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| Day 1: Friday, June 16, 2006 |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Objectives
Jay Hoofnagle |
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| Session 1: Portal Hypertension (PH) & its Assessment |
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| Moderators: Edward Doo and Tom Boyer |
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| 8:10 a.m. |
Natural History of PH
Andy Blei |
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| 8:35 a.m. |
Pathophysiology of PH
Don Rockey |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Technique and Accuracy of Measurement
Roberto Groszmann |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Discussion (30 minutes)
Speakers and Moderators |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break (30 minutes) |
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| Session 2: Hepatic Vein Pressure Gradient (HVPG) |
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| Moderators: Roberto Groszmann and Michael Henderson |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Use of HVPG To Assess New Agents
Jamie Bosch |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Use in Primary and Secondary Prevention
Carlo Merkel |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Monitoring Portal Hypertension
Lupe Garcia-Tsao |
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| 12:00 noon |
Discussion (30 minutes)
Speakers and Moderators: |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch (60 minutes) |
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| Session 3: Role of HVPG Measurements 2 |
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| Moderators: Roberto Groszmann and Jamie Bosch |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
HVPG in Acute Hemorrhage
Michael Henderson |
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| 1:50 p.m. |
HVPG and TIPS
Jeanne LaBerge |
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| 2:10 p.m. |
HVPG in Non-Cirrhotic PH
Theo Heller |
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| 2:30 p.m. |
HVPG in Pediatric Liver Disease
Ben Shneider |
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| 2:50 p.m. |
Discussion (30 minutes)
Speakers and Moderators |
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| 3:20 p.m. |
Break (30 minutes) |
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| Session 4: Other Approaches to Portal Pressure Measurements |
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| Moderators: Don Rockey and Carlo Merkel |
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| 3:50 p.m. |
Variceal Pressure Measurement
David Kravetz |
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| 4:10 p.m. |
MRI Measurements
Ahmed Gharib |
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Elastography
Nezam Afdhal |
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| 4:50 p.m. |
Innovative Approaches to Imaging for PH
TBA |
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| 5:10 p.m. |
Discussion (30 mintues)
Speakers and Moderators |
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Reception and Dinner |
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| Day 2: Saturday, June 17, 2006 |
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| Session 5: HVPG Measurements, Specific Uses in Clinical Trials |
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| Moderators: Jay Hoofnagle and Andy Blei |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
HVPG To Assess Therapy of Liver Disease
Arun Sanyal |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Non-Invasive Markers for PH
Norm Grace |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Endpoints for Clinical Trials
Andy Burroughs |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Discussion (30 minutes)
Speakers and Moderators |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Break (30 minutes) |
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| Session 6: Future Directions |
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| Moderators: Tom Boyer and Don Rockey |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Standardization of Measurements
Tom Boyer |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Open Discussion (60 minutes)
Speakers |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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