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Advances in Hepatobiliary Diseases

Presented by

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Schiff Center for Liver Diseases
April 11, 2026

HOTEL COLONNADE

CORAL GABLES

Earn up to

7.25

AMA PRA

Category 1

Credits

One day event

Advances in Hepatobiliary Diseases 

Agenda

AGENDA

7:45–8:15 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Visit Exhibits* - Gables Salon & Foyer

Session I: Rare Liver Diseases - Merrick Ballroom

8:15–8:25 AM
Conference Overview
 

 

8:25-9:25 AM
Navigating the Cascade of Care in Hepatic Encephalopathy Accredited Symposium 
Eric F. Martin, MD

Accredited by the University of Cincinnati.

Supported by an educational grant from Salix Pharmaceuticals.​

9:25–9:45 AM
PBC and Pruritus: Improving Patient Care
Cynthia Levy, MD, AGAF, FAASLD

 

9:45-10:05 AM
Do’s and Don’ts in Autoimmune Hepatitis

David Assis, MD
 

10:05-10:25 AM
Wilson Disease, Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies
Kalyan Bhamidimarri, MD

 

10:25-10:40 AM
Q&A / Panel Discussion

10:40–11:20 AM
Case Discussion  

 

11:20–11:50 AM 
Lunch and Visit Exhibits* - Gables Salon & Foyer

11:50 AM–12:35 PM
Advancing Treatment in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Insights Into a Selective PPARδ Agonist
John Vierling, MD
Industry-Sponsored Event*
Sponsored by Gilead Sciences

12:35–1:05 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits* - Gables Salon & Foyer

 

Session II: Advances in Viral Hepatitis & Liver Cancer - Merrick Ballroom

1:05-1:25 PM
 Hepatitis B & D: Clinical Updates

Anna Lok, MD

 

1:25-1:45 PM
Hepatitis C: Best Practices Towards Elimination
Jennifer Price, MD, PhD

 

1:45-2:05 PM
HCC Surveillance & Early Management
Patricia Jones, MD

 

2:05-2:25 PM
Optimizing Albumin: From Guidelines to Practice

Brett Fortune, MD

 

2:25-2:40 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion 

 

2:40-3:15 PM
Case Discussion

 

Session III: Steatotic Liver Disease - Merrick Ballroom

3:15-3:35 PM
Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis

David Goldberg, MD, MSCE

 

3:35-3:55 PM
Obesity Management: A Primer for the Hepatologist
Lauren Gilbert, MD

 

3:55-4:15 PM
MASH Management: Beyond Lifestyle Modification
Virginia Clark, MD

 

4:15-4:35 PM
Q&A / 
Panel Discussion 

 

4:35-5:15 PM
Case Discussion

5:15 PM
Closing Remarks

 

5:15-6:00 PM
Reception* - Gables Salon 

 

*Non-accredited sessions

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