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| Day One: Monday, September 11, 2006 |
| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
Ronald Sokol
(University of Colorado) |
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| Session 1: Clinical Course of Biliary Atresia |
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| 8:15 - 8:35 a.m. |
Neonatal Jaundice |
Jeff Maisels
(William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan) |
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| 8:35 - 8:55 a.m. |
Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Biliary Atresia |
Barbara Haber
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) |
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| 8:55 - 9:15 a.m. |
Diagnosis of Biliary Atresia |
Peter Whitington
(Children's Memoria Hospital, Chicago) |
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| 9:15 - 9:35 a.m. |
Pathology of Biliary Atresia |
Pierre Russo
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) |
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| 9:35 - 10:00 a.m. |
Discussion |
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| 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. |
Break |
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| Session 2: Hepatoporto-enterostomy and Outcomes for Biliary Atresia |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 a.m. |
The Kasai Procedure |
Riccardo Superina
(Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago) |
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| 10:40 - 11:00 a.m. |
Outcomes of Biliary Atresia in the United States |
Benjamin Shneider
(Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY) |
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| 11:00 - 11:20 a.m. |
Outcomes of Biliary Atresia in Canada |
Richard Schreiber
(University of British Columbia) |
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| 11:20 - 11:40 a.m. |
Outcomes of Biliary Atresia in the United Kingdom |
Mark Davenport
(Kings College Hospital, London) |
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| 12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. |
Outcomes of Biliary Atresia in France |
Christophe Chardot
(Cantonal University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland) |
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| 12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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| Day One: Afternoon |
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| Session 3: Biliary Atresia: New Insights Into Etiology |
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| 1:30 - 1:50 p.m. |
Developmental Biology of the Biliary Tract |
Michael Pack
(University of Pennsylvannia) |
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| 1:50 - 2:10 p.m. |
Viral and Immunological Pathogenesis |
Cara Mack
(University of Colorado) |
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| 2:10 - 2:30 p.m. |
Genetics of Biliary Atresia |
David Perlmutter
(University of Pittsburgh) |
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| 2:30 - 2:50 p.m. |
Proteomics and Biomarkers |
Robert Heuckeroth
(Washington University, St. Louis) |
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| 2:50 - 3:10 p.m. |
Discussion |
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| 3:10 - 3:40 p.m. |
Break |
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| Session 4: Towards Improving Outcomes of Biliary Artesia |
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| 3:40 - 4:00 p.m. |
Obstacles To Making an Early Diagnosis |
Ronald Sokol
(University of Colorado) |
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| 4:00 - 4:20 p.m. |
Japanese Experience With Corticosteroids and Other Therapies After Hepatoportoenterosotomy |
Masaki Nio
(Miyagi Children's Hospital Sendai, Japan) |
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| 4:20 - 4:40 p.m. |
Nutritional Aspects of Biliary Artesia |
Ross Shepherd
(Washington University) |
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| 4:40 - 5:00 p.m. |
neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Biliary Atresia |
Estella Alonso
(Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago) |
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| 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Discussion |
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| 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. |
Reception and Posters |
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| Day Two: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
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| Session 5: Early Diagnosis and Screening for Biliary Atresia |
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| 8:30 - 8:50 a.m. |
Current Status of Newborn Screening |
Brad Therrell
(University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio) |
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| 8:50 - 9:10 a.m. |
Use of Serum and Urinary Bile Acids for Neonatal Screening for Biliary Atresia |
Jorge Bezerra
(University of Cincinnati) |
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| 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. |
Serum Bilirubin as a Means of Screening for Biliary Atresia |
Deirdre Kelly
(Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom) |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. |
Stool Color Cards for Screening for Biliary Atresia |
Akira Matsui (Jichi University, Japan)
Mei-Hwei Chang (National Taiwan University Hospital)
Margaret Ramonet (Hospital National, Argentina) |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. |
Discussion/Break |
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| Session 6: Research Agenda for the Future |
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| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
Research Agenda Summary |
Organizers |
