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2008 PBC Conference
PBCers: Shaping Our Future
June 23 - 25, 2008
Imperial Palace Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
Educational conference for PBC and other autoimmune liver
disease patients, family members, friends and those wanting
to learn more about Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
Date:
Location:
Group Hotel Rate:
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 thru Thursday, June 26, 2008
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$59.00 plus 9% tax per night, single or double.
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Friday, June 27, 2008 & Saturday, June 28, 2008
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$109.00 plus 9% tax per night, single or double.
Hotel Reservations
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Organization "PBCers" Conference
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To book reservation call 1 - 800 - 800 - 2981 and
use reservation code #sipbc8
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One night's deposit required to guarantee reservation. Right to cancel
72 hours prior to arrival date.
Deluxe
Tower rooms, check-in 4:00pm and check-out 11:00am.
We have a small block of rooms, so please book early.
Conference Fee Form
Fee deadline June 10, 2008 (Please print this form & mail
with your conference fee)
Conference Schedule
(Tentative)
PBC Walk for the Cure
(Printable form)
Guest Speakers:
Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D.
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Associate Professor Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University
of California Davis
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Topic: Intro to PBC & AIH
Mario Chojkier, M.D.
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Professor of Medicine Moores Cancer Center and University of California,
San Diego, Scientific Advisor, Food and Drug Administration
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Topic: Preventing Progression of Liver Fibrosis and Stimulating Its
Regression
M. Eric Gershwin M.D.
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Distinguished Professor of Medicine, The Jack and Donald Chia Professor of
Medicine, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, University of California at Davis,
CA
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Topic: PBC: Convenient and Inconvenient Truths
Keith Lindor, M.D.
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Dean, Mayo Medical School. Professor of Medicine Division
of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Topic: Emerging Therapies for PBC
Bruce McTavish
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Axcan Pharma, North American Product Manager Mesalamines & Ursodiols
Rita Meier
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Nevada Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration
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Topic: Overview Social Security Programs including Disability
Gary Norman, PhD
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Senior Scientist, Inova Diagnostics, Inc., San Francisco, CA
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Topic: State of the Art: Autoimmune LIver Disease Serological Tests
2008
John Vierling, M.D., F.A.C.P.
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Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Director of Baylor Liver Health, Chief
of Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Topic: Update on Therapy for PBC and its Complications
Howard R. Wax, MA. Med, LMFT
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Marital and Family Therapist, Forensic Psychotherapy, Private Practice, CA
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Topic: Attachment and Auto Immune Deficiencies - Problems in right brain
infant development effecting somatic integrity
Ava J. Wu, D.D.S.
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Clinical Professor, Sjogren's Syndrome Clinic, University of California,
San Francisco
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Topic: Management of Dry Mouth associated with PBC
Paul Steven Yamauchi, M.D., Ph.D.
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Private Practice; Dermatology Institute of Southern California, CA
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Topic: Skin Disorders Associated with PBC
Many thanks to our Conference Organizing
Committee for volunteering their time and
energy to make our 2008 conference a reality and success.
If you have questions about the 2008 PBC Conference, please send an e-mail
to the Organizing Committee.
Thanks to our Sponsors
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The PBCers Organization gratefully acknowledges the receipt
of unrestricted educational
grants from Astellas, Axcan Pharma, Inova Diagnostics &
Intercept Pharmaceuticals |
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Our Partner in the fight against PBC
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