Friday, December 8th, 2023

Symposium I: Cirrhosis and its Complications

Chairs: Javed A Butt, Gen Tassawar Hussain, Matiullah Khan, Mashood Ali
Moderator: Shujaat Hussain
Time Topic Speaker
09:00 – 09:20
Middle aged man with HCV cirrhosis and low urine output
Saad Ali Khan
09:21 – 09:40
62 yr old with HCV related cirrhosis Child B has extreme fatigability, weakness and unable to walk without support
Mattew Armstrog
09:41 – 10:00
Middle aged lady with HCV compensated cirrhosis and acute cholecystitis
David Patch
10:01 – 10:20
Security guard with HBV cirrhosis and abdominal distension and fever
Om Parkash
10:21 – 10:40
70 years old man with DM, CAD, NBNC decompensated liver disease has developed angio-invasive HCC
Aqdas Kazi
10:41 – 10:50
Q & A
10:51 – 11:10
Tea Break

Symposium II: Cirrhosis and its Complications

Chairs: Shoaib Shafi, Farzana Shafqat, Shahzad Ashraf, Farrukh Saeed
Moderator: Sadaf Yousaf
Time Topic Speaker
11:11 – 11:30
65 yr old lady with HCV related cirrhosis and backache
Salman Ahmed Saleem
11:31 – 11:50
A 57 yr old lady with cryptogenic cirrhosis and drowsiness
Adil Naseer
11:51 – 12:10
Young gardener with HBV cirrhosis and low SAAG lymphocytic ascites
Sher Rehman
12:11 – 12:30
An executive with HCV cirrhosis and shortness of breath
Nadeem Teehami
12:31 – 12:50
A banker with HCV cirrhosis and hematemesis
Ghayasun Nabi Tayyab
12:51 – 13:30
Lunch
13:31 – 14:00
JUMMA PRAYER

Symposium III: Chronic Hepatitis

Chairs: Wasim Jafri, Masood Siddiq, Yasir Waheed, Muhammad Hafeez, Habib Jadoon
Moderator: Affan Qaiser
Time Topic Speaker
14:01 – 14:20
Elimination of hepatitis – Are we on the right tract?
Asad Choudhry
14:21 – 14:40
Elimination of hepatitis by 2030 –Learning from Egyptian model
Saeed Hamid
14:41 – 15:00
HBV management in 2023
Ashwani Singal
15:01 – 15:20
HCV management in treatment naïve and experienced patients
Sajid Jalil
15:21 – 15:40
HCV management in special population – CKD and post liver transplant patients
Bilal Hameed
15:41 – 16:00
Diagnosis and management of HDV in 2023
Zaigham Abbas
16:01 – 16:20
Elimination of Hepatitis B and C reduce new cases of Liver Cancer
Wasim Jafri
16:21 – 16:30
Tea

Symposium IV: Autoimmune and cholestatic liver disease

Chairs: Ejaz Mohammad Khan, Ali Arshad Abbasi, Bakht Biland, Shamail Zafar, Tanveer Hussain
Moderator: Adeel Rahat
Time Topic Speaker
16:16 – 16:35
Drug Induced Liver Injury
Altaf Alam
16:36 – 16:55
Primary sclerosing cholangitis and autoimmune cholangitis – the diagnostic approach and management
Raiya Sarwar
16:56 – 17:15
Autoimmune Hepatitis – Diagnostic approach and treatment
Marek Czajkoski
17:16 – 17:35
Primary biliary cholangitis – Diagnosis and Step wise approach to treatment
Ashwani Singal
17:36 – 17:45
Q & A
17:46 – 18:05
Adolopment of Guidelines on Prevention and Management of
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Pakistan
Amna Subhan

Inauguration Session

Venue: Sheesh Mahal Hall, Serena Hotel, Islamabad
Time Topic
18:45 – 19:00
Guests to be seated
19:01 – 19:05
Tilawat from The Holy Quran
19:06 – 19:10
National Anthem
19:11 – 19:15
Welcome Address by the Chair Organizing Committee & president PSSLD
19:16 – 19:20
Address by Chair Scientific Committee
19:21 – 19:25
Address by the General Secretary PSSLD
19:26 – 19:30
Presentation of Memento to the Chief Guest
19:31 – 19:45
Address by the Chief Guest
19:40 – 19:55
Souvenier Distribution Ceremony
20:00
Inaugural Dinner
Saturday, December 9th, 2023

Symposium V: Liver Cancers

Chairs: Jamshaid Anwar, Muhammad Farrukh, Ehsan Kiani, Ihsan Ulhaq, Sadik Memon
Moderator: Muhammad Kamran
Time Topic Speaker
09:00 – 09:20
Radiological diagnosis of HCC – understanding the LIRADS
Aman Nawaz Khan
09:21 – 09:40
HCC – When to resect or transplant in HCC
Wahab Dogar
09:41 – 10:00
TARE and the role of SBRT in HCC
Ammar Sarwar
10:01 – 10:20
Combination strategies to Down Stage HCC
Zahid Amin Khan
10:21 – 10:40
National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Faisal Saud Dar
10:41 – 11:00
The evolving landscape of systemic therapies in advanced HCC
Peter R. Galle
11:01 – 11:15
Q & A
11:16 – 11:30
Tea

Symposium VI: Liver Transplantation – I

Chairs: Nusrat Yar Khan, Shahid Majid, Sajjad Jamil, Siraj Haider
Moderator: Hammad Wajid
Time Topic Speaker
11:31 – 11:50
ACLF — A dilemma between different guidelines
Ghulam Freed
11:51 – 12:10
Diagnosis and management of Antibodies Mediated Rejection
Ammara Naveed
12:11 – 12:30
Immunosuppression modification in the setting of HCC and CKD
Kahlid Mumtaz
12:31 – 12:50
Diagnosis and management of post LT intrahepatic cholestasis
Bilal Hameed
12:51 – 13:10
The best strategy in Peri LT management of CMV and HBV in resource constraint settings
Kailash Makhejani
13:11 – 13:30
Rare and special situations in immediate post liver settings
Qazi Fakhar Ali
13:31 – 13:40
Q & A
13:41 – 14:20
Lunch

Symposium VII: Liver Transplantation – II

Chairs: Haseeb Haider Zia, Asmatullah, Sadiq Achakzai, Sherbat Khan Mandokheil
Moderator: Osama Tariq Butt
Time Topic Speaker
14:00 – 14:20
Intra and peri-operative management of small for size graft and syndrome
Yasir Khan
14:21 – 14:40
LDLT in the setting of portal vein thrombosis and variant portal vein anatomy
Jehanzeb Haider
14:41 – 15:00
LDLT in ALF and ACLF: Overcoming the challenges and optimizing outcomes
Abu Bakkar Hafeez Bhatti
15:01 – 15:20
The justification of LDLT for advanced HCC when down staging is not an option
Adeel Khan
15:21 – 15:40
Establishing DDLT program in Pakistan: Why we failed and how can we succeed?
Najmul Hassan Shah
15:41 – 16:00
Q & A
16:21 – 16:40
Tea
 
16:21 – 17:00
Steering Committee meeting
Board room

Symposium VIII: Free papers presentation

Chairs: Qazi Masroor Ali, Altaf Baqir Naqvi, Akif Dilshad, Muhammad Joher Amin, Israr Ul Haq Toor

Mian Shah Yousaf
Time Topic Speaker
16:40 – 16:50
Factors associated with survival after living donor liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure
Fizza Qasim
16:51 – 17:00
Long-term medical and quality of life outcomes among voluntary liver donors
Wajih Ul Hassan
Mohammad Kamran
Time Topic Speaker
17:01 – 17:10
Cholera and DIC
Sumayya Sami
17:11 – 17:20
” Hepatitis A Among Adult Patients Presenting With Acute Hepatitis: A Changing Epidemiological Trend”
Yumna Shahid
Maaz Bin Badshah
Time Topic Speaker
17:21 – 17:30
COMPARISON OF FATTY LIVER INDEX WITH FIBROSCAN IN NAFLD
Marium Ahmed, Dr Rabeeya Saees, Dr Lubna Kamani
17:31 – 17:40
THE FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS E EXPOSURE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LIVER CIRRHOSIS
Hafsa Sareen Rai, Hafiz Muhammad Wasif Khan, Ayesha Ayub
Mohammad Sadik Achakzai
Time Topic Speaker
17:41 – 17:50
ASSESSMENT OF LIVER FIBROSIS WITH TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) PATIENTS; A REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE FROM PAKISTAN
Dr Lajpat Rai, Dr Nazish Butt, Ali Akbar, Lubna Kamani, Amanullah Abbasi
17:51 – 18:00
CORRELATION OF NUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE COUNT RATIO WITH THE SEVERITY OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Anam Shakeel, Tanveer Hussain

Poster Presentation

Venue: Serena Islamabad
Experts: Col Junaid Saleem, Muslim Atiq, Saleh Channa, Mian Shah Yousaf

Parallel Session

Inaugural session: PSSLD Young Hepatologists Forum
Venue: Board room, Serena Islamabad
Time Topic Venue
18:31 – 19:30
Executive committee meeting
Selection of new President
Board Room
Sunday, December 10th, 2023

Symposium IX: Liver Diseases in Pregnancy

Chairs: Kashif Malik, Rizwana Chaudry, Shazia Fakhar, Aziz un Nisa
Moderator: Anum Abbas
Time Topic Speaker
09:00 – 09:20
Management of HBV in Pregnancy
Amna Subhan Butt
09:21 – 09:40
Diagnosis and management of liver diseases specifically related to pregnancy
Nashiz Inayat
09:41 – 10:00
Managing pregnancy in patients with Cirrhosis
Zahid Azam
10:01 – 10:20
Post liver transplant pregnancy – Timing and management
Sajid Jalil
10:21 – 10:35
Q & A
10:36 – 10:50
Tea

Symposium X: Pediatric Hepatology

Chairs: Munir I. Malik, Faial Saud Dar, Col Shamama. Col. Farooq Ikram
Moderator: Nadia Waheed
Time Topic Speaker
10:51 – 11:10
Approach to patient with cholesatatic liver diseases in children
Srisha Hebbar
11:11 – 11:30
Wilson’s disease – diagnosis and management
Shahid Sarwar
11:31 – 11:50
Management of metabolic liver diseases in children
Kamran Sadiq
11:51 – 12:10
Biliary diseases management in pediatric age group
Srisha Hebbar
12:11 – 12:25
Evolution of Pediatric liver transplantation – State of Art Lecture
Nigel Heaton
12:25 – 12:40
Q & A

Symposium XI: NAFLD/ NASH

Chairs: Lubna Kamani, Nazish Butt, Usman Aujla, Ibrar Ahmed
Moderator: Asma Asghar
Time Topic Speaker
12:41 – 13:00
Nomenclature of SLD/ MASLD/ MASH and Global/ local perspective
Javed Iqbal Farooqi
13:01 – 13:20
Pathophysiology of MASLD/ MASH
Ashwani Singal
13:21 – 13:40
How do I medically manage MASLD/ MASH and Obesity in 2023
Muslim Atiq
13:41 – 14:00
Endoscopic and surgical management of Obesity/ MASLD/ MASH
Zohair Ahmed
14:01 – 14:15
Q & A
14:16
Closing Ceremony and Lunch