International Conferences (Selected)

1.      Resource person: The Asia-Africa Knowledge Co-creation Program (AAKCP) on Total Quality Management (TQM) for Better Hospital Services: Holistic approach to utilize existing resources. Field Workshop in Sri Lanka. 18th July to 2nd August, 2007

2.      The XVI Annual Conference, Laboratory Medicine in Liver Disease, Cairo, Egypt, 2-4 April, 2003.

3.      WHO Temporary Adviser. Hepatitis C virus in Egypt: A Public Health emergency: The 7th International Meeting Hepatitis C & Virus Related Diseases. December 3 -7, 2000. Gold- Cost, Australia.

4.      Fibrinolytic parameters and natural inhibitors of blood coagulation in-patients with acquired lupus anticoagulant: Relation to clinical thrombosis or/ and fetal loss. The XII International Congress on Fibrinolysis. Leuven, Belgium. Abstract # 379, pg 134. September 18-22, 1994.

5.      Maternal D-Dimer and thrombin generation markers in normal pregnancy and pre- eclampsia. The XII International Congress on Fibrinolysis. Leuven, Belgium. Abstract # 378, pg 134. September 18-22, 1994.

6.      Role of Chlamydia Trachomatitis and Mycoplasma in male urethritis and chronic prostatitis. The International Congress for Infectious Diseases. Preague, Czech Republic. Abstract 804, pg 259. April 26-30, 1994.

7.      Hepatitis C virus in Rural Areas and its association with schistosomiasis. The XII Annual Meeting of the International Clinical Epidemiology Network [INCLEN]. Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 23-28 (# O7), 1994.

8.      Changing pattern of acute sporadic hepatitis in Egypt. The International Symposium on viral hepatitis and liver diseases. The 8th Triennial Congress, Tokyo-Japan. May 10-14, 1993.

9.      An overview of Epidemiology of hepatitis C Virus in Egypt. International Symposium on viral hepatitis and liver disease. The 8th Triennial Congress, Tokyo-Japan. May 10-14, 1993.

10.  Vertical transmission of Chlamydia to neonates. The 5th International Congress for infectious Diseases. Nairobi-Kenya, April 6-11, 1992.

11.  A comparative study of Liver Morbidity in areas with and without Schistosamiasis. The International Congress for Schistosomais. Cairo, February 1993.

12.  Toxoplasma antibodies in pregnant and aborting women in Suez. The 8th Annual Meeting of the International Clinical Epidemiology Network [INCLEN]. Pueblo, Mexico, January 20-26 (# 27), 1990.

13.  The effect of donation time on the quality of blood components. The Congress of the European Society for Haemapheresis (ESFH) and the Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Transusionsmedizin und Immunhamotologie (DGTI), Germany, Wurzburg, Sept., 8-14 (#12), 1991.

14.  Antibodies to hepatitis C virus in blood donors in Suez, Egypt. The 9th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Hepatology. Cairo, April 24-26(#10), 1991.

INVITED as GUEST SPEAKER and EXPERT (Selected)

-          "Exploring Quality Assurance through the Africa-EU Partnership" Conference organized by the European Commission, the African Union Commission and the Association of African Universities (AAU) The Conference was held back-to-back with the Association of African Universities General Conference and under the auspices of the Omar Bongo University. Libreville, Gabon, 31 May to 1 June 2013.

-          European-Arab Cooperation in Higher Education Forum. “Internationalization of Higher Education”. The crowne Plaza Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon. February 28 and March 1, 2013.

-          Africa-EU Policy Workshop, organized by the European Commission (EC), African Union Commission (AUC), Association of African Universities (AAU). The Joint Africa-EU Strategy emphasizes the importance of cooperation with Africa in higher education to build high-quality tertiary capacity through networking, mobility of students and scholars, and institutional support and innovation through the Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment and cooperation. Accra, Ghana. 18 & 19 December, 2012.

-          The 3rd General Meeting, “Joint Africa-EU Strategy Tuning Seminars” Tuning Africa Project, Brussels, Belgium, November 20-22, 2012.

-          The Africa-EU Policy dialogue workshop: “The Interlinking Roles of Academic Cooperation and Research Collaboration as a Contribution to Knowledge Generation, Exchange and Capacity Building Measures”. Harmony Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 22-24 October, 2012.

-          Dialogue with Southern Mediterranean countries on higher education policies and programs. Conference organized by the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. July 2-3, 2012.

-          “Seminar for Bologna and Higher Education reform experts: Putting Bucharest’s Conclusions on Track – The Experts’ Role.” Vilnius University, under the Higher Education Reform project funded by the European Commission DG EAC, Lifelong Learning Program, European Union Tempus program. Vilnius, Lithuania, June 4-6, 2012.

-          The 2^nd General Meeting "African Higher Education Harmonization: Tuning and Shaping Responsive & Quality Postgraduate education". Conference organized by the European Commission with the African Union Commission, the EU Delegation in Pretoria and the South African Department of Higher Education and Training, held at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. 15-17 May, 2012.

-          The 1^st General Meeting Joint Africa-EU Strategy Tuning seminars, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé’ Cameroon. 23-25 January 2012.

-          Old and New faces in an ever-evolving Mediterranean: “The role of the People, the Regions and Local Bodies, the Governments and the Supranational Institutions in a strategy of intrinsic unity” Inter-Institutional Forum, Under the High-Patronage of the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek. Catania, Italy. December 8-10, 2011.

-          The African Higher Education Conference: "Tuning, Credits, Learning Outcomes and Quality: A Contribution to Harmonization and the Space for Higher Education in Africa". Dakar, Senegal. November 29 – 30, 2011.

-          The Higher Education Expert Reform Conference: "Towards Equivalence of Higher Education Degrees in the Euro-Mediterranean Region". University of Barcelona, Spain. November 22 – 23, 2011.

-          The 2^nd Mediterranean Immunology Meeting. NK Subsets in HCV Chronic Infection. Antalya-Turkey, October 4th -7th 2008.

-          The 3^rd Al Ain International Immunology Meeting: Immune Regulation in Chronic Inflammatory Disorders. Natural killer (NK) cells Assessment and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection. Al Ain United Arab Emirate. March 17-20, 2008.

-          Speaker/ organizer The Asia-Africa International Network Symposium of JSPS Asia and Africa Science Platform Program and the Fourth Liver Care Center Symposium “Infection-Immunity and Cancer”, Khon Kaen, Thailand. 19-20 February, 2008.

-          Expert and resource person for the AACKP Monitoring Team. The project: Asia-Africa Knowledge Co-creation Program (AAKCP) on Total Quality Management (TQM) for Better Hospital Services: Holistic approach to utilize existing resources. Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria; January 6 - 11, 2008.

-          Invited to teach the workshop Neuroimmunology and Infectious Disease. The workshop is sponsored by IBRO and Fogarty Foundations. Nairobi, Kenya. 22 - 25 May 2007.

-          International Congress Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education: Pathway to the Future. Main Auditorium, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. January 16^th, 2007.

-          Invited to the First Mediterranean Workshop on Clinical Immunology, Evora, Portugal, October 28 - November 1^st, 2006

-          Guest speaker, Collaborate in teaching the VI & VII KEMRI/JICA Third Country Training Program on Blood Safety, Nairobi, Kenya, February 2005 – September 2005.

-          JICA Seminar: Third Country Training Program Seminar. Ramsis Hilton, Cairo. Training & Networking in Africa: Some years of Experiences; February 3^rd, 2005.

-          Guest speaker, the 52^nd Conference of the Egyptian Association of Clinical Chemistry. Laboratory Medicine Update; the Quality of Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy: The STARD Initiative. Cairo Marriott, December 11-13, 2004

-          Invited Speaker, the XV Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of laboratory Medicine in collaboration with the Egyptian Society of Nephrology: Laboratory guidelines & Renal Diseases. Renal Diseases Immunologically Mediated. Cairo Sheraton Hotel-Egypt, March 30-31, 2004.

-          Guest speaker, the 5^th Congress of the Federation of African Immunology Societies: Training and networking: The ICCI, 7 years of experience. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 28^th April to May 1^st 2003.

-          The 1^st Workshop: Molecular Biology Techniques for Developing Countries. Begin, China; May 23 to 30, 2002.

-          Guest speaker, the Biotechnology Conference, the 41 Scientific Week. Damascus, Syria. (Occult HBV infections in Egypt). November 3^rd - 5^th 2001.

-          Invited, Euro-Mediterranean Workshop on research priorities on biological, clinical, socio- economic and preventive aspects of genetic disorders in the context of Epidemiology transition in the Mediterranean. "Epidemiology & Control of Hepatitis B virus in Egypt". Pasteur Institute, Tunisia. April 26- 30, 2001.

-          Guest speaker, the 7^th International Meeting Hepatitis C & Virus Related Diseases. "Hepatitis C virus in Egypt: A Public Health emergency". Gold Cost, Australia. December 3-7, 2000.

-          Guest speaker, to the WHO Joint Workshop SDC-STI-South. Ile Bie, Switzerland. May 12-15, 1998.

-          Guest speaker, the X National Health Research Conference on Infectious Diseases. Lecture: Epidemiology of Hepatitis C infection in Egypt. Maputo, Mozambique; September 8-12, 1997.

-          Guest speaker, the 2^nd International Seminar in hematology. Hepatitis C Virus infection in Egypt. Montevideo, Uruguay. December 17-18, 1992.

PROJECTS' MANAGER, SCHOLARLY and SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

-    Japanese Project:

PI Research Project: “Innovative Continent-Wide Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Surveillance Network Based on Simultaneous Multiplex Assay Technology in Africa”. funded by AMED, Tokyo-Japan, in collaboration with Nagasaki Univ. & E-JUST for the Continent-wide research activity aiming to control and prevention of NTD. The project will link medical diagnostics, engineering, clinical epidemiology and social sciences (2015 - 2020).

-    European Projects

Tempus projects:

1. "Leadership in Higher Education Management"; (158979-TEMPUS-1-2009-1-UK-TEMPUS- SMGR). Contact person (for Fayoum University) and Project Expert. The project's objective cover three main regional priorities: University management and student services, Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability and; Development of International relations. Partner Institutions are: American University in Cairo, Fayoum University, EinShams University, and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt (Associate Partner). University of Safx (TN), University of Sousse (TN), Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, Tunisia (Associate Partner); Modern University of Business and Science (LB), Beirut Arab University, Ministry of Higher Education, Lebanon (Associate Partner) (LB); King Hassen II University (MA), Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh (MA), Ministry of Higher Education, Morocco (Associate Partner), Superior Institute for Science and Technology (MA), GRANT: 1,489,693 EUR. Duration: 36 months (Sept. 2010 – August 2013).

2. The Tempus project: “Building capacity for University Management in the ENPI South Region”; (530485-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-UK). Contact person for SCU. This regional JEP, governance reform involving ten universities in Libya, Morocco, Egypt and Lebanon. Satisfying the regional priority “University Management and Student Services’. Grant: 1,073,137 EUR. Duration: 36 months (Oct. 2012 – August 2015)

ERASMUS MUNDUS:

-     Co-coordinator of the ERASMUS MUNDUS Project: Fatima Al Fihiri, A2, Lot-1; http://www.alfifri.eu. Project consortium is composed of 20 universities (11 in North Africa and 9 in European countries) with Associate Institutions. The aim of the project is to enhance exchange between students (under- and post-graduate) scholars. Provide scholarships for Master and PhD degrees with total mobility for more than 200 flew during 48 months duration (2013 – 2016) and budget: 4,400,000 EURO.

- Contact person of:

-       UNetBA-EM, A2, Lot1. Coordinated by University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (2013-2017);

-       Al Idrisi II-ACADEMIC OFFER-EM, A2, Lot-1. Coordinated by the University of Granada, Spain (2013-2017).

TUNING PROJECTS:

-          The "Tuning Africa" Phase-I & II; www.tuningafrica.org; Member of the management team of the projects, Harmonization between academic degrees and the development of competences based curriculum (2011-2018).

-          Visibility study of “Tuning India” (2014).

USAID Funded Project:

Collaborative project SCU & University of Maryland, USA. “Fostering Democratic Transition among Egyptians in the Health Institutions, to train graduates at Faculty of Medicine and Faculties of Health Professions: Nonviolent Communication, Leadership Development and Civic Engagement"; September, 2012 – March 2014.

Establishment of International Agreements:

Establish the following Memorandum of Understanding between Suez Canal University and:

-          University of Deusto, Bilbao-Spain;

-          Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi-Kenya;

-          University of Oran, Algeria

Program Director (2004 - 2005): “Development of a Strategic Plan for Quality Assurance Program in Suez Canal University” (A/SUE/1/01); www.despq-scu.org. Project sponsored by the National Quality Assurance & Accreditation Project (NQAAP), Ministry of Higher Education, Projects Management Unit (PMU), Egypt.

Program Director (2006 - 2007): Establishing the University Center for Quality Management for Suez Canal University (A/SCE/1/02). Project sponsored by the National Quality Assurance & Accreditation Project (NQAAP), Ministry of Higher Education, Projects Management Unit (PMU), Arab Republic of Egypt.

Founder & Director of the Third Country Training Programs (TCTP) for Sub-Saharan and Nil Basin Countries:

-          International Course for Clinical Immunology of Infectious Diseases, 1996-2012 (ICCI) http://www.fayoum.edu.eg/icci; Group training Program designed to provide opportunities for African participants (physicians and bio-scientists) to enhance their current skills in laboratory medicine and research capabilities in the field of infectious diseases, focusing on the development of skills needed for lab management in developing countries; leadership, TQM, research methodology, informatics, communication skills, tools for quality management, etc. Course sponsors are the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa (EFTCA)-Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affair, and SCU. The course is held at FOM/SCU, each year for 5 weeks duration. The course is conducted in the form of lectures, laboratory practices, group studies, small group discussions, field trips, and short workshops. The numbers of participants are 22 (19 from Anglo and Francophone speaking African countries and 3 from Egypt) for each course annually.

-          Total Quality Management for Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries (TQM-SCU), 2007 - 2012, www.fayoum.edu.eg/tqm; Group training program for Sudan. Sponsored by JICA, EFTCA, and University Centre for Quality Management, SCU.

-          Quality Management of Concurrent Infections Control of TB and HIV, 2008 - 2010 www.tcp-tbhiv.com;

-          Woman’s Health for Yemen (2008 – 2011), www.fayoum.edu/familyhealth

§  Accomplished and supervising fourteen (14) Medical Doctorate Degrees in clinical pathology, Internal Medicine/ Tropical Medicine, Gynecology, Oncology and Rheumatology.

§  Accomplished and supervising Thirty five (35) Master degrees in: clinical pathology, tropical medicine, internal medicine, nephrology, rheumatology, dermatology and pediatrics.

§  Reviewing and assessments of thesis for Master and Medical Doctorates, clinical pathology, pediatrics, bacteriology/ immunology, parasitology in different universities in Egypt and Sudan.

§  Undergraduate teaching of clinical pathology for medical students at FOM/SCU.

§  Postgraduate teaching of clinical pathology in the departments of Internal Medicine, Tropical Medicine, Pediatrics, etc.

§  Coordinating the Third Country Expert Program. A program to dispatch Experts from the department of clinical pathology for technical transfer and to support the activities of laboratories working in Senegal, Mauritania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

§  Establishment of nine (9) postdoctoral high skill-training fellowships for the Diagnosis of Infectious, 1995 - 2005. Each fellowship was of 9 months duration at Clinical Research Institute-Kumamoto National Hospital & University, Japan. All of the fellowships were awarded to a staff member of the clinical pathology, Pediatric, orthopedic departments and to the high institute Nursing staff, FOM/SCU.

§  External Examiner:

-          For clinical pathology Postgraduate Exam at Cairo, El-Azhar, El Mansoura, El Menia and Alexandria Universities in Egypt.

-          For Immunology at Moi University, college of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya, 2002 - 2005.

-          For clinical pathology at El Khartoum University, Sudan.

Organizing and leading Programs/ Seminars/ Workshops/ Training Courses

-          Real Time PCR for Immunogenetics, Wet-Workshop, 2 - 3 Nov. 2009, in collaboration with: Dr. Paulo Santos – Portugal. Organized at Fayoum University Hospital. Twenty nine (29) African participants from Comoros, Zambia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Eritrea, Rwanda, Mauritius, Burundi and Egypt

-          Flow Cytometry Wet-Workshop, 3 - 4 Nov. 2009, in collaboration with: Prof. Margarida Carneiro (Portugal). Organized at Fayoum University Hospital. Thirty two participants from Yemen, Comoros, Zambia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Eritrea, Rwanda, Mauritius, Burundi and Egypt.

-          Mini-School of Immunology, 4 - 5 Nov. 2009, organized in collaboration with Prof. Paulo Santos (Portugal), Anna Erdei (Hungary), Eleanor Fish (Canada), Shigeo Koyasu (Japan), Moncef Zouali (France), Moh Daha (Netherland), Gerard Chaouat (France), Gregory Tsay (Taiwan), Ridha Barbouche (Tunisia), Seppo Meri (Finland), Elopy Sibanda (Zimbabwe), Margarida Carneiro ( Portugal). at Fayoum University Hospital. Number of participants 61 from Egypt, Yemen, Comoros, Zambia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Eritrea, Rwanda, Mauritius and Burundi.

-          E-Training Workshop on Mucosal Immunity and Respiratory Infection, 6 - 7 Nov. 2009. Organized in collaboration with Prof. Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl – Switzerland, at Fayoum University Hospital 22 participants from Egypt, Comoros, Zambia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Eritrea, Rwanda, Mauritius and Burundi.

-          IBRO-SfN- NAS Teaching Tools School and Workshop in Neuroscience, 2 - 6 Dec. 2009, Organized at Fayoum University Hospital, in collaboration with Professors: Sharon Juliano (USA), Raj Kalaria (UK), Marina Bentivoglio (Italy), Musa Mabandla (South Africa), John Martin (USA), Ahmed Mohyeldin (USA), Alfred K. Njamnshi (Cameroon), Nilesh Patel (Kenya), Vivienne Russell (South Africa), Evelyne Sernagor (UK), Desire Tshala-Katumbay (USA), Janis Weeks (USA) and Marietta Muthuma (Kenya).

-          21st IBRO (ISN sponsored) SCHOOL IN NEUROSCIENCES IN AFRICA 2 - 6 Dec. 2009, Organized at Fayoum University Hospital, in collaboration with professors: Roger Butterworth (Canada), Simon Heales (UK), Raj Kalaria (UK), Abdul Mohammed (Sweden), Marina Bentivoglio (Italy), Vivienne Russell (South Africa), Tharcisse Kayembe (Congo), Sharon Juliano (USA), Desire Tshala-Katumbay (Congo-USA), Samir Ahboucha (Morocco), Howard Cooper (France) and Rufus Akinyemi (Nigeria). Thirty four participants from Egypt, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Yemen.

-          The seminar for HIV and HCV an emerging public health problem in developing Countries, Feb. 2003, in Madagascar and Seychelles.

-          The seminar on viral hepatitis and blood transmitted diseases, Feb. 2002, Cotonau, Benin.

-          The workshop: “Molecular Diagnosis of viral hepatitis, with special reference for silent infection with HBV”, in collaboration with Nihon University school of Medicine, Japan, April, 18-21, 1997.

-          The workshop “Clinical Application of Flow Cytometer” in collaboration with the European Group of Cell Study. Ismailia, Number of participants were 30,

-          The workshop: “Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Quality Control & Interpretation” March 25 - 30 1995, which was held at the CDRTC, with 12 participants from different Universities in Egypt. The stuff members of the clinical pathology department FOM/SCU, Prof. P. Wright, University of Amsterdam and Prof. P. Mason, University of Harare- Zimbabwe had collaborated in teaching. Teaching methods included case studies, group discussions, team lectures, participatory lectures, problem assignments, reading and presentation, lab. practical, a simulation game, and lectures.

BOOKS

“Toward Personalized HCV Therapy”; 2012. http://www.trnres.com/emags/attia/attiaebook.html

SPECIAL AWARDS

-         Special Award from the Egyptian Syndicate, for the distinguished achievement for the H.E., March 2010

-         Special award from Assuit University and the association of Clinical Pathologists of Upper Egypt, February 2009.

-         Special award for the distinction in research, Suez Canal University, September 2008.

-         Special award from SCU for the distinguished achievements as Vice-Dean for the FOM/ SCU, April 2008.

-         Special award from FOM/SCU for the achievements in the field of training & manpower development, 1996.

-         Award from the Egyptian Syndicate, for the best practice for over fifteen years in Suez Canal Governorates, 1995.

Attendance of International Courses, Workshops & Meetings (Selected)

-          Quality Assurance in Research–Ethics and Science; DIES-Seminar by DAAD and ANQAH. Cairo, May 26, 2013.

-          Building Capacity in University Management Training Workshop. Organized by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, UK and Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK. May 13-15, 2013.

-          Training Program “Accounting Fundamentals and Financial Statement Analysis for Non- Financial Professionals: The Bases for Business Decisions”. Organized by The American University in Cairo School of Business, Economics and Communication, Institute of Management Development (IMD), 6-8 March, 2006

-          Workshops for Chair Peer Reviewers in High Education. Organized by the National Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (NQAAP), Cairo, Egypt, May 15 - 16 and November 23, 2004.

-          Workshop on Objective Cognitive Assessment, FOM/SCU. Ismailia, Egypt, 18 – 19, June 2003.

-          The American Association of Blood Banks Congress. Washington-USA, November 4 – 8, 2000.

-          The 3^rd Federation of African Immunological Societies Congress (FAIS). HCV-RNA and Anti HCV-IgM in Egyptian Subjects Bearing IgG Anti-HCV Antibodies. Cape-Town South Africa, March 13 - 17, 1997.

-          The 18^th World Congress of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Auckland, New Zealand; October 9–13, 1995.

-          The 1^st International Summer Symposium on Tropical Hematology. Alexandria- Egypt, August 24- 26, 1994.

-          The International Conference on Schistosomiasis. Cairo-Egypt; Feb. 14-16, 1993.

-          The 17^th World Congress of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (Laboratory Medicine). Prevalence of hepatitis E Virus among acute sporadic hepatitis patients in Suez. Acapulco-MEXICO. October 5- 9, 1993.

-          The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Hematology. (ESH), Satellite Symposium: Updated Laboratory Methods for the diagnosis of HIV infection. Cairo-Egypt, December, 10 – 12, 1993.

-          The Training course: Seminar on Blood Transmitted Diseases special reference to: AIDS, ATL and. Hepatitis, Kumamoto National Hospital-Japan, July 1 – 31, 1992.

-          The 5^th International Congress for infectious diseases. Nairobi, Kenya April 6 – 11, 1992.

-         “Recent advances in clinical immunology-workshop-III. “ Ain-Shams Univ. Hospital. Cairo-Egypt. Feb. 11–15, 1992.

-         The WHO Course: Immunology, Vaccination and Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases (French version). Organized by WHO Immunology Research and Training Center, Lausanne- Switzerland; May to July, 1991.

-         The annual meetings of Egyptian society of Clinical Chemistry.

-         The annual meeting of Egyptian society of laboratory medicine.

-         The annual meetings of Egyptian society of hepatology.