programme

INTERNATIONAL
CLUB OF ASCITES
Workshop on
“The Management
of Renal Dysfunction
in Patients
with Cirrhosis”
14th December, PADUA
Aula Morgagni
Policlinico Universitario
Via Giustiniani 2
15th December, VENICE
Hotel Palazzo Giovanelli
Santa Croce, San Stae, 2070
December 14
PADUA - AULA MORGAGNI
8.20
Welcome and introduction
P. Angeli
The potential role of cistatin C
A. Gerbes (Munich, Germany)
Chairs: V. Arroyo (Barcelona, Spain)
M. Bernardi (Bologna, Italy)
The role of renal biopsy in patients with cirrhosis
R. Moreau (Paris, France)
8.30
1st Session:
Round Table on clinical relevance of an increase in
serum creatinine to a final value below 1.5 mg/dl
in patients with cirrhosis: comparison among new
available data
13.30Lunch
M. Guevara (Barcelona, Spain)
S. Piano (Padova, Italy)
G. Garcia-Tsao (New Haven, CT, USA)
F. Wong (Toronto, Canada)
S. Sarin (New Dehli, India)
Chairs: R. Moreau (Paris, France)
F. Wong (Toronto, Canada)
11.00
2nd Session:
What about the new tools for the differential diagnosis
among the different phenotypes of acute renal failure
in patients with cirrhosis?
Subclinical acute tubular necrosis in patients with cirrhosis
R. Kim (Rochester, MN, USA)
The potential role of human neutrophil gelatinase-associated
lipocalin (NGAL)
P. Gines (Barcelona, Spain)
14.30
3rd Session:
New insights in the pathophysiology
of HRS
Chair: G. Thiene (Padova, Italy)
“Giovanni Battista Morgagni” State of the art lecture:
Peripheral arterial vasodilation: new molecular
mechanisms
R. W. Schrier (Denver, CO, USA)
Chairs: P. Gines (Barcelona, Spain)
A. Gatta (Padova, Italy)
The role of the impairment of cardiac output
V. Arroyo (Barcelona, Spain)
Reduced cardiac contractility: molecular mechanisms
S. Lee (Calgary, Canada)
Beside renal hypoperfusion: the role of inflammation
R. Mookerjee (London, UK)
Chairs: G. Garcia-Tsao (New Haven, CT, USA)
R.W. Schrier (Denver, CO, USA)
December 15
Venice - PALAZZO GIOVANELLI
8.30
4th Session:
How can we better finalize
the diagnosis of HRS?
When should be started the plasma volume expansion?
F. Salerno (Milano, Italy)
How to monitor the plasma volume expansion?
P. Caraceni (Bologna, Italy)
Conclusive remarks
What about the 2.5 mg/dl cut-off for the diagnosis
of type 1 HRS?
T.D. Boyer (Tucson, AZ, USA)
What about the diagnosis of HRS in patients with chronic
kidney disease?
K. Moore (London, UK)
Chairs: T.D. Boyer (Tucson, AZ, USA)
G. Laffi (Firenze, Italy)
11.00
5th Session:
How can we better finalize the treatment of HRS?
When type 2 HRS should be treated with terlipressin
and albumin?
M. Bernardi (Bologna, Italy)
How to monitor the treatment with terlipressin and albumin?
P. Gines (Barcelona, Spain)
How to manage priority allocation to liver transplantation in
responders?
P. Angeli (Padova, Italy)
How to manage the non response?
F. Durand (Paris, France)
A. Gatta (Padova, Italy)
V. Arroyo (Barcelona, Spain)
13.30Lunch
Scientific Committee of the International
Club of Ascites
Carlo Alessandria (Torino, Italy)
Paolo Angeli (Padova, Italy)
Adrian Gadano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ray Kim (Rochester, MN, USA)
Alexander Krag (Copenaghen, Demnark)
Arun Sanyal (Richmond, VA, USA)
Shiv Sarin (New Dehli, India)
Faculty
Paolo Angeli (Padova, Italy)
Vicente Arroyo (Barcelona, Spain)
Mauro Bernardi (Bologna, Italy)
Thomas D. Boyer (Tucson, AZ, USA)
Paolo Caraceni (Bologna, Italy)
Francois Durand (Paris, France)
Gudalupe Garcia-Tsao (New Haven, CT, USA)
Angelo Gatta (Padova, Italy)
Alexander Gerbes (Munich, Germany)
Pere Gines (Barcelona, Spain)
Monica Guevara (Barcelona, Spain)
Ray Kim (Rochester, MN, USA)
Giacomo Laffi (Firenze, Italy)
Sam Lee (Calgary, Canada)
Raj Mookerjee (London, UK)
Kevin Moore (London, UK)
Richard Moreau (Paris, France)
Salvatore Piano (Padova, Italy)
Francesco Salerno (Milano, Italy)
Shiv Sarin (New Delhi, India)
Robert W. Schrier (Denver, CO, USA)
Gaetano Thiene (Padova, Italy)
Florence Wong (Toronto, Canada)
The event will take place under
the PATRONAGE of:
- Regione Veneto (Italy)
- University of Padova (Italy)
- Italian Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AISF)
- Foundation “Lionello Forin Hepatos”
Sponsorships for the International Club
of Ascites Workshop:
Novartis Italy
14 december
15 December
Venue
Aula Morgagni – Policlinico Universitario
Via Giustiniani, 2 - Padua
Venue
Hotel Palazzo Giovanelli
Campo San Stae, 2070 - Venice
Registration
Free on www.sabiwork.it
Registration
This day is reserved only to the scientific Faculty.
Certificate of attendance
A certificate of attendance will be issued to all partecipants
Official language: English
There will not be a simultaneous translation
Scientific Secretariat
Prof. Paolo Angeli
E-mail: [email protected]
organizing secretariat
tel. 049 7387069 - fax 049 7387061
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