Le Meridien Hotel 5th-6th November 2006, Hong Kong

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Le Meridien Hotel5th-6th November 2006, Hong
Kong
Asia Pacific Working Party on Non-Alcoholic
fatty liver Disease (APWP-NAFLD)

• http//www.livercongress.org/en/apwp/message.asp

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Importance of NAFLD/NASH in Asia-Pacific region

• ? incidence
• Associated with ?affluent in Asia-Pacific region
• 20-25 progress to advanced-staged
  fibrosis/cirrhosis
• Interaction with other endemic liver diseases
  remain to be defined

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Members of the working party

• Convenor Geoffrey C. Farrell Canberra
• Co-Convenors George K.K. Lau Hong Kong
• Jose D. Sollano Manila
• Members
• Deepak N. Amarapurka Mumbai
• Henry L.Y. Chan Hong Kong
• Pei-Jer Chen Taipei
• Wan-Cheng Chow Singapore
• H. Janaka de Silva Ragama
• Jian-Gao Fan Shanghai
• Khean-Lee Goh Kuala Lumpur
• Etsuko Hashimoto Tokyo
• Ji-Dong Jia Beijing
• Laurentius A. Lesmana Jakarta
• Nancy Leung Hong Kong
• Seng-Gee Lim Singapore
• Teerha Piratvisuth Hat Yai
• Toshiji Saibara Kochi
• Joseph J.Y. Sung Hong Kong

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Issues addressed

• Definitions and scope of the problem
• Prevalence of NAFLD in Asia-Pacific
• Risk factors and settings of NAFLD, particularly
  in Asia-Pacific
• What do we agree about NAFLD/NASH in our region?

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Anticipated outcomes

• Guidelines and operational definition of NAFLD
  and NASH for clinical practice, and utility in
  research
• Agreement on the true risk factors for NAFLD
  prevalence and disease severity in our region
• Contemporary picture of regional differences in
  prevalence, and projected future trends
• Identify major areas of disagreement and
  uncertainty, and articulate research questions to
  be addressed

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Sponsorship

• Cheng Si-yuan (China-International) Hepatitis
  Research Foundation
• Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  Foundation (JGHF)