Day 1 - Friday, 2 December 2016
Meeting category
Date(s)
2 Dec 2016 - 3 Dec 2016
Location
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Organizer
Titanium Level Support
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International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting (IVHEM) 2016
Related Enduring Materials
Enduring Materials
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Opening lecture on WHO programs
Gottfried Hirnschall, MD, MPH
World Health Organization, USA
Session 1: Results of National programs: Barriers & Successes -
John Ward, MD
National perspectives in Europe - common themes and challenges
National Programs - Australia
National Programs - US
Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, Task Force for Global Health / Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, United States
Session 2: Progress towards elimination - Specific Populations -
Children & Pregnant women
Day 2 - Saturday, 3 December 2016
Session 3: Diagnosing -
Mark Nelson, MA, MBBS, FRCP
WHO Guidelines and Policies of testing
Progess in testing technologies
Dmytro Donchuk
Médecins Sans Frontières, Belgium
Challenges in regards to resistance
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital / Imperial College Medical School, United Kingdom
Session 4: Reducing Transmission and harm -
Can we afford not to treat reinfection
Peter Vickerman
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Session 5: Future scenarios for elimination -
Vaccine development and results
Minimising treatment duration and doses
Overview
Welcome
IVHEM 2016 welcomed almost 120 passionate participants from 26 different countries. The Organizing Committee would like to thank all invited speakers and participants for their contribution to this workshop!
We would also like to thank our sponsors Gilead, MSD and Siemens Healthineers, for making this event possible and our endorsers for their support.
Practical Information
Disclaimer
This workshop is intended for educational purposes only and aims to offer participants the opportunity to share information. The Organizing Secretariat of this workshop, Virology Education, cannot accept any liability for the scientific content of the sessions or for any claims which may result from the use of information or publications from this workshop.
Virology Education disclaims all liability for injuries or losses of whatever nature incurred by individuals attending the workshop.
Virology Education disclaims all liability for injuries or losses of whatever nature incurred by individuals attending the workshop.
Liability and Insurance
By registering for the conference participants agree that the organizers do not accept responsibility for medical-, travel- or personal insurance. Participants are advised to take out their own insurance policies.
Photographs, Audio and Video Recording
We do not permit recordings of official meeting sessions either via photograph or other audio/video recording devices. Only the official medical writer appointed by the organization may make recordings.
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 and review all submitted abstracts.
6 yearly rotating members of the Organizing Committee form the Program Committee (PC), which is responsible for day-to-day decisions.
Organizing Committee
Henry Chan, MD, FRCP, FAASLD, FHKCP, FHKAM, MBChB
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Rafael Esteban, MD
Hospital Universitario Val d’Hebron, Spain
Graham Foster, FRCP, PhD
University of London, UK
Heiner Wedemeyer, MD
University Clinic Essen, Germany
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