2019 – 8th Annual Liver Forum
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 900 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC
8.15-9.00 REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
9.00-10.30 WELCOME AND PLENARY SESSION 1
9.05-9.35 - Hepatitis C: The Easy And Not So Easy... Dr. Jordan Feld
9.35-10.00 - Hepatitis B: Evaluation And Therapy Dr. Hin Hin Ko
10.00-10.15 - Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening: In Who And How Dr. Eric Yoshida
10.15-10.30 - Pharmacare Update: The Process Dr. Clifford Lo
10.30-11.00 BREAK
11.00- 12.00 WORKSHOPS
- Case Presentations: HBV, HCV, and NASH. (Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza, Dr. Ed Tam,
Dr. Eric Yoshida)
12.00 – 12.45 LUNCH
12.45 – 2.25 PLENARY SESSION 2
12.45-1.25 - NAFLD: Diagnosis, Natural History and Therapy Dr. Alnoor Ramji
1.25-1.50 - HCV: BC Cascade of Care: Present Status and Opportunities Dr. Naveed Janjua
1.50-2.25 - HCV Elimination: The ‘Blue-Print’ in the Context of BC Dr. Jordan Feld
2.25- 2.40 BREAK
2.40-3.50 WORKSHOPS
- HCV Elimination: Discussion of Programs for ‘Baby-Boomers’, Indigenous Groups, Newcomers, Persons Who Use Drugs, and Correctional Systems. (Dr. Naveed Janjua,
Dr. Mel Krajden, Dr. Julia MacIsaac, Dr. David Truong, Jeanette Feizi-Farivar, Lesley Gallagher, Mande Hay, Dr. John Farley)
3.50- 5.00 PLENARY SESSION 3
3.50-4.15 - PSC and PBC: Update Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza
4.15-4.30 - Alcoholic Liver Disease: Natural History, Evaluation and Therapy. Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza
4.30-5.00 - Debate: Fibrosis Evaluation: Biomarkers are the Way to Go! Dr. Ed Tam & Dr. Hin Hin Ko
5.00-5.05 CLOSING, Q&A, EVALUATIONS
5.05-7.00 WINE AND APPETIZERS