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 ANESTHESIA - Saturday May 15, 2004 - Hall I
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Pain
Moderators: Drs. Marie Claire Antakly, Samir Fuleihan and Ghassan Kanazi
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| 09:00 |
09:20 |
Preemptive analgesia |
Dr. Samir Fuleihan |
| 09:20 |
09:40 |
New advances & challenges in chronic pain |
Dr. Kuldip Deogun |
| 09:40 |
10:00 |
New approaches of treating painful neurological diseases -
The role of the neurologist in a pain clinic |
Dr. Ashraf Mohamed |
| 10:00 |
10:20 |
Recent advances in management of chronic pain |
Dr. Pramod Kerkar |
| 10:20 |
11:00 |
Break |
Neurosurgery
Moderators: Drs. Halim Haber, Nadim Raphael and Abdel Nour Sibai
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| 11:00 |
11:20 |
Concepts of neuroanesthesiology: A Russian perspective |
Dr. Sergey Efremenko |
| 11:20 |
11:40 |
Anesthetic management of subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracranial clipping of aneurysm |
Dr. Halim Haber |
| 11:40 |
12:00 |
Anesthetic management of subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracranial clipping of aneurysm |
Dr. Daniel Michael |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Break |
Cardiac
Moderators: Drs. Chakib Ayoub, Sania Haroun-Bizri and Kostantin Rusin
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| 13:30 |
13:50 |
Trans Esophageal Endocardiography (TEE) for cardiac surgery |
Dr. Kostantin Rusin |
| 13:50 |
14:10 |
Current concept of heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) |
Dr. Hong Wang |
| 14:20 |
14:50 |
Recent advances in neonatal cardiac surgery & anesthesia |
Dr. Emad Mossad |
| 14:50 |
15:30 |
Break |
Miscellaneous
Moderators: Drs. Joseph Bishara, Harold Marsh and Sahar Siddik-Sayyid
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| 15:30 |
15:50 |
Perioperative renal protection |
Dr. Jeffrey Rosenberg |
| 15:50 |
16:10 |
Neurochemistry and Anesthesia |
Dr. Harold Marsh |
| 16:10 |
16:30 |
Inadvertent dural puncture in the laboring patient |
Dr. Elie Chidiac |
| 16:30 |
17:00 |
The child with a failing heart: Anesthetic implications |
Dr. Emad Mossad |
| 17:00 |
17:00 |
Adjourn |
| CHILDBIRTH - Sunday May 16, 2004 - HALL H
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| Changing childbirth: Experiences from the Arab region |
| 10:00 |
10:15 |
Opening |
Dr. Tamar Kabakian |
| 10:15 |
10:35 |
Overview and importance of the changing Childbirth Research Program |
Dr. Oona Campbell |
| 10:35 |
10:45 |
Discussion |
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| 10:45 |
11:05 |
Hospital practices around labor and delivery in the Arab region
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Dr. Karima Khalil |
| 11:05 |
11:15 |
Discussion |
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| 11:15 |
11:35 |
Women's experiences with maternity care |
Dr. Hyam Bashour |
| 11:35 |
11:45 |
Discussion |
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| 11:45 |
12:15 |
Break |
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| 12:15 |
12:35 |
The politics of childbirth in the context of conflict |
Ms. Laura Wick |
| 12:35 |
12:45 |
Discussion |
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| 12:45 |
01:05 |
Postnatal care in Lebanon |
Dr. Tamar Kabakian |
| 13:05 |
13:15 |
Discussion |
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| 13:15 |
14:00 |
Roundtable Discussion |
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| 14:00 |
14:00 |
Adjourn |
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| DERMATOLOGY - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL E
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| Basic Dermatologic Surgery Workshop - (50 USD Registration Fee - 50 Seats Available)
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| 9:00 |
9:20 |
Approach to the derm-surgery patient |
Dr. Salah Salman |
| 9:20 |
9:40 |
Local anesthesia |
Dr. Dany J. Touma |
| 9:40 |
10:00 |
Basic elliptical excision |
Dr. Salah Salman |
| 10:00 |
10:20 |
Basic suturing techniques |
Dr. Keyvan Nouri |
| 10:20 |
10:40 |
Questions and answers |
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| 10:40 |
10:55 |
Break |
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| 10:55 |
11:15 |
Dog ear repair |
Dr. Dany J. Touma |
| 11:15 |
11:35 |
Moh's micrographic surgery |
Dr. Keyvanc Nouri |
| 11:35 |
11:55 |
Skin flaps |
Dr. Dany J. Touma |
| 11:55 |
12:15 |
Skin grafts |
Dr. Salah Salman |
| 12:15 |
12:30 |
Questions and answers |
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| 12:30 |
13:30 |
Break |
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Advanced Dermatologic Surgery Workshop - (50 USD Registration Fee - 50 Seats Available)
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| 13:30 |
13:50 |
Laser / tissue interaction |
Dr. Keyvan Nouri |
| 13:50 |
14:10 |
Hair epilation lasers |
Dr. Keyvan Nouri |
| 14:10 |
14:30 |
Vascular lasers |
Dr. Dany J. Touma |
| 14:30 |
14:50 |
Lasers for pigmented lesions |
Dr. Keyvan Nouri |
| 14:50 |
15:00 |
Questions and answers |
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| Dermatopathology Workshop |
| 15:00 |
15:30 |
The use of antinuclear antibody testing in a dermatology practice |
Dr. Diya F. Mutasim |
| 15:30 |
16:00 |
Alopecias |
Dr. Diya F. Mutasim |
| 16:00 |
16:30 |
Panniculitis |
Dr. Diya F. Mutasim |
| 16:30 |
17:00 |
Questions and answers |
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| 17:00 |
17:00 |
Adjourn |
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| DERMATOLOGY - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL B
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| Non-CME Event |
| 18:00 |
19:00 |
Novartis Symposium |
Professor Alexander Kapp |
| DERMATOLOGY - Saturday May 15, 2004
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| Amal Kurban Lecture - Hall A |
| 9:00 |
9:30 |
The role of telomeres in aging and photoaging: Therapeutic
Implications |
Dr. Barbara Gilchrest |
| Dermatology - Hall B |
| 9:30 |
10:00 |
Dermatology: past, present and future |
Dr. Amal Kurban |
| 10:00 |
10:30 |
Regulation of melanogenesis |
Dr. Barbara Gilchrest |
| 10:30 |
10:45 |
Break |
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| 10:45 |
11:05 |
Erythema dyschromicum perstans: A distinct entity? |
Dr. Shucrallah Zainoun |
| 11:05 |
11:25 |
Recent advances in immunobullous diseases |
Dr. Nelly Rubeiz |
| 11:25 |
12:45 |
Gross and microscopic symposium |
AUB Department of Dermatology |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Lunch |
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| DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES - Saturday May 15, 2004 - HALL B
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| Diagnostic Modalities I
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| 13:00 |
13:30 |
Multislice CT urography |
Dr. Sameh K Morcos |
| 13:30 |
14:00 |
Cystic disease of the kidneys |
Pr. Gertraud Heinz-Peer |
| 14:00 |
14:30 |
Interventional uroradiology |
Dr. Sami Moussa |
| 14:30 |
15:00 |
Imaging in adrenal disease |
Pr. Gertraud Heinz-Peer |
| 15:00 |
15:30 |
Break |
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| 15:30 |
16:00 |
Prevention of contrast toxicity |
Dr. Sameh K Morcos |
| 16:00 |
16:30 |
AIDS issues in interventional procedures |
Dr. Emile Morgan |
| 16:30 |
17:00 |
Imaging anatomy of the sinuses |
Dr. Mohammad Latif |
| 17:00 |
17:30 |
Imaging of bronchial tree |
Dr. Sameh K Morcos |
| 17:30 |
18:00 |
Imaging in heart failure |
Dr. Abdallah Al Mohammad |
| 18:00 |
18:00 |
Adjourn |
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| DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES - Sunday May 16, 2004 - HALL B
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| Diagnostic Modalities II |
| 9:00 |
9:30 |
Intervention in portal hypertension |
Dr. Abbas Chamseddine |
| 9:30 |
10:00 |
Ultrasound contrast media |
Dr. Robert F. Mattrey |
| 10:00 |
10:30 |
HR CT of parenchymal lung disease |
Dr. Moulay Meziane |
| 10:30 |
11:00 |
Break |
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| 11:00 |
11:30 |
Molecular imaging |
Dr. Robert F. Mattrey |
| 11:30 |
12:00 |
Vascular applications of multi slice CT |
Dr. Andrew Wright |
| 12:00 |
12:45 |
New advances in evaluation of pulmonary nodule |
Dr. Moulay Meziane |
| 12:45 |
13:00 |
Discussion |
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| 13:00 |
13:45 |
Lunch |
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| 13:45 |
14:15 |
Cardiac applications of multi slice CT |
Dr. Andrew Wright |
| 14:15 |
14:45 |
Virtual colonoscopy in the USA |
Dr. Robert F. Mattrey |
| 14:45 |
15:15 |
Evaluation of uncommon lung diseases |
Dr. Moulay Meziane |
| 15:15 |
15:45 |
Radio frequency ablation of tumors |
Dr. Abbas Chamseddine |
| 15:45 |
16:00 |
Discussion |
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| 16:00 |
16:00 |
Adjourn |
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| INTERNAL MEDICINE - Thursday May 13, 2004 - HALL A |
| Vascular Injury
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| 19:00 |
19:10 |
Introduction : Vascular injury - A unifying concept |
Dr. Samir Alam |
| 19:10 |
19:40 |
Renin-angiotension-aldosterone system: The target in hypertension management |
Dr. Athanasios Manolis |
| 19:40 |
20:10 |
Diabetes as a culprit in vascular disease |
Dr. Paresh Dandona |
| 20:10 |
20:30 |
Discussion |
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| 20:30 |
20:30 |
Adjourn |
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| INTERNAL MEDICINE - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL A |
| Internal Medicine Update |
| 8:30 |
8:50 |
Emergency room management of acute stroke |
Dr. Cathy Sila |
| 8:50 |
9:10 |
Medical issues in the management of atrial fibrillation |
Dr. Walid Saliba |
| 9:10 |
9:30 |
Update on cardiomyopathies |
Dr. William J. Mckenna |
| 9:30 |
9:50 |
Guidelines for invasive strategies in the management of stroke |
Dr. Cathy Sila |
| 9:50 |
10:10 |
Break |
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| 10:10 |
10:30 |
The genetic basis of cardiomyopathies and coronary atherosclerosis |
Dr. William J. Mckenna |
| 10:30 |
11:00 |
Systemic Anaphylaxis - Pathophohysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment |
Dr. Lawrence Schwartz |
| 11:00 |
11:30 |
Wolfram's syndrome: An example of a genetic disease with a different genotype and phenotype in Jordan |
Dr. Kamel Al Ajlouni |
| 11:30 |
11:50 |
Preventive and therapeutic management of diabetes mellitus |
Dr. Ibrahim Salti |
| 11:50 |
12:00 |
Break |
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| The Chafic Haddad Lecture - Hall A |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
The Genetic Determinants of Sexual Differentiation |
Dr. Kamel Al Ajlouni |
| 13:00 |
13:30 |
Break |
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| INTERNAL MEDICINE - Saturday May 15, 2004 - HALL A
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| Metabolic Syndrome |
| 15:00 |
15:20 |
An overview of the risk factors underlying the metabolic syndrome |
Dr. Sethu Reddy |
| 15:20 |
15:40 |
Pathophysiology & role of insulin resistance in obesity |
Dr. Ibrahim Salti |
| 15:40 |
16:00 |
Pathophysiologic basis and the role of dyslipidemias in the metabolic syndrome |
Dr. Sethu Reddy |
| 16:00 |
16:20 |
Role of inflammation in the metabolic syndrome |
Dr. Paresh Dandona |
| 16:20 |
16:35 |
Break |
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| 16:35 |
16:55 |
The profile of metabolic syndrome in Lebanon |
Dr. Ibrahim Salti |
| 16:55 |
17:15 |
Elevated blood pressure pathophysiology and therapy in the metabolic syndrome |
Dr. Kamal Badr |
| 17:15 |
17:35 |
Vascular links in metabolic syndrome |
Dr. Samir Alam |
| 17:35 |
17:55 |
Therapeutic targets in the metabolic syndrome |
Dr. Paresh Dandona |
| 18:00 |
18:00 |
Adjourn |
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| MEDICAL EDUCATION - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL H
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Innovations in Medical, Nursing & Public Health Education:
Towards Collaborative Practice (1 & ½ days)
- (Registratrion fee USD 100 - 45 Seats Available)
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| The workshop will be facilitated by a multidisciplinary team: Hugh Barr (Interprofessional Care, University of Westminster), Gerard Majoor (Medicine, University of Maastricht), and Andre Meijer (Health Sciences, University of Maastricht), with Thurayya Arayssi (Internal Medicine), Huda Huijer (Nursing), and Iman Nuwayhid (Public Health) from the American University of Beirut.
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| 9:00 |
13:00 |
Challenges to education and Innovative Experiences in Medical, Nursing and Public Health Education-Didactic and group work |
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| 13:00 |
14:00 |
lunch |
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| 14:00 |
18:00 |
Problem Based Learning - Concepts and case studies |
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| 18:00 |
18:00 |
Adjourn |
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| MEDICAL EDUCATION - Saturday May 15, 2004 - HALL H
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Innovations in Medical, Nursing & Public Health Education: Towards Collaborative Practice (1 & ½ days)
(Registration fee USD 100- 45 seats available)
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| The workshop will be facilitated by a multidisciplinary team: Hugh Barr (Interprofessional Care, University of Westminster), Gerard Majoor (Medicine, University of Maastricht), and Andre Meijer (Health Sciences, University of Maastricht), with Thurayya Arayssi (Internal Medicine), Huda Huijer (Nursing), and Iman Nuwayhid (Public Health) from the American University of Beirut. |
| 9:00 |
13:00 |
Case studies towards multidisciplinary practice |
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| 13:00 |
13:00 |
Adjourn |
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| MOLECULAR MEDICINE - Thursday May 13, 2004 - HALL A
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| Molecular Medicine |
| 9:00 |
9:45 |
Stem cell research and stem cell therapy |
Dr. Ronald D.G. McKay |
| 9:45 |
10:30 |
Mast cells in innate and acquired immunity |
Dr. Lawrence Schwartz |
| 10:30 |
10:45 |
Discussion |
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| 10:45 |
11:00 |
Break |
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| 11:00 |
11:45 |
Hematopoitic stem cells |
Dr. Edward Srour |
| 11:45 |
12:30 |
Cell cycle regulation in stem cells |
Dr. Edward Srour |
| 12:30 |
12:45 |
Discussion |
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| 12:45 |
12:45 |
Global Medical Forum - MovenPick Hotel |
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| MOLECULAR MEDICINE - Friday May 14, 2004
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| Special Lecture - HALL A |
| 13:30 |
14:00 |
The human proteome project |
Dr. Samir M. Hanash |
| The Naji Sahyoun Memorial Lecture - Hall D |
| 14:15 |
15:15 |
Clinical potential in stem cells |
Dr. Ronald D.G. McKay |
| Molecular Medicine - Hall D |
| 15:15 |
15:45 |
Gene expression during differentiation and maturation of monocyte derived dendritic cells |
Dr. Laura Beretta |
| 15:45 |
16:00 |
Discussion |
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| 16:00 |
16:15 |
Break |
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| 16:15 |
17:00 |
Molecular analysis of cancer in the post-genome era |
Dr. Samir M. Hanash |
| 17:00 |
17:45 |
Proteomics of Hepatitis C virus |
Dr. Laura Beretta |
| 17:45 |
18:00 |
Discussion |
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| 18:00 |
18:00 |
Adjourn |
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| OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY - Thursday May 13, 2004 - HALL G
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Advanced Bowel and Urological Surgery Workshop -
(500 USD Registration
Fee - 12 Seats Available)
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Advanced bowel and urological surgery for the general gynecologist with stapling on live animals. Advanced urogynecology with cadaveric dissection of the pelvis, understanding and solving complex prolapse proplems using minimally invasive technology. |
Hessam Hessami, MD, USA
Adnan Minkara, MD, USA
Muhieddine Seoud, MD, Lebanon
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| 8:00 |
8:30 |
Pelvic anatomy: The basics |
Dr. Muhieddine Seoud
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| 8:30 |
9:15 |
Pelvic prolapse: New approach - new classification with video presentation |
Dr. Hessam Hessami |
| 9:15 |
10:15 |
The use of synthetic material for the repair of pelvic prolapse with video presentation |
Dr. Hessam Hessami |
| 10:15 |
10:30 |
Break |
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| 10:30 |
11:15 |
Minimally invasive approaches to stress incontinence:
TVT, TVT blue, TVT Abdominal, TVT Obturator, TVT prepubic
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Dr. Hessam Hessami |
| 11:15 |
12:00 |
Bowel and urological injury repair during gynecological surgery: Use of instrumentation |
Dr. Adnan Munkara |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Lunch |
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| Anatomy Lab and Animal lab: Cadaveric demonstarion
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| 13:00 |
15:00 |
Pelvis and pelvic floor anatomy
Procedure guide to stress incontinence surgery
Procedure guide to sacrospinous fixation and mesh placement
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| Hands-on live pig surgery
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| 15:00 |
16:30 |
Repair of small intestinal and large bowel injuries
Performing primary bowel anastomosis and diversion surgery
Repair of bladder and ureteral injuries
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|
| 16:30 |
16:30 |
Adjourn |
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| OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL B
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Urogynecology and pelvic surgery
Moderators: Drs. Tony Bazi and Wassim Wazzan |
| 8:30 |
9:00 |
Pelvic floor defect: New classification/ New approach |
Dr. Hessam Hessami |
| 09:00 |
09:30 |
Minimally invasive approach to stress urinary incontinence: How minimal can it get?
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Dr. Hessam Hessami |
| 9:30 |
9:45 |
Discussion |
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| 09:45 |
10:15 |
Break |
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Menopausal Replacement Therapy: The effect of the WHI and the Million Women Study
Moderators: Drs. Sami Azar, Fayez Bitar and George Kehdi |
| 10:15 |
10:45 |
Menopausal hormonal replacement therapy:
Comparative data from the WHI and the Million Women Study
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Dr. Richard Keen |
| 10:45 |
11:15 |
Expanding the role of the SERMs: Is it justified? |
Dr. Bruce Ettinger |
| 11:15 |
11:45 |
The role of bisphosphonates: Are there really any differences? |
Dr. Richard Keen |
| 11:45 |
12:15 |
Roundtable Discussion |
Drs: Sami Azar, Fayez Bitar, Bruce Ettinger, Richard Keen and Adnan Mroueh |
| 12:15 |
14:00 |
Lunch |
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Gynecologic Oncology
Moderators: Drs. Samir Abu Rustum, Jihad Izzeddine and Ali Khalil |
| 14:00 |
14:20 |
Management of an adnexal mass: A gynecologic oncology perspective |
Dr. Adnan Munkara |
| 14:20 |
14:40 |
Management of early endometrial cancer: Is there a need for full staging? |
Dr. John M. Malone |
| 14:40 |
15:00 |
Borderline tumors of ovaries: Classification and prognostic indicators |
Dr. Fadi W. Abdel-Karim |
| 15:00 |
15:20 |
Consolidation chemotherapy in ovarian cancer: What a general gynecologist should know? |
Dr. John M. Malone |
| 15:20 |
15:40 |
Discussion |
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| 15:40 |
15:50 |
Break |
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| Moderators: Drs. Janah El-Hassan, Hanna Kaspar and Wael Lakkis |
| 15:50 |
16:10 |
Prevalence of HPV in Lebanon and the Middle East and its role in cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer |
Dr. Muhieddine Seoud |
| 16:10 |
16:30 |
Is there a role for HPV in vaccines in cervical neoplasia? |
Dr. Nelson Teng |
| 16:30 |
16:50 |
Conservative approaches to early cervical and vulvar cancer |
Dr. Adnan Munkara |
| 16:50 |
17:10 |
Follow up of uncomplicated molar pregnancy: Is any follow-up needed post a negative B HCG? |
Dr. Nelson Teng |
| 17:10 |
17:30 |
Discussion |
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| 17:30 |
17:30 |
Adjourn |
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| OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL A
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| Non - CME Event |
| 18:30 |
19:30 |
Menopausal replacement therapy: Looking beyond hormonal therapy |
Dr. Richard Keen and Dr. Ghada Fuleihan |
| PEDIATRICS - Friday May 14, 2004
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Pediatrics I - HALL D
Moderators: Drs. Ghassan Dbaibo, Hassan Fakhouri and Eddie Mukarzil |
| 8:30 |
8:35 |
Introduction |
Dr. Mohammad Mikati |
| 8:35 |
09:00 |
Global strategy to combat tuberculosis in children |
Dr. Jane Schaller
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| 9:00 |
9:30 |
Familial Mediterranean Fever: Where do we stand? |
Dr. Mohamed Rawashdeh |
| 9:30 |
10:00 |
Management of influenza in children: Vaccination & new medications |
Dr. Kenneth McIntosh |
| 10:00 |
10:30 |
Approach to the child with arthritis |
Dr. Jane Schaller |
| 10:30 |
10:45 |
Break |
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| Moderators: Drs. Ahmad Issa, Nancy Malek, Robert Sassy and Khalid Yunis |
| 10:45 |
11:10 |
Current status of bone marrow transplantation |
Dr. Miguel Abboud |
| 11:10 |
11:35 |
Myopathy in children |
Dr. Abdel Karim Al Qodat |
| 11:35 |
11:55 |
Hypoxic encephalopathy |
Dr. Phillippe Evrard |
| 11:55 |
12:20 |
Diarrhea in hospital: How much do we know? |
Dr. Mohamed Rawashdeh |
| Pediatrics II - HALL A |
| Moderators: Drs. George El-Hajj, Salman Mroueh and Jean Rubeiz
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| 14:00 |
14:30 |
Advances in the treatment of arthritis in children |
Dr. Jane Schaller |
| The Hans Zellweger lecture |
| 14:30 |
15:30 |
Neurobiology of brain malformations: Classification and clinical applications |
Dr. Phillippe Evrard |
| 15:30 |
16:00 |
Update on cystic fibrosis |
Dr. Mohamed Rawashdeh |
| 16:00 |
16:15 |
Break |
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Moderators: Drs. Salim Musallam, Mariam Rajab, Philip Shedid and Nadine Yazbeck
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| 16:15 |
16:45 |
New insights into febrile seizures in children: Molecular biology and clinical practice |
Dr. Mohammad Mikati |
| 16:45 |
17:15 |
Recent changes in vaccination schedules: New & combination vaccines |
Dr. Kenneth McIntosh |
| 17:15 |
17:45 |
Panel Discussion |
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| 17:45 |
17:45 |
Adjourn |
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| PERINATAL MEDICINE - Saturday May 15, 2004 - HALL D
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Perinatology - Neonatology
Moderators: Drs. Hassan Fakhoury, Imad Melki, Joe Suidan and Ihab Usta
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| 8:35 |
8:50 |
Preterm birth: an evidence based approach |
Dr. George Saadeh |
| 8:50 |
9:10 |
PROM: Modern management protocol |
Dr. Baha' M. Sibai' |
| 9:10 |
9:30 |
PROM and tocolysis: neonatal effects and management |
Dr. Pablo Sanchez |
| 9:30 |
9:50 |
Group B strep prenatal management protocols |
Dr. George Saadeh |
| 9:50 |
10:10 |
Group B strep neonatal management protocols |
Dr. Pablo Sanchez |
| 10:10 |
10:20 |
Discussion |
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| 10:20 |
10:30 |
Break |
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Perinatology-Neonatology
Moderators: Drs. Abdallah Adra, George Aramouni, Mohamad Ramadan and Robert Sassy
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| 10:30 |
10:55 |
Intraventricular hemorrhage: an update |
Dr. Barbara Stonestreet |
| 10:55 |
11:20 |
Thrombophilia: Fetal and neonatal outcomes |
Dr. Baha' M. Sibai' |
| 11:20 |
11:45 |
Nosocomial infections: Strategies and implications |
Dr. Pablo Sanchez |
| 11:45 |
12:00 |
Discussion |
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| 12:00 |
14:00 |
Lunch |
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Perinatology-Neonatology
Moderators: Drs. Nabil Mounla, Anwar Nassar, Fadlallah Nassif and Nizar Rifaii
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| 14:00 |
14:30 |
First trimester screening of aneuploidy: Is more better? |
Dr. George Saadeh |
| 14:30 |
15:00 |
Blood brain barrier: Clinical implications for the new born |
Dr. Barbara Stonestreet |
| 15:00 |
15:30 |
Discussion |
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| 13:30 |
15:30 |
Adjourn |
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| PLASTIC SURGERY - Friday May 14, 2004 - HALL C
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Controversies in Facial Rejuvenation - Part I
Moderators: Dr. Kamel Abou Dahr |
| 8:00 |
9:00 |
The composite rhytidectomy for harmonious rejuvenation |
Dr. Sam Hamra |
| Moderators: Dr. Nabih Sader |
| 9:00 |
10:00 |
Advanced blepharoplasty |
Dr. Glenn W. Jelks |
| 10:00 |
10:20 |
Discussion |
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| 10:20 |
10:45 |
Break |
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| Moderators: Dr. Tarek Hussami |
| 10:45 |
11:45 |
Artistic principles of facial aging |
Dr. J. William Little |
| 11:45 |
12:00 |
Discussion |
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| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Lunch |
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Controversies in Facial Rejuvenation - Part II
Moderators: Dr. Nabil Hokayem
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| 13:00 |
14:00 |
Surgical rejuvenation outcomes based on artistic principles |
Dr. J. William Little |
| 14:00 |
15:00 |
Prevention and management of lower eyelid malposition in the blepharoplasty patient |
Dr. Glenn W. Jelks |
| 15:00 |
15:20 |
Discussion |
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| 15:20 |
15:45 |
Break |
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| Moderators: Dr. Imad Kaddoura
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| 15:45 |
16:45 |
Correcting the unfavorable outcomes following facelift surgery |
Dr. Sam Hamra |
| 16:45 |
17:00 |
Discussion |
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| 17:00 |
17:00 |
Adjourn |
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| PLASTIC SURGERY - Saturday May 15, 2004 - HALL C
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Interactive video workshop: Personal operative approaches to face lifting
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| Moderators: Dr. Elie Abdel Hak
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| 9:00 |
10:30 |
Personal Operative Technique |
Dr. Sam Hamra |
| 10:30 |
11:00 |
Break |
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| Moderators: Dr. Ahmad Zaatari
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| 11:00 |
12:30 |
Personal Operative Technique - Part I |
Dr. J. William Little |
| 12:30 |
13:30 |
Lunch |
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| Moderators: Dr. Suhail Hojeili
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| 13:30 |
15:00 |
Personal Operative Technique |
Dr. Glenn W. Jelks |
| 15:00 |
15:30 |
Break |
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| Moderators: Dr. Fadi Ferran
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| 15:30 |
17:00 |
Personal Operative Technique - Part II |
Dr. J. William Little |
| 17:00 |
17:00 |
Adjourn |
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| PRIMARY CARE - Sunday May 16, 2004 - HALL A
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Primary Care
Moderators: Drs. Abdo Efrem and Mahmaoud Shoucair
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| 9:00 |
9:20 |
Abnormal PAP smear evaluation |
Dr. Adnan Munkara |
| 9:20 |
9:40 |
Approach to melanocytic skin lesions |
Dr. Abdul Ghani Kibbi |
| 9:40 |
10:00 |
Headache: approach and cost of imaging |
Dr. Bassem Yammout |
| 10:00 |
10:15 |
Break |
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Tuberculosis in Lebanon
Moderators: Drs. Georges Khayyat and Ziad Mansour |
| 10:15 |
10:45 |
Tuberculosis in Lebanon - Ministry of Public Health |
Dr. Mtanios Saade |
| 10:45 |
11:15 |
The problem of multiresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacillus |
Dr. George Araj |
| 11:15 |
11:30 |
Break |
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Primary Care Cardiology
Moderators: Drs. Hassan Fakhouri and Mounir Obeid |
| 11:30 |
12:00 |
Chest pain and syncope in children |
Dr. Rabi Suleiman |
| 12:00 |
12:30 |
Novel approaches in pediatric cardiology: The Lebanese experience |
Dr. Fadi Bitar |
| 12:30 |
14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00 |
14:00 |
Adjourn |
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| THROMBOSIS - Saturday May 15, 2004 - HALL A
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Thrombosis
Moderators: Drs. Ismail Khalil & Ali Taher
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| 8:00 |
8:30 |
Role of heparin in thrombosis and cancer |
Dr. Shaker Moussa |
| 8:30 |
9:00 |
New antithrombotic agents |
Dr. Alexander Turpie |
| 9:00 |
9:30 |
Pulmonary embolism |
Dr. Harry Buller |
| 9:30 |
10:00 |
Break |
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| 10:00 |
12:00 |
Interactive case discussions |
Panel |
Non-CME Event
Moderators: Drs. Ismail Khalil & Ali Taher |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Aventis Intercontinental Near East symposium - Periprocedural management of antithrombotic therapy in acute coronary syndromes |
Dr. Alexander Turpie |
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