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Timings
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Session
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Speakers
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8am to 8.15am
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Tea and Coffee
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8.15am to 8.30am
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Opening / Welcome Session
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8.30am to 11am
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Morning Session
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8.30am to 9.10am
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Diabetes Prevention Program and Next Steps
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Dr. David Nathan
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
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9.10am to 9.40am
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Qatar’s National Diabetes Strategy
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Prof. Abdul Badi Abou Samra
HMC, Qatar
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9.40am to 10.20am
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DNA Methylation Signature in Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
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Prof. David Leslie
University of London, UK
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10.20am to 10.40am
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Data on the characteristics of Diabetes discovered during Bio-Bank’s pilot phase
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Qatar Biobank
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10.40am to 11am
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Diabetic Dyslipidemia in the Gulf
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Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
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11am to 11.30am
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Panel Session - Questions and Discussion
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Moderator – Dr. Hilal Lashuel
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11.30am to 12:30pm
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Lunch
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12:30pm to 3pm
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Afternoon Session
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Presentations by invited speakers
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12.30pm to 12.50pm
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Data on Stroke and Diabetes
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Prof. Ashfaq Shuaib
HMC, Qatar
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12.50pm to 1.10pm
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Data on Cardiovascular and Diabetes
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Dr. Jassim Al Suwaidi
HMC, Qatar
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1.10pm to 1.50pm
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Data on prevalence of insulin Resistance in Qatar
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Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Ghani
HMC, Qatar
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1.50pm to 2.30pm
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Novel Medication for Diabetes
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Prof. Ralph DeFronzo
University of Texas Health Science Center SA, USA
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2.30pm to 3pm
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Diabetes Research at QBRI: From Disease Mechanisms to Novel Therapies
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Dr. Essam Abdelalim
Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Qatar
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3pm to 3.30pm
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Panel Session - Questions and Discussion
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Moderator – Dr. Stephen Atkin
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3.30pm to 4pm
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Closing remarks
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