Friday, December 11th, 2026
Registrations: 8:30am-9:00am
Hall: Hall A
Time: 09:00 – 10:15 hrs
Facilitator: Dr Sahibzada Khalid Zeb
Chairs: Tassawar Hussain, Javed Aslam Butt, Ehsan Kiani (to sent the email), Farzana Shafqat
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Screening for HCC: piece of cake- or is it? |
Dr Ghias-un-Nabi Tayyab |
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09:15 – 09:30 |
Indeterminate SOL in the liver: Advanced imaging, conventional biopsy and beyond? |
Dr Atif Rana |
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09:30 – 09:45 |
Liquid Biopsy in HCC: |
Dr Murtaza Pashtoon Kasi |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
HCC confirmed- is Barcelona still the holy grail? |
Anna Mrzljak |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Early HCC: cut or ablate? |
Dr Faisal Hanif |
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Q&A – After Session 02 |
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Time: 10:15 – 11:50 hrs
Facilitator: Komail Hassan
Chairs: Ehtaisham Haider (03335448844), Mashhood Ali, Kamran Hassan, Rehman uddin
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10:15 – 10:30 |
HCC- cut out if you can; or look for a donor? |
Dr Faisal Dar |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Tumor! Can’t’ transplant now- can we try to get there? |
Dr Abu Bakkar |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
Risk Stratification in cirrhotic patients using CT radiomics |
Aman Nawaz |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
No transplant: Palliative TACE vs TARE? |
Dr Ammar Sarwar |
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11:15 – 11:30 |
It’s a tumor after all- Don’t forget the oncologist! |
Adnan Jabbar |
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Q&A – Session Wrap up By Amjad Salamat, Mohammad Salih, Gen. Farrukh Saeed |
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11:50 – 12:05 |
Early HCC: cut or ablate? |
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Time: 12:05 – 12:50 hrs
Facilitator: Malik M. Ali Tanvir
Moderator: Muslim Atiq
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12:05 – 12:20 |
01 – Transplant Bridging Modality (Ablation/TACE/TARE/Systemic) |
Osama Tariq Butt |
Atif Rana, Ehsan Kiani, Aman Nawaz, Faisal Hanif |
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12:20 – 12:35 |
02 – Resection … SBRT vs Ablation |
Ammara Naveed |
Faisal Saud Dar, Haseeb Haider Zia, Wahab Dogar |
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12:35 – 12:50 |
03 – Palliative |
Malik Mohammad Ali Tanvir |
Osama T. Butt, M. Farrukh, Adnan Jabbar, Aqdas Kazi |
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12:50 – 14:30 |
Juma Prayer & Lunch Break |
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Time: 14:30 – 15:45 hrs
Facilitator: Asim Shahzad
Chairs: Amna Subhan Butt, Asif Farooq (03218559275), Tanveer Hussain, Mughees Ather Faisalabad
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14:30 – 14:45 |
There’s no jaundice; Why do I care about the elevated Alk Phos/GGT? Differentials vs approach |
Dr Ammara Naveed |
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14:45 – 15:00 |
There is a dominant biliary stricture in this patient with UC- is it time to consider transplant? |
Dr Ghias ul Hassan |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Indeterminate biliary stricture with elevated IgG-4 levels- what a mess or is it? |
Maaz Bin Badshah |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
The Adolescent with Cholestasis: When Childhood Liver Disease Presents Late |
Prof. Seema Alam (ind) Virtual |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Patient has got a brand new liver and normal ERCP- why is he scratching himself? Itching post transplant. |
Anna Mrzljak |
Time: 15:45 – 16:30 hrs
Facilitator: Dr Farhana Kayani – (Muslim Atiq)
Chairs: Dr Sadiq Achakzai, Ijaz Muhammad Khan, Habib Jadoon, Masroor Qazi
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15:45 – 16:00 |
How to address patients with suspected AMA negative cholestasis? |
Shahid Sarwar |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
Should every PSC patient undergo annual MRCP? |
Adnan Salim |
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16:15 – 16:30 |
Autoimmune Hepatitis not responding to conventinal Therapy. What shoul I Do? |
Kashif Malik |
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16:30 – 16:45 |
What would be my first test for cholestasis after liver transplantation? Liver biopsy or MRCP? |
Usman Aujla |
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16:45 – 17:00 |
Tea Break |
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Faculty Dinner – by invitation 19:30 Hrs
Saturday, December 12th, 2026
Time: 09:00 – 10:15 hrs
Facilitator: Hira Sadaqat (services Hosp Lahore)
Chairs: Asif Gull, Israr toor, Shumail Zafar, Shahid Rasool
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Hepatitis C: have we solved this riddle? |
Asad Chaudhry |
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09:15 – 09:30 |
Hepatitis B Elimination by 2030 – strategies for low-income countries |
Shahin ul Alam Int |
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09:30 – 09:45 |
Hepatitis B: should we treat everyone with a positive HBsAg? |
Dr Wasim Jafri |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
Viral Hepatitis Elimination in Pakistan- are we anywhere close? |
Dr Huma Qureshi |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Q & A – Discussion |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Tea Break |
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Time: 10:30 – 11:30 hrs
Facilitator: Mahrukh Bugti
Chairs: Gulnara, Wasim Jafri, Saleh Muhammad Channa,Channa
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Time: 11:30 – 12:30 hrs
Facilitator: Haider Abbasi
Chairs: Erkin, Saeed Hamid, Ali Hyder
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Time: 12:30 – 15:15 hrs
Facilitator: Atif Majeed
Chairs: Zeeshan Ali Junejo, Ali Asghar, Altaf baqir, Abdullah Khalid
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12:45 – 13:00 |
Normal BMI- should I still worry about MAFLD? |
Altaf Alam |
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13:00 – 13:15 |
Clinical and Laboratory characteristics in non-obese MASH– |
Shahinul Alam (cc to Hamid Saeed) |
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13:15 – 13:30 |
What is the best way to diagnose MAFLD- |
Javed Iqbal Farooqi |
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13:30 – 13:45 |
Measuring FIB-4 components at different times- Does it make a difference in MAFLD? – |
Fasiha Kanwal |
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13:45 – 14:00 |
Is it still all about lifestyle modifications- new treatment avenues in MAFLD |
Vincent Wong |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
Risk stratification in MAFLD using a multi-dimensional approach |
Fasiha Kanwal |
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14:15 – 14:30 |
Q&A – Discussion |
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14:30 – 15:15 |
Prayer Break & Lunch |
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Hall: Hall A
Time: 15:15 – 16:45 hrs
Facilitator: Talia Azad
Chairs: Zabeeh ullah, Shah Yousaf, Arbab Kashif, Yasir Abbas
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15:15 – 15:30 |
DILI – Clinical approach |
Dr Sher Rahman |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Auto Immune Hepatitis |
Amna Subhan |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Hypercoaguability and anti-coagulation in cirrhosis – |
Om Parkash |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
GI bleeding and role of vasoactive amines- |
Dr Shahab Abid |
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16:15 – 16:30 |
Q & A – Discussion |
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16:30 – 16:45 |
Tea Break |
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Hall: Hall B
Time: 15:15 – 16:45 hrs
Facilitator: Sadaf Yousaf (need Contact) by Salih
Chairs: Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Ahmed Nawaz Babar
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Management of tense ascites and hydrothorax |
Nasir Luck |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Hepatorenal syndrome – |
Lubna Kamani |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Hepatic Encephalopathy – |
Nazish Butt |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
Subacute Bacterial Peritonitis |
Sadik Memon |
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16:15 – 16:30 |
Q & A – Discussion |
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16:30 – 16:45 |
Tea Break |
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Facilitator: Dr hajira Ghairat, Sheryar kanju, Omer Khan , Zubair Mughlani
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16:45 – 17:30 |
Youth Forum (total Detail Needed) |
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18:00 |
Steering Committee Meeting |
Board Room |
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19:00 |
Executive committee Meeting |
Board Room |
Inauguration Ceremony
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20:00 – 20:15 |
Guests to be seated |
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20:15 – 20:20 |
Tilawat from The Holy Quran |
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20:20 – 20:25 |
National Anthem |
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20:25 – 20:30 |
Address by Chair Scientific Committee |
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20:30 – 20:35 |
Welcome Address by the Chair Organizing Committee |
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20:35 – 20:40 |
Address by Chair Scientific Committee |
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20:40 – 20:45 |
Address by the General Secretary PSSLD |
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20:45– 21:00 |
Address by President PSSLD |
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21:00 – 21:05 |
Address by President PSSLD |
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21:05 – 21:20 |
Address by the Chief Guest |
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21:20 – 21:30 |
Souvenir Distribution Ceremony |
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21:20 |
Inaugural Dinner |
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Sunday, December 13th, 2026
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 hrs
Facilitator:
Chairs: Shahid Majid, Jahanzeb Haider, Sajjad Jamil
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09:00 – 09:10 |
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09:10 – 09:20 |
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09:20 – 09:30 |
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09:30 – 09:40 |
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09:40 – 09:50 |
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09:50 – 10:00 |
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Poster Evaluation Col Junaid Saleem , Mashhood Ali, Adil Hassan Chang, Asma Bandhani, Sherbat Khan
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 hrs
Facilitator:
Chairs: Sohaib Khan, Rafi Uddin, Fiaz Gillani , Umair Shafqat
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Lancet Commission Report 2025- what is it all about? |
Dr Amjad Salamat |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Incretins- what’s the noise all about? |
Dr Umar Yusuf Raja |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
ESG vs GLP/ GIP- can my scope fix it for good? |
Dr Shahzad Riyaz |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
When should you call me |
Ghulam Siddiq |
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11:15 – 11:30 |
Q & A – Discussion |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
Tea Break |
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Time: 11:45 – 13:00 hrs
Facilitator: Amna Subhan, Akram Malik, Asma Asghar, Ali Qadeer, Shazia Fakhar (Shifa), Nosheela Amjad (PIMS), Azra Awan (FFH)
Time: 11:45 – 13:00 hrs
Facilitator: Dr Masood Siddiq, Muzzafar Latif Gill, Altaf Alam, Fasiha Kanwal, Saad Ali Khan, Asif Farooq
Time: 11:45 – 13:00 hrs
Facilitator: Dr Muslim Atiq, Javed Iqbal Farooqui, Zahid Azam, Zaigham Abbas, Zeeshan Ali Juneju, Aqsa Naseer
