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Conference Programme 2012

Women's Health Conference 3 April 2012
The programme, topics and speakers may change and Informa reserves the right to alter the venue/speakers without notice.
 
DAY 1 – Tuesday 3 April 2012
 
08:50 Opening Remarks
Dr. Humeira Badsha, Consultant Rheumatologist, Al Biraa Arthritis and Bone Clinic, Dubai, UAE
 
Session 1  Women's Health
Moderator: 
Dr. Humeira Badsha,
Consultant Rheumatologist, Al Biraa Arthritis and Bone Clinic, Dubai, UAE
Dr. M. Hamed Farooqi, FACP, FACE, Consultant Endrocinologist, Director, Dubai Diabetes Center, DHA, Dubai, UAE 
 
09.00

Managing Obesity in Patients
Dr. W. Scott Butsch, M.S., Staff Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA

 
09.30 Metabolic Syndromes and Diabetes
Dr. Latha Dulipsingh, FACP, FACE, Medical Director, Endocrine and Bone Health, Joslin Diabetes Center, Affliate at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
 
10:00 Updates on Management of Common Skin Conditions
Dr. Minal Patwardhan, MBBS, Dermatologist, Minal Specialised Clinic Dermatology, Dubai, UAE
   
10:30 Screening for Depression and its Treatment
Dr. Saliha Afridi, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist, Managing Director, The LightHouse Arabia, Dubai, UAE
 
11:00 COFFEE BREAK
 
Session 2  Women's Health
Moderator: Dr. Humeira Badsha, Consultant Rheumatologist, Al Biraa Arthritis and Bone Clinic, Dubai, UAE
 
11:30 Osteoporosis
Dr. Rakesh Malhotra, MBBS, DNM, DM, Consultant, Endocrinology Department, NMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
 
12:00 Vitamin D Deficiency
Dr. Humeira Badsha, Consultant Rheumatologist, Al Biraa Arthritis and Bone Clinic, Dubai, UAE
 
12:30 Breast Cancer Screening and Update
Mr. Richard J. Reyes, MBBS, MS, FRCSE, FRCS (Eng), Consultant Breast and General Surgeon, Breast Cancer Arabia, Dubai, UAE
 
13:00 Cervical Cancer and HPV Screening
Dr. Mohammed Rajabi, FACOG, Staff Physician, Section of Materials-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
13:30 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
   
 
Grantor Acknowledgement:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges education grants for partial support of this activity from:
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