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16th Annual Conference PSSLD, 2-4 December 2022
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16th Annual Meeting PSSLD 2022

Program

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  • liver icon Day 01
  • liver icon Day 02
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Friday, December 2nd, 2022
Registrations: 8:00am-8:50am
Opening: 8:50am

Symposium I: Endo-Hepatology: A New Paradigm

Chairs: Adeel Ur Rehman, Shanil Qadir, Akif Dilshad, Abbas Ali Tasneem, Mudassir Laeeq
Moderator: Atif Majeed
Time Topic Speaker
09:00 - 9:15
EUS-guided diagnostic hepatic procedures: Targeted and non-targeted biopsy, elastography & portal pressure measurements
Amjad Salamat
09:16 - 9:30
EUS guided Hemostasis
Mostafa Ibrahim
09:31 - 9:45
Endoscopic management of biliary complications
Mostafa Arain
09:46 - 10:00
EUS guided biliary decompression: A local experience
Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab
10:01 - 10:15
Q & A | Quiz
10:16 - 10:30
Tea Break

Symposium II: Managing Common Liver Issues

Collaborative symposium: PSSLD, National Family Medicine Committee-Pakistan, Pakistan Endocrine Society
Chairs: Jameel Ahmed, Aisha Sheikh, Najm-ul-Islam, Unab Khan, Masood Khoso
Moderator: Masood Karim
Time Topic Speaker
10:31 - 10:45
Management of uncomplicated chronic hepatitis B
Faisal Wasim
10:46 - 11:00
A simplified algorithm for the management of uncomplicated hepatitis C
Masood Siddiq
11:01 - 11:15
Be a micro-eliminator: Physician’s contribution to preventing hepatitis B, C, and D in everyday practice
Faridah Amin
11:16 - 11:30
NAFLD: How to screen at-risk populations during routine practice?
Aisha Sheikh, Farina Hanif
11:31 - 11:45
Should we screen every NAFLD patient for cardiovascular disease?
Muslim Atiq
11:46 - 12:00
Q & A | Quiz

PSSLD Studio I: HCV Free Pakistan: From Dream to Reality

Chairs: Shamail Zafar, Qazi Masroor, Zeeshan Ali, Shahid Majid, Saleh Mohammad Channa
Moderator: Abdul Basit
Time Topic Speaker
12:01 - 12:15
Pakistan’s progress in the elimination of hepatitis C
Huma Qureshi
12:16 - 12:30
Simplified and decentralized HCV care: Could it be a new norm for Pakistan?
Zaigham Abbas
12:31 - 12:50
Are there any Noval models to amplify the elimination of hepatitis C in Pakistan?
Homie Razavi
12:50 - 13:00
Q & A
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Prayers

Symposium III: Hepatology Consults

Chairs: Karim Kammeruddin, Abrar Sheikh, Sharbat Khan, Ali Hyder, Faisal Aslam
Moderator: Mian Shah Yousaf
Time Topic Speaker
14:00 - 14:15
Operating on a patient with cirrhosis: Risk stratification and optimization of pre and post-operative care?
Yasir Zaidi
14:16 - 14:30
A 45-year-old male with recurrent abdominal pain, jaundice, and biliary strictures
Muhammad Kamran
14:31 - 14:45
A 25-year-old female with 32 weeks of gestational amenorrhea and acutely deranged LFTs
Sadiq Memon
14:46 - 15:00
A 68-year-old man with ascites and persistent hyponatremia
Mohamed Alboraie
15:01 - 15:30
A 50-year-old male with pain in the right hypochondrium and cysts in the liver and lung
Necati Örmeci
15:31 - 16:00
Q & A | Quiz
16:01 - 16:15
Tea Break

Symposium IV: HBV Elimination in Pakistan

PSSLD-HBF & CEVHAP Collaborative Symposium
Chairs: Zaigham Abbass, Shoaib Shafi, Altaf Alam, Zahid Azam, Daud Ghilzai
Moderator: Farina Hanif
Time Topic Speaker
16:16 - 16:30
Hepatitis B elimination: Are we on track with the WHOs Global hepatitis strategy?
Saeed Hamid
16:31 - 16:45
“Hepatitis B United”: Is this a viable approach for Pakistan?
Robert Gish
16:46 - 17:00
Expanding vaccine coverage: Learning from success stories and way forward for Pakistan
Homie Razavi
17:01 - 17:15
Mother to Child transmission: Strategies for Pakistan to mitigate the risk
Amna Subhan Butt
17:16 - 17:30
Impact of hepatitis B vaccination programs on HBV and HCC prevalence
Bilal Hameed
17:31 - 17:45
HBV and at-risk population: Screening & harm reduction services
Asad Chaudhary
17:46 - 18:10
Q & A
 
17:00 - 19:00
E-Poster Presentations
Chairs: Badar F. Zubairi, Husnain Ali Shah, Junaid Saleem

Inauguration

Time Topic
19:00 - 19:05
Recitation from the Holy Quran
19:06 - 19:10
National Anthem (Video)
Addresses
19:11 - 19:15
Patron PSSLD
19:16 - 19:20
President PSSLD
19:21 - 19:25
Chair Organizing Committing
19:26 - 19:30
Chair Scientific Committee
19:31 - 19:50
Theme Lecture: Emerging Trends in Hepatology: Challenges and Opportunities
Wasim Jafri
19:51 - 20:05
Chief Guest
20:06 - 20:15
Awards
20:16 - 20:20
Vote of thanks: Vice President-PSSLD
20:21 - 21:00
Dinner
Saturday, December 3rd, 2022

Symposium V: Free Paper Presentations

Chairs: Altaf Baqir, Junaid Saleem, Bader F. Zubairi, Shahid Sarwar, Ainan Arshad
Moderator: Asma Bandhani
Time Topic Speaker
07:30 - 9:00
The use of machine learning to forecast radio-anomalies in liver
Saman Shahid
Long-term sustained virological response with generic DAAS: An important but often missed perspective of management of HCV
Umair Shafqat
Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of plasma lactate and ascitic fluid lactate in predicting one-month mortality in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Danish Kumar
Correlation Between Number Of Dialysis Sessions done in Patients With CKD & the frequency of HCV Infection in patients with CKD On Hemodialysis
Muhammad Yasir Younis
Biliary atresia-an experience from the first pediatric liver transplant center in Pakistan
Sabeen Abid Khan
Bedside nutritional assessment in cirrhotic patients: A cross-sectional study
Asif Khan
Does spleen steatosis measured by transient elastography correlate with liver steatosis?
Abeer Altaf
Comparison of vitamin D levels in normal population and patients with chronic liver diseases conferring to child-pugh classification in northern Sindh, Pakistan
Salma Lakho
Comparative Analysis of Intravenous Ceftriaxone and Ciprofloxacin for the Treatment of Bacterial Peritonitis in Liver Cirrhosis
Arbab Muhammad Kashif
A cluster randomized controlled study of secondary distribution of HCV self-test to support micro-elimination in Karachi, Pakistan
Aliya Husnain
07:30 - 09:00
E-Poster Presentations
Chairs: Nasir Luck, Muhammad Kamran, Farina Hanif

Symposium VI: Emerging Concepts in Hepatitis B & D

Chairs: Wasim Jafri, Ghia un Nabi Tayyab, Adil Naseer, Nauman Zakir, Abdul Qayoom Memon
Moderator: Farhana Kayani
Time Topic Speaker
9:01 - 9:20
Managing HBV: Utility of quantitative HBsAg and novel biomarkers
Robert Gish
9:21 - 9:40
Functional Cure of Hepatitis B: New virological and immunological targets
Norah Terrault
9:41 - 10:00
HBV: Treat or not to treat dilemmas
Altaf Alam
10:01 - 10:20
HBV Therapy: Stop or not to stop dilemmas
Norah Terrault
10:21 - 10:40
HDV therapy beyond Pegylated Interferon: Hopes and limitations?
Cihan Yurdaydin
10:41 - 11:00
Q & A | Quiz
11:01 - 11:15
Tea Break

Symposium VII: Hepatitis C

Joint Symposium PSSLD-WGO Hepatology Interest Group
Chairs: Saeed Hamid, Bakht Biland, Israr Ul Haq Toor, Abdullah Bin Khalid, Altaf Ahmed Shaikh
Moderator: Adeel Rahat
Time Topic Speaker
11:16 - 11:35
Managing HCV in children and pregnant women
Nancy S. Reau
11:36 - 11:55
Treatment failure after first-line therapy: How to proceed?
Ammara Naveed
11:56 - 12:15
Difficult to treat patients (Patients with renal failure, malignancies, on immunosuppressive medications, post-transplant, HCV-HIV co-infection)
Bilal Hameed
12:16 - 12:35
Long-term follow-up after HCV eradication therapy: Who to follow & how to follow?
K. Rajender Reddy
12:36 - 13:00
Q & A | Quiz
13:01 - 14:00
Lunch & Prayers
13:01 - 14:00
PSSLD Steering Committee Meeting
Venue:

Symposium VIII: Portal Hypertension and Vascular Diseases

Chairs: Hasnain Ali Shah, Faisal Wasim, Sher Rehman, Tassawar Hussain, Ijaz Muhammad Khan
Moderator: Saadat Jaskani
Time Topic Speaker
14:01 - 14:15
Portal vein thrombosis: Restoring flow and managing anticoagulation
Anil Arora
14:16 - 14:30
Variceal Bleed: Advancement in endoscopic management and prophylactic measures
Ibrahim Mostafa
14:31 - 14:45
Post bleeding & Peri-procedural anticoagulation in cirrhosis: When to stop & restart?
Rajender Reddy
14:46 - 15:00
An update on the management of Budd Chiari Syndrome
Nasir Luck
15:01 - 15:20
Q & A | Quiz
15:21 - 15:30
Tea Break
15:01 - 16:00
PSSLD Executive Committee Meeting

Symposium IX: Managing Complications of Cirrhosis

Chairs: Masood Siddiq, Bekha Ram, Masroor Ahmed, Sadiq Achakzai Akram Bajwa
Moderator: Ghulam Fareed
Time Topic Speaker
15:31 - 15:45
Stages of cirrhosis and how to prevent decompensation
Necati Örmeci
15:46 - 16:00
Insights about good and bad albumin in end-stage liver disease
Nadeem Tehami
16:01 - 16:15
Infections in end-stage liver disease
Qin Ning
16:16 - 16:30
Management of HRS-AKI and refractory ascites in light of the new classification
Syed Anjum Gardezi
16:31 - 16:45
What is new in the management of Portosystemic Encephalopathy?
Ashfaq Ahmed
16:46 - 17:00
Q & A

PSSLD Studio II: ACLF

Chairs: Lubna Kamani, Om Parkash, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Iftikhar Shah, Shahab Rind
Moderator: Syedda Ayesha
Time Topic Speaker
17:01 - 17:20
Emerging trends in the management of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
Yogesh Chawla
17:21 - 17:30
Q & A

Hepatology Champions: PSSLD Quiz Competition

Moderator: Farhana Kayani, Mian Shah Yousaf
Neutral Judges: Yasir Zaidi, Khurram Baqai, Manzoor Hussain, Adil Hussain Chang, Adil Hussain Chang
Time Topic
17:31 - 18:30
Quiz competition
Sunday, December 4th, 2022

Symposium X: Free Paper Presentations

Chairs: Junaid Saleem, Fakhar Ali Qazi, Sajjad Jamil, Tayyab Usmani
Moderator: Affan Qaiser
Time Topic Speaker
07:30 - 09:00
Comparison of N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Child-Pugh Class A, B and C
Muhammad Adnan Shahzad
Validation and Exploratory Factor Analysis of Urdu Version of Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire
Sana Muhammad Hussain
Level of Awareness and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Health Care Providers in Quetta
Mahrukh Ali
Donor's Quality of Life After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in A Single-Center Experience
Anas Ahmad Shah
Characterization of Hepatitis B and Delta Co-Infection Viral Kinetics in Pakistan
Sahar Sultana
Long-Term Bone Safety Of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate In Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
Hanisha Khemani
Platelet Count to Spleen Diameter Ratio; A non-invasive predictor of High-Risk Esophageal Varices
Muhammad Ahmed
Anti–diabetic drug combination employed in the prevention of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Asma Abdul Razzak
Zinc Supplementation in Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Cirrhosis; A Study Conducted in Developing Country
Fareeda Irshad
Weekends vs weekdays admission with upper gastrointestinal bleed: Is there any difference in outcome?
Syedda Ayesha

Symposium XI: NAFLD

Chairs: Nadeem Tehami, Waqar Hussain, Rajesh Kumar Wadhwa, Nand Lal, Muzaffar Sheikh
Moderator: Ali Qadeer
Time Topic Speaker
9:01 - 9:15
NAFLD: Pathogenesis & therapeutic targets
Arun Sanyal
9:16 - 9:30
Anti-diabetic medications: Is there any role in treating NAFLD
Zobair Younossi
9:31 - 9:45
NAFLD-overlap syndrome (NAFLD with HBV/HCV/AIH): What should be the approach
Ajay Kumar Duseja
9:45 - 10:00
Q & A

Symposium XII: Post-Transplant Management

Chairs: Muhammad Salih, Kailash Raj Makhejani, Jehanzaib Haider, Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti, Zeeshan Haider
Moderator: Rajesh Bansari
Time Topic Speaker
10:01 - 10:15
Minimal invasive surgery in LDLT
Dieter Broering / Wahab Dogar
10:16 - 10:30
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in the setting of LDLT
Syed Shareef
10:31 - 10:45
Post-LDLT immunosuppressive therapy: the preferred regimen
Khalid Mumtaz
10:46 - 11:00
A 50-year-old underwent LDLT developed deranged LFT on the 14th postoperative day (D/D T cell-mediated rejection)
Osama Tariq But
11:01 - 11:15
Q & A | Quiz
11:16 - 11:30
Tea Break

PSSLD Studio III: Multidisciplinary team approach in the management of HCC

Chairs: Haseeb Haider Zia, Anwar Hussain Abbasi, Muhammad Azeem-ud-din
Moderator: Hajra Ghairat
Time Topic Speaker
11:31 - 11:45
Down-staging HCC before curative treatment
Muhammad Salih
11:46 - 12:00
The new algorithm for systemic and immunotherapy
Adnan Jabbar
12:01 - 12:20
Current perspective in LDLT for HCC
Mohamed Rela
12:21 - 13:00
Q & A | Quiz

Symposium XIII: Potpourri

Chairs: S. M Munir, Muhammad Arsalan Khan, Riaz Awan, Naresh Kumar Seetlani, Abdul Qadir Khan
Moderator: Jalpa Devi
Time Topic Speaker
12:31 - 12:45
Autoimmune hepatitis with and without cirrhosis: Current and future treatment
Muhammad Akram
12:46 - 13:00
PBC and PSC: Updates in diagnosis and management
Farhana Kayani
13:01 - 13:15
Complementary and alternate medications and DILI
Shahab Abid
13:16 - 13:30
Emerging concepts in the management of alcohol-associated liver disease
Nazish Butt
13:31 - 13:45
Sarcopenia and nutritional issues in liver disease
Rustam Khan
13:46 - 14:00
End-of-life care in cirrhotic patients
Shahid Rasool
14:01 - 14:15
Pain management in chronic liver disease
Mudassir Laeeq
14:15 - 14:30
Q & A | Quiz

Closing Ceremony

Time Topic
14:31 - 14:45
Awards distribution
Certificate Distributions
14:46 - 15:00
Lunch

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