Conference Day 1 | Thursday, 10 January 2019
| WELCOME / OPENING CEREMONY | |
| 08:00 – 09:00 |
Registration | Welcome Coffee & Drinks |
| 09:00 – 09:10 |
Welcome Address from Conference Chairperson |
| PLENARY LECTURE | |
| 09:10 – 09:40 |
Transport Medicine for Newborns and Children Prof. Hilary Whyte, Neonatologist, Medical Director, SickKids International, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 09:40 – 10:00 |
Opening Speeches by UEMedical and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | COFFEE AND TEA BREAK |
| SESSION 1 – NEUROLOGY AND DISABILITY
Moderator: Prof. Hilary Whyte, Neonatologist, Medical Director, SickKids International, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Advances in Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and SMA Dr. Jiri Vajsar, Clinical Director of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Autism – A Neurodevelopmental Perspective Dr. Binu George, Consultant Paediatrican Neurodisability, King’s College Hospital Clinics, UAE |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Speech Language Pathology Role in Neonates / NICU Ms. Sara Bachar, Speech and Language Pathologist, Danat Al Emarat Hospital & HealthPlus Network of Specialty Centers, UAE |
| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Sleep Disordered Breathing Dr. Suhail Al-Saleh, Division of Pediatric Respirology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| SESSION 2 – NUTRITION AND NEONATOLOGY
Moderator: Dr. Abdelhadi Abdelhadi, Consultant Neonatologist, Mediclinic Al Noor Hospital, UAE |
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| 13:30 – 14:00 |
Cholestatic Liver Disease in Infancy Dr. Simon Ling, Division Head, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Minimal Access Neonatal Surgery Dr. Rajasekhar Cingapagu, Pediatric Surgeon, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | COFFEE AND TEA BREAK |
| SESSION 3 – SCREENING
Moderator: Dr. Iviano Ossuetta, Head of Neonatology, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE
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| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Variable Clinical Presentation of Urea Cycle Disorders Dr. Fatima Al Jasmi, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, United Arab Emirates University, UAE |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
The Role of Non-Invasive Imaging in Assessing and Managing CHD Dr. Haitham Talo, Pediatric Cardiology Consultant, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE |
| 16:00- 16:30 |
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Biologically Simple, Clinically Difficult? Dr. Andrew Howard, Chief, Division of Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 16:30 – 17:00 |
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia – Current Update Dr. Sridhar Kalyanasundaram, Head of Neonatology, Zulekha Hospital, Dubai, UAE |
| PARALLEL WORKSHOPS | |
| 17:00 – 19:00 |
WORKSHOP HALL AUltrasound Scan of the Lungs
Moderator: Dr. Federica Vagnarelli, Specialist, Pediatrics and Neonatology, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE
Speakers: Dr. Mariano Manzionna, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, G. Marconi University, Director, UOC Pediatrics and Neonatology, Italy Dr. Antonio Di Mauro, Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy _____________________________________________________________ WORKSHOP HALL BPediatric Echocardiography For the Neonatologists
Moderator: Dr. Mussadaq Inayat, Consultant, Pediatrics and Neonatology, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE
Speakers: Dr. Iviano Ossuetta, Head of Neonatology & Chair of Children’s Services, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE Dr. Haitham Talo, Pediatric Cardiology Consultant, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE Dr. Nishant Chandrakant Shah, Consultant Physician, Medical Institute – Medical Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE |
| 19:00 | END of DAY 1 |
Conference Day 2 | Friday, 11 January 2019
| SESSION 4 – POT POURRI
Moderator: Prof. Hilary Whyte, Neonatologist, Medical Director, SickKids International, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada
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| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Childhood Epilepsy Dr. Jiri Vajsar, Clinical Director of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Approach to a Newborn with Ambiguous Genitalia Dr. Asma Deeb, Consultant and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Bronchiectasis in Children Dr. Suhail Al-Saleh, Division of Pediatric Respirology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Diagnose of Respiratory Disease in Children and Newborns with Chest Ultrasonography Dr. Mariano Manzionna, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, G. Marconi University, Director, UOC Pediatrics and Neonatology, Italy |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | COFFEE AND TEA BREAK |
| SESSION 5 – PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND SURGERY
Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Miqdady, Division Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Dr. Simon Ling, Division Head, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Bariatric Surgery in the Obese Adolescent Dr. Niall Jones, Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE |
| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Impact of Human Milk Oligosaccha Rides on Immunity and Reduction of Infection Dr. Iviano Ossuetta, Head of Neonatology & Chair of Children’s Services, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH AND FRIDAY PRAYER |
| SESSION 6 – INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Consultant Pediatrician, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, UAE
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| 13:30 – 14:00 |
Multidrug – Resistance Organisms Management in Children Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi, Head of Department, Infectious Disease, Paediatric Residency Program Director, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE |
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Quality Improvement Approach to Reduce Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Dr. Hafis Ibrahim, Consultant Neonatologist, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | COFFEE AND TEA BREAK |
| SESSION 7 – NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE AND PREVENTION
Moderator: Dr. Rania Dib, Medical Director, Specialist in Pediatrics, HealthPlus Children’s Specialty Center, UAE
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| 15:00 – 15:30
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Prevention of Child Road Traffic Injury: It’s the environment! Dr. Andrew Howard, Chief, Division of Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Red Reflex Dr. Syed Ali, Pediatric Ophthalmology Consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | CLOSING REMARKS |