Day 1 - Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Meeting category
Date(s)
9 Sep 2015 - 10 Sep 2015
Program Language
English
Location
Frankfurt,
Germany
Meeting type
Live Meeting
Organizer
Founding Father
Sponsor logos
European Roundtable on Hepatitis Cure & Eradication 2015
Related Enduring Materials
Enduring Materials
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Where are we now?
Global Plans - The Toronto Declaration
Session 1: Epidemiology HCV/HBV in Europe -
Current Epidemiology data on HCV/HBV in Europe
Progression of the disease
Heiner Wedemeyer, MD
Medical School Hannover, Germany
Mortality projection in the coming years
Session 2: Underdiagnosing - How to solve it -
New screening / testing technologies
Screening policies
Session 3: Modelling the possibilities of cure and eradication What are the gaps and challenges? -
Hepatitis C Treatment as Prevention: What is needed for elimination among key risk groups (PWID and MSM) in Europe?
Natasha Martin, DPhil
University of California San Diego, USA
Epidemiology, influence on the MSM population
Day 2 - Thursday, 10 September 2015
Session 4: Developing National Plans in Europe -
Spain
Scotland
France
Germany
Georgia
Poland
Session 5: Roundtable Discussion -
Panel members
Ricardo Baptista Leite, MD, PhD, MP
Member of Parliament, Portugal
John Dillon, MD
University of Dundee, Scotland
Jackie Redding, MD, Bsc (hons) Msc
Terrence Higgins Trust, United Kingdom
Charles Gore, MD
World Hepatitis Allience, United Kingdom
Margaret Walker
European Liver Patients Association, Belgium
Overview
A highly successful European Roundtable on Hepatitis Cure and Eradication was held on 9 and 10 September, in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Program Committee would like to thank all speakers and participants for their contribution.
We thank our sponsors Gilead and AbbVie for making this event possible.
The endorsement of the different European Hepatitis Societies and the participation of the European Organizations have emphasized the importance and impact of this new meeting.
Committees
Organizing Committee
The members of the Organizing Committee (OC) discuss, on a frequent basis, the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers.
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Founding Father
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Endorsers
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