HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (The Official Journal of APASL) Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to inform you that the Impact Factor of Hepatology International has touched a new high of 6.047 for the year 2020-2021 from 5.102  in the year 2019-2020.  We would like to thank our Associate Editors,  our editorial board members, and our reviewers who have strived hard to choose high quality scientific and research works for Hepatology International. We would also like to profusely thank our publishing and editorial teams from Springer Nature for their excellent support.  Hopefully,  together we can achieve greater heights in the coming year. Best regards, Masao Omata, EIC                   Shiv Sarin, EIC    … [Read more]

Invitation to APASL Hepatology Webinar Friday, July 16th 2021 at 20:00-22:00 (Korean Standard Time= +9:00 GMT) It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL) Hepatology Webinar Episode 5. Please don’t miss it!

Invitation to Istanbul Health and Technology University   Please Register Online at follows. https://www.istun.edu.tr/tr/portal-hypertension-symposium If you have already registered through online form, you do not have to register again.  Time 3:00pm- (GMT+3:00) İstanbul 5:30pm- (GMT+5:30) New Delhi 9:00pm- (GMT+9:00) Seoul / Tokyo 8:00pm- (GMT+8:00) Manila / Beijing / Singapore / Kuala Lumpur 2:00pm- (GMT+2) Madrid 5:00pm- (GMT+5:00) Karachi 6:30pm- (GMT+6:30) Yangon 7:00pm- (GMT+7:00) Bangkok / Jakarta 10:00pm- (GMT+10:00) Melbourne 00:00pm- (GMT+12:00) Wellington 5:00am- (GMT-7:00) San Francisco 8:00am- (GMT-4:00) New York / Boston 1:00pm- (BST) London   We Look Forward to Your Participation!

Friday, May 21st 2021 at 20:00-21:50 (Korean Standard Time= +9:00 GMT) It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL) Hepatology Webinar Episode 5.Topic: “COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Liver Disease” Speakers: Dr. Won Suk Choi, Dr. Ki Tae Kwon, Dr. Grace Wong, Dr. Gautam Mehta Moderators: Dr. Masao Omata, Dr. Shiv K Sarin, Dr. Jin-Mo Yang, Dr. George  Lau, Dr. Woo-Joo Kim Please do not miss it!   Date Friday  May 21st, 2021   Time 2:00pm-3:50pm (GMT+3:00) Istanbul 4:00pm-5:50pm (GMT+5:00) Karachi 4:30pm-6:20pm (IST = GMT+5:30) New Delhi 5:30pm-7:20pm (IST = GMT+5:30) Yangon 6:00pm-7:50pm (GMT+7:00) Bangkok / Jakarta … [Read more]

The next APASL School E-Learning Series 2- Session 4 will be held! Date: Tuesday April 27, 2021Time: 16:00-onwards (Indian Standard Time, IST) Please join! Register Online: https://regconf.com/apasl_hepatology_E-learning/index.php

Friday, April 16th 2021 at 20:00-21:50 (Korean Standard Time= +9:00 GMT) It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL) Hepatology Webinar Episode 5.Topic: “Immune-Tolerant Phase: A Remaining Battlefield Against Hepatitis B” Speakers: Dr. Jeong-Hoon Lee, Dr. Patrick Kennedy, Dr. Henry NY Chan, Dr. Young-Suk Lim Moderators: Dr. Masao Omata, Dr. Shiv K Sarin, Dr. Jin-Mo Yang, Dr. George  Lau, Dr. Antonio Bertoletti, Dr. Jia-Horng Kao   Please do not miss it!   Date Friday  April 16th, 2021   Time 2:00pm-3:50pm (GMT+3:00) Istanbul 4:00pm-5:50pm (GMT+5:00) Karachi 4:30pm-6:20pm (IST = GMT+5:30) New Delhi 5:30pm-7:20pm (IST = GMT+5:30) Yangon 6:00pm-7:50pm … [Read more]

New series of APASL Hepatology Webinar will begin! The 1st session of APASL Hepatology Webinar 2021will be held on April 16th (Fri)! Immune-Tolerant Phase: A Remaining Battlefield Against Hepatitis B

The next APASL School E-Learning Series 2- Session 3will be held on Tuesday March 30, 2021! APASL School E-Learning Seminars will be held as follows! Please join! Register Online: https://regconf.com/apasl_hepatology_E-learning/index.php

The next APASL School E-Learning Series 2- Session 2will be held on Tuesday February 23, 2021! APASL School E-Learning Seminars will be held as follows! Please join! Register Online: https://regconf.com/apasl_hepatology_E-learning/index.php

The next APASL School E-Learning Series 2- Session 1will be held on Tuesday January 26, 2021! APASL School E-Learning Seminars will be held as follows! Please join! Register Online: https://regconf.com/apasl_hepatology_E-learning/index.php

APASL STC on NAFLD/NASH: Non-Infection Epidemic in XXI Date: October 8-10, 2022City: Yerevan, ArmeniaPresident: Dr. Hasmik Ghazinian

We have updated the the announcement for APASL annual meeting 2022 in Seoul. Please check the video and the PDF files below. For more details, you may visit our official homepage of APASL 2022: http://www.apasl2022seoul.org/

APASL Award Awardees: [APASL 2020] The 2nd APASL Okuda-Omata Distinguished Award: Dr. Jacob George, Australia  The 2nd APASL Powell-Sarin Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. A Kadir Dokmeci, Turkey The 2nd APASL Sollano-Lesmana Great Mentor Award: Dr. Gamal Shiha, Egypt The 2nd APASL Rising Star Award: Dr. Rakhi Maiwall, India

The 8th session of APASL Hepatology Webinar Episode 4 will be held on December 19th (Sat)! Registration form: https://regconf.com/apasl_webinar/ [Complimentary] Topic: “Hepatocellular Carcinoma” Speaker: Dr. Josep M Llovet (USA) Moderator: Dr. Masao Omata (Japan), Dr. Thomas Yau (China)

【DON’T MISS IT!!】 Deadline for application has been extended to March 1st  2021!   To apply, just download the attached application form and send it to APASL Secretariat with your CV!   The 3rd APASL Named and Rising Star Awards will be selected and presented during APASL 2022 Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea.1) 3rd APASL Okuda-Omata Distinguished Award2) 3rd APASL Powell-Sarin Achievement Award3) 3rd APASL Lesmana-Sollano Great Mentor Award4) 3rd APASL Rising Star Award Dear, APASL members   It is a great pleasure to announce you that APASL will call for application of the 3rd APASL Named Award and Rising Star Award which will be included in the scientific program of the APASL2022 Seoul, Korea. Following is the information regarding the … [Read more]

APASL Hepatology Webinar Episode 4 Session 7 will be held on December 12 at 20:00-22:20 (Beijing Time). Topic: “Editor’s Choice: Hepatology” Registar: https://regconf.com/apasl_webinar/ [Complimentary]

The 6th session of APASL Hepatology Webinar Episode 4 will be held on December 5th (Sat)! Registration form: https://regconf.com/apasl_webinar/ [Complimentary]

APASL Award Awardees: [APASL 2019] The 1st APASL Okuda-Omata Distinguished Award: Dr. Jia Horng Kao, Taiwan The 1st APASL Powell-Sarin Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Osamu Yokosuka, Japan The 1st APASL Sollano-Lesmana Great Mentor Award: Dr. Wan Long Chuang, Taiwan The 1st APASL Rising Star Award: Dr. Mohamed Alborale, Egypt   They were awarded at APASL Annual Meeting 2019 in Manila.

It has been decided that APASL Annual Meeting in Bangkok will be a virtual Meeting. If you would like to know about the programs and registration forms, please visit our website of APASL Annual Meeting (2021).   Date: February 4-6, 2021 City: Virtual Meeting (Organized in Bangkok, Thailand) President: Dr. Tawesak Tanwandee Website: https://www.apasl2021bangkok.org/ Register: https://www.apasl2021bangkok.org/registration About APASL Awards: http://apasl.info/7161/