Topic of the conference
The topic of the conference is to discuss between hepatologists, transplant physisians and metabolicians the actual indications of medical versus transplant management of inborn errors of liver metabolism. New procedures such as hepatocyte transplantation will be discussed, including current successes and prospects of cell therapy using hepatocyte cell lines. Long term outcome of children will be discussed, with successes and pitfalls of both medical and transplant management. Outcome will include survival, quality of life, social life. Basic science and clinical aspects.

The detailed final program is now on line. It includes expert conferences and free communications in the field of metabolic diseases and transplantation. : clinical aspects, new treatments, diagnostic procedures, substitutive therapy, liver & liver cell transplantation, stem cell research, hepatocyte cell lines, animal models,.....
We thank our partners in the congress organisation and we thank Euroliver foundation for offering the 500 € and BeSPGHAN 500 € & 250€ prices for the best free communications.

Belgian Accreditation - Continuous Education: 90 points, Ethics & Economics Rubrique 6

 

Public
The meeting will gather opinion leaders and physicians involved in the care of pediatric metabolic diseases, hepatology and liver transplantation, who will meet together for the first time to learn from each others. The meeting is held under the auspices of :

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM
EUROPEAN SOCIETY PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HE¨PATOLOGY AND NUTRITION
BELGIAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION

Abstract
The meeting is open to free communications and wellcomes any original experience. Abstract & conferences will be published in the ACTA GASTROENTEROLOGICA BELGICA january 2006 issue, available at the meeting.

INFO

Mrs I Vanelewijck, 4th Orphan symposium, UCL St Luc1301 , 10 av Hippocrate, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel: +32 2 7641387 Fax: +3227648909
e mail: Vanelewijck@pedi.ucl.ac.be

 

 

 

 

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