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The Eleventh Meeting of the Pan Arab

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition


Society

La Royal Hotel – Amman- Jordan

5th-8th May 2009

Scientific Program

Wednesday 6th May,2009

First Session 8:30- 10:30

Moderators:
Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Mohamed Rawashdeh, Hisham Nazer

1. 8:30-8:50 Recent Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease,


Fayez Ghishan.

2. 8:50-9:10 Growing pains : Inflammatory bowel disease in


adolescence.
Ian Sanderson.

3. 9:10-9:30 Inflammatory Bowel disease : What is new on the


horizon

Abdel Hai Hammo

4. 9:30-9:50 Outcomes research in pediatric endoscopy : Making


sense of what we do

Mark Gilger

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5. 9:50- 10:10 Pediatric liver Transplantation
Giorgina Mieli-Vergani

10:10- 10:30 Discussion

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

Second Session: 11:00- 13:00

Moderators:
Fayez Ghishan, Diego Vergani, Ruwaida Hijazine

6. 11:00- 11:20 Eosinophilic Esophagitis


Issam Halaby

7. 11:20-11:40 Diagnosis and management of pediatric gastro-


Intestinal dysmotility syndrome
Abdel Hai Hammo

8. 11:40-12:00 Pathogenesis of autoimmune liver disease


Diego Vergani

9. 12:00- 12:20 Clinical Aspects of Autoimmune liver disease in


childhood
Giorgina Mieli-Vergani

10 12:20-12:40 Interpretation of autoimmune liver serology


Diego Vergani

12:40-13:00 Discussion

13:00- 14:30 Lunch Break

Third Session 14:30- 16:30

Moderators:

Ian Sanderson, Omar Saadah, Isam Hindawi

11. 14:30:14:50 Teaching Medical Skills


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Salah Nassar

12. 14;50 – 15:05 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)


Omar Saadah

13. 15:05 -15:20 Gastroesophageal reflux disease in childhood


Diagnosis and Management
Issam Halaby

14. 15:20-15:35 Morbidity of GERD in Morocco


Nezha Mouane

15. 15:35-15:50 Prospective Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of


Quadruple Therapy in Treatment of Helicobacter
pylori Gastritis in Children in whom Triple Therapy
has Failed.
Ruba Abdelhadi

16. 15:50- 16:05 Helicobacter pylori infection and Insulin


requirement among children with type 1 diabetes
mellitus
Abdelaziz Elamin

17. 16:05-16:20 Procedural sedation for pediatric GI endoscopy is


a reality in a developing country

Mohammed Miqdady

16:20 - 16:30 Discussion

16.30 - 17.00 Coffee Break

Fourth Session 16:35- 17:00

Moderators:
Abdel Hai Hammo, Aziz Kolailat, Nahla Khayyat

18. 17.00-17.20 Nutritional modulation of intestinal gene


Ian Sanderson

19. 17:20- 17:40 Recent Advances in Acute and Chronic Diarrhea:


in infants and children. .
Fayez Ghishan

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20. 17.40-17.55 An Overview On Rotaviru Gastroenteritis In UAE

. Sherif Mosaad

21. 17.55- 18.15 Non-invasive parameters as predictors for


esophageal Varices in children with chronic liver
disease
Mohamed El Guindi

22. 18.15-18:35 Endoscopic treatment for UGI Bleeding in children


Mark Gilger

23. 18.35-18.50 Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Experience at


Royal Hospital" Muscat, Oman
Tawfiq Al Lawati

18:50- 19:00 Discussion


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Thursday 7th May, 2009

First Session 8:30-10:30

Moderators:
Mark Gilger, Ruba Abdelhadi, Abdelaziz Elamin
24. 8:30- 8:50 Virus-Host Interaction in Liver Disease
Diego Vergani

25. 8:50-9:10 Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in Childhood


Giorgina Mieli-Vergani

26. 9:10-9:30 Management of Malabsorption Syndrome in


Pediatric Patients.
Fayez Ghishan

27. 9:30- 9:45 Celiac Disease- 2009 update


Hisham Nazer

28. 9:45-10.00 The Pattern of Chronic Liver Diseases in Sudanese


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Children
Omaima Saber

29. 10.00-10.15 Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children


Badriya Al Alawar

30. 10:15- 10:25 Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis


Buthaina Al Murbati

10.25.10.35 Discussion

10.35.11.0 Coffee Break

Second Session 11:00- 13:00

Moderators:
Salah Shoheib, Issam Halabi, Abdulmunaim Sallaj

31. 11:00- 11:20 Obesity and Risk factors of Jordanian


Adolescents in Greater Amman
Saad Hijazi

32. 11:20- 11:40 Breast Milk and Gastrointestinal Health


Salah Shoheib

33. 11.40-12.00 Is Intestinal Immunity Important for Healthy


Children
Aziz Kolailat

34. 12.00-12.20 Severe malnutrition management protocol


application In Syrian hospitals.

Mahmoud Bozo

35. 12.20-12.40 Nutritional support for patients with IBD


Maha Abou Zekri

36. 12.40-13.00 Management of protein energy malnutrition


Mahmoud El-mougi
13.00-13.15 Discussion

13.15 - 14.30 Lunch Break

Third Session 14.30-16.35


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Moderators:
Mahmoud Bozo, Omaima Saber, Hassan Zaineldeen

37. 14.30-14.50 Enteral Feeding in Childhood Crohn's Disease


Ian Sanderson
38. 14.50-15.10 Neonatal Cholestasis in 2009
Issam Halabi
39. 15.10 - 15.25 Neonatal Cholestasis

Nahla Khayyat

40. 15.25 – 15.40 Biliary Atresia - Pre & Postoperative Management


Ahmad Soufi

41. 15.40 – 15.55 Biliary Atresia: Work Towards Improving


Outcome
Mohamed Anas Barakat

42. 15.55 – 16.10 Abetalipoproteinemia


Hassan Zainaldeen

43. 16.10 – 16.25 Neonatal Hemochromatosis : Case Series

Hassan Al Faraj

16.25- 16.35 Discussion

16.35 – 17.00 Coffee Break

Fourth Session 17.00 – 19.00

Moderators:
Mohamed El-Guindi, Nezha Mouane, Mohamed Miqdadi

44. 17.00 – 17.20 Foreign Body Ingestion in Children


Mark Gilger

45. 17.20 – 17.40 Capsule Endoscopy Use in Childhood


Issam Halaby

46. 17.40 – 18.00 Malnutrition in Children: Failure to


Thrive and Obesity

Abdel Hai Hammo


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47. 18.00 – 18. 15 Cystic Fibrosis- Associated Liver Disease
Abdul Hameed S. Najada

48 18.15 – 18.30 Glycogen Storage Disease Type III Among


Palestenian Children- A report of 24 cases
Imad Dweikat.

49. 18.30- 18.45 Profile of Admission of Children Under Five Years


Of Age With Diarrhea and Dehydration
Hospital - based Study
Aida Al Maktari

18.45 – 19.00 Discussion

Friday 8th May 2009

First Session: 9.30 – 11.30

Moderators:
Atef Turki, Badriya Al awar, Naef Rawabdeh

50. 9.30 - 9.50 Celiac Disease : Approach and Management


Abdel Hai Hammo

51. 9.50 – 10.10 Comprehensive software for Pediatric Hospital


Ernest Geutebruck

52. 10.10 – 10.25 Evaluation of Diet Quality of Egyptian


Children and Adolescents Using Healthy Eating index.
Nebal Abdul Rahman

53. 10.25 – 10.40 Breast Feeding and Hospitalization for Diarrheal &
Respiratory Infection. Case Control Study.
Sheikh Ammar

54.. 10.40 - 10.55 Study of Food Pyramid and Calcium Intake For
Children (4-11)
Lina Najjar`

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55. 10.55 – 11.10 Management of Severe Malnutrition in
Hospital of Aleppo, Syria
Mustafa Abu Zard

56. 11.10 - 11.25.. Fungi Identification and Aflatoxin Levels


Determination in The Most Common Syrian
Food.
Kinana Tafish
57. 11.25 – 11, 40 Rickets in a 6-24 month –old Children

Nidal Al – Khani

11.40 – 12.00 Discussion

Closing Remarks

.The 17th conference of the Union of Arab Pediatricians


.)12th Conference of the Jordan pediatric society (JPS
Second Pan Arab Pediatric Infectious diseases society meeting
and the second vaccination for the next decade in the Arab
.world meeting
.The fifth Meeting of the Pan Arab Neonatology forum

The Sixth Meeting of the pan Arab gastroenterology and nutrition

.society

Le Royal Hotel - Amman

5th – 8th May 2009

Scientific Program

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First Day, Wednesday May 6th, 2009

First Session 8:30 – 10:30

REGISTRATION 8:30 – 8:00

MODERATORS DR CHOCK-WAN CHAN DR MUSTAFA ALFALAH

8:30-9:00 Psychiatric impact of War on children Dr Mahmoud

Hammoudeh

Suffering of children in Gaza war Dr Basem Kiswany 9:00-9:30

SAT-NAV-The Right care pathway Dr Gilney Simoes 9:30-10:00

Child survival, Child Health and Child Development :The Roles of IPA 10:00-10:30

and the Pediatricians Dr Chock-Wan

Chan

COFFEE BREAK :10:30-11:00

Second Session 11:00 – 13:00

MODERATORS DR EZZEDIN GOUTA DR MUSA BARQAWI

Update in pediatric resuscitation Dr Ezzedin Gouta 11:00-11:30


Evidence based medicine Dr Hasan 11:30-12:00

Baaqeel

Amblyopia causes and detection Dr Mustafa 12:00-12:30

Mehyar

Advanced pediatric laparoscopic surgery at KHMC Dr Najeh Alomary 12:30-12:40

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Clinical profile of infections in childhood primary nephritic syndrome Dr 12:50- 12:40

Kamal Aqel

Dicussion 12:50-13:00

LUNCH BREAK :13:00-14:30

Third Session 14:30 – 16:30

MODERATORS DR AWNI MADANI DR ABDELFATTAH ABU-HAWEILEH

Five critical cardiac problems commonly missed in office practice 14:30-15:00


Dr Riyad Abu-

Suliman

Single ventricle patients for the general pediatrician Dr :15:20–15:00

Khaled Salaymeh

Pocket echocardiography The role of pediatrician Dr Wael :15:20-15:40

Abd-elal

General pediatric follow-up for the congenital heart defect patient Dr 15-40-16:00

Riyad Abu-Suliman

New Guidelines for SBE Dr 16:00-16:20

Eyad Ammori

DICUSSION 16:20-16:30

16:30-17:00 COFFEE BREAK

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Fourth Session 17:00 – 19:00

MODERATORS DR MATROUK ELOUN DR MARWAN HIASAT DR NAYEF

DABBAS

Pediatric renal transplant Dr Isa Hazza 17:00-17:20

Metabolic disorders involving the kidney Dr Radi Hamed 17:20-17:40

Pediatric enuresis an update Dr Kamal Akel 18:00–17:40

PD in children is possible in different environment Dr Reem Hadidi 18:00-18:10

18:10-18:30 Contrast Nephropathy Dr Rula

Saqan

Familial Glomerulopathy Dr Edward : 18:30-18:50

Sakka

Discussion 18:50-19:00

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Second Day, Thursday May 7th, 2009

REGISTRATION 8:00-8:30

First Session 8:30 – 10 :30

MODERATORS DR ABDELKARIM QUDAH DR MOEEN HABASHNEH

A Clinical Approach to Brain Malformations Dr. Ganesh 8:50 – 8:30

Mochida

Approach to neurodegenerative disorders Dr Abdelkarim 8:50-9:10

Qudah

An overview of childhood epilepsy Dr Saleh Ajlouni 9:10-9:30

Update in the management of status epilepticus Dr Azhar Daoud 9:30-9:50

Paroxystic nonepileptic events in children Dr Amira 9:50-10:10

Almasry

Epilepsy in Adolescent Girls Dr Hamed 10:10-10:30

Khayyat

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COFFEE BREAK 10:30-11:00

Second Session 11:00 – 13:00

MODERATORS DR ANDREW MORRIS DR MAJED DASSOUKI

Treatment of fatty acid oxidation disorders Dr Andrew :11:00-11:30

Morris

AVPR2 gene in a Palestinian family with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus 11:30-11:40

Dr Abdulsalam

Abu-libdeh 11:40:-12:10: New

genetic disorders in arab families Dr Ahmad Teebi

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis Dr Wael Khreisat 12:10-12:20

Genetic diversity in arabs Dr Ahmad 12:20-12:50

Teibi

DICUSSION 12:50-13:00

LUNCH BREAK :13:00-14:30

Third Session 14:30 – 16:30

MODERATORS DR MOHAMMAD RAWASHDEH DR RIYAD ABU_SULIMAN

Rota Virus infection&the promise of vaccination Dr Bernd :14:30-15:00

Benningough

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Clinical trial in Jordan Dr 15:00-15:20

Mohammad Rawashdeh

Pubmed search Dr Riyad Abu- 15:20-15:45

suliman

Spinal muscular atrophyType 1 Review of 24 cases Dr SAMIR 15:45-16:05

KHALIL

CP & ARRC management system Dr 16:05-16:30

Ahmed Raouf

COFFEE BREAK :16:30-17:00

Fourth Session 17 :00 – 19:00

MODERATORS DR MJALLI HASAN DR EMAD QUDAH

The investigation of suspected mitochondrial disease Dr Andrew 17:00-17:30

morris

Developmental delay Dr Majed 17:30-18:00

dasouki

Update on the Genetic Features of Autism & Other 18:00-18:30


Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Dr Ramzi Nasir

Sanjad Sakati syndrome Dr Alia 18:30-18:40

Al-muhtaseb 18:40-18:50: Consanguinity &Pregnancy

outcome Dr Bahieh Qandalgy 18:50-19:00

DISCUSSION

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Third Day, FRIDAY May 8th, 2009

First Session 9:30 –12:10

MODERATORS DR MONA KATER DR HASHEM ALHOURANI

LIGHT BREAKFAST 8:00-9:30

Primary ciliary dyskinesia Dr Ibrahim Janahi 9:30-9:50

9:50-10:10 Cystic fibrosis an overview Dr Abdul Hameed S.

Najada

Allergic rhinitis in children Dr Mona Kater 10:10-10:20

Critical care Asthma management Dr Husein Mugrabi 10:20-10:40

Sleep Disorders in children Dr Raed Sulieman 10:40-11:00

11:00- 11:20 Asthma control Dr Mona Kater

FREE PAPERS

Analytic study of childhood asthma in Lattakia Dr Ma`moun 11:30 -11:20

Hakim

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Focal dermal hypoplasia Dr Luay Al- 11:30-11:40

Nouri

Variation of Neural tube defects in north Jordan Dr Ahmad 11:40-11:50

Obeidat

Newborn Admissions in ICU of Prince Rahmeh Hospital Dr Samee 11:50-12:00

Kofahi

clinical profile of cystic fibrosis Dr Muna 12:00-12:10

Dahabreh

Prayer & Lunch Break 12:10-14:30

Second Session 14:30 - 16:30

MODERATORS DR MAHMOUD SHEIAB DR ALI ATIEH DR BASHAR

KHASAWNEH

Approach to bleeding disorders Dr Ahmad 14:30-14:55

Mallouh

Management of ITP Dr Mahmoud 14:55-15:20

Sheiab

Iron Deficiency in children. Dr Maysoon Mejali 15:20-15:35

15:35-16:00 Pediatric lymphoma Dr Essam

Hadadin 16:00-16:30

Thalassemia syndromes Dr Ahmad Mallouh

COFFEE BREAK 16:30-17:00

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Second Arab Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Meeting
Second Vaccination for the Next Decade in the Arab World Meeting
May 2009 5-8
La Royale Hotel, Amman
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Day 1: 6 May 2009 Vaccination in the Arab World. Pushing the agenda

This “Vaccination” session is being organized by the Arab Pediatric Infectious Disease Society in
Collaboration with the WHO EMRO office, the CDC Atlanta, The Sabin Vaccine Institute,
the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health and The
Jordan Ministry of Health
8:45-10:30 Vaccination, the way forward Najwa Khuri-Bulos
Adel Bilbesi
Session 1 Vaccination in Arab countries: Where are we Welcoming statement
8:45-9:00 and where do we want to go from here Review of the recommendations
of the First Pan Arab vaccine
meeting
Najwa Khuri-Bulos

09:00-9:30 Setting the stage , the state of health of the Arab UNICEF Mahendra Sheth
Child
09:30-10:00 Global overview of immunization as a child health Sabin Vaccine Institute
promotion tool Ciro De Quadros
10:00-10:30 Immunization in Arab Countries and the MDG 4 WHO EMRO Region
Ezzedine Mohsni,WHO EMRO
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session 2 New and underutilized vaccines HE Dr. Abdul Karim Rasee

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Minister of Health in Yemen
11:00-1:00 Ali Halabi, President
.Union of the Arab Pediatricians
11:00-11:30 Pneumococcal vaccine CDC Atlanta
Rana Hajjeh
11:30-12:00 Rotavirus vaccines CDC Atlanta
Umesh Parashar
12:00-12:30 HIB and meningococcal vaccines CDC Atlanta
Rana Hajjeh

12:30-1:00 HPV vaccine Andrea Meheus


1:00-2:30 Lunch
Session 3 Other new vaccines and health promotion Jordan MOH/JUST
2:30-4:30 Bassam Hijawi
Wail Hayajneh
Najwa Jarour
2:30-3:00 The role of Pediatricians and Pediatric societies in AAP Past President
promotion of vaccines
Louis Cooper
3:00-3:30 Evolution and evaluation of the Jordan EPI program Jordan MOH
, previous successes and future challenges
Adel Bilbesi
3:30-4:00 Polio eradication, where are we and what are the Sabin Vaccine Institute
polio end game strategies for developing countries
Ciro De Quadros
4:00-4:30 Hepatitis a vaccine Najwa Khuri-Bulos
4:30-5:00 Coffee Break
Session 4 Special session on vaccination
Chok Wan President IPA
HE Jordan Minister of Health Patron Najwa Khuri-Bulos Co chair,
5:00-7:00 Immunization program IPA
Vaccination in the Arab Countries, finishing the
agenda

5:00-5:15 ”Middle Income Countries & New vaccines“ Ezzedine Mohsni, WHO EMRO

5:15-5:45 Vaccine financing Miloud Kaddar WHO


5:45-6:15 Lessons from other regions, the PAHO revolving Sabin Vaccine Institute
fund and other mechanisms of vaccine financing Ciro DE Quadros
6:15-6:45 Vaccination and its impact on economic growth Harvard School of Public Health
David Bloom
6:45-7:00 Concluding remarks and recommendations and call
to action

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Second Pan Arab Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Meeting
May 2009 5-8
La Royale Hotel, Amman
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2nd Day: 7 May 2009 Issues in Pediatric infectious Disease
Session 1 General Pediatric infectious disease Samir Faori
9:00-10:30 Dr.Nafe/Jamal Wadi
9:00-9:30 Musculoskeletal infections in pediatrics Esam banyan
9:30-10:00 New antivirals Wail Hayajneh
10:00-10:30 New Antifungals in pediatrics Ibrahim Bin Hussain
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session 2 General Pediatric Infectious disease Amira Al Masri/Said Al Azab/Mustafa
11:00-1:00 Saad
11:00-11:30 Advances in diagnosis of viral infections Sami Hajjar
11:30-12:00 Pneumonia in Children Entesar Hussein
12:00-12:30 Infection in the immune compromised hosts Ibrahim Bin Hussain
12:30-1:00 Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections, Esam Banyan
Otitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis
1:00-2:30 Lunch Break
Session 3 General Pediatric Infectious Disease Mohammad Khasawneh
2:30-4:30 Abdullah Shorman
2:30-3:00 Human immunodeficiency virus in children Sami Hajjar
3:00-4:00 Best Ten Papers in Pediatrics /Wail Hayajneh
Motasem Abulreish
4:00-5:00 Pediatric infectious disease case studies, interactive Walid Abu Hammour
session
4:30-5:00 (Coffee will be served during the session (outside

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May 2009 5-8
La Royale Hotel, Amman
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3rd Day: 8 May 2009 Issues in Pediatric infectious Disease
Time
Session 1 Ped ID general session Faris Al Bakri
9:30-12:00 Usama Abu Ata/ Dr Habashneh
9:30-10:00 Pneumococcal disease and vaccine in Saudi Arabia Ziad Memish
10:00-10:30 Influenza and influenza vaccines in pediatric Natasha Halasa
patients
10:30-11:00 Acellular pertussis vaccine Walid Abu hammour

11:00-11:30 Life threatening infections Faisal Khasawneh


11:30-12:00 Shift in bacterial resistance in otitis media Motasem Abuelreish
12-2:30 Prayer and lunch Ahmad Abu Zaid/Iyad Ammouri
2:30-2:50 UTI antibiotic therapy Kamal Akel
2:50-3:00 AFP Surveillance in Amman 2 Years Attallah abu Sbeih
3:00-3:10 Clinical study of the children admitted to Gynea- Mabrouk Al Srehin
Pediatric Hospital due to the Manshieh Diarrhea
outbreak
3:10-3:20 The clinical importance of Urinary Tract Zuhair Nusair et al
Calcium/Creatinine Ration in UTI
3:20-3:40 Mumps surveillance in Amman 1999-2008 Samir Khalil
3:40-3:50 Susceptibility of bacterial pathogens in children Nazih Abu Al Shiekh et al
with UTI in North of Jordan
4:00 Coffee Break

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