barcelona . spain - European Association for the Study of the Liver

BARCELONA . SPAIN
2 POSTGRADUATE COURSE SYLLABUS ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE 3
APRIL 18 - 19/2012 THE INTERNATIONAL LIVER CONGRESS TM 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME MESSAGE
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WELCOME MESSAGE
EASL GOVERNING BOARD
PROGRAMME
POSTGRADUATE COURSE FACULTY
CONTRIBUTORS:
H. CORTEZ-PINTO, PORTUGAL
N. SHERON, UK
S. ZAKHARI, USA
F. STICKEL, SWITZERLAND
S. LOTERSZTAJN, FRANCE
F. MARRA, ITALY
T. ROSKAMS, BELGIUM
S. MUELLER, GERMANY
A. GUAL, SPAIN
G. ADDOLORATO, ITALY
J. FERNÁNDEZ-SOLÀ, SPAIN
E.H. FORREST, UK
F. NEVENS, BELGIUM
A. HADENGUE, SWITZERLAND
J-C. DUCLOS-VALLÉE, FRANCE
J. NEUBERGER, UK
H. SEITZ, GERMANY
T. DECAENS, FRANCE
G.P. PAGEAUX, FRANCE
P. BURRA, ITALY
B. GAO, USA
L. SPAHR, SWITZERLAND
P. ANDERSON, UK
D.W. LACHENMEIER, GERMANY
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the Postgraduate Course of the International Liver
Congress 2012, the 47 th annual meeting of the European Association for Study of the Liver.
The topic for this year’s Postgraduate Course is Alcoholic Liver Disease, the importance of which is
indisputable given that it remains the most common cause of cirrhosis and liver mortality in Europe. We
have attempted to cover all aspects of alcoholic liver disease from public health to transplantation in
order to provide a comprehensive educational opportunity. The programme includes sessions on the
recognition and management of alcohol dependence which some of you may consider to be outside
your field of expertise. However, with the increasing burden of alcoholic liver disease in many countries it
increasingly defaults to the hepatologists to provide or commission appropriate services for this problem.
The EASL Governing Board are indebted to the course organisers; Ramon Bataller, Antoine Hadengue
and Fabien Zoulim for putting the programme together using case-based discussions to improve the
educational value of the course. In addition, we would like to thank Philippe Mathurin, Ramon and
Antoine, together with the other panellists for putting together EASL’s Clinical Practice Guidelines on
Alcoholic Liver Disease which they will present as part of the course.
We hope you have the opportunity to enjoy the Postgraduate Course as well as the rest of the International
Liver Congress.
Prof. Mark Thursz, MD FRCP
EASL SECRETARY GENERAL
Prof. Markus Peck-Radosavljevic
EASL VICE-SECRETARY