1. Alcohol and Liver Disease
Present Problems, Future Solutions
Institute of Translational Medicine
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Monday 2nd October 2017

2. Alcohol and Liver Disease
Present Problems, Future Solutions
This study day offers a comprehensive program to discuss all aspects of the management of alcohol and alcohol related liver disease.
Designed to be of interest to a wide range of specialists this event will focus on sharing examples of best practice and look to future models of care. The day is divided into sessions that focus in turn on public health, secondary care, specialist care and finally cutting edge laboratory research.
This is an opportunity for to learn how clinical services can be developed and to build research networks that will support delivery of care in this challenging field.
To register for this event please . Places can be reserved for the morning or afternoon sessions, or for the entire day.
This event is free but a £15 cheque is required for confirmation of a place. This will be returned on attendance. Please make cheques payable to UHB Liver Charity and send to:
Alcohol and Liver Disease Meeting
c/o Liver Medicine Secretaries
Nuffield House
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham B15 2TH

3. Programme Chair Dr Andrew Holt
9.30 – 9.50
Community
The burden of alcohol abuse in communities and hospitals, and initiatives to address this
Professor Julia Verne
Public Health England
10.00 – 10.20
Service design and improvement - what does good look like and how do we get there?
Sarah Burwood
Public Health England West Midlands
Links with community and social care: bridging the gap between hospital and the outside
Dr Andrew Yeoman
Royal Gwent Hospital
10.30 – 10.50
Coffee
11.30 – 11.50
Hospital
Identification and treatment of hazardous drinkers in hospital
Julius Mukarati
University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire
Management of alcohol addiction in liver disease
Dr Paul Richardson
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals
12.20 – 12.50
Panel discussion
Lunch
14.00 – 14.20
Gastro/Liver ward
Challenges and pitfalls of parallel management of addiction and liver disease in hospital
Dr Ewan Forrest
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Futility and palliation in alcohol related liver disease
Dr John Speakman
University Hospitals Birmingham
Liver transplantation: when, who and how to refer
Dr Andrew Holt
15.45– 16.15
Laboratory
Current research into alcohol reatled liver disease in Birmingham
Opportunities for collaboration
Dr Richard Parker
Dr Patricia Lalor
University of Birmingham
16.15 – 17.00
State of the art: translational potential of recent laboratory research
Dr Bin Gao
National Institutes of Health, Maryland USA 
CPD points have been applied for (Royal College of Physcians)

4. How to get to the ITM
Institute of Translational Medicine Heritage Building (Old Queen Elizabeth Hospital) Mindelsohn Way Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH Rail The nearest station to the hospital is University station, less than 10 minutes’ walk from the ITM. University station is on the Cross City line. There are trains approximately every 10 minutes from New Street station in Birmingham city centre (final destination: Longbridge or Redditch). Car - from the M5 Leave M5 at Junction 4 and follow A38 Birmingham for 6.75 miles, after which you will encounter a major set of traffic lights Turn left following A4040 Harborne/Queen Elizabeth, passing the large Sainsbury's store on your right At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Aston Webb Boulevard. Continue over the next roundabout onto New Fosse Way At the next roundabout, turn left onto Hospital Way for car parks for both the QEHB (Car Park A) and Heritage Building (Car Park D) Car - from Birmingham city centre Follow the A38 (Bristol Road) towards Bromsgrove After leaving the city centre, continue along the A38 towards Selly Oak, following signs marked "Queen Elizabeth / H / A&E" At the fork in the road, near the Tesco petrol station, take the right fork, again following the A38 and signs for "Queen Elizabeth" At the first roundabout, turn right onto New Fosse Way. At the next roundabout, turn left onto Hospital Way for car parks for both QEHB (Car Park A) and Heritage Building (Car Park D)

5. This meeting is supported by
UHB liver charities
MSD
Norgine
Gilead
Dr Falk Pharma
Intercept
Astellas