Meetings and Courses

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Shui-Ying Lei

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December, 2010

Hepatobiliary diseases meeting—new concept of treatment of liver failure December 26-30, 2010; Nanjing, China

Sponsored by the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical College, Nanjing University, China, this meeting is to be held at Nanjing, China on December 26-30, 2010. For more information, please contact: Prof. Yi-Tao Ding, Tel: 86-25-83106666ext66866.

January, 2011

State of the Art Winter Symposium 2011-Transplantation at the Crossroads January 13-16, 2011; Westin Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Florida, USA

This congress is to provide an opportunity for investigation and scientific exchange to examine emerging dilemmas and issues associated with the growth of transplantation and the impact on patient outcomes. Targeted audiences are transplant surgeons, trainees, fellows, advanced transplant providers, physicians, coordinators and other Allied Health Professionals. Pre-registration deadline is January 5, 2011. The learning objectives for the participants: delineate the goals of the key stakeholders in the field of transplantation, identify areas of consensus and develop strategies for managing competing goals within the clinical setting; discuss key ethical and clinical issues regarding living donors and apply best practices regarding living donor follow-up in personal practice; compare the advantages and disadvantages of emerging strategies to expand the donor pool and their impact on patient care; identify the impact of regulation and legislation of transplant centers and discuss practical ideas for operating within this changing paradigm; summarize emerging surgical techniques currently used in transplantation and be able to apply this new knowledge within the clinical setting; assess various risk factors and their impact on transplant candidates; understand the ethical issues underlying innovation in transplant surgery; describe how recent healthcare reform will impact the field of transplantation and manage the impact of patient healthcare. For more information, please contact Andrea Stagliano, ASTS Assistant Meeting Manager, Tel: (856) 439-0500 ext 4491; Email: astagliano@ ahint.com; Website: http://www.asts.org/.

A joint meeting between the AACR and the American Chemical Society-Chemistry in Cancer Research: the biological chemistry of inflammation as a cause of cancer January 30-February 2, 2011; Grand Hyatt Manchester Hotel, San Diego, California, USA

A joint special conference is presented by the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Chemical Society. Chairperson is Prof. Peter C. Dedon from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. For any more information, please visit: http://www. aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/specialconferences/biological-chemistry-of-inflammation-as-acause-of-cancer--(aacr-acs-joint-meeting)-.aspx.

March

2nd international conference on transplantomics and biomarkers in organ transplantation March 13-15, 2010; Barcelona, Spain

It is collaboration with the Catalan Transplantation Society. Topics include the highly topic-focused program covering genomics, proteomics, informatics and clinical transplantation and State of the Art Presentations by internationally-renowned experts. Early bird registration time is February 4, 2011. For more information, please contact: Secretariat Office, The Transplantation Society, International Headquarters, 1255 University Street, Suite 605, Montreal, QC, H3B 3V9, Canada. Tel: +1-514-874-1717; Fax: +1-514-874-1716. General Inquiries, Registration and Program Inquiries: Catherin Parker, Project Manager, Email: meetings@tts.org. Website: http:// www.tts-transplantomics.org/.

Hepatitis 2011 March 21-23, 2011, Oxford, United Kingdom

The first international Oxford viral hepatitis conference, Hepatitis 2011 will address the following aspects of clinical and basic research on hepatitis viruses, in particular hepatitis B and C viruses, and invites proposals for podium and poster presentations: immunology and vaccines;molecular and structural virology; epidemiology; new therapies; and diagnostics. For further information, please contact: Dr Paul Klenermans, Nufield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford (paul.klenerman@ndm.ox.ac. uk), or Dr Ellie Barnes, Nufield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford (ellie.barnes@ndm.ox.ac.uk); or Dr Nicole Zitzmann, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford (nicole.zitzmann@bioch.ox.ac.uk).

6th international symposium on liver failure and artificial liver 2011 March 24-26, 2011; Xi'an, China

Organized by Liver Failure and Artificial Liver Group, Chinese Society of Infectious Diseases, CMA, Artificial Organ Group, Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering and Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the 6th International Symposium on Liver Failure and Artificial Liver 2011 will take place on March 24-26 in Xi'an, China. Topics to be discussed include: mechanism and early diagnosis of liver failure; internal medical and surgical treatment of liver failure; blood purification in the treatment of liver failure; clinical practice of artificial liver; artificial liver and liver transplantation; Construction of Artificial Liver Supporting System (ALSS); advances on ALSS in the treatment of liver cirrhosis; advances on ALSS in the treatment of other severe liver diseases; nursing in ALSS; complications and their preventions in ALSS; advances on hybrid artificial liver; perspectives on the study of embryonic stem cells. For more information, please contact: Artificial Liver Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, China. Tel: 86-571-87236590; Fax: 86-571-87236591; Email: ALSSmeeting@126.com. Website: www.alss.ac.cn.

The 46th annual meeting of the European Association for the study of the liver March 30-April 3, 2011; Berlin, Germany

The International Liver CongressTM2011, the 46th annual meeting of the European Association for the study of the liver will be held in Berlin, Germany at the Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC Berlin). The annual meeting which provides an opportunity to hear the latest research, perspectives and treatments of liver disease from principal experts in the field shall take place from March 30-April 3, 2011 and is expected to attract over 7,500 clinicians and scientists from all around the world. For further information, please contact the EASL press office: media. easl2010@cohnwolfe.com.

April

4th Central European Congress of Surgery April 28-30, 2011; Budapest, Hungary

This meeting serves as an excellent platform to discuss our scientific results, assess the strengths and weaknesses of each individual countries of the region and devise a common strategy of active participation and leadership in the surgical science in Europe. Main topics include breast cancer, colorectal cancer, education and training, endocrine surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, laparoscopic surgery, liver metastases, neoadjuvant therapy in gastrointestinal surgery, new technologies, pancreatitis, research in surgery and transplantation in Central Europe. For more information, please contact CECS 2011 Team, GUARANT International, Opletalova 22, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic. Tel: +420 284-001-444; Fax: +420-284-001-448; Email: cecs@guarant. cz; Website: www.guarant.cz.

11th American Transplant Congress (ATC) April 30-May 4, 2011; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa., USA

A variety of formats are planned that will encourage the exchange of new scientific and clinical information and support an interchange of opinions regarding care and management issues, as well as socioeconomic, ethical, and regulatory issues relevant to organ and tissue transplantation. Scientific material will be presented through symposia, oral abstracts, concurrent workshops, and poster presentations as well as small group sessions designed for in-depth exploration of both clinical and basic science topics. For more information, please visit: http:// www.asts.org/Meetings/AmericanTransplantCongress.aspx.

May

2011 International Surgical Congress May 11-13, 2010; Bournemouth, England

ASGBI 2011 International Surgical Congress will be held in Bournemouth from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th May 2011. The theme of the meeting will be '21st Century Surgery'. For all enquiries regarding the International Surgical Congress or the Association's previous Annual Scientific Meetings please contact the Communications Manager, on 020 7304 4772. Website: http://www.asgbi.org. uk/en/international_surgical_congress/.

1st world congress on controversies in the management of viral Hepatitis May 19-22, 2011; Barcelona, Spain

The 1st World Congress on controversies in themanagement of viral hepatitis (C-Hep) will function as a compressive forum where international experts share and debate state-of-the-art management issues, in order to outline the optimal treatment for patients. The deadline for submission of abstract is March 1, 2010. For more information, please visit website at: http:// comtecmed.com/chep/2011/.

June

The 23rd meeting of Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery June 8-10, 2011; Tokyo, Japan

For more information, please contact: Tel: 03-3508-1214; Fax: 03-3508-1302; Email: 23jhbps@convention.co.jp. Website: http://www2.convention.co.jp/23jhbps/info/index.html.

43rd meeting of the European Pancreatic Club June 22-25, 2011; Magdeburg, GermanyOrganized by the European Pancreatic Club, this conference is to be held at Maritim Hotel Magdeburg, Otto-von-Guericke-Stra?e 87, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany on June 22-25, 2011. Conference theme is clinical and basic science of inflammatory and malignant pancreatic disorders. Topics include cell biology of the pancreas, experimental acute and chronic pancreatitis, genetic basis of pancreatic diseases, new targets for the treatment of pancreatic malignancies, micro-RNA in pancreatic cancer, autoimmune pancreatitis, new endoscopic and surgical procedures in pancreatology and role of inflammatory cells in acinar cell injury. The deadline for submission of abstract is February 28, 2011. For more information, please contact: European Pancreatic Club (EPC), Prof. Dr. Helmut Friess (Secretary), Email: epc-secretary@chir.med.tu-muenchen.de; Website: www. e-p-c.org. Conference chair: Prof. Dr. Walter Halangk, Department of Surgery, Division of Experimental Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Stra?e 44, Magdeburg 39120, Germany. Tel: +49 (0)391 6 71 55 00; Fax: +49 (0)391 67 29 01 70.