We are currently finalizing the 2009 conference programme. Below you will find the 2008 programme for your persual.

Middle East Paediatric
28 – 29 January  2008

Day 1: Monday, 28 January 2008
Session 1:   Metabolic Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy   Moderator: Dr. Tawfik Bin Omran, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
09:30	Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM): Genetic Link     Dr. Andreas Schulze, MD, FRCPC, Director, Newborn Screening Program and Physician, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids; Associate Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute
09:50	The Early Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and the Role of Newborn Screening    Dr. Joe Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD (Biochem), FRCPC (Pediat), Physician, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids; Senior Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine Program, SickKids Research Institute
10:10	Refreshment Break
10:30	Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Concepts Dr. John Callahan, PhD, Director, Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, SickKids; Senior Associate Scientist, Genetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute
10:50	Urea Cycle Disorders: Overview and Case Presentation   Dr. Fathia Al-Murshedi, MD, FRCP, Fellow, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids Dr. Fatma Al-Jasmi, MBBS, FRCPC, Fellow, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids
11:10	Disorders of Creatine Metabolism      Dr. Andreas Schulze, MD, FRCPC, Director, Newborn Screening Program and Physician, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids; Associate Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute
11:30	Panel Discussion: Answers to contemporary questions and hot topics
12:00	Lunch
Session 2:   Pulmonology   Moderator: Dr. Ibrahim Janahi, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
13:30	Update on Management of Paediatric Asthma    Dr. Sharon Dell, BEng, MD, FRCP (C), Physician and Clinical Investigator, Division of Respiratory Medicine, SickKids
14:00	Diagnosing Airway Infection and Inflammation in Children  Dr. Indra Narang, BMEDSCI, MBBCH, FRCPCH, MD, Director, Sleep Medicine Program and Physician, Division of Respiratory Medicine, SickKids; Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute
14:30	Refreshment Break
15:00	Cystic Fibrosis       Dr. Sharon Dell, BEng, MD, FRCP (C), Physician and Clinical Investigator, Division of Respiratory Medicine, SickKids
15:20	Paediatric Sleep Disorders:  Diagnosis and Management  Dr. Indra Narang, BMEDSCI, MBBCH, FRCPCH, MD, Director, Sleep Medicine Program and Physician, Division of Respiratory Medicine, SickKids; Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute
15:40	Panel Discussion: Answers to contemporary questions and hot topics
16:00	Day 1 Adjourned
Day 2: Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Session 3:  Infectious Diseases   Moderator:  Dr. Nawal Al-Kaabi, Paediatric Consultant, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
09:30	Vaccines for Children and Adolescents: What’s Hot and What’s on the Horizon Dr. Upton Allen, MBBS, MSc, FAAP, FRCPC, Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids; Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, SickKids Research Institute
09:55	Current Management of Childhood Tuberculosis    Dr. Stanley Read, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Infectious Diseases Consultant and Director, HIV/AIDS Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids; Senior Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine Program, SickKids Research Institute
10:20	Refreshment Break
10:40	Infections in Children with “Weakened” Immune Systems: What’s New Dr. Upton Allen, MBBS, MSc, FAAP, FRCPC, Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids; Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, SickKids Research Institute
11:05	Red Flags in Paediatric Infectious Diseases:  What Not To Miss in Community Infectious Diseases Dr. Stanley Read, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Infectious Diseases Consultant and Director, HIV/AIDS Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids; Senior Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine Program, SickKids Research Institute
11:30	Panel Discussion: Answers to contemporary questions and hot topics
12:00	Lunch
Session 4:   Behavioural Disorders   Moderator: Dr. Waseem Fathalla, Head, Division of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Shiekh Khalifa Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:30	Assessment of Childhood Mood and Anxiety Disorders   Dr. Suneeta Monga, MD, FRCPC, Director, Undergraduate Medical Education and Psychiatrist, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, SickKids; Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute
14:00	Assessment of Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders: ADHD, OCD and Tourette Syndrome Dr. Daniel Gorman, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Division of Psychiatry, SickKids; Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute
14:30	Refreshment Break
15:00	Treatment of Childhood Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Antidepressant Medication Dr. Suneeta Monga, MD, FRCPC, Director, Undergraduate Medical Education and Psychiatrist, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, SickKids; Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute
15:20	Treatment of Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Behavioural and Pharmacological Management Strategies Dr. Daniel Gorman, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Division of Psychiatry, SickKids; Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute
15:40	Panel Discussion: Answers to contemporary questions and hot topics
16:00	Day 2 Adjourned
Speakers Faculty
Dr. Fatma Al-Jasmi, MBBS, FRCPC Fellow, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids Brief Biography Dr. Al –Jasmi completed a paediatric residency and is currently completing the last year of a fellowship at SickKids.  She graduated from United Arab Emirates University, where she is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatrics.
Dr. Fathia Al-Murshedi, MD, FRCP Fellow, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids Brief Biography Dr. Al-Murshedi received her medical degree from Sultan Qaboos University in 1999 and finished residency training in clinical genetics in June 2007.  Currently, she is a clinical fellow at SickKids and is completing a master’s degree in molecular biology.
Dr. Upton Allen, MBBS, MSc, FAAP, FRCPC Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Allen’s clinical and research activities focus on immunocompromised patients with a wide spectrum of infectious diseases.  In particular, he investigates the various problems that results from infectious diseases in transplant recipients and studies transplant-related vaccines.  A major focus has been the herpes family of viruses, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and related infections.
Dr. John Callahan, PhD Director, Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, SickKids Senior Associate Scientist, Genetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Callahan’s research activities focus on enzyme structure and function, gene therapy and lysosomal storage diseases.  He has placed particular emphasis on glycohydrolases and the impact of missense mutations on their structure and function as well as the neurochemical aspects of storage diseases, particularly gangliosides and other sphingolipids.
Dr. Joe Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD (Biochem), FRCPC (Pediat) Physician, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids Senior Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine Program, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Clarke is former Head of the Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics and the Former Director of the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Program at SickKids.  He currently chairs the Ontario Advisory Committee on Newborn and Childhood Screening as well as the Ontario Advisory Committee on the Treatment of Gaucher Disease.  His research interests include lysosomal storage diseases and he has been principal investigator on a number of clinical trials exploring innovative approaches to their treatment, including those for Fabry disease and GM2 gangliosidosis.  For over 35 years, he has pursued clinical research relating to the impact of treatment on children with phenylketonuria (PKU).
Dr. Sharon Dell, BEng, MD, FRCP (C) Physician and Clinical Investigator, Division of Respiratory Medicine, SickKids Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Dell joined SickKids in 2002. Her main clinical and research interest is in childhood asthma. She is currently the principal investigator on the T-CHEQ study, a large epidemiological study investigating the effects of traffic related air pollution on respiratory outcomes in young schoolchildren.
Dr. Daniel Gorman, MD, FRCPC Psychiatrist, Division of Psychiatry, SickKids Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Gorman joined SickKids in 2005. His clinical and research interests focus on Tourette syndrome (TS) and associated disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Among his current projects is a study of psychosocial outcomes and perinatal risk factors in children with TS or OCD.
Dr. Suneeta Monga, MD, FRCPC Director, Undergraduate Medical Education and Psychiatrist, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, SickKids Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Monga joined SickKids in August 1999. Her clinical and research interests are in the area of anxiety disorders in young children and the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as a treatment modality for anxious children.   She was involved in the development of SCARED, a self-report instrument for identifying anxiety in children.
Dr. Indra Narang, BMEDSCI, MBBCH, FRCPCH, MD Director, Sleep Medicine Program and Physician, Division of Respiratory Medicine, SickKids Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Narang joined SickKids in 2007. Her clinical and research interests include sleep-disordered breathing in different disease states. She is currently investigating the effect of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with heart disease.
Dr. Stanley Read, MD, PhD, FRCPC Infectious Diseases Consultant and Director, HIV/AIDS Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids Senior Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine Program, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Read was Head of the Division of lnfectious Diseases at SickKids until 2003. His current research interests are in HIV/AIDS, particularly the prevention of maternal-to-child transmission, the natural history of HIV infection and the management of HIV infection in children. He is involved in research and teaching projects in the Bahamas, Russia and the Ukraine.
Dr. Andreas Schulze, MD, FRCPC Director, Newborn Screening Program and Physician, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, SickKids Associate Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute Brief Biography Dr. Schulze is an expert in paediatric metabolic genetics, with experience in the diagnosis, counselling and treatment of patients with inherited metabolic diseases, and has a particular interest in newborn screening. He worked to establish the newborn screening program for the State of Qatar, implemented an expanded newborn screening program in Germany and is Vice-President of the German Neonatal Screening Society. His current research is focused on creatine deficiency syndromes and encompasses the pathophysiology of these diseases, improving timely diagnosis of effected individuals and designing novel treatment strategies.