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2010 3RD ANNUAL I N T E R N AT I O N A L S Y M P O S I U M O N L I V E R & I B D R E V I E W
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
January 22-24, 2010 Westin Trillium House Blue Mountain Collingwood, Ontario
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Ontario Association of Gastroenterology
Hotel Accomodation & Information The Westin Trillium House - Blue Mountain 220 Mountain Drive Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z2 Tel: (705) 443-8080 Fax: (705) 443-8081 Website: www.westinbluemountain.com
2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Dr. David Baron, Chair Dr. Jeff Axler Dr. Tim Devlin Dr. Michael Gould Dr. Daniel Green Dr. Jamie Gregor Dr. Brian Murat
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Category 4 Credits will apply for this event.
Connect with nature at The Westin Trillium House – Blue Mountain, a stunning mountain resort situated between the Georgian Bay and the Niagara Escarpment. Only two hours northwest of Toronto, the hotel is in the new Village at Blue, an old Ontario community of shops, restaurants, and activities just moments away from the province’s best skiing and snowboarding. Be sure to visit Plunge, the year round aquatic center, featuring indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, rope swings, and slides – a perfect escape for the whole family. Take a dip in the swimming pool and reinvigorate your mind, body, and soul in our WestinWORKOUT® Powered by Reebok Gym. After a long day on the slopes, revive in our four season outdoor hot tub. Relax with a book by the gas fireplace in your room at The Westin Trillium House – Blue Mountain. With stunning natural views, the rooms boast the signature Heavenly Bed® for a peaceful night’s sleep, and the refreshing Heavenly Bath®. The Westin didn’t discover fresh air, but is proud to offer it at this hotel.
Symposium Dress Code For all Symposium activities, including the Winter Wonderland Closing Dinner, the acceptable dress code will be resort casual for all delegates.
Food Drive Each person attending the International Symposium on Liver and IBD Review is challenged to bring at least ten (10) canned food items to the event or donate $10 on site, and beneficially impact a child's life. We will never eradicate hunger but we can do our part to make the world a better place for our children. Don’t allow another child to go to bed hungry. Open your hearts and your wallets and make a donation. Food and monies collected will donated to Second Harvest.
The third Annual International Symposium on Liver and IBD Review has been designed to offer riveting, thought-provoking scientific sessions coupled with a unique social program which is sure to stimulate both your mind and your sense of fun in the cold winter months.
P R O G R A M AT A G L A N C E F R I D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 0 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Registration Open Welcome Dinner
Visit our website for more informati on. Registration is av ailable online at gastro.on.ca/ Ev ents
S AT U R D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 3 , 2 0 1 0 7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Registration Open
L I V E R U P D AT E
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Long-term Strategies with Biologics Speaker: Dr. Miguel Regueiro
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. Opening Remarks 8:05 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Cholestatic Liver Disease Speaker: Dr. Gideon Hirschfield 8:35 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. What’s new in Hepatitis C? Speaker: Dr. Samuel Lee 9:05 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. What’s new in Hepatitis B? Speaker: Dr. Magdy El-Khashab
11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. What happens when Anti-TNFs Fail? Speaker: Dr. Brian Feagan 11:25 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Use of Immunosuppressants in Biologics Speaker: Dr. Brian Bressler 11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Safety and Effectiveness of Anti-TNFs Speaker: Dr. Jean-Frederic Colombel 12:20 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. Panel Discussion
9:35 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Panel Discussion
12:55 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
10:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Nutrition Break
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
WINTER WONDERLAND CLOSING DINNER 6:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Resort Activities Delegates are responsible for making their own arrangements for activities offered by the resort. See the attached brochure for information.
Raffle Tickets, Raffle Tickets! Purchase a raffle ticket during the Symposium for an opportunity to win fantastic prizes! Investing in a child’s future is an easy task with much reward. Not only are you helping to fight hunger in our own backyard, but also you will be helping to free children and their families from poverty and physical and emotional abuse. Hunger and abuse can undermine healthy growth and development and leave its mark across the lifespan. Your small investment in a child’s life has a powerful impact. Participate in our raffle for a chance to win a prize, which will be drawn at the Winter Wonderland Closing Dinner. Proceeds will be donated to North York Women’s Shelter.
Winter Wonderland Closing Dinner Saturday, January 23, 2010 6:30 p.m.
This event is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from our partners.
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