PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY PROGRAM
The program includes a half-day workshop and one-day session focused on pediatric rheumatic diseases, with a particular emphasis on the transition of care, the care of rheumatic diseases in children and adults differs in several key areas, including diagnosis, treatment, management approaches, and long-term care. Our program addresses these needs dedicated to pediatric rheumatic diseases.
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Educational Objectives
By attending the Pediatric Rheumatology programme, participants will be able to:
- Interpret the genetic landscape of autoinflammatory disease, from FMF and MEFV zygosity to undifferentiated autoinflammation.
- Apply insights from regional registries, including the UAE JIA Registry and the Immune Dysregulation Registry, to clinical practice.
- Diagnose and manage childhood lupus nephritis using regional consensus recommendations and multicenter Gulf data.
- Implement structured transition care for adolescents with rheumatic diseases.
- Predict and manage IVIG resistance in Kawasaki disease.
- Use AI tools responsibly in pediatric research and critically appraise case reports and case series.
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY SPEAKERS
Dr. Abdulaziz Marzouq Almutairi
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist, Head of Department
King Saud Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Alhanouf Alsharif
Pediatrics Resident
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Alhanouf Al Saleem
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Mediclinic Airport Road
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Azhar Rahma
Instructor
Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Buthaina Al Athba
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Sidra Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Dr. Elsadeg Sharif
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Emtenan Basahl
Pediatric Resident
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Kothar Alsakiti
Family Medicine Resident
Oman Medical Specialty Board
Muscat, Oman
Dr. Mahadev Jetho Mal
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Muscat, Oman
Dr. Mohammed Nashawi
Head of the Pediatrics Department
King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Muna Almutairi
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al-Adan Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Dr. Najla Al Jaberi
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain University
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Noor Alnuaimi
Pediatric Resident
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Shamma Lootah
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Shamma Alzaabi
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Sima Abu AlSaoud
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Makassed Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al- Quds University
Jerusalem, Palestine
Dr. Wafa Madan
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Salmaniya Medical Complex
Manam, Bahrain
Dr. Wafaa Suwairi
Section Head, Pediatric Rheumatology
King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital (KASCH), National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Education Content Theme
- Autoinflammatory Diseases and FMF
- Genetics of Immune Dysregulation
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Childhood Lupus Nephritis
- Transition Care
- Kawasaki Disease
- Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
- AI in Research
- Pediatric Case Reporting
Accreditation
Accreditation for the Middle East Rheumatology Conference is sought from Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
Target Audience
- Paediatric Rheumatologists
- Paediatricians
- Adult Rheumatologists
- Immunologists
- Physicians and HCPs who care for children with rheumatic diseases
- Researchers interested and engaged in the field of rheumatology and immunology
- Medical Students