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1 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre Benefits of attending: Explore the differences in cancer screening between the UAE and the USA Evaluate endoscopic findings in coeliac disease Identify what is new in liver transplants Review advanced endoscopy in Barrett s disease Critique surgical procedures in inflammatory bowel disease Key topics: Hepatology Liver surgery Inflammatory bowel disease Endoscopy Gastroenterology Part of Book and pay before 4 December 2014 and save up to US$ January 2015 Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre Provided by: Leading Congress Supporter: Supporting bodies: Organised by: Tel: ahcongress@informa.com

2 Dear Healthcare Professional, As the conference Chair and Activity Director for the 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference, we are pleased to present you with another action-packed two-day programme, taking place on at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre. As an established part of the Arab Health Congress and provided by Cleveland Clinic, the 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference is one of a handful of events in the region to offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) to attending medical professionals via its scientific exchange. This year s programme features insightful case presentations from the world s leading gastroenterologists and is designed to provide the audience with a unique opportunity to hear about the latest medications, advanced surgical procedures and the newest technologies being used in the field of gastroenterology. We look forward to welcoming you to the 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference in January. Yours sincerely, Dr Salem Awad Sabih Conference Chair 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference Arab Health Congress 2015 Dr Naim Alkhouri Activity Director 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference Arab Health Congress 2015 P.S. Contact the Arab Health Congress registration team directly to learn more about group discounts and early bird rates. Call or ahcongress@informa.com. Who should attend Gastroenterologists Internists Hepatologists Internal medicine specialists Endoscopists 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 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. 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. The Arab Health Congress 2015 features 18 conferences Conferences you might be interested in attending: 14 th Middle East Surgery Conference January th Middle East Cardiovascular Disease and Intervention Conference 8 th Middle East Anaesthesia Conference 5 th Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Conference For more information about other conferences, visit

3 DAY One: Wednesday, 28 January :50 Chairpersons opening remarks SESSION 1: HEPATOLOGY I 09:00 Hepatitis C genotype 4 approach in the Middle East Dr Gamal Esmat, Director of the Viral Hepatitis Treatment Centres, Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt 09:20 Hepatitis C Genotype 1-3 treatment in the USA: New tools in the hepatologist s armamentarium 09:40 Invasive versus non-invasive methods for evaluating liver fibrosis Dr Nigel Beejay, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, 10:00 Use of liver support system in the critically ill patient Dr Chris Willars, Consultant, Liver Intensive Care Unit, King s College Hospital, London, UK 10:20 An update on autoimmune liver disease Dr William Carey, Staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Centre for Continuing Education, 10:40 Case presentation: liver disease for discussion Dr Ali El Sayed, Consultant Hepatologist, Al Noor Hospital, 11:00 COFFEE BREAK SESSION 2: HEPATOLOGY II 11:30 State-of-the-art lecture: Integration of healthcare information technology into GI/ hepatology practice Dr Jonathan Schaffer, Managing Director of ecleveland Clinic, Information Technology Division, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 11:50 Post liver transplant medical treatment Dr Mohamed Al Zaabi, Scientific Committee Chairman, EGHS, Liver Transplant Specialist, Zayed Military Hospital, 12:10 Liver transplant: Who to transplant? How sick is too sick? Dr Chris Willars, Consultant, Liver Intensive Care Unit, King s College Hospital, London, UK 12:30 Living related liver transplant, what s new? Dr Anwar Jarrad, Consultant Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan 12:40 Living related liver transplant; 21 years of experience Prof Ibrahim Mostafa, Vice President, Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt 13:10 Bacterial translocation in cirrhosis Dr Jose Such, Staff Physician, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, 13:30 Case presentations: Cases from ACDS; The use of new regimens in Hepatitis C Dr Salem Awadh Sabih, MBCH, FRCP, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, Portal hypertension and TIPS Ahmed Refai, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Mafraq Hospital, 13:50 LUNCH SESSION 3: LIVER AND GIT 14:50 Hepatectomy in liver cancer Dr Mohammed Zaman, Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, 15:10 The role of radiology in liver cancer Dr Assim Khawaja, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, 15:30 Hepatitis B in pregnancy and in childhood 15:50 COFFEE BREAK 16:20 Management of early oesophageal cancer Dr Azzam Qayasi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Qayasi Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE 16:40 Endoscopic management of biliary and pancreatic disease Dr Mazen Taha, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Tawam Hospital, 17:00 Surgery in chronic pancreatitis Dr Nidhal Dehni, General Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, 17:20 Management of liver trauma Dr Farouk Safi, Consultant General Surgeon, Tawam Hospital, 17:50 Case presentations: Dr Makki Fayadh, Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, Abu 18:10 Chairpersons closing remarks Abu 18:15 CLOSE OF DAY ONE 12:50 Non cirrhotic portal hypertension Dr Kaiser Raja, Transplant Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Chief Hepatologist - Global Integrated Liver Care Team, BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore, India

4 DAY two: Thursday, 29 January :50 Chairpersons opening remarks SESSION 4: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND CLOSTRIDIUM - DIFFICILE INFECTION 09:00 Refractory IBD Dr. Ahmed Fadhli, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Kuwait University, Kuwait 09:20 Infection in IBD and safety of biologics Dr Asaad Khan, Chief of Internal Medicine, Consultant Physician - Infectious Diseases, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE 09:40 Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease Dr. Mohamad Miqdady, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical city, 10:00 COFFEE BREAK 10:30 Robotic technique in abdominal surgery Professor Francis Seow Choen, General Surgeon, Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore 10:50 Surgical management of refractory UC Dr Maher Abbas, Chief, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, 11:10 Faecal transplantation: The new frontier in GI Hepatology, 11:30 Case presentations: IBD cases 11:50 LUNCH BREAK SESSION 5: ENDOSCOPY And colorectal 12:50 Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided diagnosis of subepithelial tumours Dr Amer Alkhatib, Staff Physician, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, 13:10 High resolution monometry and impedance technology Dr Sigurbjorn Birgisson, Staff Physician, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, 13:30 Improving the quality of your colonoscopy Hepatology, 13:50 Blood testing for colon cancer Dr Kasinathan Murali, Senior Director, Molecular Genetics, Quest Diagnostics, Washington, USA 14:10 Colon cancer screening programme: UAE versus USA Dr Makki Fayadh, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, Dr Mahzen Al Jabry, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Mediclinic, Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE Hepatology, 14:30 Interactive case presentations: Colorectal screening test Dr Asad Dajani, Internist, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Dejani Medical Center, Sharjah, UAE Colon cancer case Dr Ritu Khare, General surgeon, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE 14:50 COFFEE BREAK SESSION 6: GASTROENTEROLOGY 15:20 Helicobacter pylori local experience Dr Adnan Abu Hamour, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE 15:40 Limitation of the use of PPI Dr Assad Dajani, Internist, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Dejani Medical Center, Sharjah, UAE 16:00 Post bariatric surgery complications Dr Ritu Khare, General Surgeon, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE 16:20 Acute and chronic pancreatitis in children Dr Maisam Abu El Haija, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 16:40 Autoimmune pancreatitis Dr Mustafa Sabri, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai- UAE 17:00 Cystic Fibrosis Dr Maisam Abu El Haija, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 17:20 Case presentations: Crohn s Disease and TB Dr Makki Fayadh, Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, Zollinger Ellison s syndrome Dr Makki Fayadh, Consultant Physician and Gastroentrologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, 17:40 Case presentations: GI cases from Rashid Hospital Khaled Ahmed M. Bamakhrama, Senior Specialist Gastroenterologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE 18:00 Chairpersons closing remarks Abu 18:15 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

5 Conference chair: Speaker faculty: Dr Adnan Abu Hamour, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE Dr. Ahmed Fadhli, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Kuwait University, Kuwait Dr Ahmed Refai, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Mafraq Hospital, Dr Ali El Sayed, Consultant Hepatologist, Al Noor Hospital, Abu Dr Amer Alkhatib, Staff Physician, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr Anwar Jarrad, Consultant Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Jordan Hospital, Jordan Dr Asaad Khan, Chief of Internal Medicine, Consultant Physician - Infectious Diseases, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE Dr Assad Dajani, Internist, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Dejani Medical Center, Sharjah, UAE Dr Assim Khawaja, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Dr Azzam Qayasi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Qayasi Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE Dr Chris Willars, Consultant, Liver Intensive Care Unit, King s College Hospital, London, UK Dr Farouk Safi, Consultant General Surgeon, Tawam Hospital, Professor Francis Seow Choen, General Surgeon, Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore Dr Gamal Esmat, Director of the Viral Hepatitis Treatment Centres, Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt Prof Ibrahim Mostafa,Vice President, Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt Dr Jonathan Schaffer, Managing Director of ecleveland Clinic, Information Technology Division, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Dr Jose Such, Staff Physician, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr Kaiser Raja, Transplant Hepatology, Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Chief Hepatologist - Global Integrated Liver Care Team, BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore, India Activity director: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Dr Kasinathan Murali, Senior Director, Molecular Genetics, Quest Diagnostics, Washington, USA Dr Khaled Ahmed M. Bamakhrama, Senior Specialist Gastroenterologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE Hepatology, Dr Maher Abbas, Chief, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr Mahzen Al Jabry, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Mediclinic Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE Dr Maisam Abu El Haija, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Assistant Professor, UC Department of Paediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Dr Makki Fayadh, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, Dr Mazen Taha, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Tawam Hospital, Dr Mohamed Al Zaabi, Scientific Committee Chairman, EGHS, Liver Transplant Specialist, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dr. Mohamad Miqdady, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Dr Mohammed Zaman, Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Dr Mustafa Sabri, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai- UAE Dr Nidhal Dehni, General Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Dr Nigel Beejay, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Advanced Centre for Day Care Surgery, Dr Ritu Khare, General Surgeon, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE Dr Sigurbjorn Birgisson, Staff Physician, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr William Carey, Staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director, Center for Continuing Education, Faculty disclosure statement The 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 resolution for all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant interest will be identified in the activity syllabus. Grantor acknowledgement The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges educational grants for partial support of this activity from: Gold KARL STORZ GmbH & Co KG

6 7 th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre You can book online at using your Priority booking code: GAST15CB Delegate booking form. Please complete and fax back to Conferences Book and pay before Book and pay before Book and 4 December January 2015 pay on-site AED USD AED USD AED USD Gastroenterology 1 day 1, , , Gastroenterology 2 days 2, , , If you are attending only one of the two days, please indicate your chosen day below 28 January January WAYS TO REGISTER: ahcongress@informa.com Informa Exhibitions, P.O Box 9428, Dubai, UAE Registration includes syllabus, lunches and refreshment breaks Delegate details: Mr/Ms/Dr/Other: First Name: Surname: Delegate 1 Delegate 2 Delegate 3 Degree (eg. MD, PhD, DO, RN): Speciality: Job Title: Tel: Fax: Mobile: Mr/Ms/Dr/Other: First Name: Surname: Degree (eg. MD, PhD, DO, RN): Speciality: Job Title: Tel: Fax: Mobile: Mr/Ms/Dr/Other: First Name: Surname: Degree (eg. MD, PhD, DO, RN): Speciality: Job Title: Tel: Fax: Mobile: Company details: Company/Hospital: Address: Postcode: Tel: Fax: No. of employees on your site: Nature of your company s business: Country: To assist us with future correspondence, please supply the following details: Name of Department Head: Department: Mobile: Name of Training Manager: Department: Mobile: Name of Booking Contact (if different from above): Department: Mobile: YES, I would like to receive information about future events & services via (Enter address) Please tick ( ) if you would like to pay by: Credit card Cash Cheque Bank transfer Bank draft A confirmation letter and invoice will be sent upon receipt of your registration. Please note that full payment must be received prior to the event. Only those delegates whose fees have been paid in full will be admitted to the event. You can pay by company cheque in Dirhams or US$. Please note that all US$ cheques and bank drafts should be drawn on a New York bank and an extra amount of US$6 per payment should be added to cover bank clearing charges. All payments should be in favour of Informa Middle East Limited Dubai Branch. Cheque payment made payable to Informa Middle East Limited Dubai Branch and send to P.O Box 9428, Dubai, UAE (Please note: Informa Middle East Limited Dubai Branch will not cover any transfer charges. Please add US$30 extra) Cash payment can be made at the Informa Exhibitions Floor 19, Sheikh Rashid Tower, Dubai World Trade Centre Tel: , Office hours: Sunday Thursday, 09:00 17:30 Travel and accommodation Yes, please contact me to book travel and accommodation Cancellation If you are unable to attend, a substitute delegate will be welcome in your place. If this is not suitable, a 50% service charge will be payable. Registrations cancelled less than 14 days before the event will not be refunded. Hotel and accommodation details Please contact: Hospitality Department Tel: Fax: hospitality@informa.com Due to unforeseen circumstances, the programme may change and Informa Exhibitions reserves the right to alter the venue and/or speakers.