Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Health
Chairman of the Saudi Health Council
Mr. Fahad bin Abdulrahman AlJalajel
The Saudi Health Council, represented by the Saudi National Diabetes Center (SNDC), is organizing the “Second SNDC Diabetes Forum 2022”, during the 26 – 29 October 2022, over four consecutive days. We aim to enhance methods of prevention and control of diabetes, to Introduce new updates in diabetes management, update quality of performance of health practitioners in diabetes field, to improve the health service provided to diabetes patients and to update medical knowledge in diabetes for health practitioners, by presenting the most important topics related to diabetes. experts in the field of diabetes locally and globally will be presenting these topics with their fast experiences.
Dear Colleagues,
It’s a great pleasure and an honor to welcome you to the 2nd Saudi National Diabetes Center (SNDC) Diabetes forum on 26 – 29 October 2022 . It would be 4-days comprehensive review and updates on clinical and prevention aspects of diabetes Care. In 2020, we’ve gone virtual due to the pandemic, but we’re back this year in physical.
This year’s SNDC Diabetes forum will be held at JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Highly experienced endocrinologist, diabetologist and diabetes health professionals local and international speakers will be lecturing in this forum, and is organized by SNDC team.
We aim, through this forum, to enhance methods of to prevention and control of diabetes, to Introduce new updates in diabetes management, update quality of performance of health practitioners in diabetes field, To improve the health service provided to diabetes patients and to update medical knowledge in diabetes for health practitioners.
We’re excited to share with you that this year’s SNDC Diabetes forum offers 4 parallel sessions (clinical sessions, diabetes education, Diabetes nutrition, foot care management and pharmacological sessions). The first day of the forum will be allocated for 4 workshops in important topics in diabetes.
Speakers & Participants from Saudi Arabia, Gulf area, Arab world and around the world will participate is in this event. This event is organized in line with the vision 2030 to develop healthcare services for diabetes patients.
On behalf of the Saudi Health council, the SNDC and Organizing and scientific Committees, I would like to welcome you all to this great event.
Thank you very much for your interest and participation looking forward to meeting you at the venue.
General Director of National diabetes center
The conference aims to strengthen Specialised Diabetic centres and primary care centres in serving diabetic patient from
prevention, diagnosis and treatment available in these centres and target audiences are all healthcare professionals with a special focus :
Endocrinologists
Diabetologist
Cardiologists
Pharmacists
Internal Medicine
General Physician
Health Educator
Family Medicine and primary care physicians
And all healthcare professionals dealing with diabetic patient
Head and consultant of Endocrine division and Diabetes center, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard, Riyadh.
Consultant of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology fellowship, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France.
Head of central Diabetes Committee, MOH, KSA.
Head of Scientific council for Diabetes, National Diabetes Center, Saudi Health council.
Consultant Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Dr. Edrees obtained his BS in Microbiology and Immunology from University of Miami, Florida, USA.
After that, he attended Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, also in Miami, to obtain his
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree in 1997.
Dr. Abdulaziz M. A. Al-Othman
Professor and Consultant of Clinical Nutrition
President of the Saudi Society for Clinical Nutrition
President of the Parentral and Enteral Nutrition Group (SAPEN) .
Professor of Clinical Nutrition, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (2014 –
Now)
