Agenda

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14 November 2023 (7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

UDST Buildings 3

Part 1: Opening Sessions

Time	Speaker
7:30 – 8:00	Registration & Coffee
8:00 – 8:05	Dr. Salem bin Nasser Al-Naemi UDST President
8:05 – 8:10	Dr. Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani Director, Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Program (MoPH)
8:10 – 8:15	Dr. Abdelatif Al Khal Director of Medical Education at HMC
8:15 – 8:20	Dr. JoAnne MacDonald Dean of the College of Health Sciences at UDST
8:20 – 8:25	Dr. Venkat Kalyan Vice President and General Manager of Novo Nordisk Gulf Cluster
8:25 – 8:30	Speakers Appreciation and Group Photo
8:30 - 8:50	Opening of Exhibition & Coffee Break

Part 2: Scientific Sessions

Time	Speaker
8:50 – 9:10	Qatar National Diabetes Strategy	Prof. Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra Co-Chair, National Diabetes Committee (MoPH) Director, Qatar Metabolic Institute (HMC)
9:10 – 9:30	Opening Keynote	Dr. Rayana Ahmed Bou Haka Director of Qatar WHO Office
9:30 – 9:45	Building Local Capabilities and Capacities: A Novel Diabetes Care and Patient Education Program at UDST	Dr. Manal Musallam Director of Patient Education (HMC) Adjunct Professor, College of Health Sciences (UDST)
9:45 – 10:00	Advancing Diabetes Self – Management Education and Support: A Dynamic Patient Care Practice	Ms. Wisal Salih Senior Lecturer, College of Health Sciences (UDST)
10:00-10:20	National Agenda for Diabetes Research in Qatar	Prof. Shahrad Taheri Chair, Diabetes Research Sub-Committee (MoPH) Assistant Director, Qatar Metabolic Institute (HMC)
10:20 – 10:50	The Multidisciplinary Team Approach in Diabetes Care	Dr. Mahmoud Zirie Sr. Consultant & Head of Endocrinology Director of National Diabetes Center – HGH Hamad General Hospital
10:50 – 11:10	Novel Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	Dr. Amin Jayoussi Senior Consultant Endocrinologist (HMC) Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar
11:10 – 11:50	Panel Discussion Theme: Access to Diabetes Care	Moderator: Prof. Farid Saleh – Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences at UDST Representatives from: Hamad Medical Corporation Dr. Manal Musallam Primary Health Corporation: Dr. Mariam Al Rashid Qatar Diabetes Association: Dr. Abdulla Al Hamaq Sidra Medicine: Ms. Amal Al Farsi Sidra Medicine: Ms. Judith Campbell
11:50 – 12:00	Closing Remarks	Prof. Michael Phillips Director of Applied Research, Innovation and Economic Development Directorate, UDST
12:00 – 3:00	Exhibition, Networking & Lunch

This is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health – Department of HealthCare Professions – Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 3 hours. DHP Activity Code: API – 01-P189 "The Scientific Planning Committee members have no Conflict of Interest to declare."