2nd Liver Study Day
2nd November 2024
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Organizing & Scientific Committee
Dr. Heba Al Farhan
Conference Chairperson
Consultant, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Advanced IBD Specialist
Consultant, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Advanced IBD Specialist
Scientific Committee
Dr. Muneera Al-Tarrah
Consultant, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Organizing Committee
Dr. Maen Al-Mattooq
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Transplant Hepatologist
Dr. Shuaib Al Ghalaf
Consultant Gastro and Hepatology
Schedule at a Glance
08:00 am - 09:00 am
Registration
09:00 am - 09:10 am
Introduction
Head Of KGA
Session 1
Moderators : Dr. Ahmad Alfadhli | Dr. Abeer Al-Gharabally
09:10 am - 09:30 am
MASLD
Dr. Maen Al Mattooq
09:30 am - 09:50 am
Cholestasis beyond PBC
Dr. Eman Buhamrah
09:50 am - 10:10 am
Updates in DILI
Dr. Dalal Al Haqqan
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Updates in virology Hep B/D
Dr. Ahmad Al Fadaqqi
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Q&A
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
Session 2
Moderators : Prof. Fuad Al Ali | Dr. Salem Al Sahmmeri
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Palliative care for decompensated cirrhosis
Dr. Mohamad Al Ghamdi
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Liver cancer - emerging therapies
Dr. Humaid Al Shamsi
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
Pregnancy and liver disease
Prof. Michael Heneghan
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
PBC Guidelines in Practice, how to apply it
Prof. Michael Heneghan
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm
Q&A
12:40 pm - 01:40 pm
Lunch
Session 3 - LIVER TRASNPLANT SESSION
Moderators : Dr. Mansour Alghanim | Dr. Kafya Akrouf
01:40 pm - 02:00 pm
Collaborative organ sharing in the Middle East: The UAE-Kuwait liver transplant experience
Dr. Shiva Kumar
02:00 pm - 02:20 pm
Renal impairment Post liver transplant
Dr. Ahmad Al Qallaf
02:20 pm - 02:40 pm
Routine liver biopsy – with or against
Dr. Saad Al Ghamdi
02:40 pm - 03:00 pm
ALF to transplant
Dr. Abdullah Al Thaher
03:00 pm - 03:15 pm
Q&A
03:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Break
Session 4 - ENDOSCOPY AND LIVER
Moderators : Dr. Shaib Al Qallaf | Dr. Ali Behbehani
03:30 pm - 03:50 pm
Endoscopy in the cirrhotic patient with coagulopathy - safety first!
Dr. Fatma Al Mousawi
03:50 pm - 04:10 pm
EUS guided biopsy : when tissue is the issue
Dr. Wadha Al Jasser
04:10 pm - 04:30 pm
Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography
Dr. Yousef Al Shemali
04:30 pm - 04:45 pm
Q&A
04:45 pm
Closing