Liver Foundation, West Bengal organizes monothematic scientific interactive seminars, once in two years. Till date we have organized two liver meetings which drew the cream of hepatologists from all over the world.

• The First Kolkata Liver Meeting was held in December, 2006, on Hepatic Fibrosis. Leading researches from across the globe participated in the event. The list included Scott L Friedman (Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, USA), Massimo Pinzani (Italy), James L Boyer (USA), Ian Wanless (Canada), Vlad Ratziu (France). The meeting was sponsored by Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) and the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL). Over 250 physicians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists and students from India and Bangladesh took part in the two-and-a-half-day long meeting.


• The Second Kolkata Liver Meeting was held in December, 2008 at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Salt Lake, Kolkata. The theme this time was "Acute on Chronic Liver Failure". Speakers included Dr. Pere Gines (France), Dr. Andrew Burroughs (England), Dr. Rajiv Jalan (England), Dr. G. Garcia-Tsao (USA), Dr. Rajeswar Mukherji (UK). From This year "Dr. A.K. Basu Memorial Oration" was started in memory of Professor Basu, who led Indian research on portal hypertension in the 1960s and 1970s. The first lecture was delivered by Dr. James L Boyer, Director, Yale Liver Centre, USA.


• The Third Kolkata Liver Meeting was held from December 3 to 5, 2010 at Vivakananda Institute of Medical science, Kolkata. The Theme was "Chronic Viral Hepatitis - Immunology, Molecular Biology and therapy". R. P. Beasley, Ranjit Ray, N. G. Ghany, N. Zein from USA, J. Fung, C.Lai from Hong Kong, M Mizokami from Japan, C Ferrari from Italy, C J Chen from Taiwan were the invited faculties.

For detailed information regarding Kolkata Liver Meeting, please feel free to contact Dr. Partha Sarathi Mukherjee: (033) 2226-4675 or you can email him at
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Liver Foundation, West Bengal aims to uphold the values and commitments of the health profession. In a society and time, when the terms called "profit" and "welfare" are fast changing positions as priorities, and a mix of the two is clouding health system objectives and professional targets, Dr. Chandrakant Patil was a refreshing exception. A young doctor from a low income family, he aspired to serve people of the country living at the socio-economic margins. A 24 year old young Dr. Patil died when lightning hit him while working amongst flood affected people in Sopaul district, Bihar. We are committed to uphold his exemplary professional dedication and commitment.

From 2008, Liver Foundation and Pratichi (India) Trust are jointly organizing a health dialogue on a socially relevant public health issue. It has been titled Dr. Chandrakant Patil Memorial Health Dialogue.

The first Dr. Chandrakant Patil Memorial Health Dialogue was held on December 30, 2008 at the NilRatan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College, Kolkata. The motion was: "Have we given up on Equity in Health?" The key participants were Professor Amartya Sen, Professor K Srinath Reddy (Public Health Foundation, India) and Professor Mohan Rao (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi). It was attended by more than 500 people from different professions and sections of the society.


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Globally and nationally the burden of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is increasing. Thereby, with the support of Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and in association with School of Digestive and Liver Disease, IPGME & R (SSKM Hospital), we are organizing a one and half days training program for 1) Improved HCV testing in Blood Banks, 2) Imparting knowledge and awareness about the natural history of HCV infection and its outcomes to general physicians, health-workers and informal care providers in rural areas and 3) Campaign against un-sterile and unnecessary injection practice throughout the State of West Bengal.

In this connection proposed hands-on training participants will be trained up on:

• Basic ELISA


• Validation of test system


• Determination of Cut-off values


• Analysis and evaluation of test results


• Quality Control of test results


• Laboratory algorithm for Anti-HCV screening and reporting.

In this regard, West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society (WBSAP & CS) has approved our training program and has also sent an order to all Govt. Hospital Blood Banks.

The Medical Officers Training is organized every first and third Thursday and Friday while the Medical Technician Training is held every Second and Fourth Thursday and Friday of the Month. The training batches are held at the School of Digestive and Liver Disease, IPGME & R (SSKM Hospital), 244, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata: 700020. We aim to provide training to about 500 Medical Technicians in West Bengal.

For more detailed information on this training program, please feel free to contact:

Dr. Partha Sarathi Mukherjee: (033)2226-4675 or you can email him at
Dr. Chandan Kr. Sen: (033)2226-4675 or you can email him at .
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