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October, 2014 Jumeirah Etihad Towers Abu

1 The Second Clinical Congress and Gulf Chapter Annual Meeting The State of the Art in Diabetes and Endocrinology Program & Information 23-25th of October, 2014 Jumeirah Etihad Towers Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Excellence in

2 Table of Contents Welcome Note Steering Committee General Information Delegate Information Day 1 Program Day 2 Program Day 3 Program

Welcome Note Dear Colleagues, As president of the Gulf Chapter, it gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to the Gulf Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Second

3 Welcome Note Dear Colleagues, As president of the Gulf Chapter, it gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to the Gulf Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Second Clinical Congress and Gulf Chapter Annual Meeting to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 23-25th of October, 2014 Building on your contribution to the success of the first edition of the First Clinical Congress and Gulf Chapter Annual Meeting in 2013, once again, we are delighted to welcome you in the bustling metropolitan city of Abu Dhabi. The 2014 edition has taken a graceful step towards the international arena in order to deliver a higher calibre meeting. The scientific committee has therefore compiled the ample meeting that will deliver plenty of educational opportunities in the growing and exciting field of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. Through a culmination of collective efforts, the conference will convene over a three-day program and present a high-level scientific content with major updates and state of the art lectures, plenary sessions and clinical practice symposia. The sessions will cover major updates and state-of-the art presentations delivered by international and regional keynote speakers. We are looking forward to your participation in this unique educational experience enhancing the understanding of diabetes and endocrinology that stands for excellence in medical education in the Middle East and GCC region. On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Gulf Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Aly Bernard Khalil President of the Gulf Chapter of AACE Consultant in Endocrinology 3

Steering Committee President, officers and members of the board of directors of the Gulf Chapters of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Officers Ali Khalil MD FACE President of the

4 Steering Committee President, officers and members of the board of directors of the Gulf Chapters of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Officers Ali Khalil MD FACE President of the Gulf Chapter of AACE United Arab Emirates Ali Alzahrani MD FACE President-elect of the Gulf Chapter of AACE United Arab Emirates Wiam Hussein MD FACE FACP Secretary & Treasurer Bahrain Board Members Ahmed Hassoun MD FACE FACP United Arab Emirates Ebaa Al-Ozairi MD FACE Kuwait Juma al Kaabi MD FACE United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Zirie MD FACE Qatar Mohammad Al-Lamki MBChB MSc FRCP Oman Salem Beshyah MBBCh MRCI MRCP (UK) FRCP PhD United Arab Emirates 4

5 General Information Date & Venue Target Audience Accreditation Thursday 23 rd to Saturday 25 th of October, 2014 Jumeirah Etihad Towers Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Endocrinologists Diabetologists Pediatricians Family Medicine Internist Primary Care Doctors Clinical Pharmacists Dietitians Hospitalists Gynecologists Senior Nurses Nurses Medical Students 18 CME Credit Hours will be sought. An application for CME Credit will be made once the scientific program is finalized. Congress Organizer Congress Website DiaEdu Management Consultancy Phone: Web: Further details are available on the congress web site: 5

6 Delegate Information Individual Registration Schedule Early Bird Standard Onsite Until Aug. 1 Until Oct. 14 Oct. 23 Doctors AED 1200 AED 1400 AED 1600 Non Doctors AED 800 AED 1000 AED 1200 AACE Members AED 800 AED 800 AED 900 Medical Students AED 600 AED 700 AED 800 The registration fee will cover tuition, symposium literature, certificate of attendance, lunch & coffee breaks for the conference only. Congress Dinner Group Registration Tickets for the Congress Dinner can be requested up to one week before the conference at a rate of 300 AED. Companies that would like to sponsor a group of delegates attending the conference may do so by using the special group registration fee. A group consists of a minimum of 10 persons. Early Bird Standard Until Aug. 1 Until Oct. 14 Delegates AED AED Accomodation Sponsoring companies who wish to accommodate the attendees can request an arrangement through DiaEdu. Prices are specified below: Room Type 1 Room Type 2 Single Double Deluxe King AED 800 AED 900 Deluxe Grand Club AED 1200 AED 1200 Rooms include morning breakfast. All prices are subject to 10% service tax and 6% Abu Dhabi Tourism tax. Prices quoted above are subject to change. 6

7 Day 1- Thursday 23 rd of October, :30-08:30 Registration and Morning Coffee 08:30-09:15 Keynote Address 08:30-09:15 Molecular Markers for Thyroid Cancer: Basic Science and Clinical Practice Dr. Richard Mack Harrell (USA) 09:15-10:00 State of the Art 1 09:15-10:00 Endocrine Hypertension 2015 Prof. William Young (USA) 10:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Clinical Practice Symposia 11:00-12:30 CPS 1. Bone Health Update: Basic and Clinical (Hall A) 11:00-11:30 Osteoporosis Diagnosis in MENA, GCC and FRAX Based Guidelines Prof. Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan (Lebanon) 11:30-12:00 Osteoporosis Therapies: Challenges, Targets, Opportunities Prof. Ego Seeman (Australia) 12:00-12:30 Challenges in Management of Osteoporosis. Prof. Christian Roux (France) CPS 2. Benefits and Risks of Newer Diabetes Therapies (Hall B) Incretin-Based Therapies Dr. Mario Skugor (USA) SGLT2 Inhibitors Prof. John Gerich (USA) Trends of Insulin Management: The Current and Future Prof. Stephen Atkin (Qatar) 11:00-12:30 Clinical Practice and Research 2014: Free Communication (Hall C) 12:30-13:30 Lunch & Dhuhr Prayer Break 13:30-14:30 Gold Satellite Symposia 14:30-16:30 Meet-the-Expert Sessions 14:30-16:30 (Hall A) (Hall B) (Hall C) 14:30-15:30 MTE 1. Hyperparathyroidism: Diagnosis and Medical Treatment Prof. Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan (Lebanon) 15:30-16:30 MTE 4. New ATA Guidelines: Cases Based Discussion Dr. Richard Mack Harrell (USA) 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break 17:00-18:30 Platinum Satellite Symposia MTE 2. Unusual Pituitary Masses: An Evidence-based Approach Prof. Bahaa Arafah (USA) MTE 5. Cushing Syndrome Cases Prof. William Young (USA) 18:30-19:00 Meghreb Prayer Break & Platinum Sponsors Hospitalities MTE 3. Difficult Thyroid Function Tests! Prof. Pierre Bouloux (UK) 19:00-20:30 Annual Gulf Chapter of AACE Meeting (members and invited guests only) 20:30-22:00 Gulf Chapter of AACE Private Function (invitation holders only) MTE 6. Diabetes Pumps and Sensors: Clinical and Technical Dr. Mario Skugor (USA) 7

8 Day 2- Friday 24 th of October, :30-08:30 Registration and Morning Coffee 08:30-09:15 Second Annual AACE GC Lecture 08:30-09:15 Molecular Endocrinology: The Modern Hormonal Science Dr. Ali Alzahrani (KSA) 09:15-10:00 State of the Science :15-10:00 Pathogenesis of Hypopituitarism Prof. Bahaa M. Arafah (USA) 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-12:00 Meet-the-Expert Sessions 10:30-12:00 CPS 3. Reproductive Endocrinology Update (Hall A) 10:30-11:00 PCOS Update Dr. Stephen Atkin (Qatar) 11:00-11:30 Endocrine Aspects of Female Infertility Prof. William Ledger (Australia) 11:30-12:00 Endocrine Aspects of Male Infertility Prof. Pierre Bouloux (UK) 12:00-13:30 Lunch & Friday Prayer Break 13:30-14:30 Gold Satellite Symposia 14:30-16:30 Meet-the-Expert Sessions 14:30-16:30 (Hall A) (Hall B) (Hall C) 14:30-15:30 MTE 7. Hyperaldosteronism Cases Prof. William Young (USA) 15:30-16:30 MTE 10. Hyponatremia Dr. Stephen Ball (UK) CPS 4. Organ and Cell Replacement Therapy in Diabetes (Hall B) Whole Pancreatic Transplant Update Prof. Elmahdi Elkhammas (USA) Islet Cell Transplantation Prof. Thierry Berney (Switzerland) Stem Cells therapy in Diabetes: Myths and Realities Prof. Kevin Docherty (Scotland) MTE 8. Organ and Cell Replacement Therapy in Diabetes: Panel Discussion Prof. Elmahdi Elkhammas (USA) Prof. Thierry Berney (Switzerland) Prof. Kevin Docherty (UK) MTE 11: Assessment of Ovarian Reserve and Ovarian Ageing Prof. William Ledger (Australia) CPS 5. Hot Topics in Diabetes (Hall C) An Overview of Recent Diabetes Trials Prof. Hussian Saadi (UAE) Lifestyle Modifications in Diabetes: Do they Work? Dr. Ebaa Al-Ozairy (Kuwait) Diabetes and Depression TBA MTE 9. Clinical Perspectives on Clinical Imaging for Adrenals Dr. Simon Aylwin (UK) MTE 12. Graves Orbitopathy: Evaluation and Management Prof. Pierre Bouloux (UK) Continued 8

9 Day 2- Friday 24 th of October, :30-17:00 Coffee Break 17:00-18:30 Clinical Practice Symposia 17:00-18:30 CPS 6. Pituitary Update (Hall A) 17:00-17:30 Pathogenesis & Differential Diagnosis of Hyperprolactinemia Prof. Bahaa M. Arafah (USA) 17:30-18:00 Medical Management of the Difficult Macroprolactinomas Dr. Simon Aylwin (UK) 18:00-18:30 Body Fluid Balance and Diabetes Insipidus Update Dr. Stephen Ball (UK) 18:30-19:00 Coffee & Maghreb Prayer Break 19:00-20:30 Diamond Satellite Symposium CPS 7. Consensus and Controversies in Diabetes Care (Hall B) The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using HbA1c to Diagnose Diabetes Prof. Eric Kilpatrick (UK) The Role of Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Diabetes Control and Complications Prof. John Gerich (USA) Ethnic Differences in Diabetes Risk: Do We Know Why? Prof. Naveed Sattar (UK) 20:30-22:00 Congress Dinner & Awards Night (ticket holders only) CPS 8. Diabetes in Special Circumstances (Hall C) Diabetes and Pregnancy TBA Management of Diabetes in Patients with Declining Renal Function TBA Diabetes in the Elderly TBA 9

10 Day 3- Saturday 25 th of October, :30-08:30 Registration and Morning Coffee 08:30-09:15 State of the Art 2 08:30-09:15 Cardiovascular Outcome in Type 2 Diabetes: Where We Stand Now? Prof. Naveed Sattar (UK) 09:15-10:15 Gulf Chapter of AACE Clinical Practice Debate 09:15-10:15 Lipid Guidelines 2014: Which One to Follow? For the European guidelines: Dr. Eric Kilpatrick (UK) For the American guidelines: Dr. John Gerich (USA) 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45-12:45 Clinical Practice Symposia 10:45-12:45 CPS 9. Adrenal-MEN Update (Hall A) 10:45-11:15 Management of Persistent Cushing Syndrome Prof. William Young (USA) 11:15-11:45 Phaechromocytoma and Gangliomas: Investigation and Management Prof. Pierre Bouloux (UK) 11:45-12:15 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: From Genes to Bedside: MEN1 Dr. Simon Aylwin (UK) 12:15-12:45 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: From Genes to Bedside: MEN2 Dr. Stephen Ball (UK) 12:45-13:45 Lunch & Friday Prayer Break & Poster Viewing CPS 10. Nuclear Medicine in Endocrinology: Diagnostic and Therapeutic (Hall B) High versus Low Dose Radioiodine Therapy in Thyroid Cancer: Dr. Aly B. Khalil (UAE) Thyroid: FDG PET CT and Dosimetry in Thyroid Cancer Dr. Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar (Germany) Use of GA68 DOTA in Neuroendocrine Tumors Dr. Abdu Rida Ismail (Kuwait) Role of SPEC CT in the Intraoperative Probe in Management of Primary Hyperthyroidism Dr. Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar (Germany) 13:45-15:45 Meet-the-Expert Sessions 13:45-15:45 (Hall A) (Hall B) (Hall C) 13:45-14:45 MTE 13. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: Evaluating the patient and Family Dr. Simon Aylwin (UK) & Dr. Stephen Ball (UK) 14:45-15:45 MTE 16. Endocrine Responses in Critical Illness and Stress Dr. Stephen Ball (UK) 15:45-16:00 Closing Remarks MTE 14. What Type of Diabetes Is It? 1, 2 or Something Else? Dr. Sarah Sulaiman (UAE) MTE 17. Sweating and Flushing: Evaluation and Management Prof. Pierre Bouloux (UK) CPS 11. Current Perspectives in Adolescent Endocrinology (Hall C) The Many Faces of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Dr. Asma Jassim (UAE) Abnormal Thyroid Function Tests in Children and Adolescents: Treat, Refer or Defer? Dr. Walid Kaplan (UAE) Approach to Delayed Puberty: Diagnosis and Management Dr. Sareea Al Remethi (UAE) The Transition Between Pediatric and Adult Care: Turner Syndrome as a Model Dr. Elham Al Ameri (UAE) MTE 15. Growth Disorders: How to Approach a Child & Adolescent with Short Stature Dr. Jamal Al Jubeh (UAE) MTE 18. Adrenal Disorders and Genital Ambiguity Dr. Asma Deeb (UAE) 10

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM DAY 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM DAY 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 DAY 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 07:30-08:30 Registration & Morning Coffee 08:30-09:15 Key Note Address: Juma Al Kaabi, President-Elect, AACE-Gulf Chapter L1 Current Concepts in Thyroid Cancer Hossein Gharib