.00 Networking (refreshments will be served)
7.00 ABBVIE SPONSORED DINNER SYMPOSIUM:
360 - Degree HCV care: Intersecting networks on the path to HCV elimination (Dinner included)