AGENDA
RECORD OF BROADCAST
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CALL TO ACTION

TIME & DATE

All day event. The 19th of September, 2024

SUMMIT LOCATION

The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Gediminas Avenue 3, Vilnius, Lithuania

Format: Hybrid. For those who can't attend in person, a virtual connection will be available.

AGENDA

  • TIME
    PRESENTATION
    SPEAKER
  • 9:30-9:50
    Opening and Welcome
    Prof. Limas Kupčinskas, HCV Elimination Working Group Leader, Lithuania
    Prof. Jūras Banys, President of the Lithuanian Academy of Science
    Edgaras Narkevičius, Vice Minister of Health, Lithuania
    Justina Jakštienė, Vice Minister of Social Security and Labour, Lithuania

  • UPDATES ON PROGRESS TOWARDS HCV ELIMINATION

    Moderator: Prof. Limas Kupčinskas

  • 9:50-10:10
    Status of HCV Elimination Globally
    Dr. John Ward, Director, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, USA
  • 10:10-10:20
    CGHE 2024 Elimination Champions Nominations
    Dr. John Ward, Director, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, USA
  • 10:20-10:40
    Where Europe Stands in Eliminating HCV by 2030?
    Dr. Marcelo Naveira, Medical Officer, WHO European Region, Denmark
  • 10:40-11:00
    Patients’ Advocacy for HCV Elimination
    Rachel Halford, World Hepatitis Alliance, UK

  • HCV ELIMINATION INITIATIVES AND EXPERIENCE IN EUROPE:
    CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND KEY LEARNINGS

    Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Goda Sadauskaitė

  • 11:00-11:20
    National HCV Screening Program in Lithuania
    Prof. Limas Kupčinskas, Lithuania
  • 11:20-11:30
    General Practitioners’ Role in National Screening
    Assoc. Prof. Gediminas Urbonas, Lithuania
  • 11:30-11:50
    HCV Screening in Germany
    Prof. Christoph Sarrazin, Germany

  • PANEL DISCUSSION

    Moderator: Prof. Juozas Kupčinskas and Prof. Limas Kupčinskas

  • 11:50-12:30
    How to Accelerate HCV Elimination in Europe? – Call to Action by Summit Participants to the EU Member States Governments
    Rachel Halford, World Hepatitis Alliance, UK
    Dr. John Ward, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, USA
    Dr. Marcelo Naveira, WHO Europe
    Prof. Christoph Sarrazin, Germany
    Assoc. Prof. Gediminas Urbonas, Lithuania

  • 12:30-13:30

    LUNCH BREAK

  • PANEL DISCUSSION ON BEST HCV MICRO-ELIMINATION PRACTICES

    Moderator: Prof. Ligita Jančorienė and Prof. Limas Kupčinskas

  • 13:30-15:10
    HCV Management in Prisons
    Dr. Marek Rác, Slovakia
    Silvana Lesidrenska, Bulgaria
    Prof. Olga Tronina, Poland (virtual)
    Dr. Vratislav Řehák, Czechia (virtual)
  • A Biopsychosocial Approach of HCV Testing and Treatment: the REACH_U Project
    Dr. Cristiana Merendeiro, Portugal
  • Screening Strategy for Integrating HCV as a Multisystemic Disease
    Dr. Speranta Iacob, Romania

  • 15:10-15:20

    COFFEE BREAK

  • CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF REVOLUTIONARY TREATMENT

    Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Ieva Tolmane (Latvia) and Assoc. Prof. Ieva Stundienė (Lithuania)

  • 15:20-15:55
    10 Years of Revolutionary HCV Treatment & Importance of Short Treatment Duration
    Prof. José Luis Calleja, Spain
  • 15:55-16:25
    Update on Pre and Post Liver Transplant Care
    Prof. Ram M. Subramanian, USA
  • 16:25-16:40
    Hepatitis C in Estonia - from Screening to Liver Transplantation
    Prof. Riina Salupere, Estonia
  • 16:40-17:10
    Liver Inflammation and Microbiome
    Prof. Juozas Kupčinskas, Lithuania
  • 17:10-17:40
    HCV & HIV Co-infection: Let’s Eliminate Together
    Prof. Raimonda Matulionytė, Lithuania
  • 17:40-18:00
    HCV & Multimorbidity and DDI Considerations
    Dr. Arida Buivydienė, Lithuania
  • 18:00-18:20
    Q&A and Discussion on Remaining Clinical Challenges
    All

  • 18:20-18:30

    CLOSING REMARKS

  • 18:30

    DINNER AND DISCUSSIONS

    Dinner will be held at the Valdovai restaurant.

    Address: Katedros a. 4, Vilnius

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Preparation date: July 2024