Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Venue: Abuja Medical Center of Excellence, Abuja, Nigeria

Faculty

• Prof. Ashraf Omar
• Prof. Yaw Waife
• Prof. Jose Debes
• Prof. Mitchell Mahmoud

Participants: Limited to 20 delegates

Morning Scientific Session

08:30–08:40

Welcome and Course Introduction

Chair: Prof. Ashraf Omar Prof. Yaw Waife Prof. Jose Debes Prof. Mitchell Mahmoud

• Course objectives
• Introduction to Liver POCUS: The New Stethoscope in Hepatology
• Implementing POCUS into routine hepatology practice

08:40–09:05

Basics of Liver Ultrasonography

Faculty: Prof. Yaw Waife

• Ultrasound physics
• Probe selection
• Image optimisation (depth, gain, frequency)
• Standard scanning planes
• Normal liver anatomy and anatomical variants

09:05–09:30

Ultrasound Assessment of Diffuse Liver Diseases

Faculty: Prof. Yaw Waife

• Hepatic steatosis
• Sonographic features of cirrhosis
• Portal hypertension
• Introduction to liver stiffness assessment

09:30–09:55

Assessment of Focal Liver Lesions

Faculty: Prof. Ashraf Omar

• Liver cysts
• Haemangioma
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Ultrasound surveillance
• LI-RADS overview

09:55–10:20

Portal Hypertension by Ultrasound

Faculty: Prof. Ashraf Omar

• Portal vein evaluation
• Hepatic veins
• Splenomegaly
• Ascites
• Portosystemic collaterals

10:20–10:40

Coffee Break

10:40–11:05

Liver POCUS: The Next Frontier

Faculty: Prof. Jose Debes

• Daily clinical applications
• Outpatient hepatology
• Emergency hepatology
• Bedside decision making

11:05–11:30

FibroScan and Elastography

Faculty: Prof. Mitchell Mahmoud

• Liver stiffness measurement (LSM)
• Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP)
• Quality criteria
• Clinical interpretation
• Pitfalls and limitations

11:30–11:55

Ultrasound-Guided Interventions

Faculty: Prof. Ashraf Omar

• Liver biopsy
• Ascitic drainage
• Basic procedural guidance
• Safety and complications

11:55–12:10

Interactive Discussion & Case-Based Q&A

12:10–13:00

Lunch Break

Afternoon Hands-on Training

13:00–16:30

Participants will rotate through four practical stations in small groups

Station 1

Basic Liver Ultrasound

• Probe handling
• Standard views
• Liver measurements
• Normal anatomy

Faculty: Prof. Yaw Waife

Station 2

Diffuse Liver Disease & FibroScan

• Liver stiffness measurement
• CAP measurement
• Quality control
• Interpretation

Faculty: Prof. Mitchell Mahmoud

Station 3

Portal Hypertension & Focal Liver Lesions

• Portal vein Doppler
• Ascites
• Splenic assessment
• HCC surveillance

Faculty: Prof. Ashraf Omar

Station 4

POCUS in Daily Hepatology Practice

• Bedside scanning
• Clinical scenarios
• Outpatient workflow
• Image acquisition

Faculty: Prof. Jose Debes

16:30–16:50

Case-Based Interactive Panel Discussion

All Faculty

16:50–17:00

Closing Remarks

• Key learning points
• Questions & Answers
• Course evaluation
• Certificate distribution

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Perform a standardized liver ultrasound examination.
• Recognize normal liver anatomy and common pathological findings.
• Evaluate diffuse liver disease and portal hypertension.
• Detect focal liver lesions and understand HCC surveillance principles.
• Perform and interpret FibroScan and CAP measurements.
• Apply liver POCUS in inpatient and outpatient hepatology practice.
• Understand the principles of ultrasound-guided liver interventions