Hot Topics In Internal Medicine
LAU Beirut Campus
Saturday June 22, 2019
Scientific Program
Earn CME Credits
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM | Onsite Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks:
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| Session 1 |
Moderators: Dr. Rabih Azar - Hôtel-Dieu De France Hospital Dr. Fouad Zaarour - Sahel General Hospital |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | CARDIOLOGY | Dr. Georges Ghanem |
| Heart Failure: Arms for Massive Repair | ||
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | PULMONARY MEDICINE | Dr. Marie-Louise Coussa-Koniski |
| Sleep Disordered Breathing: Something Interesting for Every Specialty | ||
| 9:30 - 10: 00 AM | GASTROENTEROLOGY | Dr. Rajaa Chatila |
| Proton Pump Inhibitors: Controversies and Risks | ||
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Coffee Break | |
| Session 2 |
Moderators: Dr. Jocelyne Fares - Lebanese American University Dr. Ziad Salem - American University of Beirut |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | Dr. Jocelyne Fares |
| Diabetes, Oral and Injectable Medications Beyond Guidelines | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia (PBH) | Dr. Zelia Francis |
| 11:30 - 12:00 PM | HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY |
Dr. Hady Ghanem |
| State of the Art: Approach to Anemia and Thrombocytopenia | ||
| 12:00 - 13:30 PM | Lunch | |
| Session 3 |
Moderators: Dr. Zahi Helou - President of the LSIDCM Society Dr. Naji Riachi - Lebanese American University |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 PM | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | Dr. Jacques Mokhbat |
| What’s Hot in HIV? | ||
| 14:00 - 14:30 PM | NEUROLOGY | Dr. Rody El Nawar |
| Headaches: Update in Approach and Management | ||
| 14:30 - 15:00 PM | Coffee Break | |
| Session 4 |
Moderators: Dr. Fadi Haddad - Saint George Hospital University Medical Center Dr. Georges Maalouly - Hôtel-Dieu De France Hospital |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 PM | PRIMARY CARE | Dr. Rania Sakr |
| Adult Vaccination: Routine and Catch-up | ||
| 15:30 - 16:00 PM | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | Dr. Alain Tanios |
| Resuscitation Update | ||
| 16:00 - 16:30 PM | RHEUMATOLOGY | Dr. Bernard Hojaili |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis: Update in Management | ||
An application has been made to the Lebanese Order of Physicians to provide CME credits.
Free registration is available online and on-site
For more inquiries, please contact:
Ms. Lama Naim
Senior Program Officer
Office of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Lebanese American University
Email: cmeoffice@lau.edu.lb
Telephone: + 961 1 200 800, ext: 5830