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UPDATE 2009: "Chronic Liver Disease in Children and Adults"
March 21st, 2009 - March 21st, 2009 (8:00 AM - 2:30 PM) - $10.00 per person
Contact: Sarah Boyle (Email)
Phone: 203-234-2022 | Register
Hosted by Wesleyan University
Exley Science Center - Directions
265 Church St
Middletown, CT 06459
Join the American Liver Foundation CT Chapter for our annual Liver Update for patients, families and caregivers.
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome
Dr. John Polio, St. Francis Hospital/Hartford Hospital
9:15 AM– 9:35 AM
Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease in Children
Dr. Karan Emerick, CT Children’s Medical Center
9:35 AM – 9:55 AM
Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease in Adults
Angela DeLisle, PA, Yale-New Haven Hospital
9:55 AM– 10:10 AM
Discussion
Dr. John Polio, St. Francis Hospital/Hartford Hospital
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Medical Management of the Cirrhotic Patient
Dr. George Wu, UCONN Health Center
10:30 AM- 10:40 AM
Discussion
Dr. John Polio, St. Francis Hospital/Hartford Hospital
10:40 AM- 10:50 AM
BREAK
10:50 AM- 11:10 AM
Interpretation of Serologic and Virologic Tests for Hepatitis B and C
Kim Alleman, APRN, Hartford Hospital Transplant
11:10 AM- 11:30 AM
Chronic Viral Hepatits in Children
Dr. Karan Emerick, CT Children’s Medical Center
11:30 AM-11:50 AM
Chronic Viral Hepatitis in Adults
Dr. Jonathan Israel, Hartford Hospital
11:50 AM- 12:00 PM
Discussion
Dr. John Polio, St. Francis Hospital/Hartford Hospital
12:00 PM- 12:10 PM
Break and bag lunch pick up
12:10- 12:40 PM Breakout Session 1
A. Adult Liver Transplantation
Dr. David Hull, Hartford Hospital
B. Live Donor Liver Transplantation in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Dr. Sukru Emre, Yale-New Haven Hospital
C. Alcohol and the Liver
Judy Conway, NP, UCONN Health Center
D. Vaccine Preventable Hepatitis
Jeannine Hampton, APRN, Norwich GI Associates
E. Anti-viral Therapy of Hepatitis B/C in Children and Adults
Dr. Harold Schwartz, Griffin Hospital
F. Evaluation and Management of the Cholestatic Liver Diseases in Children and Adults
Dr. James Boyer, Yale-New Haven Hospital
12:45- 1:15 PM Breakout Session 2
A. Adult Liver Transplantation
Dr. David Hull, Hartford Hospital
B. Live Donor Liver Transplantation in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Dr. Sukru Emre, Yale-New Haven Hospital
C. Alcohol and the Liver
Judy Conway, NP, UCONN Health Center
D. Vaccine Preventable Hepatitis
Jeannine Hampton, APRN, Norwich GI Associates
E. Anti-viral Therapy of Hepatitis B/C in Children and Adults
TBA
F. Evaluation and Management of the Cholestatic Liver Diseases in Children and Adults
Dr. James Boyer, Yale-New Haven Hospital
1:20- 1:40 PM
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Children
Dr. Richard Rosencrantz, Yale-New Haven Hospital
1:40- 2:00 PM
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Adults
Dr. Tamar Taddei, Yale-New Haven Hospital
2:00- 2:20 PM
Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Dr. John Polio, St. Francis Hospital/Hartford Hospital
This event is $10 per person or $25 for a family and includes breakfast and lunch.
Scholarships are available to those who are
undergoing economic hardships. Please contact the
ALF office at 203-234-2022 for further information.
Click here to register today
For information please contact
Sarah Boyle sboyle@liverfoundation.org or call the chapter office (203)234-2022
Page updated: February 20th, 2009
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