Rare
Disease
Conference
3RD EDITION
Rare Disease Conference
3RD Edition
The Rare Disease Conference is a prestigious event organized with the motivation to provide an excellent international platform for academicians, researchers, clinicians, and trainees in Saudi Arabia and around the world to share their research with global and national experts.
Expected Date: 6-7 March 2024
ESTEEMED ATTENDEES,
Welcome to to the 3rd Madina Rare Disease Day Confernce, where we unite to forge a brighter future for those battling rare diseases. As Conference President, I sincerely thank you for your presence and unwavering commitment to advancing the discourse on this critical day. Together, we will explore vital topics, foster collaboration and drive innovative sloutions. Our collective efforts hold the power to create lasting impact and ignite hope in the face of rare conditions.
Thank you for joining us. Let us make this conference a catalyst for change.
Sincerely,
Conference President
Location
Madina chamber, Madina – KSA
Program draft
| Lecture Topic | Proposed Title | Potential speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laboratory Genetics | Basic genetic testing, the best that fits | Drf. Eissa Alfaqih |
| 2. Materno-Fetal Medicine | Antenatal diagnosis and prevention of genetic diseases | KSAMC Madina team |
| 3. Radiology | Neuroimaging in Inborn Errors of Metabolism | Dr. M Almuqbil |
| 4. Adult | Genetic/Metabolic, Metabolic Diseases in Adults | Rashida Sulaiman, Medical Genetic Consultant, KFSHRC, Riyadh |
| 5. Psychology | Psychological impact of rare diseases on families | ------------------------------ |
| 6. Psychiatry | Psychiatric manifestations of inborn errors of metabolism | Amal Alhashem Head of Medical Genetics Division (Pediatrics), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Professor, Alfaisal University, College of Medicine, Riyadh |
| 7. Dermatology | Genodermatoses | ------------------------------ |
| 8. Hematolology | Genetic metabolic causes of HLH/ megaloblastic anemias | ------------------------------ |
| 9. Immunology | Hereditary immune deficiencies | ------------------------------ |
| 10. GI/ Hepatology | Genetic and metabolic causes of pediatric cholestatsis | ------------------------------ |
| 11. Pulmonlogy | Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia | ------------------------------ |
| 12. ?Wolman disease | ------------------------------ | Prof. Moeen Alsayed |
| 13. orthopedics | Skeletal dysplasias | ? Julie Elizabeth Hoover-Fong (USA) |
| 14. workshop genetic counseling | ------------------------------ | Alia Qari |
| 15. workshop NBS | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| 16.oral communications | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |