Worldwide 1.5 million people die yearly due to chronic hepatitis B or C

Upcoming Hepatitis Events

7th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference

Monday, September 6, 2010 - 1:00pm - Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 4:00pm

The Conference Partners including, The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, The Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Hepatitis Australia, the National Centre in HIV Social Research, the National Hepatitis B Alliance and the New Zealand Hepatitis Foundation are delighted to announce that Melbourne, Australia will host the 7th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference, at Sebel Albert Park from 6 to 8 September 2010.

The theme of the conference is Looking Back, Moving Forward: Challenges for the Next Decade. There will be four major streams in the conference: Basic Science; Clinical Medicine; Community and Social Research; and Epidemiology, Public Health and Prevention. As well as having world leading expertise in each of the streams, the conference will endeavour to engage participants with different sectoral interests in dialogue and the cross-fertilisation of ideas. The plenary sessions are planned to include input from multiple streams on a common theme within the one session, and there will be parallel sessions for individual streams.

http://www.hepatitis.org.au/

AASLD: The Liver Meeting, Boston

Friday, October 29, 2010 (All day) - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 (All day)

Over 7,500 health professionals from around the world will meet to exchange the latest liver disease research, discuss treatment outcomes, and interact with colleagues at The Liver Meeting®

http://www.aasld.org/lm/Pages/Default.aspx

APASL - Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, Bangkok Thailand

Thursday, February 17, 2011 (All day) - Sunday, February 20, 2011 (All day)

themed “Enlightening the Future,” will unite clinicians and scientists from around the world in Thailand to receive the latest research, perspectives and treatments of liver diseases from principal experts in the field. During an advanced scientific program, attendees will have the opportunity to exchange experiences and explore ways to apply new developments in Hepatology to everyday clinical practice.

http://www2.kenes.com/apasl/Pages/Home.aspx

EASL: European Association for the Study of the Liver

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 (All day) - Sunday, April 3, 2011 (All day)

The International Liver Congress™ 2011 by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) provides an opportunity for around 7,500 clinicians and scientists from around the world to receive the latest research, perspectives and treatments of liver disease from principal experts in the field.

This International Liver Congress features a high-caliber and multi-disciplinary scientific programme featuring groundbreaking information and in-depth examination of the most essential topics.

http://www2.kenes.com/liver-congress/Pages/Home.aspx