12th Symposium of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2 - 4 December 2011
Preceded by a one day IDEG Training Program
1 December 2011
The Symposium will include plenaries, oral and poster presentations, covering the major topics relevant to diabetes epidemiology
The Training Program is ideal for those who are beginning to work in diabetes epidemiology.
Venue: Sharjah and the United Arab Emirates sit at the gateway between the East and the West, combine tradition and modernity, and are rich in culture.
Official Academic Satellite Symposium of the 21st World Diabetes Congress
Dubai 4-8 December 2011
Program Topics
- Diabetes in the Middle East: why is it so common?
- Screening and diagnosis of diabetes: is HbA1c the answer?
- Obesity, poverty and diabetes in developing countries and multiethnic communities
- Foetal programming and diabetes
- Translational research in primary prevention of diabetes
- Administrative databases - what is their real value?
Training Course Program Topics
- Conducting health surveys and understanding prevalence studies
- Analytical approaches in diabetes epidemiology
- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
- Diabetes prevention
- Meet the professor
Meeting Co-chairs
Associate Professor Jonathan Shaw, Baker IDI, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Hossam Hamdy, University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr Mahmoud Fikri, Assistant Under Secretary for Health, UAE
International Organizing Committee
Jonathan Shaw (President), Baker IDI, Melbourne, Australia
Ed Boyko, University of Washington, USA
Marly Augusto Cardoso, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Paul W Franks, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
Ronald Ma, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Ayesha A Motala, University of KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa
Tomoko Nagakami, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
Ambady Ramachandran, India Diabetes Research Foundation, Chenai, India
Nick Wareham, Cambridge University, UK
Mary Beth Weber, Emory University, USA
Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI, Melbourne, Australia
Local Organizing Committee
Nabil Sulaiman, University of Sharjah, UAE (Chairperson)
Mahmoud Fikri, The Ministry of Health, UAE
Nawal Al Mutaua, Kuwaiti Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
Salah El Badawi, The Ministry of Health, UAE
Salahedeen Abusnana, University Hospital, UAE
