2008 PBC Conference PBCers: Shaping Our Future

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2008 PBC Conference " PBCers: Shaping Our Future "

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.

Conference website: http://pbcers.org/conferences/2008conf.htm

DATE: June 23 - 25, 2008

LOCATION: Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino

GROUP HOTEL RATE:

Sunday, June 22, 2008 thru Thursday, June 26, 2008

$59.00 plus 9% tax per night, single or double.

Friday, June 27, 2008 & Saturday, June 28, 2008

$109.00 plus 9% tax per night, single or double.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:

To book reservation call 1-800-800-2981.

Reservation Code #SIPBC8.

Request group rate for the Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Organization " PBCers "

Conference.

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.

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We have a small block of rooms, so please book early.

CONFERENCE FEE:

$150.00 per person. Registration closes on June 10, 2008.

Conference fee includes 3 group lunches, banquet dinner, coffee/tea, speakers

meetings, other conference segments, gratuity and tax.

Conference fee cannot be prorated.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY, June 22, 2008

5:30 - 9:00pm Registration & Meet-n-greet

MONDAY, June 23, 2008

8:00 - 9:00am Registration & small group discussions

9:00 - 4:00pm Speakers

4:15 - 5:15pm Family Member & Friend Segment -- No PBCers please

7:30pm - Walk for the Cure

TUESDAY, June 24, 2008

9:00 - 4:00pm Speakers

6:30 - 9:00pm Banquet Dinner & Awards

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2008

7:00am Golf Challenge

9:00 - 4:00pm - Wednesday schedule not completed

Speakers & PBCer segments

Breakout discussion tables

GUEST SPEAKERS and TENTATIVE TOPICS:

Gershwin, MD - Research Update from the PBC Lab at UC

Bowlus, MD - Introduction to PBC and AIH

Ava Wu, MD - Management of Dry Mouth Associated with PBC

Wax, LMFT - Depression and Autoimmune Disease

Chojkier, MD - Preventing Progression of Liver Fibrosis and Stimulating

Its Regression

Yamauchi, MD - Skin Problems Associated with PBC

Vierling, MD - PBC Update on Mechanisms and Therapies

Bruce McTavish - to be announced

Lindor, MD - Emerging Therapies for PBC

Other speakers to be announced.

PBC WALK FOR THE CURE

Monday, June 23, 7:30 pm

more details to be announced later

GOLFERS CHALLENGE

Wednesday, June 25, 7:00 am

more details to be announced later

Please send questions about the 2008 Las Vegas PBC Conference by e-mail to the

Conference Organizing Committee at conference@...

Hope to see you there!

2008 Conference Organizing Committee:

Baker, Joyce Chesters, Jeannette Ehrlich, Judy Faust, Lois Glenn, Sharon

Goldstein, Norma Gray, Shelby , Haynes, Hoban, Janice Hurst,

Anne Marie Kennedy, Fonda Ketcham, Lynch, Rhea Meshekow, Linie ,

Diane Sanborn, Nina Shecter, Souza, Stanton, &

Stoddard

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