Under the Patronage of his Excellency
Minister of Health
Dr. Hamad A. Al Manea
And in Collaboration with
Thalassemia International Federation
30th April - 1st May, 2008
In Marriott Hotel/Riyadh
The international symposium on
Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia:
Working Together For A Better Life
Symposium Topics:
- State-of-art clinical, research, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities
- Update on outcome of international trials on sickle cell disease and thalassemia
- Challenges and future plans in hemoglobinopathies control
- Towards a National Prevention and Management Program
- Premarital screening: current status and future direction
- Experience of Arab and Gulf countries in hemoglobinopathies and future collaboration
International Speakers:
- Prof. Maria Cappilini (Italy)
- Prof. John Porter (UK)
- Dr. Androlla Eleftheriou (TIF, Cyprus)
- Prof. Michel Angastoniotis (TIF, Cyprus)
- Prof. Adekunle Adekhile (Nigeria)
- Prof. Ali Taher (Lebanon)
- Prof. Amal El Beshlawi (Egypt)
- Prof. Adlette Enati (Lebanon)
- Prof. Mohsen El Alfy (Egypt)
- Prof. Miguel Abboud (Lebanon)
Target Audience:
- General Practitioners
- Pediatricians
- Health Care Planners
- Pediatric Hematologists
- Hematopathologists
- Adult Hematologists
- Lab. Technologists
- Research Technologists
- Nurses (Adult and Pediatric)
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Majed Ramadan;Tel:014015555
Ext:1224 Fax;014014989 Mobile;0569902483
closing date for registration: 20th of April 2008