Thursday, 13th February 2020
02:00-07:00 PM
Bayt Al Dhiyafah, Hamad Medical City

Moderator: Dr. Wajeeha Abuhaliqa (Senior Consultant, Endocrine)


Introduction:

This interactive, comprehensive, practice management workshop will give you a thorough up to date overview of strategies management and preventive of challenges of worldwide obesity.

Program:

02:00 – 03:00 PM

Registration and Lunch

03:00 – 03:40 PM

Optimal Treatment Strategies for Obesity

(Dr. Marwa Mokhtar )

03:45 – 04:25 PM

Dietary Approaches to Weight Management

(Ms. Sahar Al-Shamari )

Behavior Modification/Physical Activity

(Ms. Kathryn Louise Weston)

04:30-05:10 PM

Medication, Endoscopic Procedures and Bariatric Surgery

(Dr. Shahrad Taheri)

05:10 – 05:30 PM

Prayer and Break

05:30 – 06:10 PM

Assessing Metabolic and Body Composition: When, How and Why?

( Dr. Monica Skarulis Young)

06:15 – 06:55 PM

Casework

(Dr. Noor M. Suleiman ) 

06:55-07:00 PM

Discussion & Wrap Up

 

Learning objectives:

  • Updating the current obesity prevention and control landscape
  • Increase awareness of progress and opportunities in obesity prevention and management
  • Recognize strategies with greatest impact and opportunities for cross-sector alignment and collaboration
  • Identify gaps in programs and implementation

Faculty:

  • Dr. Monica Skarulis Young (Director/Sr. Consultant – QMI, HMC)
  • Dr. Shahrad Taheri (Senior Consultant – QMI/WCMC-Q)
  • Dr. Wajeeha Abuhaliqa (Senior Consultant, Diabetes & Endocrine-HMC)
  • Dr. Marwa Mokhtar (Consultant Endocrine/QMI -HMC)
  • Dr. Noor Suleiman (Consultant, Endocrine/QMI-HMC)
  • Ms. Sahar Dahawi H H Al-Shamari (Senior Clinical Dietitian, Bariatric - HMC)
  • Ms. Kathryn Louise Weston (Research Assistant , QMI-HMC)

Who should attend?

It is opened for all (Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, etc.) who has interest in this workshop.

CPD: Will be announced later
Fees: QR 100
Location: Bayt al Dhiyafah
Breaks: One coffee break (Lunch will be served after registration)