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Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Virtual Hepatology Postgraduate Course 2025
05th March – 07th March 2025
Day 1: Hepatology in the clinic
09.00-09.10 Opening welcome (Prof Massimo Pinzani)
Each talk 25mins (+ 10 mins for Q&As)
Session 1: Liver disease & Lifestyle
09.10-09.45 MASLD and non-invasive testing (Prof Emmanouil Tsochatzis)
09.45-10.20 Alcohol-related liver disease and acute alcohol-related hepatitis
(Professor Kevin Moore)
10:20-10.55 A public health perspective on liver disease (TBC)
10.55-11.15 Coffee Break
Session 2: Viral hepatitis and cancer
11.15-11.50 Hepatitis B and Delta (Dr Doug Macdonald)
11.50-12.25 Hepatitis C (TBC)
12:25-13:00 Hepatocellular carcinoma (Dr Naveenta Kumar)
13:00-13.40 Lunch Break
Session 3: Autoimmune and cholestatic liver disease
13.40-14:15 Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Dr Aileen Marshall)
14.15-14:50 Autoimmune hepatitis (Dr Neil Halliday)
14:50-15:25 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (Prof Douglas Thorburn)
15.25-15:45 Coffee Break
Session 4: Genetics in liver disease
15.45-16.20 Genomic technologies in liver disease (Dr Shanika Nayagam)
16.20-16.55 Wilson’s disease (Prof Emmanouil Tsochatzis)
16:55-17:30 Hyperferritinaemia and haemochromatosis (Dr James Dooley)
17:30 Closing remarks
Day 2: Hepatology on the acute take and liver transplantation
08:50-09.00 Opening welcome (Prof Massimo Pinzani)
Session 1: Cirrhosis & its complications
09.00-09.35 Ascites and Renal dysfunction (Dr Louise China)
09.35-10.10 Hepatic encephalopathy (Prof Marsha Morgan)
10.10-10.45 Sarcopenia & nutrition in liver disease (Dr Jane Macnaughtan)
10.45-11.05 Coffee Break
Session 2: Cirrhosis & its complications
11.05-11.40 Portal hypertension & Pharmacotherapy (Prof Raj Mookerjee)
11.40-12.15 Infections in liver disease (Prof Alastair O’Brien)
12.15-12.50 Clinical correlation of liver histopathology findings (Prof Alberto
Quaglia / Dr Rooshi Nathwani)
12.50-13:30 Lunch break
Session 3: Challenging presentations of liver disease
13:30-14:05 Drug-induced liver injury (Dr Sujit Mukherjee)
14:05-14:40 Deranged LFTs in pregnancy (Dr Rachel Westbrook)
14:40-15:15 Immunotherapy-related liver complications (Dr Doug Macdonald)
15:15-15:35 Coffee Break
Session 4: Surgery and transplantation
15:35-16.10 Pre and peri-operative risk in decompensated cirrhosis (Dr Suehana
Rahman)
16:10-16:45 Who & when to refer for liver transplantation? (Dr Jennifer Ryan)
16:45-17:20 Post-transplant care & complications (Dr Beverley Kok)
17.20 Closing remarks
Day 3: The sick liver patient and interventions
08.50-09.00 Opening welcome (Prof Massimo Pinzani)
Each talk 25mins (+ 10mins for Q&As)
Session 1: Acute hepatology and ICU
09.00-09.35 Acute liver failure and liver intensive care (Dr Brian Hogan)
09.35-10.10 Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (Prof Rajiv Jalan)
10.10-10:45 Thinking forward in liver disease: integrating palliative care (Dr Heather Lewis / TBC)
10.45-11.05 Coffee Break
Session 2: Sheila Sherlock Hepatology Symposium 2025 Chair: Dr Brian Hogan
11.05-11.40 Debate: “Escalation of care for patients with recurrent alcohol induced
decompensations: where do we draw the line?” (TBC)
11.40-12.15 Sheila Sherlock Invited Lecture: “The Future of Hepatology” (TBC)
12.15-13:00 Lunch break
Session 3: Interventions and Radiology. Chair: Dr Harry Martin
13.00-13.35 Endo-hepatology (Dr Jon Potts)
13:35-14.10 Radiology – A guide to liver lesions (Dr Dominic Yu)
14.10-14:45 Management of portal hypertensive bleeding (Dr Patch)
14:45-15:20 Vascular liver disease (Dr Louise China)
15:20 Closing statements (Prof Massimo Pinzani)
