Hepatology Summer School

13.00 Lunch. Arrival. Registration
14.00 Welcome. Introduction of the faculty and delegates.        
14.30-16.00     Basics in pediatric hepatology
  Lab evaluation in liver diseases 
  Imaging of the liver
  Basics in liver pathology
  Signs of liver disease outside the liver
  Non-invasive evaluation of the liver             
16.00 Coffee break               
16.30-18.30 Neonatal cholestasis
  Diagnostic approach in cholestasis
  Biliary atresia
  PFICs
  Alagille syndrome
  Case discussions - 2 Q & A
20.00 Welcome Dinner

8.30-10.30 Chronic liver diseases (infections, autoimmunity, steatosis)
Chronic viral hepatitis B and C Autoimmune liver disease (autoimmune hepatitis and autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis)
  Steatotic liver disease                        
  Case discussions – 2
  Q & A
16.00 Coffee break               
11.00-13.00     Genetic and Metabolic liver diseases
  Genetic testing in liver disease          
  Wilson’s disease  
  Alfa 1 anti-trypsine deficiency
  Rare diseases with liver involvement
  Case discussions – 2
  Q & A
13.00-14.00     Lunch
14.00-16.00     Management of the end-stage liver disease                        
  Overview of the complications of cirrhosis. Management of ascites                        
  Portal hypertension and management of variceal bleeding.                        
  Cardiac involvement in liver diseases  
  Case discussions – 2
  Q & A
16.00   Coffee break               
16.30-18.30  Acute liver failure                        
  Causes of ALF in neonates and children                        
  DILI and toxic causes of hepatitis                        
  Management of ALF in neonates and children                        
  Case discussions – 2                        
  Q &A
20.00   Dinner

8.30-10.30 Vascular diseases and liver tumors                        
  Congenital anomalies, including congenital porto-systemic shunts                        
  Portal vein thrombosis                        
  Liver tumors: diagnosis and management                        
  Case discussions – 2                        
  Q &A
16.00  Coffee break               
11.00-13.0  Liver transplantation                        
  Indications of LT in children and pre-transplant evaluation                        
  Surgical aspects of LT for pediatric hepatologist                        
  Post-transplant management                        
  Case discussions – 2                        
  Q &A
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.00 Challenging cases – discussions in groups, on case proposal from faculty (5 groups) 16.30  Social activities – visit to Saltmine Turda (17.00), vineyard and dinner

8.30-10.30  Plenary presentations of the groups activity
16.00  Coffee break               
11.00-12.00   Hot topics and future in pediatric hepatology All faculty round table discussions
12.00-12.30   Conclusions
13.00  Farewell lunch