Notices CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: June 21, 1995 The 46th Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases will be held November 3-7, 1995 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Abstracts related to both clinical and laboratory investigations of liver and biliary tract physiology, biochemistry, morphology, liver transplantation and surgery, plus other related topics are invited. All abstracts will be published in HEPATOLOGY. Complete instructions and abstract forms will be mailed to all AASLD members. Additional forms may be obtained from the office of the AASLD Secretary/Treasurer: Eugene R. Schiff, MD, Secretary/Treasurer, AASLD, Center for Liver Diseases, 1500 NW 12th Ave, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136; telephone: 305-547-3333; fax: 305-547-3331. SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GALLSTONES: CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT March 19-22, 1995 Tel Aviv Hilton Tel Aviv, Israel This conference is sponsored by Tel Aviv University (Tuvia Gitat, MD) and George Washington University (Hans Fromm, MD). Category 1 CME credit is available. The conference will feature plenary sessions on epidemi- ology, natural history, pathogenesis, and gallstones; and research workshops on modulation of biliary lipids, cholesterol complexes in bile, cholesterol nucleation and crystallization, biomineralization and stone formation, and lithogenic events in gallbladder. For more information, please contact: Peltours-Teum Congress Organizers, P.O. Box 8388, Jerusalem 91082, Israel; telephone: (972)2-617402; fax: (972)2-637572. HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATE XI March 23-25, 1995 Boca Raton Resort and Club Boca Raton, FL Course director: Eugene R. Schiff, MD, FACP. This course is directed toward internists, gastroenterologists, alimentary tract surgeons, hepatologists, and other physicians, residents, nurses, and allied-health professionals who deal with these complex patients and issues. Didactic presentations will be augmented with extensive audiovisual support, workshops, panel discus- sions, and question-and-answer sessions. This course is designed to present an update of knowledge in the diagnosis and management of liver and biliary disease. For more information, contact: Division of Continuing Medical Education, P.O. Box 016960 (D23-3), Miami, FL 33101-9839; telephone: 305-547-6717/800-863-6263; fax: 305-547-5613. * Items for the "Notices" section of HEPATOLOGY should be submitted according to the following format and deadlines: Name of the event/opportunity being announced Date and location, if an event Brief description (subject matter, sponsors, deadlines) Tuition and credit available, if any The contact for information/application Issue: Deadline Issue: Deadline Jan: Sep 1 Jul: Mar 1 Feb: Oct 1 Aug: Apr 1 Mar: Nov i Sep: May 1 Apt: Dec 1 Oct: Jun 1 May: Jan 1 Nov: Jul 1 June: Feb 1 Dec: Aug i 893
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Notices
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadl ine for Rece ipt o f Abstracts: June 21, 1995
The 46th Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases will be held November 3-7, 1995 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Abstracts related to both clinical and laboratory investigations of liver and biliary tract physiology, biochemistry, morphology, liver transplantation and surgery, plus other related topics are invited. All abstracts will be published in HEPATOLOGY. Complete instructions and abstract forms will be mailed to all AASLD members. Additional forms may be obtained from the office of the AASLD Secretary/Treasurer: Eugene R. Schiff, MD, Secretary/Treasurer, AASLD, Center for Liver Diseases, 1500 NW 12th Ave, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136; telephone: 305-547-3333; fax: 305-547-3331.
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GALLSTONES: CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT
March 19-22, 1995 Tel Aviv Hilton Tel Aviv, Israel
This conference is sponsored by Tel Aviv University (Tuvia Gitat, MD) and George Washington University (Hans Fromm, MD). Category 1 CME credit is available. The conference will feature plenary sessions on epidemi- ology, natural history, pathogenesis, and gallstones; and research workshops on modulation of biliary lipids, cholesterol complexes in bile, cholesterol nucleation and crystallization, biomineralization and stone formation, and lithogenic events in gallbladder.
For more information, please contact: Peltours-Teum Congress Organizers, P.O. Box 8388, Jerusalem 91082, Israel; telephone: (972)2-617402; fax: (972)2-637572.
HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATE XI
March 23-25, 1995 Boca Raton Resort and Club
Boca Raton, FL
Course director: Eugene R. Schiff, MD, FACP. This course is directed toward internists, gastroenterologists, alimentary tract surgeons, hepatologists, and
other physicians, residents, nurses, and allied-health professionals who deal with these complex patients and issues. Didactic presentations will be augmented with extensive audiovisual support, workshops, panel discus- sions, and question-and-answer sessions. This course is designed to present an update of knowledge in the diagnosis and management of liver and biliary disease.
For more information, contact: Division of Continuing Medical Education, P.O. Box 016960 (D23-3), Miami, FL 33101-9839; telephone: 305-547-6717/800-863-6263; fax: 305-547-5613.
* Items for the "Notices" section of HEPATOLOGY should be submitted according to the following format and deadlines:
AASLD SINGLE-TOPIC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE "LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS: NEW APPROACHES TO
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF RECURRENT DISEASE" March 24-26, 1995
Hyatt Regency Reston Reston, VA
Organizers: Jay Hoofnagle, MD, Michael Lucey, MD, and Teresa Wright, MD For more information, contact: Pamela Ballinger, Meeting Manager, AASLD, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CURRENT TRENDS IN CHRONICALLY EVOLVING VIRAL HEPATITIS
March 30-April 1, 1995 Perugia, Italy
This conference, sponsored by the European Society Against Viral Diseases and the University of Perugia, is a biennial forum for epidemiologists, clinicians, virologists, molecular biologists, and all other specialists who are interested in diagnosis, prophylaxis, therapy, and pathogenesis of chronic viral hepatitis.
For further information, please contact: Professor Carlo De Bac, Department of Infectious and Tropical Dis- eases, Policlinico Umberto, 1-00161 Rome, Italy; phone and fax: (39)6-446-2904.
TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE "NEW TREATMENTS IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE"
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation April 1, 1995 La Jol la , CA
This course is designed for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and general and internal medicine practitioners. In discussing new treatments and current concepts in liver disease, we will explore problems by highlighting the most relevant and latest knowledge available.
Credit: Six hours of Category 1 CME credit. For more information, contact: Department of Academic Affairs, 403C, Scripps Clinic and Research Founda-
tion, 10666 North Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone: 619-554-8556; fax: 619-554-6310.
FALK SYMPOSIUM NO. 83 April 6-8, 1995
Haus der Kultur Walter von der Vogelweide Bolzano, Italy
This conference is titled "Advances in Hepatobi]iary and Pancreatic Diseases: Clinical Topics." For information, contact Dr M. Felder or Dr G. De Pretis, Division of Gastroenterology, Bolzano Regional
Hospital, Via Boehler, 5, 1-39100 Bolzano, Italy; telephone: (39)471-908-506 or 515-341; fax: (39)471-27-28-83.
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FIFTH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF DISORDERS OF IRON METABOLISM
April 11-13, 1995 Boston Marriott Copley Place
Boston, MA
Topics will include update on clinical and pathological features on hemochromatosis, iron and liver disease, other disorders of iron overload, iron deficiency, key relationships between iron and heine metabolism, pathophys- iology of iron-induced tissue damage, advances in iron chelation and iron supplementation therapy, genetics of hemochromatosis, and the nature of the metabolic defect in genetic hemochromatosis.
Abstracts are invited for oral or poster presentation. Conference organizers: Bruce Bacon, Herbert Bonkovsky, Pierre Brissot, James D. Cook, Jim Drysdale, Corwin
Q. Edwards, John Gollan, Norman D. Grace, Lawrie Powell, and Anthony S. Tavill. For more information, please contact: Norman D. Grace, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Faulkner Hospital,
1153 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130; telephone: 617-522-9996; fax: 617-524-6599.
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION
April 23-24, 1995 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
This symposium will be held at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Visas to the kingdom should be applied for at least 3 months in advance.
For more information, please contact the Department of Academic Affairs and Postgraduate Education: tele- phone: (966)1-442-7238; fax: (966)1-442-7237.
BAVENO II 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS WORKSHOP ON DEFINITIONS, METHODOLOGY, AND
THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN PORTAL HYPERTENSION April 27-28, 1995
Grand Hotel Dino Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy
Coordinator: Prof. Roberto de Franchis, Serv. di Gastroenterologia, Ist. di Medicina Interna, Universit~ degli Studi, Via Pace, 9-20122 Milano.
For more information, contact: Area Congressi, Via F. Mangone 3, 20123 Milano, Italy; telephone: (39)2.58.11.29.78; fax: (39)2.58.10.19.51.
AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 1995 POSTGRADUATE COURSE
"EVOLVING CONCEPTS IN GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE" May 13-14, 1995 San Diego, CA
Course Director: Loren Laine. CME credit available. For more information, please contact: AGA/PG Registration Manager, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086;
telephone: 609-848-1000; fax: 609-848-5274.
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 1995 POSTGRADUATE COURSE
"ENDOSCOPIC SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CLINICAL PROBLEMS: A CASE ORIENTED APPROACH"
May 18-19, 1995 San Diego, CA
Course Director: Blair S. Lewis. CME credit available. For further information, please contact: ASGE/PG Registration Manager, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086;
International Congress Center Berlin Berlin, Germany
This conference is titled "Bile Acids, Cholestasis, Gallstones." For more information, contact: Hans Fromm, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, George
Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20039; telephone: 202- 994-4206; fax: 202-994-3949.
AASLD SINGLE-TOPIC SYMPOSIUM "OXIDANT STRESS AND LIVER DISEASE"
June 22-25, 1995 Airlie Conference Center
Airlie, VA
Organizers: Nell Kaplowitz, MD, D. Nell Granger, PhD, and John J. Lemasters, MD, PhD. For more information, contact: Pamela Ballinger, Meeting Manager, AASLD, 6900 Grove Rd, Thor&are, NJ
XXTH INTERNATIONAL UPDATE ON LIVER DISEASE July 6-8, 1995
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine London, England
Speakers include: Dame Sheila Sherlock and some of her old Fellows from the Liver Unit of the Royal Free Hospital, London, and members of the staff of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine: Peter Amtot, Satya Bhattacharya, Andrew Burroughs, Brian Davidson, Amar Dhillon, Robert Dick, James Dooley, Geoffrey Dus- heiko, Marwan Farouk, Tim Harrison, Kenneth Hobbs, Chris Kibbler, Neil McIntyre, Pramod Mistry, Kevin Moore, Marsha Morgan, Jim Owen, Keith Rotles, Arie Zuckerman, and others.
Topics include: Cell Biology, Metabolic Disorders, Viral Hepatitis, Portal Hypertension and Ascites, Drug Metabolism, Biliary Tract Disease, Liver Tumours, Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Controversies in Man- agement, and Imaging the Liver.
For further details and information, contact: Professor Nell McIntyre, University Department of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, London NW3 2OG, England; Telephone: (44) 0171 794 0500, Extension: 3969; Fax: (44) 0171 794 4688.
HEPATOLOGY Vol. 21, No. 3, 1995 NOTICES 897
THE SOCIETY FOR ORGAN SHARING THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
Ju ly 17-19, 1995 Pala i s de Congres
Paris , France
The following topics are tentatively scheduled for the scientific program. Organ procurement: cerebral-death donor, non-heart-beat ing donor, living donor revisited, split organs, and prevention of disease transmission. Coordination, organ sharing: accreditation of national/regional organ sharing program, rules of allocation by organ, quality control, computers, information network, cost and beneficial aspects of sharing program, coordina- tion of organ/tissue retrieval, role of coordinators, and training courses of coordinators. Organ preservation and storage: experimental and clinical aspects, impact on long-term graft function, organ quality assessment, deep freezing, research programs, and islet and tissue preservation. Expanding the donor pool: evaluation of organ shortage, death rate on waiting list, kidney shortage, xeno organs as bridges before allografts, epidemiology of cerebral death, and revisiting indications for organ transplantation. Sociocultural aspects: donor consent legisla- tion/daily practice, ethical issues, impact of religion, role of media, public information, medical and paramedical information, hospital training programs, impact of governmental issues, developing countries, and international charter of ethics and good practice.
The deadline for abstracts is January 1, 1995. For further information, contact: Secretariat Office, France- Transplant, Hospital St-Louis, 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75475 Paris Cedex 10, France; fax: (33)1-42-069490.
A S P E N BILE ACID/CHOLESTEROL/LIPOPROTEIN CONFERENCE Augus t 19-22, 1995
Given B iomedica l Inst i tute of the Univers i ty of Colorado School of Medic ine Aspen, CO
The conference, "Quantitation of the Major Lipoprotein Pathways," will be chaired jointly by John M. Dietschy, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and Jeffrey T. Billheimer, Du Pont Merck Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE.
Tentative topics and speakers include the following: (1) Movement of cholesterol into the liver and the regulation of LDL receptor activity, Richard Havel, T. Y.
Chang, Joseph L. Goldstein, and John M. Dietschy; (2) Movement of lipids into the cell through non-LDL receptors and other mechanisms, David Williams,
Joachim Herz, and Monty Krieger; (3) Cholesterol metabolism and the function of lipoprotein receptors and apoproteins in the central nervous
system, G. J. Snipes, Robert W. Mahley, Allen D. Roses, and G. Stephen Tint; (4) Movement of cholesterol out of cells by different mechanisms, Irwin M. Arias, Henry N. Ginsberg, Arnold
von Eckardstein, and George H. Rothblat. Limited funds are available to help defray the expenses of students, research fellows, postdoctoral trainees,
and junior faculty. To apply for support, please provide a curriculum vitae and bibliography, a description of research activities, and an abstract (single page, typed, 300 word limit) to be considered for poster presentation.
Senior investigators may apply for admission to the conference by sending a letter of interest. A $150 registra- tion fee will be payable following acceptance.
All participants are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentation. The number of conference participants is limited; early application is advised. The deadline for receipt of applications is June 1, 1995. Send applications to: Aspen Bile Acid/Cholesterol/Lipoprotein Conference, Conference Coordinator, 4200 E 9th Ave, Box B145, Denver, CO 80262; Telephone: (303) 270-8567; or Fax: (303) 270-7180.
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EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER (EASL) Augus t 20-23, 1995
Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract Deadline: April 12, 1995
At this meeting, special emphasis will be put on developing basic as well as clinical topics and covering different fields of research on the liver. The President of the 1994 meeting is Professor Niels Tygstrup, Rigshospitalet 2152, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
For information, contact: EASL Secretary, Professor Christian Br6chot, Liver Unit and INSERUM U 370, CHU Necker-Enfants Malades, 156, rue de Vaugirard, 75730 PARIS Cedex 15, France; telephone: (33) 1 40 61 56 40; fax: (33) 1 40 61 55 81.
THIRD INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON HEPATITIS C VIRUS AND RELATED VIRUSES FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEPATITIS D VIRUS AND LIVER DISEASE
August 28-September 3, 1995 Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort
Gold Coast, Australia
Convenors: Graham Cooksley and Eric Gowans. For more information, contact: Secretariat Office, Hepatitis, P.O. Box 101, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane,
Queensland 4029, Australia; fax: (61)7-362-0108.
FIFTH CONGRESS EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON ALCOHOLISM (ESBRA)
September 6-9, 1995 University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Main topics: alcohol and acetaldehyde metabolism: mechanism of alcohol toxicity; alcohol and genetics; neuro- biology of alcoholism; alcohol-induced organ injury; alcohol and cancer; alcohol abuse and nutrition; biological markers of alcoholism; economic problems; psychosocial aspects of alcohol; alcohol and women; new aspects in treatment of alcoholism; preventive measures against alcohol abuse; and fetal-alcohol syndrome.
For information, contact: Convention Bureau Stuttgart, Berliner Platz 1-3, D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany; fax: (49)711/2027766.
4TH UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY WEEK (UEGW) September 17-21, 1995
Berlin, Germany
The United European Gastroenterology Federation and the German Society of Gastroenterology and Metabo- lism will be hosting the 4th UEGW in Berlin, Germany, September 17-21, 1995. The meeting provides a forum for the presentation of high quality original data in basic and clinical gastroenterology. In addition, the meeting will give ample time for education and exchange of the most current information available about epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The program includes postgraduate courses, state of the art presentations, clinical symposia, research fora and much more.
For more information, contact: Der-Congress, Bundesallee 56, D-10715 Berlin, Germany; telephone: (49)30/ 85 79 03-0; or fax: (49)30/85 79 03-26.
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FALK SYMPOSIUM NO. 86 October 17-18, 1995
C o n v e n t i o n Center Base l Basel , Swi t zer land
This conference, part I of the Basel Liver Week 1995, is titled "Bile Acids and Immunology." For information, contact: Prof. Dr. P.A. Berg, Abteilung ffir Inner Medizin II, Medizinische Universitatsklinik, Ottfried-Multers- trasse 10, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany; telephone: (49)7071-29-44-79; fax: (49)7071-29-27-60.
FALK SYMPOSIUM NO. 87 October 19-21, 1995
C o n v e n t i o n Center Base l Basel , Swi tzer land
This conference, part II of the Basel Liver Week 1995, is titled "Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases: Molecular Biology and Clinics."
For more information, contact: Prof Dr L. Bianchi, Institut for Pathologie der Universitfit, SchSnbenstrasse 40. CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland; telephone: (41)61-265-26-25; fax: (41)61-265-31-94.
FALK SYMPOSIUM NO. 88 October 22-23, 1995
C o n v e n t i o n Center Base l Basel , Swi tzer land
This conference, Part III of the Basel Liver Week 1995, is titled "Molecular Diagnosis and Gene Therapy." For more information, contact Prof Dr med H.E. Blum, Medizinische Klinik B, Departement fiir Innere
VII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIRAL HEPATITIS J a n u a r y 25-27, 1996
Madrid, Spa in
The organizer of this symposium is Fundacidn para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales, Madrid, Spain. Topics will include pathogenesis and molecular biology of hepatitis B, C, D, and E viruses and antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B, C, and D. Opportunities for discussions will be provided. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is October 1, 1995.
For information, contact: Dr. Inmaculada Castillo, Scientific Secretary, Hepatology Unit, Fundaci6n Jim6nez Diaz, Avda. Reyes CatSlicos 2, E-28040 Madrid, Spain; telephone: (+34-1) 543.19.64; fax: (+34-1) 544.92.28.
