The document provides information about the 3rd Arab Paediatric Medical Congress to be held from February 25-27, 2016 in Dubai, UAE. The congress will focus on practical management and latest evidence-based clinical data to highlight challenges faced by paediatricians in the region. It will feature over 50 scientific sessions on topics like paediatric respiratory disorders, nutrition/gastroenterology, infectious diseases, surgery/transplantation, and critical care/emergencies. Attendees will include directors of paediatrics, neonatologists, nurses and others. The program includes presentations, workshops, and panels with experts from the region and internationally.

1. Arab Paediatric Medical Congress
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KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear top regional and international experts discussing the
most pressing paediatric and neonatal conditions
• Learn from over 50 scientific sessions in an inspiring mix
of interactive formats
• Receive the latest updates regarding common neonatal
and paediatric disorders
• Gain Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit hours
• Network, meet and build relationships with peers in the
field of paediatrics and neonatology to build relationships
and exchange knowledge
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Arab Paediatric Medical Congress
25 - 27 February 2016
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, UAE
Promoting and enhancing quality and
evidence-based care for our children
Scientific Board
Dr. Arif Khan, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist; Head of Children's Services,
American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, UAE
Dr. Anton Tan, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, Danat Al Emarat Women and Children's Hospital, UAE
Dr. Junaid Khan, Chief of Service Paediatrics, Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, Al Rahba Hospital, UAE
Dr. Yasser Nakhlawi, Consultant in Paediatrics, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE and Professor of Paediatrics,
Tulane University, USA
Dr. Mohamed Salim Kabbani, Consultant Paediatric Cardiac ICU and Assistant Professor, King Saud bin
AbdulAziz Medical City for Health Sciences, KSA
Dr. Fatma Sultan AlOlama, Consultant and Head of Child Healthcare Unit, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), UAE
Exclusive Speaker Faculty includes
Dr. Abdelhai Hammo, Chief of Paediatrics and Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Tufts University, USA
and King Fahad Specialist Hospital, KSA
Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim, Consultant ENT Surgeon and Head of Department, Al Qassimi Hospital, UAE
Dr. Anton Tan, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, Danat Al Emarat Women and Children's Hospital,
UAE
Dr. Arif Khan, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist; Head of Children's Services, American
Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, UAE
Dr. Aman Sohal, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE
Dr. Basil Elnazir, Consultant, Paediatric Pulmonology, Medical Affairs Department, Al Jalila Children's Specialty
Hospital, UAE
Dr. Bernard Gerbaka, Chairman of Paediatric Department, Hotel-Dieu University Hospital and President, The
Lebanese Institute for Child Rights, Lebanon
Dr. Boris Birmaher, Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Disorder Services, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, USA
Dr. Eyman Shebani, Consultant Physician, General Paediatrics – Medical Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
UAE
Dr. Fareeha Amber Sadiq, Medical Director and Lead Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Camali
Clinic, Dubai Healthcare City, UAE
Dr. Fatma Al Jasmi, Associate Professor and Biochemical Geneticist, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Dr. Fatma Bastaki, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Geneticist and Metabolist, Latifa Hospital, UAE
Dr. Fatma Sultan AlOlama, Consultant and Head of Child Healthcare Unit, Dubai Healthcare Authority (DHA),
UAE
Dr. George Mazariegos, Chief of Paediatric Transplantation, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, USA
Dr. Gururaj Aithala, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Latifa Hospital, UAE
Dr. Hamza Al Sayouf, American Board, Consultant Child Neurologist, Kids Heart Medical Center, UAE
Dr. Huda Sadek, Consultant Paediatrics Neurodevelopment, Mafraq Hospital, UAE
Dr. Jozef Hertecant, Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatric Department, Genetic - Metabolic Unit, Tawam
Hospital, UAE
Dr. Junaid Khan, Chief of Service Paediatrics, Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, Al Rahba Hospital, UAE
Dr. Leena Amiri, Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates
University, UAE
Dr. Majid Ibrahim Al Fayaddh, Deputy Director and Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist, Heart
Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, KSA
Dr. Mohamed Salim Kabbani, Consultant Paediatric Cardiac ICU and Assistant Professor, King Saud bin
AbdulAziz Medical City for Health Sciences, KSA
Dr. Naeem Toosy, Consultant Emergency Medicine Physician, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, UAE
Dr. Nasir Moghal, Paediatric Emergency Physician, Dubai Hospital, UAE
H.E. Prof. Tawfik A.M. Khoja, Director General, Executive Board, Health Ministers' Council for Cooperation
Council States, KSA
Dr. Yasser Nakhlawi, Consultant in Paediatrics, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE and Professor of Paediatrics,
Tulane University, USA

3. Arab Paediatric Medical Congress
25 - 27 February 2016
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, UAE
The 3rd Arab Paediatric Medical Congress has been developed to provide an innovative and comprehensive overview of the latest
developments in paediatrics. This year’s conference theme will focus on the practical management and latest evidence-based clinical
data that will highlight key challenges faced by paediatricians in the region and the most effective strategies for overcoming these
challenges.
Expect to meet thought leaders, leading paediatric doctors, government pioneers and technology providers to discuss issues relevant to
today’s paediatric practice.
This congress will also feature interactive case-studies, panel discussions, educational workshops, networking sessions and platform
presentations on current issues and recent advances on neonatal medicine including Paediatric Respiratory Disorders, Nutrition and
Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Surgery and Transplantation and Critical Care and Emergencies.
EVENT OVERVIEW
• Directors and heads of paediatrics
• Neonatologists and family medicine
• School doctors
• Nursing staff and midwives
“The congress is quite unique with
the experts discussing the topics in a
very understandable manner. Covered the
latest paediatric developments.”
Dr. Zeph Onyejegbu
Ogechukwu Hospital
“Workshops on developmental
neonatal hemodynamics and cerebral palsy
were well conducted”
Joy Chungath
Royale City Clinic, Kuwait
What attendees say about our past paediatric conferences
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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4. Congress Day One
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Arab Paediatric Medical Congress
25 - 27 February 2016
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, UAE
Session Two:
MANAGING CARDIAC DISORDERS IN CHILDREN
13.30 Managing heart failure in paediatric patients
• Understanding the diverse pathophysiology of heart
failure in children
• Managing the primary etiology of heart failure
- Reviewing current options in pharmacotherapy
available in children with heart failure
Dr. Mohamed Salim Kabbani, Head, Paediatric
Cardiac ICU, National Guard Health Affairs, King
Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA
14.00 Paediatric congenital heart disease prevalence
and disease implication in the gulf
• Identify possible causes of heart failure in children
• Mitigate the incidence and recurrence for congenital
heart disease
• Achieve excellent outcome in developing programs
for children with congenital heart disease
Dr. Majid Ibrahim Al Fayaddh, Deputy Director and
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist,
Heart Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital &
Research Centre, KSA
14.30 Networking coffee break
Session Three:
PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES AND CRITICAL CARE
15.00 Paediatric readiness of hospital emergency departments
• Reviewing guidelines needed to prepare emergency
departments for care of paediatric emergencies
• Providing current information on paediatric medication,
equipment, policies & protocols, and training of staff
for management of paediatric emergencies
• Discussing paediatric safety issues, paediatric
emergency care quality improvement, and
administration & coordination of paediatric care in
emergency department
Dr. Nasir Moghal, Paediatric Emergency Physician,
Dubai Hospital, UAE
15.30 Delivery room emergencies: Beyond ABC's
Dr. Yasser Nakhlawi, Consultant in Paediatrics, Sheikh
Khalifa Medical City, UAE and Professor of Paediatrics,
Tulane University, USA
16.00 Management of sports related head injuries and
concussions in pediatric athletes
• Focusing on the background of concussion in the
context of head injury, and outline the issues related
to the awareness of the condition and diagnosis
• Understanding the physiology of sports related
injuries particularly in concussions
• Reviewing short as well as long-term impact of the
diagnosis of concussion for the young sportsperson
Dr. Naeem Toosy, Consultant Emergency Medicine
Physician, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, UAE
16.30 Child abuse in the emergency room
• Discuss the challenges in diagnosing a child who
had been subject to abuse
• Understand the essential components of a medical
emergency exercise in response to a paediatric
abuse case
• Recognise physical and behavioral signs of child abuse
• List procedures and protocols in placing a child
under a protective custody
Dr. Bernard Gerbaka, Chairman of Paediatric Department,
Hotel-Dieu University Hospital and President, The
Lebanese Institute for Child Rights, Lebanon
17.00 Closing remarks from chairman and end of day one
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08.30 Registration, coffee and networking
08.40 Welcome from Maarefah Management
08.50 Welcome remarks from IPNC-Almarai
09.00 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks
Session One:
REVIEWING HEALTH POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S HEALTH
09.10 Opening Keynote Address: Ethics of medical
professionals in paediatrics
• Professionalism in paediatric practice
• Responsibilities of paediatricians towards patients,
their families, the community and to the profession
H.E. Prof. Tawfik A.M. Khoja, Director General,
Executive Board, Health Ministers' Council for
Cooperation Council States, KSA
09.50 Key Leaders’ Interactive Panel Discussion: Protecting
children’s health in a changing environment
Panellists:
Dr. Yasser Nakhlawi, Consultant in Paediatrics, Sheikh
Khalifa Medical City, UAE and Professor of Paediatrics,
Tulane University, USA
Dr. Arif Khan, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and
Epileptologist; Head of Children's Services, American
Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, UAE
Dr. Anton Tan, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist,
Danat Al Emarat Women and Children's Hospital, UAE
Dr. Fatma Sultan AlOlama, Consultant and Head of Child
Healthcare Unit, Dubai Healthcare Authority (DHA), UAE
10.30 Networking coffee break
RARE DISEASES SYMPOSIUM
11.00 Wondering if it is a genetic disease? Tips on when to
refer to our services
Dr. Fatma Bastaki, Consultant Paediatrician and
Clinical Geneticist and Metabolist, Latifa Hospital, UAE
11.20 Prevention of rare genetic diseases
Dr. Fatma Al Jasmi, Associate Professor and
Biochemical Geneticist, United Arab Emirates
University, UAE
11.40 Whole exome sequencing: Our experience
Dr. Jozef Hertecant, Consultant Paediatrician,
Paediatric Department, Genetic - Metabolic Unit,
Tawam Hospital, UAE
12.00 Rare diseases but common psychological issues
Dr. Leena Amiri, Consultant in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates
University, UAE
12.20 Networking lunch break

5. Congress Day Two
Friday, 26 February 2016
Session Seven:
PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
13.30 Managing inflammatory neurological disorders
• Improving awareness of paediatric neuro-inflammatory
disorders
• Enhancing evidenced-based practice in diagnosis
and management of common and rare paediatric
neuro-inflammatory diseases
Dr. Aman Sohal, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE
14.00 Managing and evaluating epilepsy in children
• Reviewing diagnosis of common epileptic disorders
in children
• Understanding basic principles of managing seizures
and epilepsy in paediatric patients
Dr. Gururaj Aithala, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist,
Latifa Hospital, UAE
14.30 Genetic testing in neurological disorders
Dr. Arif Khan, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and
Epileptologist; Head of Children's Services, American
Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, UAE
15.00 Networking break
Session Eight:
PAEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
15.30 Phenomenology and treatment of children with
anxiety disorders
• Identify the primary anxiety disorders in children
• Describe the epidemiology, etiology and treatment of
major paediatric anxiety disorders
• Identify possible biological, genetic, environmental
and psychosocial factors that triggers anxiety
Dr. Boris Birmaher, Child and Adolescent Bipolar
Spectrum Disorder Services, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, USA
16.00 Multidisciplinary approach to management of eating
disorders in children
• Discuss aetiology of the most common eating disorders
• Recognise signs and symptoms of eating disorders
in paediatric patients
• Describe the multidisciplinary management of
paediatric patients with eating disorders
• Describe the interface between paediatric and
psychological care in the treatment of eating disorders
Dr. Fareeha Amber Sadiq, Medical Director and Lead
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Camali
Clinic, Dubai Healthcare City, UAE
Session Nine:
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
16.30 Paediatric developmental and comprehensive
diagnostic evaluation
Dr. Hamza Al Sayouf, American Board, Consultant
Child Neurologist, Kids Heart Medical Center, UAE
17.00 Managing autism in children
• Learn different characteristics of children with
autism and they would interact
• Develop a long-term treatment and care
management of autistic children and their caregivers
• Managing effective handling of emotional and time
demands for children with autism
Dr. Huda Sadek, Consultant Paediatrics
Neurodevelopment, Mafraq Hospital, UAE
17.30 Closing remarks from chairman and end of day two
08.30 Registration, coffee and networking
08.50 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks
Session Four:
DISCUSSING PAEDIATRIC METABOLIC AND
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS UPDATE
09.00 Diagnostic approach for inborn metabolism error
• Improving awareness and become up-to-date with
the recent diagnostic approaches in treating inborn
errors of metabolism
• Understanding complications in paediatric patients
with inborn errors of metabolism
Dr. Junaid Khan, Chief of Service Paediatrics,
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, Al Rahba Hospital, UAE
09.30 IgE-non-IgE-mediated food allergy in infants and
children
• Discuss the epidemiology and prevalence of food
allergy in infants and children
• Diagnosis and management of IgE and none IgE
mediated food allergy in infants and children
• Review the treatment and management of a food
allergic patient
Dr. Abdelhai Hammo, Chief of Paediatrics and
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Tufts University, USA
and King Fahad Specialist Hospital, KSA
Session Five:
DISCUSSING RESPIRATORY DISORDERS AND
ALLERGIES
10.00 Treating paediatric asthma in practice
Dr. Eyman Shebani, Consultant Physician, General
Paediatrics – Medical Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa Medical
Centre (SKMC), UAE
10.30 Networking coffee break
Session Six:
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
11.00 DHA Update: Challenges with the current vaccination
protocol and childhood immunisation program in the
UAE
Dr. Fatma Sultan AlOlama, Consultant and Head of
Child Healthcare Unit, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), UAE
11.30 Managing challenging cases in paediatric infectious
diseases
This is an interactive case presentation where audience
can participate and discuss individual cases.
• Highlight controversies in the field of clinical
infectious diseases for paediatricians
• Understand a systematic approach of dealing with
complex clinical cases
Dr. Anton Tan, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist,
Danat Al Emarat Women and Children's Hospital, UAE
12.00 Friday prayer and lunch break
Arab Paediatric Medical Congress
25 - 27 February 2016
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, UAE
For more information or to register, contact us at +971 4 361 9616,
info@arabpediatriccongress.com or visit www.arabpediatriccongress.com

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Workshops: Congress Day Three
Saturday, 27 February 2016
08.30 Registration, coffee and networking
09.00-11.00 Workshop A:
Sinonasal Endoscopy in Paediatric Patients
Learning objectives:
• Discuss several sinonasal pathologies
• Discover availability of adequate equipments on diagnostic nasal endoscopic procedures
• Identify numerous sinonasal disorders treated by endoscopic sinonasal surgery
Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim, Consultant ENT Surgeon and Head of Department, Al Qassimi Hospital, UAE
About the workshop leader:
Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim is a Consultant ENT at Al Qassimi Hospital and an Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Sharjah in UAE, as
well as a Rhinology & Skull Base Fellow at University Malaya in Malaysia. He graduated from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and
has a Basic Surgical/Residency Training in General Surgery and ENT Certification. His special interests include allergy, rhinology/
endoscopic skull base surgery, and sleep disordered breathing.
11.00 Networking break
11.30-13.30 Workshop B:
Common GI problems in infants and children
Learning objectives:
• Understand and be familiar with some of the more common gastrointestinal complaints in paediatric patients in an outpatient
setting
• Gaining a fund of knowledge regarding the therapies for the more common gastrointestinal complaints in paediatric patients in the
outpatient setting
• Learning the signs and symptoms to look for in a patient to determine to determine whether a patient’s condition warrants hospital
admission or emergent therapy
Dr. Abdelhai Hammo, Chief of Paediatrics and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Tufts University, USA and King Fahad Specialist
Hospital, KSA
About the workshop leader:
Dr. Abdelhai Hammo is an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at Tufts Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Prior to that, he
served as the Chief of Pediatric GI/Nutrition at King Fahad Specialty Hospital in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 2014. From 1998 to 2014,
he became the Chairman of Paediatrics at Saint Joseph Hospital and Clinics in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. On the same year when
he started to work at Saint Joseph Hospital and Clinics, he received his Paediatric GI Fellowship from Brown University in Rhode Island
where he later on served as the Director of Paediatric Gastroenterology until 2003. In 1996, he received his Paediatric Hepatology
Fellowship from University of Nebraska in Omaha and four years prior he was a Paediatric Resident in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
13.30 Lunch break
14.30-16.30 Workshop C:
Managing asthma in paediatric patients
Learning objectives:
• Identify the hallmarks of controlled and uncontrolled asthma in paediatric populations
• Accurately diagnose asthma by applying the guidelines
• Develop a paediatric asthma action plan
• Escalate therapy within an action plan according to the latest asthma guidelines
• Knowledge of different asthma medications delivery devices and age appropriateness
Dr. Basil Elnazir, Consultant Paediatric Pulmonology, Medical Affairs Department, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, UAE
About the workshop leader:
Dr. Basil Elnazir is a Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist at Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai. He was a Consultant
Paediatric Pulmonologist and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Basil was also the previous Chairman of the Medical
Advisory Committee of the Asthma Society of Ireland. In 2004, he was appointed to the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland as
a Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician with clinical and research interests in Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis. In 2011, he was appointed
as a National Specialty Director and Board member in Paediatrics at the faculty of Paediatrics; Royal College of Physicians in Ireland.
He is currently the Vice President of the Arab Pediatric Pulmonology Association and a member of the Executive Board of MECFA
(Middle East Cystic Fibrosis Association).