Apasl liver week in singapore

APASL Liver Week 2013 in Singapore

Largest No of Abstracts 2,114 (double of APASL 2012)
Largest SQM occupied 1,004 sqm net (cannot be verified – but 50% larger then BKK 2011)
Total delegates (Auditable) 3,926

SPEAKERS
There were a total of 204 speakers and chairpersons who attended Liver Week 2013. SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS
A total of 2,104 abstracts were submitted with the following breakdown: E-POSTERS
Regular poster presenters were also given an option to upload e-Posters through the submission portal. 443 e-Posters uploaded by authors which were made available for viewing at the e-Poster area at APASL Liver Week exhibition hall. AWARDS PROGRAM
The Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation (JGHF) has sponsored USD 10,000 to award young investigators and abstract authors. The Local Organising Committee has reviewed and selected the award recipients based on the following criteria: 2. Authors who come from developing countries A total of 19 Young Investigators and 5 Congress Travel Award winners have been selected from over 700 applications received from all over the world. Travel Awards
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APASL Liver Week 2013 also recognized outstanding presenters with three (3) Best Oral Presentations and three (3) Best Poster Presentations: Best Oral Presentations:
Chau-Ting Yeh, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Electron microscopy identification of a novel hepatotropic virus associated with tissue Jong Man Kim, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Short-term Outcome of ABO-incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Fred Poordad, San Antonio, USA
Interferon-free Regimens of ABT-450/r, ABT-267, ABT-333 +/- Ribavirin Achieve High SVR12 Rates in Patients with Chronic HCV Genotype 1b Best Poster Presentations:
Jessica Liu, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
HBV DNA seroclearance does not significantly decrease risk for HCC and cirrhosis in low Imam Waked, Shebeen El Kom, Egypt
Low dose albumin is equally effective as standard dose albumin in preventing PICD following Bingliang Lin, Guangzhou, China
Allogenic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells improves outcomes of HBV related acute on ABSTRACTS
Record number of 2, 114 abstract were received for the Liver Week, compared to any
previous APASL meeting and a 100% increase over Taiwan 2012. No. of draft
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Total no. of Abstracts
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Delegates:
The Liver week was the 2nd Largest congress in the history after china (2010) with 3,926
auditable registered delegates. This number does NOT include exhibitors and industry present, which were another 230 Pax altogether. Exhibition:
There were a total of 27 exhibitors covering 1,004 SQM net (we presume this was also a

Source: http://www.apasl.info/doc/liverweek2013summary.pdf