Theme : Portal Hypertension Organised by: Liver Foundation, West Bengal Invitation letter Dear Friends, The 5th Kolkata Liver Meeting is going to be held on 12th & 13th December, 2014, at the Swissotel, Kolkata. Theme of this years’ meeting will be Portal Hypertension. In the light of the successes of previous Kolkata Liver Meetings, it is expected that hepatologists, internists, primary health care providers as well as representatives of health agencies, drug development agencies & scientific societies will find interest in The Meeting. Meeting will encompass the issues related to clinical problems, research and advancement in the field. Global leaders in the field are going to address & discuss on different Topics. Like previous years, we expect your participation in this meeting. Looking forward to see you at Kolkata Liver Meeting, 2014. Ashokananda Konar President Liver Foundation, West Bengal Abhijit Chowdhury Secretary Liver Foundation, West Bengal International faculty Jaime Bosch (Spain) Markus Peck-Radosavljevic (Austria) Roberto De Francis (Italy) Juan Carlos Garcia Pagan (Spain) Dominique-Charles Valla (France) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao (USA) Arun J Sanyal (USA) Pierre Bedossa (France) Massimo Pinzani (UK) Patrick S. Kamath (USA) Vijay H. Shah (USA) Don C Rockey (USA) Samuel S. Lee (Canada) Y. Iwakiri (USA) Dhanpat Jain (USA) Summit objectives • To explore the advances in the pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension. pathogenesis • To discuss the clinical issues related to portal hypertension and its complication. • To understand the changing impact of portal hypertension on the morbidity/mortality profile of chronic Liver disease. • To discuss the advances in the assessment and management of portal hypertension and its complication. Venue : Swissotel, Kolkata Registration Fee : Delegate : Rs. 2000/DM/BNB Student Rs. 1000/Please send the Cheque/Draft in favour of : “Liver Foundation, West Bengal ” payable at Kolkata, Communication/Sponsorship/Exhibition : Dr. Kausik Das Dr. Sk. Mahiuddin Ahammed Organizing Secretaries 12, Dr. M. Ishaque Road, Kolkata – 700016. Phone No. 033-2226-4675 Email: liv.fwb@gmail.com and