We are honoured to welcome an outstanding international Faculty of experts
Thomas Berg, Germany Charles Boucher, The Netherlands Raffaele Bruno, Italy Maria Buti, Spain Douglas T. Dieterich, USA Greg Dore, Australia Geoffrey Dusheiko, UK Rafael Esteban, Spain Xavier Forns, Spain Brian Gazzard, UK Paul Y. Kwo, USA Pietro Lampertico, Italy Michael P. Manns, Germany Patrick Marcellin, France Stefan Mauss, Germany David R. Nelson, USA Mark Nelson, UK Jean Michel Pawlotsky, France
Lars Peters, Denmark Marion Peters, USA Thierry Poynard, France Massimo Puoti, Italy Andre Rauch, Switzerland Jürgen Rockstroh, Germany Christoph Sarrazin, Germany Jonathan M. Schapiro, Israel Kenneth E. Sherman, USA Vicente Soriano, Spain Ulrich Spengler, Germany Hans L. Tillmann, USA Martin Vogel, Germany Heiner Wedemeyer, Germany Cihan Yurdaydin, Turkey Stefan Zeuzem, Germany Fabien Zoulim, France
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Opening Session
Welcome Remarks
Honorary Opening Lecture: Who has Hepatitis C in 2011?
Rafael Esteban,Spain
Hepatitis B: Any controversies left?Greg Dore, Australia
Plenary Session 15 Beyond the Horizon
Can HCV be cured without interferon?
Yes: Heiner Wedemeyer, Germany
No: Geoffrey Dusheiko, UK
The Future is Now: Michael Manns, Germany
Plenary Session 2 First Line Therapy: Are there preferred options?
HCV Protease inhibitors: Overview of a new class of HCV drugs
PEG-IFNα2a vs. PEG-IFNα2b vs. New Interferons
PEG-IFNα2a: StefanZeuzem, Germany
PEG-IFNα2b: Rafael Esteban, Spain
New Interferons: Douglas Dieterich, USA
Plenary Session 11 HBV Therapy in 2011
HBV Program Director: Fabien Zoulim, France
Moderators: Fabien Zoulim, France& Maria Buti, Spain
Hepatitis B therapy: Pietro Lampertico, Italy
Is Hepatitis B curable? Fabien Zoulim, France
Interferon or oral anti-HBV drugs for first line therapy?
Interferon: Patrick Marcellin, France
Oral anti-HBV drugs: Maria Buti, Spain
We invite you to join us at the Young Investigators Posters Award Ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 16:00
Sponsored by Roche
The three Young Investigator Posters with the greatest impact will be awarded with a prize of €250, €500 and €750, respectively. The winners will be announced soon!
