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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
 
Unfortunately, due to deteriorating health, Pauline Hall will not be able to attend this meeting
 
Saturday 10 February 2007 Speaker Time Chairman
0930 Registration  & coffee      
1000 Welcome Dr C Kassianides 15 mins  
Session 1 : Biologics in IBD     Dr J Botha
1015 Managing pregnancy in IBD Dr G Watermeyer 30 mins 10 discussion  
1055 Step up vs top down therapy? Dr J Wright 30 mins 10 discussion  
1135 Is there a role for surgery in the era of biologics? Prof P Goldberg 30 mins 10 discussion  
1215 LUNCH      
Session 2 : Acid Peptic and NSAIDS     Prof R Ally
1300 Has IV PPI therapy changed the management of upper GI bleeding? Prof J Sung 30 mins 15 discussion  
1345 Aspirin, NSAID and COXIB - the good the bad and the ugly Prof J Sung 30 mins 15 discussion  
1430 Vioxx withdrawal – was it justified and are the newer Coxibs any different? Dr J van den Bogaerde 30 mins 15 discussion  
1515 TEA      
Session 3 : Hepatology      Prof S vd Merwe
1545 HIV/AIDS and the liver Dr M Sonderup 20 mins 10 discussion  
1605 CPC -36 year old HIV positive female on HAART with abnormal liver function tests Prof E Song & Prof A Paterson 45 mins 10 discussion  
1645 HIV related liver pathology - Gauteng perspective Prof A Paterson 20 mins 10 discussion  
1740 close of day      
Sunday 11 February 2007      
Session 4 : IBS     Prof K Newton
0830 Is IBS an infective condition?   Dr H Schneider 20 mins 10 discussion  
Session 5 : Surgical session     Prof S Thomson
0900 Colonoscopy vs virtual colonography - is it time?  Dr M Kaplan 30 mins 10 discussion  
0940 Preoperative DXT for rectal cancer - indications?  Prof GJ Oettle 30 mins 10 discussion  
1030 BRUNCH      
Session 6 : Management issues     Dr J Ramos
1115 What to do if you are reported to the HPCSA?   Dr S Grobler 20 mins 15 discussion  
1150 What to do if the funder fails to approve therapy? Dr C Joseph 20 mins 15 discussion  
1225 CLOSING REMARKS Prof M Kew