Scientific Programme (All times are in Gulf Standard Time)
Start time April 22, 2022 – 2pm Dubai, 1pm Jerusalem, 12pm Paris, 6am NYC
| Time (UAE) | A Regional Forum of Experts in the Field of Diabetes and Obesity Highlights from the Dubai 2020 Expo |
| 14:00-14:10 | Introduction Itamar Raz (Israel), Stafano Del Prato (Italy) |
| 14:10-14:25 | Accelerating action for obesity prevention: blueprint for country action Francesco Branca, WHO Director, Nutrition and Food Safety |
| 14:25-14:40 | The link between DM, Prediabetes& obesity in Dubai: recent update Fatheya Al Awadi, Consultant Endocrinologist & Head of endocrine department ,DH-DHA and president of EDES |
| 14:40-14:50 | UAE approach to tackle childhood obesity and nutrition Nouf Khamis Al Ali, Deputy Director, Health Education & Promotion Department, UAE Minister of Health and Prevention (UAE) |
| 14:50-15:05 | Future horizons & innovative technologies in science-based obesity, diabetes & diet Iris Shai, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, BGU, Israel / Harvard, USA |
| 15:05-15:20 | Nutrition built environment: the door for innovating policy Ronit Endevelt, Head of Nutrition Division, Ministry of Health, and Haifa University (Israel) |
| 15:20-15:30 | Obesity in the young – Part 1 Gilad Twig, Head of Medical Research and Academic programs, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces (Israel) |
| 15:30-15:50 | Obesity in the young – Part 2 Omniyat Mohammed Al Hajeri, Executive Director of the Community Health Division at the AD Public Health Center (UAE) |
| 15:50-16:00 | Exercise and nutrition for the treatment of childhood obesity – the effort pays off Dan Nemet, Director of child health and sport center, associate Dean Meir Medical center, Medical Director of Olympic Committee of Israel (Israel) |
| 16:00-16:10 | Pre-diabetes and prevention of Diabetes Roni Weinberg Sibony, Project Manager – Data Analysis & Research, Diabetes Medical Center, and Medicine student at BGU (Israel) |
| 16:10-16:25 | The need for screening and early therapy in diabetes Eberhard Standl, Endocrinology and angiology, at the Munich Diabetes Research Group (Germany) |
| 16:25-16:35 | Obesity in Bahrainin Bahrain Dalal Alromaihi, Consultant Endocrinologist, King Hamad University Hospital; Associate Professor at RCSI-MUB, Chair Scientific Committee – Bahrain Diabetes Society (Bahrain) |
| 16:35-16:50 | Prevention and early therapy in the middle East Abdulrazzaq Ali Al Madani, Consultant Endocrinologist, the chairperson of GCC Group for Diabetes Studies and the past president of EDES (UAE) |
| 16:50-17:05 | Genetic endocrine disorder Sara Suliman (UK) |
| 17:05-17:20 | The challenge in type 1 Diabetes Asma Deeb, Consultant and Chief of Pediatric Endo Biology at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dabi (UAE) |
| 17:20-17:30 | Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Israel Rana Halloun, Endocrinology, Rambam Health Care Campus (Israel) |
| 17:30-17:45 | Prevention and treatment of diabetes foot Marwan Al Zaroun, President of Gulf Wound Care Association, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Associate Professor in Mohammed Bin Rashid University MBRU, FRCS from Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons in Glasgow, Swedish Board in Plastic Surgery (UAE) |
| 17:45-18:55 | Bariatric surgery in Israel Nasser Sakran, Chairman Israeli Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (Israel) |
| 18:55-19:10 | Polycystic Ovary Jaron Rabinovici, Deputy Chairman, Department Obstet Gynecol, Sheba Medical Center (Israel) |
| 19:10 | Closing remarks Itamar Raz (Israel) |