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Buenos Aires, August of 2011- on 3 August from 14: 00, the “latter days of hepatology”, organized by the Faculty of Health Sciences will be developed in the Maimonides University. The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the Maimonides University, 775 Hidalgo, Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

Similar to 2010, in the Auditorium of the House of higher studies will address topics such as Viral Hepatitis and other etiologies of HCC: importance of new developments in the histopathological diagnosis treatment, transplants and country: ablation by RF and other techniques, among other topics also will be transmitted over the Internet for all the world.

In the framework of the day, will speak the doctors Bernardo Frider (Head Dept. medicine Hepatology Hospital Argerich), Fernando Bessone (President of the Argentina Association for the study of liver diseases), Oscar Imventarza (Chief of the Hepático transplantation of the Argerich Hospital program), Javier Lendoire (Prof. surgery Deputy – Deputy Chief UBA Hepático transplantation of the Argerich Hospital program)Shigeru Kozima (Chief of the images service of the Argerich Hospital and the CEMIC), Adrián Nervo (oncologist of the Oncology service of the Argerich Hospital and Institute Fleming) and Marcelo lover (medical pathologist service of pathological anatomy of the Argerich Hospital and Hospital Austral).

Given that the hepatocellular carcinoma is related to viral hepatitis in its final stage, and with other etiologies such as alcoholism, diagnosis and treatment of tumor – the 5th most common in the world – should be through a multidisciplinary, being this activity of interest to clinicians approach, hepatólogos, gastroenterologists, radiologists, surgeons, oncologists, and students advanced medicine, among others.

The event will be broadcast live via the Internet (streaming). Please ask for the password by sending an e-mail to secmed@maimonides.edu.

Information and registration (no charge): in Hidalgo 775 (city of Buenos Aires) – Tel. 4905.1113/1101 – or by email to informes@maimonides.edu – www.maimonides.edu

agenda:

14.00 hs – introduction: Dr. Bernardo Frider

1415 hs – Viral Hepatitis and other etiologies of HCC: importance of treatment – Dr. Fernando Bessone

1445 hs – new developments in the histopathological diagnosis: Dr. Marcelo Amante

1515 hs – diagnostic imaging: Dr. Shigeru Kozima

1545 hs – Coffee Break

1545 hs – surgical treatment of HCC: Resection: Dr. Javier Lendoire

1615 hs – Transplant – Dr. Oscar Imventarza

1645 hs – country, radiofrequency ablation and other techniques

1715 hours. – medical treatment of HCC – Dr. Adrián Nervo

1745 hs – final round table: all the panelists

interactive session – treatment of viral hepatitis dialogue with experts – Dres. F. Bessone and B. Frider