SHC 2023 Scientific Programme

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Welcome Remarks by the Conference Chairpersons
CHB Therapy 1
Chairs: Prof. Ed Gane, Prof. Rino Gani,
Challenges for CHB functional cure
–  Prof. Geoffrey Dusheiko View Bio
Endpoints for CHB Therapy
– Prof. Markus Cornberg View Bio
CHB Therapy 2
Chairs: Dr. Rajneesh Kumar, Prof. Pietro Lampertico, Dr.  Soek Siam Tan
Consolidating guidelines for CHB (Pre-recording)
– Prof. Teerha Piratvisuth View Bio
New China guidelines for CHB (Pre-recording)
– Prof. Jidong Jia View Bio
Expanding treatment groups for CHB
– Prof. Henry Chan View Bio
CHB Therapy 1 and CHB Therapy 2 Combined Round table discussion
Roche Morning Tea Symposium
Expanding Horizons in HCC: Early Detection and Systemic Treatment Opportunities
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Opening Remarks
– Dr. Wei Peng Yong
Improving Patient Survival and Care: Early HCC Screening and Diagnosis with PIVKA-II
– Prof. Man Fung Yuen
MDT Case Discussion and Q&A:
>> From Surveillance to Diagnosis: Insights into the PatientJourney
>> Evolving Perspectives in the HCC Treatment Landscape
All faculty
– Moderator: Dr. Wei Peng Yong
Closing remarks
– Dr. Wei Peng Yong
CHB Therapy 3
Chairs: Prof. MF Yuen, Dr. Yang Wei Lyn, Dr. Rinaldi Lesmana
Landscape of CHB cure therapies
– Prof. Man Fung Yuen   View Bio
Challenges in CHB management: stop or continue NA therapy?
– Prof. Markus Cornberg View Bio
HDV in cirrhosis: Best management practices
– Prof. Pietro Lampertico View Bio
Round table discussion
Case Discussion:A case of Delta and HBV co-infection
– Presenter:  Dr. Zain Majid, Sindh Institute, Pakistan
Astra Zeneca Lunch Symposium
Recent Advancements in HCC & BTC: What Hepatologists and Gastroenterologists Should Know? (View Details)
INTRODUCTION
– Dr. George Goh (Chair)
Recent advances in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
– Dr. Chee Cheng Ean
Recent advances in Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC)
– Dr. David Tai
Case Presentation on HCC from Indonesia, Discuss practice variations in treatment of BTC
– Dr. Rinaldi Lesmana
Case Presentation on BTC from China, Discuss practice variations in treatment of BTC
– Dr. Hui-Chuan Sun
Discussions and Q&A
HCC Symposium Part 1
Chairs: Prof. Yock Young Dan (Singapore), Dr. George Goh (Singapore)
Risk stratification for HCC risk
– Prof. Henry Chan View Bio
Emerging biomarkers for HCC screening
– Prof. Simone Strasser View Bio
Spectrum of therapies for locoregional therapy (Pre-Recorded)
– Prof. Masatoshi Kudo View Bio
Debate: Personalised therapy for small HCC: are we there yet?
– YES Prof. Pierce Chow View Bio
– NO Prof. Alfred Kow View Bio
Case discussion:Resection of Large HCC
– Presenter: Dr. Gillie Anne D. Domingo, Makati Medical Center, Manila, Philippines  
Free paper: Assessment of GALAD score for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma in Singapore
– Dr Liou Wei Lun, Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital 
Q&A
Round Table Discussion
Tea Break
HCC Symposium Part 2
Chairs: Prof. Shadab Siddique & Dr. Mark Muthiah
Immunotherapy as adjuvant therapy after resection or ablation
– Prof. Pierce Chow View Bio  
Intermediate HCC: challenges in management (Pre-recorded)
– Dr Raghav  Sundar View Bio
Rescue Therapy for advanced HCC
– Prof. Han Chong Toh View Bio
Advances in systemic therapy?
– Dr Chee Cheng Ean View Bio
Case discussion – HCC infiltrated Portal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava
– Dr Ahmad Yusran, MD, Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital-Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Round table discussion
Liver Disease in South East Asia Forum –

Chairs: Prof. Chan Wah Kheong, Dr. Tan Poh Seng, A/Prof, Jason Chang,

Panelists: Prof. Rino Gani, Dr. Soek Siam Tan, Dr. Khin Maung Win, Dr. Lee Guan Huei, Prof. Teerha Piratvisuth (8 mins each) Discussion

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NASH
Chairs: Prof. Yock Young Dan, Prof. Arun Sanyal, Dr. George Goh
Management of the NASH patient today
– Prof. Vincent Wong View Bio
Pitfalls in histology interpretation in NASH?
– Prof. Arun Sanyal View Bio
Optimising diet interventions for NASH
– Prof. Chan Wah Kheong View Bio
Debate: NASH treatment– is  all about weight loss
– YES Prof. Shadab Siddiqui View Bio
– NO Prof. Vincent Wong View Bio
End organ complications of NASH
– Prof. Shadab Siddiqui View Bio
Free paper: Comparative efficacy of Fibrosis-4, liver stiffness measurement, and Fibroscan-AST score to predict major liver-related outcomes in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An international multicenter study
– Dr. Yu Jun WONG, Singapore View Bio
Round table discussion
Morning Tea Symposium
Hot Topics in Hepatology
Chairs: Prof. Vincent Wong,  Prof. Khin Maung Win
Microbiome and Fatty Liver: the gut actually matters?
– Dr. Jonathan Lee View Bio
HCV update: improving access to care
– Dr. Soek Siam Tan View Bio
Immune checkpoint inhibitor hepatitis
– Dr. Mark Muthiah View Bio
Case Discussion: Diagnostic Uncertainty in Autoimmune Liver Disease
– Presenter: Dr. Darlene Raudhatul Bahri, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Q&A
Lunch Symposium
Advanced Liver Disease
Chairs: Prof. Simone Strasser , Dr. Soek Siam Tan, Prof. Jason Chang
Window of opportunity for beta blockers in portal hypertension
– Prof. Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao View Bio
Peri-operative management of the cirrhotic patient
– Prof. Simone Strasser View Bio
Transplantation for ALF/ACLF
– Prof. Ajay Duseja View Bio
Debate: Direct Oral Anti-Coagulation (DOAC) are appropriate in portal vein thrombosis
– YES Prof. Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao View Bio
– NO Prof. Rajender Reddy View Bio
Case discussion: Ascites in an adolescent
–Presenter: Dr Arjun Maria Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
Round Table Discussion
Tea Break
Liver Transplantation
Chairs: Prof. Rajender Reddy , Dr. Mark Muthiah, Prof. Ajay Duseja
Can immunosuppression be stopped post liver transplant
– Prof. Simone Strasser View Bio
Downstaging HCC for liver transplant
– Prof. Shridhar Iyer View Bio
Onco transplant: the new frontier
– Prof. Glenn Bonney View Bio
Viewpoint: Liver transplant in the East versus the West
– West Prof. Shadab Siddiqui View Bio
– East Dr. Alfred Kow View Bio
Case discussion – Downstaging BCLC HCC – can transplant be considered?
– Presenter: Dr Dinu Abirami P, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, India.
Round table discussion
Closing Comments