• 08:15 Introduction - Patrick MARCELLIN (France)

• 08:30 - 10:30 1st session

  Chairs :

  Daniel DHUMEAUX (France) Massimo COLOMBO (Italy)

• 08:30 How to use virological tools for the optimal management of chronic hepatitis C - Jean-Michel PAWLOTSKY (France) Download

• 09:00 How to predict the outcome of chronic hepatitis C - Alfredo ALBERTI (Italy) Download

• 09:30 Serum markers, elastometry or liver biopsy - Michel BEAUGRAND (France) Download

• 10:00 Round table - All speakers

• 11:00 - 12:30 2nd session

  Chairs :

  Thierry POYNARD (France) Antonio CRAXI (Italy)

• 11:00 What is the optimal treatment of naive patients with chronic hepatitis C - Stefan ZEUZEM (Germany) Download

• 11:30 The challenge of treating non responders - Patrick MARCELLIN (France) Download

• 12:00 Clinical case - Jenny HEATHCOTE (Canada) Download

• 12:30 - 14:00 Luncheons

• 12:30 Geographical Targeted Luncheons - Stefan ZEUZEM (Germany)

• 14:00 - 15:30 3rd session

  Chairs :

  Stanislas POL (France) Teresa WRIGHT (USA)

• 14:00 How to manage patients with HIV-HCV co-infection - Douglas DIETERICH (USA) Download

• 14:30 Treatment pre- and post-transplantation - Didier SAMUEL (France) Download

• 15:00 Round table - All speakers

• 16:00 - 18:00 4th session

  Chairs :

  Lawrence SERFATY (France) Nezam AFDHAL (USA)

• 16:00 Steatosis in chronic hepatitis C : liaisons dangereuses ? - Francesco NEGRO (Switzerland) Download

• 16:30 Alcohol in chronic hepatitis C : legal or prohibited ? - Gary DAVIS (USA) Download

• 17:00 Iron and HCV : the middle age ? - Yves DEUGNIER (France) Download

• 17:30 Clinical case - Nezam AFDHAL (USA) Download

• 20:00 Congress Dinner

• 08:30 - 10:00 1st session

  Chairs :

  Massimo LEVRERO (France) Howard THOMAS (UK)

• 08:30 How to use virological tools for the optimal management of chronic hepatitis B - Fabien ZOULIM (France) Download

• 09:00 How to predict the outcome of chronic hepatitis B - Giovanna FATTOVICH (Italy) Download

• 09:30 New drugs for chronic hepatitis B - Rafael ESTEBAN (Spain) Download

• 10:00 Round table - All speakers

• 10:30 - 11:30 HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B

  Chairs :

  Christian TREPO (France) Michael MANNS (Germany)

• 10:30 Why do I treat my patients with nucleos(t)ide analogues ? - Geoffrey DUSHEIKO (UK) Download

• 11:00 Why do I treat my patients with pegylated interferon ? - George LAU (Hong Kong) Download

• 11:15 Round table - All speakers

• 11:30 - 12:30 HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B

  Chairs :

  Eugene SCHIFF (USA) Mario RIZZETTO (Italy)

• 11:30 Why do I treat my patients with nucleos(t)ide analogues ? - Stephanos HADZIYANNIS (Greece) Download

• 12:00 Why do I treat my patients with pegylated interferon ? - Robert PERRILLO (USA) Download

• 12:45 Round table - All speakers

• 12:30 - 14:00 Luncheon

• 12:30 Geographical Targeted Luncheons

• 14:00 - 15:30 4th session

  Chairs :

  Jean-Pierre ZARSKI (France) Feruccio BONINO (Italy)

• 14:00 Management of patients with HIV-HBV co-infection - Yves BENHAMOU (France) Download

• 14:30 Treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis delta - Patrizia FARCI (Italy) Download

• 15:00 Clinical case - Anna LOK (USA) Download

• 16:00 Conclusion - Patrick MARCELLIN (France)