Day 4, April 20, 2025: Al Thuraya B - Continuing Medical Education Evaluation Form
Disease-Specific Symposium: 3rd MENA Summit for Huntington Disease
Lecture: Huntington in the MENA region: the way forward Speaker: Mr. Svein Olaf Olsen
Lecture: Approach to chorea: steps for diagnosis Speaker: Dr. Shivam Mittal
Lecture: Update on Huntington disease upcoming treatments Speaker: Prof. Pierre Krystkowiak
Lecture: Human dental pulp stem cells as a therapeutic avenue for Huntington disease: the promise of NestaCell® Speaker: Prof. Rodrigo Pinheiro Araldi
Scientific Main Track: Research and Innovation in Rare Diseases
Lecture: The role of international collaborations in rare disease research Speaker: Prof. Ali Taher
Lecture: Research on rare genetic disease in UAE: Challenges and opportunities Speaker: Prof. Rabih Halwani
Lecture: Nuts and bolts of clinical trials in rare diseases Speaker: Prof. Shahrukh Hashmi
Lecture: Arab founder variants: Contributions to clinical genomics and precision medicine Speaker: Dr. Lama Alabdi
Lecture: Interim data following 24 weeks of treatment with WVE-N531 in the phase 2 open-label forward-53 Study Part 1 Speaker: Dr. Suki Malhi
Lecture: Interim data following 24 weeks of treatment with WVE-N531 in the phase 2 open-label forward-53 Study Part 2 Speaker: Dr. Kuldeep Singh
Lecture: The effectiveness of the CFTR-modulator elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in children according to the results of 2-year therapy Speaker: Dr. Elena Zhekaite
Lecture: Voices in practice: Exploring genetic counseling ethical, cultural, social, and religious dynamics in the UAE Speaker: Ms. Hind Almarri
Lecture: Accurate detection of pathogenic structural variants guided by multi-platform comparison Speaker: Dr. M-Hossein Moeinzadeh
Lecture: Baby Detect: NBS for rare disease using tNGS - a Belgian study Speaker: Dr. Valerie Jacquemin
Disease-Specific Symposium: 3rd MENA Summit for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Lecture: Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an overview of manifestations and importance of early diagnosis Speaker: Dr. Mehtab Iqbal
Lecture: Duchenne muscular dystrophy and standards of care Speaker: Dr. Karolina Podolska
Lecture: Current and future therapies for Duchenne muscular Speaker: Dr. Omar Ismayl
Lecture: The Duchenne community: education and networking Speaker: Ms. Nicoletta Madia
