MENA Congress

Obesity Challenges: Do We Have All The Answers

Chairperson: Prof. Salah Abusnana
Consultant and Director of Diabetes and Endocrine Center, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Expanding the boundaries of therapeutics: game changing evidence. The role of Semaglutide and Tirzepatide in OSA, OA and MASH

Prof. Salah Abusnana

Consultant and Director of Diabetes and Endocrine Center, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE


09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Navigating liver challenges in cardiometabolic health: integrating modern therapies

Dr. Rahila Bhatti

Consultant Endocrinology, Genesis Healthcare Center, Dubai, UAE


09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Bariatric surgery metabolic outcome

Prof. Tarek Mahdi

Consultant General Surgery, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE


10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Prof. Salah Abusnana

Consultant and Director of Diabetes and Endocrine Center, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Rahila Bhatti

Consultant Endocrinology, Genesis Healthcare Center, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Tarek Mahdi

Consultant General Surgery, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Break

Cardiovascular and Endocrine Diseases

Chairperson: Prof. Hassan El-Tamimi
Department Head and Consultant Cardiology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, UAE

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Obesity and cardiovascular disease

Prof. Hassan El-Tamimi

Department Head and Consultant Cardiology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, UAE


11:25 AM - 11:45 AM

Pathogenesis and diagnostic advances in cardiometabolic syndrome


11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Cardiometabolic new UAE guidelines

Prof. Mohamed Farghaly

Consultant Family Medicine and Diabetes Management, Dubai Health Authority and Scientific Chairman, Emirates Family Medicine Society, Dubai, UAE


12:15 PM - 12:35 PM

Metabolic heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes

Prof. Riad Bayoumi

Professor, Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE


12:40 PM - 01:00 PM

Enhancing pediatric bone metabolism: focus on chronic illness

Dr. Ala Shaikhkhalil

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMLunch Break

Renal and Hepatic diseases

Chairperson: Prof. Ramzi Ayache
Consultant Nephrology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM

Cardiovascular and metabolic risk in the renal transplant population

Prof. Ramzi Ayache

Consultant Nephrology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE


02:20 PM - 02:40 PM

The metabolic effects of diabetes on renal diseases

Dr. Eliane Younes

Specialist in Nephrology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE


02:40 PM - 03:00 PM

Bile acid transport defects

Prof. Mohamad Miqdady

Division Chief and Consultant, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE


03:00 PM - 03:20 PM

Novel metabolic pathways and therapeutic targets in MASLD (metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease)

Dr. Usama Warshow

Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE


Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Chairperson: Prof. Ayman El-Hattab
Director and Consultant Clinical Genetics, Genetics and Rare Disease Center, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

03:20 PM - 03:40 PM

Carnitine deficiency

Prof. Ayman El-Hattab

Director and Consultant Clinical Genetics, Genetics and Rare Disease Center, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE


03:40 PM - 04:00 PM

Update on genomic newborn screening for treatable inherited metabolic disorders

Prof. Tawfeg Ben-Omran

Division Chief and Senior Consultant, Medical Genetic Department, Hamad Medical Corporation and Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar

04:00 PM - 04:30 PMCoffee Break

Neurometabolic Diseases

Chairperson: Prof. Brahim Tabarki Melaiki
Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM

Congenital disorders of autophagy: an emerging class of inborn errors of neuro-metabolism

Prof. Brahim Tabarki Melaiki

Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


04:50 PM - 05:10 PM

Advanced approach to diagnosis and treatment of inborn neurometabolic disorders

Prof. Tawfeg Ben-Omran

Division Chief and Senior Consultant, Medical Genetic Department, Hamad Medical Corporation and Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar


05:10 PM - 05:30 PM

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