Abstract submission deadline
April 25th 2009
The best abstract will be awarded by “OKUDA AWARD” & the winner’s registration, accommodation, and flight expenses will be covered.
Scientific Program
May 18, 2009
MEETING ROOM A
08:30 - 09:00 Opening Ceremony    
Dr. Masao Omata
Dr. A. Kadir Dökmeci
Dr. İsmail Balık
09:00 - 11:40 Non-responders in Chronic Hepatitis B
Moderators : Dr. Masao Omata, Dr. Nurdan Tözün            
09:00 - 09:10 Current treatment of chronic hepatitis B : An overview Dr. George Lau
09:10 - 09:30 Non-responders in chronic hepatitis B  Dr. Jia Horng Kao
09:30 - 09:50 Interferon-nonresponders in chronic hepatitis  Dr. Hakan Şentürk
09:50 - 10:20 Coffee Break
Moderators :  Dr. Nancy Leung, Dr. Teerha Piratvisuth 
10:20 - 10:40 Resistance to antivirals - molecular mechanisms Dr. Masashi Mizokami 
10:40 - 11:00 Primary non-response to antivirals in chronic hepatitis B Dr. Ulus Salih Akarca
11:00 - 11:20 Resistance to antivirals clinical approach Dr. Necati Örmeci
 
11:20 - 11:40 State of the art lecture :  
Moderators : Dr. Gamal Shiha, Dr. İsmail Balık
Current treatment of chronic hepatitis D Dr. Mario Rizzetto
11:40 - 13:30 Corporate Symposium + Lunch (BMS)  
13:30 - 16:10 Non-responders in Chronic Hepatitis C  
Moderators : Dr. Rafael Esteban-Mur, Dr. Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu
13:30 - 13:40 Current treatment of Chronic hepatitis C : An overview Dr. Rafael Esteban-Mur
13:40 - 14:00 How to treat the IFN-resistant patients with chronic hepatitis C? Dr. Shuhei Nishiguchi
Moderators : Dr. Manun-Al-Mahtab, Dr. Y. K. Chawla
14:00 - 14:20 Molecular basis of non response in HCV Dr. Nobuyuki Enomoto 
14:20 - 14:40 Viral Factors (viral load and genotypes,etc) in HCV non responders Dr.Cafer Eroğlu
14.40 - 15.10 Coffee Break
Moderators :  Dr. Hyo Suk Lee, Dr. İftihar Köksal
15:10 - 15:30 Host Factors (fibrosis and overweight, etc) in HCV non responders Dr.  Reşat Özaras
15:30 - 15:50 Treatment of chronic HCV in special patient groups  Dr.  Cem Kalaycı
15:50 - 16:10 New Antivirals for HCV Dr. Christophe Hezode
16:10 - 16:30 State of the art lecture : 
Moderators : Dr. Paul Kwo, Dr. Abdurrahman Kadayıfçı
16:10 - 16:20 NAFLD: A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM Dr. Paul Kwo
16:20 - 16:30 NAFLD the more it changes, the more it looks the same Dr. Ulrich Leuschner
MEETING ROOM B
16:40 - 17:40 Corporate Symposium (ROCHE)
17:50 - 18:50 Corporate Symposium (SCHERING-PLOUGH)
May 19, 2009
MEETING ROOM A
09:00 - 11:20 Non-responders in cirrhotic patients with complications
Moderators : Dr. Saeed Hamid, Dr. L. A. Lesmana
09:00 - 09:20 Approach to refractory ascites Dr. Vincente Arroyo 
09:20 - 09:40 Non response to medical and endoscopic treatment-TIPS, 
shunt surgery or radiological interventions Dr. Jaime Bosch
Moderators : Dr. Gamal Esmat, Dr. Kecheng Xu
09:40 - 10:00 Non-responders to beta-blocker therapy in portal hypertension 
and Refractory hepatic encephalopathy  Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin
10:00 - 10:20 Treatment of non-responsive / refractory variceal bleed Dr. Mohammad Umar
Moderators : Dr. Jose Sollano, Dr. Meral Akdoğan 
10:20 - 10:40 Herbal medicines in nonresponders with chronic hepatitis B & C  Dr. Norifumi Kawada
10:40 - 11:00 Non – response to treatment in liver cirhosis by cell therapy  Dr. Isao Sakaida 
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 - 15:00 Non responders in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Moderators : Dr. Philip Johnson, Dr. Mehmet Öztürk
11:20 - 11:40 Molecular Pathogenesis in HCC Dr. Hikmet Akkız
11:40 - 12:00 Non-Responders to RFA Treatment in B- and C-viral HCC Dr. Masao Omata
12:00 - 12:20 Prevention of recurrence after resection and ablation Dr. Masatoshi Kudo
12:30 - 14:00 Corporate Symposium + Lunch (GILEAD)
14:00 - 14:20 State of the art lecture : 
Moderators : Dr. Darrell H.G. Crawford, Dr. Mehmet Haberal         
End point of non response : Liver Transplantation  Dr. Munci Kalayoğlu
Moderators : Dr. Luigi Bolondi, Dr. Hasan Özkan
14:20 - 14:40 Efficacy of the ablation therapies   Dr. A. Kadir Dökmeci
14:40 - 15:00 New therapeutic options for HCC beyond curative treatments Dr. Jung-Hwan Yoon
15:00 - 17:20 Interactive case discussions
MEETING ROOM A
15:00 - 16:00 Liver Cirrhosis Cases
Moderators : Dr. Patrick Marcellin, Dr. Halis Şimşek
Case Report  : Dr.Ahmet Uygun, Dr. Cemil Savaş, Dr. Ersan Özaslan
Keypad questions
Liver Cirrhosis : An Overview Dr. Patrick Marcellin 
16:00 - 16:20 Coffee Break
16:20 - 17:20 Hepatitis Cases
Moderators : Dr. Osamu Yokosuka, Dr. Abdullah Sonsuz
Case Report :  Dr. Hakan Leblebicioğlu, Dr. Hakan Erdem, Dr. Zeki Karasu
Keypad questions
Hepatitis Cases : An Overview Dr. Osamu Yokosuka
15:00 - 16:20 Interactive case discussion
MEETING ROOM B
15:00 - 16:00 HCC Cases 
Moderators : Dr Hubert Blum, Dr. Yıldıran Songür
Case Report : Dr. Tarkan Karakan, Dr. Ömer Topalak, Dr. Selim Karayalçın
Keypad questions
HCC Cases : An Overview Dr.Hubert Blum
16:00 - 16:20 Coffee Break
16:20 - 17:20 Corporate Symposium - (NOVARTIS)
MEETING ROOM C
14:30 - 15:30 Free Paper Presentations 
Moderators : Dr. Can Polat Eyigün, Dr. Sait Bağcı 
15:30 - 16:30 Free Paper Presentations 
Moderators : Dr. Vedat Göral, Dr. Murat Tuncer
5th APASL Single Topic Conference
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