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Message from the Organizing Chairman
It gives me great pleasure indeed to welcome all of you to the 9th Liver Update, which is being held this year, from 13th to 17 July, at the Sunway Resort & Spa Hotel, Petaling Jaya.
The 9th Liver Update is a series of biennial regional meetings jointly organised by the Malaysian Liver Foundation and the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, to keep our doctors, specialists and allied health professionals updated in the latest advances and developments in hepatobiliary diseases. Every two years, this landmark meeting draws many Malaysians and international experts to discuss, deliberate and share their experiences in the management of challenging and complex hepatobiliary diseases.
It is our hope that through this series of international liver meetings, our health care professionals will be able keep abreast of current diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies, including best management practices pertaining to hepatobiliary diseases.
As always, the Organising Committee of the 9th Liver Update has planned an interesting and elaborate scientific programme, which comprises three pre-congress workshops, plenary lectures, symposia, a debate, interactive case studies and a special Symposium and a Workshop for our general practitioners.
The workshops include a live endoscopy workshop, a radiology workshop on TIPSS and a pathology workshop on fatty Liver. We will also be holding a Kuala Lumpur Hepatitis Day on Sunday, 17th July 2011 to create awareness on hepatitis amongst the public, conduct screening tests for hepatitis and hold counselling sessions for those who require them.
The Special MLF Lecture will take place on 14 July 2011 and this year, the award goes to Professor Aiden McCormick from Dublin, Ireland. We are also honouring Dr Richard Guan with a Special Lecture in view of his immense contributions to the success of the previous Liver Updates.
I am confident that Liver Update 2011 will continue to be an interesting and enjoyable scientific event.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Haji Mohd. Ismail Merican
Organising Chairman
9th Liver Update
President, Malaysian Liver Foundation