THE BEST OF EASL VIENNA, 50th LIVER MEETING Casa Piedra Convention Center, Santiago de Chile Wednesday 8th July 2015 08:00-08:40 Registrations 08:40-08:50 Welcome and opening symposium “The Best of EASL” Dr. Javier Brahm, President of ALEH Dr. Laurent Castera, Secretary General of EASL Viral Hepatitis Chair: Dr. Hugo Cheinqueir (Brasil) – Dra. Lucy Dagher (Venezuela) 08:50-09:10 HVC: The new EASL guideline. Dr. Markus Peck (Austria) 09:10-09:30 New schemes in HCV according to renal insufficiency and hemodialysis, liver transplant and HIV coinfection. Dr. Marcelo Silva (Argentina) 09:30-09:50 Advances in HBV, walking towards the eradication. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania) 09:50-10:10 The real role of HEV. Dr. Raymundo Paraná (Brasil) 10:10-11:00 Discussion: The HCV in LatinAmerica 11:00-11:30 Coffee break Non-Viral Disease and Liver Cirrhosis Chair: Dra. Nelia Hernández (Uruguay) – Dr. Oscar Beltrán (Colombia) 11:30-11:50 Autoimmune hepatitis: The new EASL guideline. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania) 11:50-12:10 What is new in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis? Dr. Markus Peck (Austria) 12:10-12:30 Non-Invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis and Portal Hipertension. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia) 12:30-13:00 Discussion 13:00-14:30 Lunch Hepatocarcinoma – NASH Chair: Dr. Flair Carrilho (Brasil) – Dr. Juan Suarez (Ecuador) 14:30-14:50 Advances in Hepatocarcinoma. Dr. Markus Peck (Austria) 14:50-15:10 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Current standard of diagnosis and treatment / New EASL guideline. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia) 15:10-15:30 Potential future therapies in NASH. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania) 15:30-15:50 Common mistakes in non-invasive diagnosis of fibrosis: ASH, obesity, etc. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia) 15:50-16:30 Discussion 16:30-17:00 Coffee break Chair: Dr. Jaime Diaz (Perú) – Dr. Marcos Arrese (Chile) 17:00-17:30 New joint EASL and ALEH Guideline: Non-invasive diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis. Dr. Laurent Castera (Francia) 17:30-18:00 Discussion 18:00-18:15 Conclusions and remarks of “the Best of EASL 2015” Dr. Javier Brahm, President of ALEH Dr. Laurent Castera, Secretary General of EASL “Emergencies in Liver Diseases”, Thursday 9th July 2015 11:20-11:40 Acute Variceal Bleeding. Dr. Markus Peck (Austria) 11:40-12:00 The Cirrhotic Patient in the ICU. Dr. Frank Tacke (Alemania) 12:00-12:20 Hepatic Encephalopaty in ICU. Dr. Danny Oksenberg (Chile) 12:20-12:40 Renal Failure in Cirrhosis: Dr. Andrés Cárdenas (España) 12:40-13:00 Discussion