APASL 2014 is just about upon us. The program is impressive and covers the breadth of liver disease. The liver transplant course concentrates on recurrent disease following transplantation and optimising post-transplant immunosuppression whilst the post graduate course addresses the vital issue of viral hepatitis in the Asia Pacific region. New treatment paradigms for HCV, special issues in HBV and new horizons in HCC are all covered in an extraordinary program that captures the excitement of the current era of new antiviral therapies. The re-introduction of a research workshop should attract great interest. Stellar speakers in sessions addressing inflammation, immunity and host microbe interactions should be inspirational for biomedical researchers – both young and old. A welcome ceremony expressing traditional elements of Australian and New Zealand’s culture opens the door to the main core meeting. Running for just three days the program is packed with clinical symposia, translational research symposia and State of the Art Lectures that address the contemporary issues of modern hepatology as it pertains to the Asian Pacific region. We have a particular focus on Public Health issues in this meeting. The CEVHAP symposium devoted to viral Hepatitis Action plans, the Okuda symposium covering Barriers to Treating Liver Disease in the Asia Pacific region and a State of the Art Lecture by Charles Gore illustrate APASL’s commitment to this theme. Almost 100 submitted papers will be presented as oral presentations with the outstanding submissions selected for the presidential plenary papers. The quality of the submitted abstracts was very high illustrating the remarkable research that is being conducted in this region. If you are undecided, then I hope this program overview has convinced you to come to Brisbane for APASL 2014. I am sure you will enjoy the experience. We look forward to meeting you in Brisbane.

Sincerely yours,

Darrell Crawford
President of APASL

APASL STC on Liver Fibrosis in Egypt

Date: June 11-13, 2014

City: Cairo, Egypt

President: Dr. Gamal Shiha

Website: To be announced.

APASL STC on HCV in Pakistan

Date: October 17-19, 2014

City: Islamabad, Pakistan

President: Dr. Zaigham Abbas

Website: http://pssld.org.pk/

APASL STC on HBV in China

Dates: December 12-14, 2014

City: Guangzhou, China

President: Dr. Jinlin Hou

Website: http://apaslstc.org

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APASL 2015 in Istanbul

APASL 2015 WEBSITE HAS BEEN READY!

Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver and Turkish Society of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatology are pleased to announce 24^th Annual Meeting of Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL 2015) which will be held in İstanbul, Turkey on 12 - 15 March 2015.

Now the congress website, www.apasl2015.org is ready!

You can find all details of APASL 2015 through the congress website.

FOLLOW APASL 2015 ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

Except the official congress website, you can also have a chance to follow and to be updated through social media by following official APASL 2015 Social Media accounts. APASL 2015 Official Facebook Page and Official Twitter account is ready. All participants and related parties can follow the official accounts to get updated easily.

APASL Guidelines

Now following APASL Guidelines have been published in Hepatology International. APASL Guidelines for HBV (Hepatol Int 2012; 6: 531-561)
*Erratum to HBV (Hepatol Int 2012; 6: 809-810)
APASL Guidelines for HCV (Hepatol Int 2012; 6: 409-435)
APASL Guidelines for HCC (Hepatol Int 2010; 4: 439-474)
APASL Guidelines for Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure (Hepatol Int 2009; 3: 269-282)
APASL Guidelines for Fibrosis (Hepatol Int 2009; 3: 323-333)
APASL Guidelines for IPH (Hepatol Int 2007; 1: 398-413)
APASL Guidelines for Variceal Bleeding (Hepatol Int 2008; 2: 429-439)

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Education Program on Chronic Hepatitis Disease

The Education Program on Chronic Hepatitis Disease will be held in China and Indonesia. The program is scheduled from April to June, in 2014 and 2015. It is organized by APASL, Chinese Infectious Diseases and Hepatology Societies, and CMA. The sponsor will provide funding to support the travel and accommodation for 60 young doctors and researchers with recommendation from their supervisors. Details of the Education Program on Chronic Hepatitis Disease in China can be downloaded by clicking below.

http://www.apasl.info/educationprogram-2014china.pdf

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Fellowship

APASL plans to launch its first fellowship program (APASL Early Career Fellowships) commencing in the year 2014. The objective of the fellowship is to foster career development by encouraging the beneficial experience of working in a different clinical or research environment in another country in the Asia-Pacific region. These fellowships provide for advanced training in health and medical research in any country in the Asia-Pacific region and enable fellows to work in a clinical environment or on a research project with nominated advisers.

We appreciate your generous contributions and support for these APASL fellowships and look forward to a number of high-quality applications.

An application form can be downloaded by clicking here.

http://www.apasl.info/applicationform-fellowship.docx

Please fill in and send to the APASL secretariat (apasl_secretariat@apasl.info). We are looking forward to receiving your application.

There are no restrictions based on nationality. The sponsoring institution with the academic environment to provide adequate support for the proposed project might be suggested by APASL. Application will be reviewed by APASL Committee members. The decisions of the Committee are final and not subject to appeal.