Friday 1 December , 2017 (Doha Sheraton Grand Hotel);

7am to 7.55am

Registration and coffee

7.55am to 8.30am

Opening Ceremony

Plenary 1: Diabetes - Al Majlis Auditorium

Chair: Dr.Abdul Badi Abou Samra

8.30am to 9.05am

Prevention of Diabetes

Dr. David Nathan

9.05am to 9.40am

The Role of Diabetes Education in the Management of Diabetes:

Dr. Bodil Rasmussen

9.40am to 10.10 am

Coffee Break

10.10am to 10.45am

Management of Diabetic Triopathy: Dr. Rayaz Malik

10.45am to 11.30am

Platinum Special lecture: Professor Sunder Mudaliar,

“SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of type 2 diabetes” sponsored by Astra Zeneca  

Al Majlis Auditorium

Chair: Dr.Amin Jayyousi

11.30am to 1pm

Prayer/Posters

12pm to 1pm

Lunch and Meet the Expert - Salwa Hall

Dr. David Nathan

1pm to 3pm

Four Parallel Lectures (Two Parallel Sessions)

Session one: Obesity Management Revisited - Al Majlis Auditorium

 Chair: Dr.Emad Naem and Dr.Monica Skarlius

1pm – 1.30pm

Lifestyle Modification and Medical Management of Obesity:

Dr. Sharad Taheri  

1.30pm to pm

Non-Surgical Endoscopic Management of Obesity:

Dr. Khalid Al-Ejji

2pm to 2.30pm

Surgical Management of Obesity:

Dr. Moataz Bashah

2.30pm to 3pm

Rebooting Metabolism: Can Weight Regain be Prevented?

Dr. Monica Skarlius

Session two: Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology - Al Rayyan Auditorium

Chair: Dr.Sara Darwish and Prof Goran Petrovski

1pm – 1.30pm

Qatar Experience in Using Insulin Pump and CGMS Among Pediatric Age Group:

Prof Goran Petrovski

1.30pm to 2pm

Autoimmunity in Type (1) Diabetes:

Dr. Khalid Hussain

2pm to 2.30pm

Management of Short Stature in Children and Adolescent:

Dr. Ashraf Soliman


2.30pm to 3pm

Hypoglycemia in Type (1) Diabetes:

Dr. Khalid Hussain

3pm to 3.30pm

Prayer and Break

3.30pm to 4pm

Two Parallel Gold Lectures 

Gold Lecture one:
Dr. Ebaa Al Ozairi, “Role of GLP-1 and therapeutic implications” sponsored by Novonordisk

Al Majlis Auditorium

Chair: Dr.Khalid Dukhan

Gold Lecture two:
Dr. Thamer Alessa
“Clinical Evidence of Glagine U300” sponsored by Sanofi Aventis

Al Rayyan Auditorium

Chair: Dr.Buthaina Ibrahim

Plenary 2: Osteoporosis and Bone - Al Majlis Auditorium

Chair: Dr.Mahmoud Zirie and Dr.Samar Al Emadi

4pm to 4.30pm

Regulation of Bone Turnover and Bone Mass:

Dr. Abdul-Badi Abou Samra

4.30pm to 5pm

Recent Advances in the Management of Osteoporosis: 

Dr. Samar Al Emadi

5pm to 5.30pm

Vitamin D deficiency with Special Focus on Middle East:

Dr. Mohammed Hammoudeh