8th middle east paediatrics conference
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The 8th Middle East Paediatrics Conference is the must attend paediatrics conference of the year, featuring 12 different sessions over the course of three days. Expert doctors coming from the USA, UK and the Middle East come together to discuss the latest topics, as well as to distribute the most up-to-date information on the management of different paediatric diseases and conditions. Activity directors: Dr Jaishen Rajah, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Dr Giovanni Piedimonte, Cleveland Clinic Who should attend: Paediatricians Paediatric Consultants/Specialists Family Medicine Physicians General Practitioners NeonatologistsTRANSCRIPT
Key topics: •Haematology
•Infectious diseases
•Cardiology
•Nephrology
•Mental health
Benefits of attending: •Discuss the management of airway anomalies
•Examine cases in paediatric infectious diseases
•Recommend the proper management of children with autism
•Manage conjunctivitis in neonates, infants and children
•Recommend how to treat paediatric nephrotic syndrome
8th Middle East Paediatrics Conference26-28 January 2015Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
26-29 January 2015 Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
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Dr Jaishen RajahConference Chair8th Middle East Paediatrics Conference Arab Health Congress 2015
Dr Giovanni Piedimonte Activity Director8th Middle East Paediatrics Conference Arab Health Congress 2015
Dear Healthcare Professional,
We are pleased to present you with the conference programme for the 8th Middle East Paediatrics Conference, taking place on 26-28 January 2015 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
The conference programme will feature a combination of state-of-the-art lectures, debate presentations, short talks and panel discussions on a variety of topics including neurology, neonatology and infectious diseases. The expert speaker faculty will be coming from all over the world including the USA, India and the UK. This three-day conference will be the go-to Paediatrics Conference of the year with a combination of the latest updates and need-to-know information.
We are honoured to offer you this important CME-accredited scientific meeting and we look forward to welcoming you to this major educational event.
Regards,
Who should attend• Paediatricians
• Paediatric Consultants/Specialists
• Family Medicine Physicians
• General Practitioners
• Neonatologists
Accreditation statement The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.
P.S. Contact the Arab Health Congress registration team directly to learn more about group discounts and early bird rates. Call +971 4 336 7334 or email [email protected].
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DAY ONE: Monday, 26 January 2015
DAY TWO: Tuesday, 27 January 2015
09:50 Opening remarks by Chairs: Dr Jaishen Rajah, Chief of General Paediatrics,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dr Giovanni Piedimonte, Chairman, Paediatric
Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
SESSION 1: PULMONOLOGY/OTOLARYNGOLOGY 10:00 Management of airway anomalies Dr Reza Rahbar, Associate Otolaryngologist-in-Chief,
Director of Center for Airway Disorders, Co-Director of Center for Head, Neck and Skullbase Tumors, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
10:30 The noisy airway/evaluation of stridor in infants and children
Dr Giovanni Piedimonte, Chairman, Paediatric Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11:00 Wheezing in the preschool child Dr Salman Mroueh, Professor of Clinical Paediatrics,
Paediatric Pulmonology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
11:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 2: STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE AND DEBATE 12:00 State-of-the-art: RSV infections Dr Giovanni Piedimonte, Chairman, Paediatric
Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12:45 Roundtable discussion: Case studies in paediatric infectious diseases
Dr Richard Malley, Senior Associate Physician in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
13:15 LUNCH
SESSION 3: CARDIOLOGY
14:45 Delivering paediatric heart care in the face of resource limitations: Specific challenges and possible solutions
Dr R. Krishna Kumar, Clinical Professor, Head of Department, Paediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, India
15:15 Advances in paediatric cardiology: Comprehensive care of congenital heart disease from foetal life through adulthood
Dr Aditya Kaza, Associate in Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
15:45 Approach to tachyarrhythmias in the emergency room
Dr R. Krishna Kumar, Clinical Professor, Head of Department, Paediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, India
16:15 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 4: NEUROLOGY 16:45 New treatment options in paediatric epilepsy Dr Deepak Lachhwani, Epilepsy Centre, Cleveland
Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:15 Fever in the child Dr Jay Halbert, Department of Paediatrics, Lister
Hospital, Hertfordshire, UK
17:45 CLOSE OF DAY ONE
SESSION 5: MENTAL HEALTH 09:00 Update on autism Dr Thomas Frazier, Director, Autism Center,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
09:30 Bullying amongst adolescents in Saudi Arabia: How does it relate to mental health status and academic performance?
Dr Fadia S. Albuhairan, Vice President, Saudi Society for Adolescent Health and Arab Coalition for Adolescent Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City & King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
10:00 Mental health implications for children trapped in a cycle of trauma and tragedy
Professor Olayinka Omigbodun, Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Immediate Past-President, International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Ibadan, Nigeria
10:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 6: STATE-OF-THE ART LECTURE AND DEBATE 11:00 WHO’s comprehensive Mental Health Action
Plan (2013-2020): Unifying psyche and soma for child health?
Professor Olayinka Omigbodun, Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Immediate Past-President, International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Ibadan, Nigeria
11:45 Management of hepatitis C Dr Naim Alkhouri, Staff, Digestive Disease Institute,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12:15 LUNCH
SESSION 9: HAEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY09:00 BMT update Dr Rabi Hanna, Paediatrics Haematology Oncology
and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
09:30 Abdominal masses Dr Michael Grimley, Associate Professor of Clinical
Paediatrics, Division of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
10:00 Update of sickle cell Dr Miguel Abboud, Paediatric Haematology
Oncology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
10:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 10: STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE AND DEBATE 11:00 Current management of the nephrotic syndrome Dr RN Srivastava, Consultant Paediatric
Nephrologist, Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals, New Delhi, India
11:45 Debate: ADHD: What is all the fuss about? Dr Brendan Belsham, Child and Adolescent
Psychiatrist, Author, Private Practice, Johannesburg, South Africa
12:15 LUNCH
SESSION 11: NEPHROLOGY 13:45 Update on paediatric atypical haemolytic uremic
syndromes Dr Bradley Dixon, Paediatric Nephrologist,
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
14:15 Paediatric kidney transplantation: The role of kidney paired donation
Dr Mikel Prieto, Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programme and Paediatric Kidney Transplantation, Medical Director, International Practice Operations, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
14:45 Management of urinary tract infection Dr RN Srivastava, Consultant Paediatric
Nephrologist, Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals, New Delhi, India
15:15 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 12: INFECTIOUS DISEASES/IMMUNOLOGY15:45 Ebola virus update Dr Robert Colebunders, Institute of Tropical
Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
16:15 Healthcare-associated infections Dr Hanan Balkhy, Team Leader, Research
Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
16:45 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
DAY THREE: Wednesday, 28 January 2015
SESSION 7: NEONATOLOGY 13:45 Foetal surgery including new procedures for
myelomeningocele and diaphragmatic hernia Dr Jose Peiro, Endoscopic Foetal Surgery Director,
Cincinnati Fetal Center; Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
14:15 Screening for congenital heart disease in the newborn
Dr R. Krishna Kumar, Clinical Professor, Head of Department, Paediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, India
14:45 Cleft lip Dr Ananth S. Murthy, Director, Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
15:15 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 8: OPHTHALMOLOGY 15:45 Modern diagnosis and management of visual
systems in neonates, infants and children Dr Richard Hertle, Director, Paediatric
Ophthalmology, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
16:15 Management of conjunctivitis in neonates, infants and children
Dr Paul Rychwalski, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Paediatric Eye Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
16:45 CLOSE OF DAY TWO
Activity Directors:Dr Giovanni Piedimonte, Chairman, Paediatric Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr Jaishen Rajah, Chief of General Paediatrics, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Faculty:Dr Aditya Kaza, Associate in Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dr Ananth S. Murthy, Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
Dr Bradley Dixon, Paediatric Nephrologist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dr Brendan Belsham, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Author, Private Practice, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr Deepak Lachhwani, Epilepsy Centre, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Fadia S. Albuhairan, Vice President, Saudi Society for Adolescent Health and Arab Coalition for Adolescent Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City & King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
Dr Hanan Balkhy, Team Leader, Research Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
Dr Jay Halbert, Department of Paediatrics, Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire, UK
Dr Jose Peiro, Endoscopic Foetal Surgery Director, Cincinnati Fetal Center; Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dr Michael Grimley, Associate Professor of Clinical Paediatrics,
Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dr Miguel Abboud, Paediatric Haematology Oncology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Mikel Prieto, Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programme and Paediatric Kidney Transplantation, Medical Director, International Practice Operations, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Dr Naim Alkhouri, Staff, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Professor Olayinka Omigbodun, Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Immediate Past-President, International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Ibadan, Nigeria
Dr Paul Rychwalski, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Paediatric Eye Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr R. Krishna Kumar, Clinical Professor, Head of Department, Paediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, India
Dr Rabi Hanna, Paediatrics Haematology Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr Reza Rahbar, Associate Otolaryngologist-in-Chief, Director of Center for Airway Disorders, Co-Director of Center for Head, Neck and Skullbase Tumors, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dr Richard Hertle, Director, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
Dr Richard Malley, Senior Associate Physician in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dr Robert Colebunders, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Dr RN Srivastava, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals, New Delhi, India
Dr Salman Mroueh, Professor of Clinical Paediatrics, Paediatric Pulmonology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Thomas Frazier, Director, Autism Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Faculty disclosure statementThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolut
Grantor acknowledgement
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges educational grants for partial support of this activity from:
Boston Children’s Hospital
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