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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. Chair: Prof Massimo Pinzani
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 (Prof Julia Verne)
10.55-11.15 Coffee Break
Session 2: Viral hepatitis and cancer. Chair: Dr Aileen Marshall
11.15-11.50 Hepatitis B and Delta (Dr Doug Macdonald)
11.50-12.25 Hepatitis C (Prof Graham Foster)
12.25-13.00 Hepatocellular carcinoma (Dr Naveenta Kumar)
13.00-13.40 Lunch Break
Section 3: Autoimmune and cholestatic liver disease. Chair: Dr Jonathan Potts
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. Chair: Dr Neil Halliday
15.45-16.20 Genomic technologies in liver disease (Dr Shanika Nayagam)
16.20-16.55 Wilsons 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)
Each talk 25mins (+ 10 mins for Q&As)
Session 1: Cirrhosis & its complications – Part 1. Chair: Prof Alastair O’Brien
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 – Part 2. Chair: Prof Rajiv Jalan
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. Chair: Prof E. Tsochatzis
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. Chair: Prof Douglas Thorburn
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. Chair: Dr David Patch
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 / Dr Philip Lodge)
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?”
Transplant centre:
Dr Mike Allison (Addenbrookes’ Hospital – Cambridge CUH)
Non-transplant centre:
Dr James Maurice (Southmead Hospital - North Bristol NHS Trust)
11.40-12.15 Sheila Sherlock Invited Lecture: “The Future of Hepatology”
Dr Elliot Tapper (University of Michigan Hospital)
12.15-13:00 Lunch break
Session 3: Interventions and Radiology. Chair: Dr Harry Martin
13.00-13.35 Endo-hepatology: An emerging field in pancreatobiliary medicine
(Dr Jon Potts)
13.35-14.10 Radiology: A guide to liver lesions (Dr Dominic Yu)
14.10-14.45 Management of portal hypertensive bleed and vascular liver disease
(Dr David Patch)
14.45 Closing statements (Prof Massimo Pinzani)
