Topics of the growing regional paediatric challenges and key issues in child health in an evidence-based, patient-centered, multidisciplinary environment will be discussed during the Middle East Paediatric Medical Conference, held in City Centre Rotana Hotel Doha, Qatar from 18 to 20 May, 2017, which is organized by Maarefah Management - the leading organizer of healthcare conferences, and in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation.
Regional and local experts in the field will share their wealth of knowledge via practical and hands-on workshops with interactive discussions to meet the needs of the paediatricians, family physicians, sub-specialists and allied health professionals participating at this activity, supported by the Bahrain Medical Society, The Saudi Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Pediatric Society – Palestine, Consensus in Pediatrics and Lebanese Pediatric Society. Major international companies such as Nutricia, GSK, Johnson’s and Wyeth Nutrition will showcase the leading and latest advances in the field.
Dr. Ahmed Alhammadi, Chief of the Division of General Academic Paediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation and Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee, will be discussing published studies that could change the paediatric practice, promote children’s health and the care provided to them.
“The programme has more than 20 different lecturers over the three days in many specialties in paediatric asthma, TB, cow milk allergy, sleep and mood disorders, enuresis in children, nutrition in autism and more”, noted Dr. Ahmed Alhammadi, Academic Paediatrics Hospitalist, Deputy Chairman, Chief of the Division of General Academic Paediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Assistant Professor of Clinical Paediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar.
Dr. Ahmed Alhammadi added “The top pioneers in the paediatric filed will join the conference from Qatar, UAE, KSA, Lebanon and Egypt. For the first time, the conference will include a number of expert-led workshops that will cover diagnosis and management of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs), gastrointestinal disorders in children, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, Learning Disabilities (LD) in children and epilepsy in children.”
The Middle East Paediatric Medical Conference will be a rewarding opportunity for gaining knowledge in evidence-based paediatric topics, overcoming key challenges related to pathogenesis, management and prevention of serious paediatric disorders. It will address key challenges in specific areas related to metabolic disorders, nutrition, gastroenterology, paediatric pulmonary, infectious diseases and vaccines, behavioural disorders and more.
Dr. Doaa Said, Managing Director of Maarefah, the organizer of the Conference said “We are very excited to be bringing together the best in children's healthcare this year, with fantastic speakers and opportunities to network and discuss key issues. We feel this year's Middle East Paediatric Medical Conference will be a real success.”
The programme features outstanding contributions from key experts such as Dr. Khalid Ibrahim, Senior Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Head of Paediatric Neurology Division at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, Dr. Abdulaziz Altwaim, Consultant and Section Head of Paediatric Endocrinology at King Abdulaziz Medical City National Guard-Jeddah, KSA, Prof. Bernard Gerbaka, Professor of Paediatrics at St Joseph University, Chair of Paediatric Department, Director of Child Protection Unit at Hotel-Dieu University, Lebanon, Dr. Fatma Dr. Medaihki, Head of Gastroenterology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, Prof. Sanaa Shaban, Professor of Paediatrics at Ain Shams University, Egypt, Dr. Mohammad Janahi, Head of Paediatric Infectious Disease Department at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, and Dr. Madeeha Kamal, Senior Consultant and the Head of Adolescent Medicine at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.
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Maarefah Management is a world-class events, training and association management company that works closely with government institutions, industry bodies and professional associations to help individual’s career development in order to grow and sustain successful businesses.
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