European
Association for Research on Obesity in Childhood
In cooperation with EASO
Fatty Liver Disease in Childhood Obesity
8th March, 2008, Malmö
Childhood Obesity Unit – lecture room
Final Program
Chairman: Kurt Widhalm, Carl-Erik Flodmark
02:30-02:45
Introduction
Carl-Erik Flodmark (Sweden)
02:45-03:05
Behavioral changes and liver disease
Tomas
Sveger (Sweden)
03:05-03:25
Lipids and liver disturbances – what comes first?
Kurt Widhalm (Austria)
03:25-03:45
Metabolic effects of lipid deposition and partitioning
Ram Weiss (Israel)
03:45-04:00
BREAK
04:00-04:20
Screening and outcomes
Antal Nemeth (Stockholm)
04:20-04:40
Lifestyle changes and the effect on NASH in obese children
Thomas Reinehr (Germany)
04:40-05:00
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in overweight children is related to male gender and features of the metabolic
syndrome
Dagmar l’Allemand-Jander (Switzerland)
05:00-05:20
Contributions of specialist who have experiences with the topic
05:20-05:30
Short Communication
Pediatric hyperinsulinemia, oxygen stress and NAFLD
Tamas Szamosi (Hungary)
05:30-05:40
Liver steatosis in obese children (NAFLD); results from biopsies in 197 cases
Valerio Nobili (Italy)
05:40-06:00
Panel debate with all the speakers leaded by
Angelo Pietrobelli (Italy) and
Carl-Erik Flodmark
06:00-06:15
Conclusion
Consensus statement: current concepts of diagnosis and treatment of NASH/ NAFLD in obese children/ adolescents
18:30 1st General Assembly of EAROC
Scientific Committee:
Carl-Erik Flodmark, Kurt Widhalm, Paulina Nowicka, Angelo Pietrobelli
Registration fee: € 100,--. Free entrance for EAROC-members!
