AGENDA
Friday, March 11, 2022
7:00 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-Accredited)
Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management
Sponsored by: Gilead Sciences
Robert Gish, MD
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8:00 AM
Welcome
Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
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8:05 AM
Keynote Address
Hepatitis B Virus: A Historical Perspective
Harvey Alter MD, MACP, Nobel laureate 2020
Session I: Viral Hepatitis
Moderators: Ira Jacobson, MD and
Marcelo Kugelmas, MD
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8:30 AM
Stop HCC Surveillance Selectively in Virologically Cured HCV Patients with Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis Pre-treatment
Stop: David Goldberg, MD, MSCE
Don't Stop: Catherine Frenette, MD
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8:50 AM
Hep B: Let’s Treat Everyone with Detectable HBV DNA!
Treat: Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE
Don't Treat: Mindie Nguyen, MD, MAS
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9:10 AM
Hep D: HDV 2022 Update
Ben Da, MD
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9:20 AM
Case Discussion: When Can We Stop Treatment with “Nucs” in HBV Patients?
Ira Jacobson, MD and Session I Faculty
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9:35 AM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
10:00 AM
Break
Session II: Cholestatic Liver Disease & Chronic Liver Disease from Childhood
to Adulthood
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Part I: Cholestatic Liver Disease
Moderator: Kimberly Brown, MD
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10:30 AM
Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Practice Updates and New Treatments in Development
Kris Kowdley, MD
10:50 AM
Stop the Itch! Managing Pruritus in Children and Adults with Cholestatic Liver Disease
Cynthia Levy, MD
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11:10 AM
Case: Differential Diagnosis of Inherited
Cholestatic Disorders
Naim Alkhouri, MD
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11:20 AM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
Part II: Chronic Liver Disease from Childhood
to Adulthood
Moderators: Kimberly Brown, MD and Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH
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11:30 AM
Wilson Disease: Diagnosis and Management Across the Age Spectrum
Kris Kowdley, MD
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11:50 AM
Minding the Gap: Transitioning the Adolescent with Chronic Liver Disease Into an Adult Practice
Nitika Gupta, MD
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12:10 PM
Case: Transition of Care
Naim Alkhouri, MD and Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH
12:20 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
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12:45 PM
CLDF Lunch Independent Symposium (Accredited)
Expert Insights: On the Use of Albumin in
Cirrhotic Patients
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, and Marcelo Kugelmas, MD
Saturday, March 12, 2022
7:15 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-Accredited)
Taking Current PBC Treatment Further
Sponsored by: Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Robert Brown, MD, MPH
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8:00 AM
Break
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8:30 AM
Welcome Back
Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
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Session III: NASH
Moderator: Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
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Part I
8:30 AM
NASH Awareness and Burden of Disease
Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
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8:40 AM
Interactive Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Alina Allen, MD; Kathleen Corey, MD, MPH;
Scott Isaacs, MD; and Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
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Part II
9:00 AM
Diagnostic and Prognostic Non-Invasive Tests
Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc
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9:10 AM
Interactive Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Scott Friedman, MD; Scott Isaacs, MD; Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc; Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc; and
Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
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Part III
9:30 AM
Treatment: How Do We Treat Today, Tomorrow and in the Future?
Stephen Harrison, MD
9:40 AM
Interactive Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Manal Abdelmalek, MD, MPH; Naim Alkhouri, MD;
Stephen Harrison, MD; and Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH
10:00 AM
Break
Session IV: Complications of Cirrhosis &
Portal Hypertension
Moderators: Aijaz Ahmed, MD; Steven Flamm, MD; and Sammy Saab, MD, MPH
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10:30 AM
Evaluating Patients for Covert Encephalopathy
and Management
Jasmohan Bajaj, MD
10:50 AM
Experience with Liver Transplant for Alcohol Hepatitis: Lessons Learned
Haripriya Maddur, MD
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11:10 AM
TIPS: When is the Appropriate Time to Use?
Justin Boike, MD, MPH
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11:30 AM
HCC: New Approaches to Management
Laura Kulik, MD
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11:50 AM
Treating HRS: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?
Treat: Steven Flamm, MD
Don't Treat: Robert Wong, MD
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12:10 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
12:30 PM
Liver Connect Summary and Beyond!
Kimberly Brown, MD
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12:45 PM
Lunch | CLDF Independent Symposium (Accredited)
Recognizing Hepatitis D (HDV): Epidemiology, Virology, Tests and Treatment Options
Robert Gish, MD and Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE
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1:45 PM
Adjourn
This activity is supported by an educational grant from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Ipsen Innovation S.A.S., Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Salix Pharmaceuticals.
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