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IHPBA Capítulo Argentino
Scientific Programme

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Foyer Lobby Level

07:30 - 20:00
Registrations

Pacífico

08:00 - 16:00
PRE CONGRESS COURSE “MULTIMODAL TREATMENT OF HPB TUMORS”
08:00 - 08:05
Presentation

de Santibañes, Eduardo (Argentina)

LIVER

08:05 - 08:10
Introduction

Nagorney, David (USA)

Loco-regional therapies in liver tumors

Chairmen:
Nagorney, David (USA) – Belghiti, Jacques (France)
08:10 - 08:25
Yttrium labeled microspheres in primary tumors

Lau, Joseph (China)

08:25 - 08:30
Q&A
08:30 - 08:45
Yttrium labeled microspheres in colorectal and non-colorectal metastases

Stubbs, Richard (New Zealand)

08:45 - 08:50
Q&A
08:50 - 09:05
Yttrium labeled microspheres in neuroendocrine metastases

Martin, Robert (USA)

09:05 - 09:10
Q&A
09:10 - 09:25
State of the art in radiofrequency and microwave destruction: where are we?

Helton, Scott (USA)

09:25 - 09:30
Q&A

Multimodal strategies to enhance resectability of colorectal metastases

Chairmen:
Bismuth, Henri (France) – Capussotti, Lorenzo (Italy)
09:30 - 09:45
Preoperative/intraoperative portal vein embolization or ligation

Clavien, Pierre (Switzerland)

09:45 - 09:50
Q&A
09:50 - 10:05
Is neoadjuvant chemotherapy really justified?

Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (USA)

10:05 - 10:10
Q&A
10:10 - 10:25
Missing metastasis: discovering and dealing

Goéré, Diane (France)

10:25 - 10:30
Q&A
10:30 - 10:45
Genetic tests to enhance chemotherapy response

Maithel, Shishir K. (USA)

10:45 - 10:50
Q&A
10:50 - 11:10
Coffee Break

Other Strategies

Chairmen:
Chapman, William (USA) – Miller, Charles (USA)
11:10 - 11:25
Liver transplantation in benign liver tumors, when?

Esquivel, Carlos (USA)

11:25 - 11:30
Q&A
11:30 - 11:45
Liver transplantation for non-HCC tumors

Broelsch, Christoph (Germany)

11:45 - 11:50
Q&A

BILIARY TRACT

Chairmen:
Nimura Yuji (Japan) - Cherqui, Daniel (France)
11:50 - 11:55
Introduction

Cherqui, Daniel (France)

11:55 - 12:10
Multimodal treatment of gallbladder cancer: always, never or when?

Jagannath, Palepu (India)

12:10 - 12:15
Q&A
12:15 - 12:30
Multimodal preparation to liver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Cherqui, Daniel (France)

12:30 - 12:35
Q&A
12:35 - 12:50
Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Is still worthy?

Malago, Massimo (United Kingdom)

12:50 - 12:55
Q&A
12:55 - 13:10
Photodynamic therapy and photosensitization

Adams, Reid (USA)

13:10 - 13:15
Q&A
13:15 - 13:30
Cyberknife

Goldstein, Robert (USA)

13:30 - 13:35
Q&A
13:35 - 14:30
Lunch Break

PANCREAS

Chairmen:
Dervenis, Christos (Greece) – Bassi, Claudio (Italy)
14:30 - 14:35
Introduction

Bassi, Claudio (Italy)

14:35 - 14:50
Neoadyuvant treatment for ductal adenocarcinoma

Pisters,Peter (USA)

14:50 - 14:55
Q&A
14:55 - 15:10
State of the art: current management of non functional neuroendocrine tumors

Falconi, Massimo (Italy)

15:10 - 15:15
Q&A
15:15 - 15:30
Future trends in ductal pancreatic cancer

Schmidt, Jan (Germany)

15:30 – 15:35
Q&A
15:35 - 16:00
FINAL REMARKS AND CLOSURE

Van Gulik, Thomas (Netherlands)

Atlántico

08:00 - 15:00
IHPBA Post Graduate Course “Advances in ultrasonography, liver ablation & laparoscopic liver resection”

Registration required (Sponsored by Covidien)
On-site registration opens on Sunday, April 18th., 07:30

Course Director: 
Iannitti, David A. (USA)
08:00 - 08:10
Introduction to Course

Iannitti, David A. (USA)

ULTRASOUND

Session Chair:
Iannitti, David A. (USA)
08:10 - 08:30
Ultrasound Principles

Curley, Steven (USA)

08:30 - 08:50
US Liver Anatomy and Pathology

Clary, Bryan (USA)

08:50 - 09:10
U/S Techniques for Open & Lap Surgery

Pekolj, Juan (Argentina)

09:10 - 09:30
Future of Ultrasound Technology

Choti, Michael (USA)

09:30 - 09:50
Advanced Image Guidance Systems

Martinie, John B. (USA)

09:50 - 10:00
Q&A

Panel

10:00 - 10:15
Break

ABLATION

Session Chair:
Jeyarajah, Rohan (USA)
10:15 - 10:20
Intro to Ablation Session

Jeyarajah, Rohan (USA)

10:20 - 10:45
Physics of ES/RF/MW

Iannitti, David A.(USA)

10:45-11:10
Technical Aspects of Open & Lap Ablation

Espat, Joseph (USA)

11:10 - 11:30
Complications of Ablation / Safety

Sindram, David (USA)

11:30 - 11:50
Evidence Based Medicine for Ablation

Molinari, Michele (Canada)

11:50 - 12:00
Q&A

Panel

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
Case Presentations / Tumor Board

LAP LIVER RESECTION

Session Chair:
Herman, Paulo (Brazil)
13:00 - 13:05
Intro to Lap Liver Session

Herman, Paulo (Brazil)

13:05 - 13:25
Parenchymal Transsection Techniques (Energy & Stapling Devices)

O’Rourke, Nicholas (Australia)

13:25 - 13:45
Total Lap Liver Resection

Gigot, Jean-Francois (Belgium)

13:45 - 14:05
Hand Assisted Lap Liver Resection

Koffron, Alan (USA)

14:05 - 14:25
Hybrid Liver Resection

Wakabayashi, Go (Japan)

14:25 - 14:45
Outcomes for Lap Liver Resection

Gamblin, Clark (USA)

14:45 - 15:00
Q&A