2014 The 10th Congress of the Jordanian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Organized by: The Jordanian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology In Collaboration with: The Pan Arab Society of Gastroenterology The Jordanian Association of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (JAGENA) Preliminary Scientific Program Venue: Le Meridien Hotel Amman CME: Hours May 22-24, 2014
DAY ONE (THURSDAY 22 May 2014) 07:30-09:00 : Registration (Dana Hall) 09:00-09:10 : Opening Remarks (Grand Ball Room) Hall A Session I: (09:10-11:10) Hepatology I 09:10-09:40 State of the Art HCV Treatment Hugo Vargas, USA 09:40-10:10 Autoimmune hepatitis, can we achieve remission? Patrick Kennedy, UK 10:10-10:40 Treatment of HBV in special groups Milan Sonneveld, Netherland 10:40-11:10 Acute Liver Failure Rajiv Jalan, UK 11:10-11:30 Coffee Break P a g e 2
DAY ONE (THURSDAY 22 May 2014) Session II: (11:30-13:00) Hepatology II 11:30-12:00 New updates in varices management Hugo Vargas, USA 12:00-12:30 Updates in Encephalopathy Rajiv Jalan, UK 12:30-13:00 Evolving Approaches to the Management of Ascites Tarek Qutob, Jordan Chairperson: (13:00-14:00) Lunch Symposium Sponsored by Hoffmann La Roche 13:00-13:30 Milan Sonneveld, Netherland 13:30-14:00 Lunch at Le Meriden Hotel P a g e 3
DAY ONE (THURSDAY 22 May 2014) Session III: (14:00-16:00) Advances in Endoscopic Interventions 14:00-14:30 Endoscopic Treatment of Submucosal Tumors Pradeep Bhandari, UK 14:30-15:00 Current Strategies for Interventions in Necrotizing Pancreatitis Martin Freeman, USA 15:00-15:30 Biliary Stenting: An Update Michele Kahaleh, USA 15:30-16:00 Polyp Cancers: What do I do? Pradeep Bhandari, UK (17:00-18:30) Symposium Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb/Orient Drug Store Chairperson: 17:00-18:30 Updates on HBV Management Patrick Kennedy, UK 18:30 Chairperson: 18:15-19:15 (18:15-19:15) 20:30 GALA DINNER at (bus available to the Restaurant) P a g e 4
DAY TWO (FRIDAY 23 May 2014) Session IV: (08:50-10:45) Pancreato-Biliary Disorders 08:50-09:15 Approach to Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction Martin Freeman, USA 09:15-09:45 Prevention of post ERCP pancreatitis Mark Schoeman, Australia 09:45-10:15 Evaluation of Indeterminate Biliary Stricture Michele Kahaleh, USA 10:15-10:45 An update on risks and cancer surveillance with focus on IBD Mark Schoeman, Australia 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break Session V: (11:00-12:30) Small Bowel disorders 11:00-11:30 Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth syndrome Ralph Giannella, USA 11:30-12:00 The Changing Face of Celiac Disease Khaled Jadallah, Jordan 12:00-12:30 Update of GI bacterial infections Ralph Giannella, USA 12:30-13:30 Prayer Time (bus available to the mosque) 13:30-14:30 Lunch at Le Meriden Hotel Sponsored By >>>>>>> P a g e 5
DAY TWO (FRIDAY 23 May 2014) Session VI: (14:30-16:00) Pediatrics Gastroenterology 14:30-15:00 FMF updates Mohammad Rawashdeh, Jordan 15:00-15:30 Biliary Atresia and Transplant Outcomes Mohamed El Guindi, Egypt 15:30-16:00 Probiotics and prebiotics in pediatric gastroenterology Fareed Khdair, Jordan 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break P a g e 6
DAY TWO (FRIDAY 23 May 2014) Session VII: (16:30-17:00) Abstracts/Free Papers 16:30-16:40 16:40-16:50 16:50-17:00 P a g e 7
DAY THREE (Saturday 24 May 2014) Session VIII: (09:00-10:30) 09:00-09:30 Diagnosis & Misdiagnosis of IBD Simon Travis, UK 09:30-10:00 Eosinopilic Esophagitis: GERD or Allergy? Stuart Spechler, USA 10:00-10:30 Acute Severe Colitis: Prediction & Management Simon Travis, UK 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Session IX: (11:00-13:00) 11:00-11:30 Approach to the management of GERD that is refractory to proton pump inhibitors. Stuart Spechler, USA 11:30-12:00 EUS for the evaluation of cystic lesions of the pancreas Assad Soweidi, Lebanon 12:00-12:30 Epidemiology of CRC in Arab countries Abdel-Naser Elzouki, Qatar 12:30-13:00 Gastric Carcinogenesis in the Presence of H Pylor Ali Al Fazari, UAE 13:00-14:00 Lunch P a g e 8