Early Detection Matters: Newborn Screening for Rare Diseases

Program

Earn 3 CME Credits: 

8:30 - 9:00 Onsite registration - LAU Beirut campus, Irwin Hall Auditorium
9:00 - 9:10   Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session 1: 

9:10-10:40  

 
Lecture 1: The First Days of Life: Catching Rare Diseases Before They Become Diseases
Presented by
Myriam Amm, MD - Holy Spirit University of Kaslik 
  Lecture 2: Newborn Screening in Lebanon: Three Decades of History and Challenges 
Presented by
Issam Khneisser, MS - Saint Joseph University of Beirut
  Lecture 3: Neonatal Screening in Lebanon: An Equity Issue
Presented by
Salim Adib, MD, DrPH American - American University of Beirut
  Lecture 4: Genetic Carrier Burden Assessed by NGS in Neonatal Screening Genes
Presented by
Cybel Mehawej, PhD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
  Lecture 5: Assessment of Early Detection Practices for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Multidisciplinary Clinicians 
Presented by
Abir Massaad, PhD - SESOBEL
10:40 - 11:00   Coffee Break

Session 2: 

11:00 -12:15  
 

Lecture 6: Neonatal Screening and Updates on the Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders
Presented by 
Andoni Urtizberea, MD, MSc - Institut de Myologie, Paris, France 

  Lecture 7: Neonatal Screening and SMA
Presented by
Sandra Sabbagh, MD - Hotel Dieu de France
  Lecture 8: Neonatal Screening and Cancer
Presented by
Roula Farah, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
  Lecture 9: Communicating Diagnosis: Clinical and Emotional Challenges 
Presented by
Melanie Wardane - SESOBEL
12:15- 12:30 Closing Remarks:
Andre Megarbane, MD, PhD - Chair Department of Human Genetics, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, LB
Andoni Urtizberea, MD, MSc - Institut de Myologie, Paris, France  
12:30 Post-Conference Brunch & Meet-and-Greet

For more inquiries, please contact:

Office of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Email: cmeoffice@lau.edu.lb
Phone: + 961 786456, Extension: 5830 - 1831