March 18 2009
Aga Khan University Department of Continuing Professional Education announces a workshop on Chronic Hepatitis B and its Management organised by Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
Time and Venue
1:00 - 6:00 pm
Executive Dining Hall, AKU
Workshop Programme
1:00 – 2:00 pm |
Lunch and Prayer
Welcome address and Introduction to the Workshop
Prof Hasnain Ali Shah and Prof Wasim Jafri
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2:00 – 2:30 pm |
Epidemiology and Natural History of Hepatitis B Prof Hasnain Ali Shah |
2:30 – 3:00 pm |
Interpretation HBV Serology
Dr Dr M. Salih |
3:00 – 3:30 pm |
Role of HBV Genotypes and HBV DNA Quantification in Chronic HBV
Dr Saeed Hamid
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3:30 – 4:00 pm |
Management of HBe Ag+ and HBe Ag– CHB: The Role of Nucleoside Analogues
Prof Wasim Jafri
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4:00 – 4:30 pm |
Pegylated Interferons in Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B
Dr Khalid Mumtaz
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4:30 – 5:00 pm |
HBV treatment in Decompensate Cirrhosis
Dr Shahab Abid
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5:00 – 5:30 pm |
Hepatitis B Cases
Drs Zahid Azam, Rustam Khan, Faisal Wasim, Om Prakash,
Shahid Ahmed, Amna Subhan
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5:30 pm onwards |
Certificate Distribution |
Registration
Registration fee: Rs 500
Interested participants must submit the registration form to:
Department of Continuing Professional Education
Aga Khan University Hospital
Stadium Road, P.O Box: 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
Telephone: +92 21 486 4616 or 486 4659
Email: umar.ahsan@aku.edu or Dept.CPE@aku.edu
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