1st World Congress on Controversies in the Management of Viral Hepatitis (C-Hep) Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 19-22 May, 2011
Timetable
Thursday, May 19, 2011 17:30 - 18:30 Opening Session Who has Hepatitis C in 2011? Hepatitis B: Any controversies left? 18:30 - 20:00 Welcome Reception   Friday, May 20, 2011 Hall A Hall B Hall C 08:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 1 Direct Antivirals: The Future is Now 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session 2 First Line Therapy: Are there preferred options? 12:00 - 13:15 Janssen Satellite Symposium Why DAAs will Make a Difference: A New HCV Treatment Era 13:15 - 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 - 15:00 Plenary Session 3 Liver Biopsies: End of the Game? 15:00 - 16:00 Session 4 Is there still a need for liver biopsies? Session 5 Does drug resistance testing have a clinical role in HCV therapy? Session 6 Frequent viral load monitoring: Necessity or Luxury? 16:00 - 16:15 Young Investigators Posters Award Ceremony 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 - 17:30 Session 7A Clinical Cases: Treatment of Hepatitis C: Case 1 Session 7B Clinical Cases: Treatment of Hepatitis C: Case 2 Session 7C Clinical Cases: Treatment of Hepatitis C: Case 3   Saturday, May 21, 2011 Hall A Hall B Hall C 09:00 - 10:00 Session 8 HIV/HCV Co-infected Patients: Time to treat or time to wait? Session 9 Incorporating genetic markers into routine clinical care: Now or Later? Session 10 Acute Hepatitis C: What is new? 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session 11 HBV Therapy in 2011 12:00 - 13:15 MSD SPONSORED SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM Unlocking new possibilities in the treatment of HCV G1: The Future of Direct Acting Antivirals 13:15 - 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 - 15:00 Plenary Session 12 Supported by an unrestricted grant from Gilead Sciences Clinical Cases: Hepatitis B 15:00 - 16:00 Plenary Session 13 Hot Topics in Viral Hepatitis 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 - 17:30 "Pipeline Showcase"   Sunday, May 22, 2011 Hall A 09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 14 Management of ESLD 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 - 12:30 Plenary Session 15 Beyond the horizon