The 5th Symposium on Diabetes Care - Agenda

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Activity Description

Presenter Name and Affiliation

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

Focus Area (1): Health Systems Transformation and Policy in Diabetes Care

Keynote Presentation Title:

Health Systems Transformation and Policy in Diabetes Care in Qatar

1. Outline the key priorities of Qatar's national diabetes strategy.
2. Identify two policy actions that support diabetes prevention and care at the population level.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (2): Multidisciplinary Practice and Team-Based Models of Diabetes Care

Presentation Title:

From Education to Impact: Integrating Diabetes Patient Care into Health Professions Curricula

1. Identify core diabetes care competencies to incorporate into health professions curricula, including patient education, self-management support, and interprofessional collaboration.
2. Describe practical strategies for teaching these competencies through case-based learning, simulation, and clinical experiences.
3. Identify measures to evaluate the impact of curriculum integration on learner competence and readiness to deliver person-centered diabetes care.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (1): Health Systems Transformation and Policy in Diabetes Care [Saudi Arabia Vision 2030]

Keynote Presentation Title:

Diabetes Care in a Transforming Health System: Lessons from Saudi Vision 2030 and the Expanding Role of Pharmacists

1. Describe the key health system and policy reforms under Saudi Vision 2030 that are reshaping how diabetes care is organized and delivered.
2. Discuss how pharmacists can be integrated into team-based diabetes care models, and the policy, workforce and education enablers required to support this.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Speakers Appreciation, Group Photo & Coffee Break

Focus Area (2): Multidisciplinary Practice and Team-Based Models of Diabetes Care

Presentation Title:

Multidisciplinary Practice and Team-Based Models of Diabetes Care

1. Define multidisciplinary and team-based care, compare practical delivery models, recommendations and evidence.
2. Discuss the implementation of team-based diabetes care models at Primary Healthcare Corporation.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (3): Health Equity and Culturally Responsive Diabetes Care Across Diverse Populations

Presentation Title:

Culture, Care, and Equity: Rethinking Diabetes Management for Diverse Populations.

1. Understand WHO's concepts of equity and responsive health systems with respect to diabetes prevention and control.
2. Review the social, environmental and commercial determinants of health and their impact on diabetes.
3. Consider a checklist for equitable and culturally appropriate diabetes prevention and control services.
4. Examine implications for the health literacy of patients and communities, and for the competencies and skills of health care professionals.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (7): Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications: Prevention, Screening, and Management

Presentation Title:

Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications: Prevention, Screening, and Management

1. Identify the major cardiovascular complications of diabetes and their key risk factors.
2. List three evidence-based interventions that reduce cardiovascular risk in people with diabetes.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (7): Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications: Prevention, Screening, and Management

Presentation Title:

Diabetes-related Retinopathy

1. Describe the stages of diabetes-related retinopathy and the recommended screening intervals.
2. Identify two interventions that prevent or slow progression of retinopathy.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Lunch Break & Prayer

Focus Area (9): Pediatric Obesity and the Prevention of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Presentation Title:

From Risk to Prevention: Managing Pediatric Obesity to Reduce Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

1. Explain the link between childhood obesity and youth-onset type 2 diabetes.
2. Identify two screening or prevention strategies for children and adolescents at risk.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (10): Diabetes Technology and Data-Driven Care

Presentation Title:

From Data to Decisions: Integrating CGM and Automated Insulin Delivery into Modern Diabetes Care.

1. Interpret three key CGM metrics, including time in range, to guide treatment decisions.
2. Identify patients who are suitable candidates for automated insulin delivery systems.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (6): Emerging Therapeutics and Advances in Diabetes Care

Presentation Title:

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Beyond: Emerging Anti-obesity Medications

1. Compare the mechanisms and clinical benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors.
2. Select the appropriate agent for a patient based on cardiovascular, renal and weight considerations.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (8): Diabetes in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Maternal and Intergenerational Outcomes

Presentation Title:

Diabetes in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Maternal and Intergenerational Outcomes

1. Describe the maternal and intergenerational risks associated with diabetes in pregnancy.
2. Outline the recommended postpartum screening and follow-up for women with gestational diabetes.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (11): Innovative Models of Diabetes Care Delivery

Presentation Title:

Identification of Innovative Targets for Prevention and Intervention of Type 1 Diabetes

1. Describe two emerging therapeutic targets for the prevention or treatment of type 1 diabetes.
2. Explain how early identification of at-risk individuals supports preventive intervention.

Q&A (5 minutes)

Focus Area (4): Early Detection and Action in Diabetes Care [International Diabetes Federation World Diabetes Day theme 2026]

Focus Area (5): Lifestyle Medicine and Primary Prevention

Panel Discussion: Early Action, Better Outcomes: Closing the Diabetes Diagnosis Gap

Moderator

Wisal Salih

Department Head, Pharmacy Technology, University of Doha for Science and Technology

Panelists

1. Dr. Abdulla Al Hamaq
   Executive Director of Qatar Diabetes Association, State of Qatar
2. Prof. Abdelhamid Kerkadi
   Department Head, Diabetes Care and Patient Education – College of Health Sciences – University of Doha for Science and Technology
3. Prof. Khaled Alsuraimi
   Department Head, Healthcare Management – College of Business – University of Doha for Science and Technology
4. Dr. Manal Musallam
   AED of Patient Education, Hamad Medical Corporation
5. Amal Al Farsi
   Manager of Health and Wellness Education, Sidra Medicine

1. Identify three barriers to early detection of prediabetes and diabetes in the community.
2. Describe two lifestyle or education strategies that different professions can apply to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

Q&A (10 minutes)