Liver Biopsy in the Assessment of Medical Liver Disease Thursday 4th April 2019 5 CPD Credits

Held at The Royal College of Pathologists, 6, Alie Street, E1 8QT

This course will provide a practical diagnostic approach to reporting medical liver biopsies, focusing on the importance of clinico-pathological correlation in assessing common patterns of liver damage. Recommended for senior trainees in Pathology and Hepatology and consultant histopathologists and gastroenterologists who are regularly involved in liver biopsy assessment (without necessarily working in a Liver Unit).

09:20	Registration & coffee
09:50	Professor Stefan Hübscher, Birmingham Welcome and Introduction

Clinical Indications and General Approaches to Liver Biopsy Interpretation

10:00	Professor Matthew Cramp, Plymouth Patterns of abnormal LFTs and their differential diagnosis
10:25	Dr Steve Ryder, Nottingham Indications for liver biopsy in investigating common medical liver diseases - what information is required from a liver biopsy report?
10:50	Coffee
11:20	Dr Alberto Quaglia, Kings College Hospital, London How to handle liver biopsy specimens - specimen fixation, processing and staining methods
11:45	Professor Rob Goldin, Imperial College, London Basic patterns of liver damage - what information can a liver biopsy provide and what clinical information does the pathologist need?
12:10	Lunch

Clinico-Pathological Assessment of Common Medical Liver Diseases

13:10	Dr Judy Wyatt & Dr Ian Rowe, Leeds Fatty liver disease
13:55	Dr Susan Davies & Dr Will Gelson, Cambridge Chronic biliary disease
14:40	Tea
15:10	Dr Chris Bellamy & Dr Andrew Bathgate, Edinburgh Chronic hepatitis - viral and autoimmune
15:55	Professor Stefan Hübscher & Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy, Birmingham Acute hepatitis, including acute liver failure
16:40	Panel Discussion, Questions and Answers. Concluding remarks and close