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Ramadan - Knowing Your Patient
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This will be a LIVE virtual event. Thursday the 16th of March 2023 and Chaired by Dr. Ahmed Reja (Consultant Physician - Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). This event will be streamed live on this page.
Date: Thursday 16th March 2023
Time: 1400 - 1800 GMT (4:00-6:00 pm Local Time)
Target Audience: Medical Doctors in the West and East Africa region.
AGENDA
Thursday 16th March 2023 (VIRTUAL EVENT)
4:00 - 4:05 pm: Welcome AstraZeneca
4:05 - 4:10 pm: Introduction Dr. Ahmed Reja
4:10 - 4:20 pm: Patient perceptions about Ramadan by Dr. Sairabanu Sokwalla
4:20 - 4:40 pm: Myths and Facts about Ramadan by Dr. Sairabanu Sokwalla
4:40 - 5:00 pm: Case study 1 – Fasting CKD patients with/ without T2DM by Prof. Aishatu Nalado
5:00 - 5:20 pm: Case study 1 – Fasting HF patients with/ without T2DM by Dr. Lambert Tetteh Appiah
5:20 - 5:50 pm: Question & Answer Session and Panel Discussion All
5:50 - 6:00 pm: Closing Remarks AstraZeneca
Overview
Course Description
This meeting is targeted at all clinicians and will cover a broad perspective including the patient perceptions about Ramadan, and the myths & facts about Ramadan, while creating an avenue to educate the HCPs on how to safely and successfully manage their different patients who would be fasting during Ramadan. The meeting will look at pre-Ramadan, Ramadan, and post-Ramadan periods.
The Speakers would use case studies to discuss recent evidence with SGLT2 inhibitors in the management of T2DM beyond glucose control, HF and CKD, while also focusing on the risks associated with fasting and prevention of complications that may arise. This meeting will give the HCPs an opportunity to broaden their knowledge in the management of Diabetic, HF and/or CKD patients during the Ramadan period.
What you will learn
At the end of this training, participants will be able to
1. Get the patients’ view on fasting/Ramadan, allowing an inclusive method to managing patients during Ramadan
2. Understand the Risk Stratification and Ramadan Focus Education/Pre Ramadan-Assessment
3. Know the safety profile of SGLT2i for managing different patients (DM, HF, CKD) during Ramadan.
Course Content
Lecture Sessions
- LIVE EVENT: Thursday 16th March 2023 @ 1600 GMT (4:00 pm) 2 hours
Downloadables
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About Facilitators
- 2 Courses on CES
Dr. Ahmed Reja
MD, CSIM, MPhil
Consultant Physician (Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology)
Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Dr. Ahmed Reja is a Consultant Physician (Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology) at the Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Saira Banu Sokwala
MBBS, MMed (Internal Med), PGDIP (Endo), PGDIP (Diabetes)
Consultant Physician/Endocrinologist, Head of Diabetes Care Centre
M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Saira Banu Sokwala is a Consultant Physician/Endocrinologist and the Head of the Diabetes Care Centre at the M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr Aishatu Muhammad Nalado
MBBS, Ph.D., FWACP.
Nephrology Physician, Honorary Consultant Physician, Associate Professor, Visiting Consultant
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano
Department of Medicine Bayero University Kano
Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Nigeria.
Dr Aishatu Muhammad Nalado is a Nephrology Physician. She is an Honorary Consultant Physician at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano Nigeria. She is also an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, Bayero University Kano.
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- 9 Courses on CES
Dr Lambert Tetteh Appiah
BSc, MB.ChB, FWACP, FGCPS, PGCert, Cert (Interv. Cardiol.)
Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Specialist Physician, and Senior Lecturer.
Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology - School of Medical Sciences (KNUST-SMS), Ghana. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
Dr. Lambert Tetteh Appiah is a clinician who teaches and practices Evidence-Based Medicine in the clinic setting. He is a practicing Senior Specialist Physician, a cardiologist, and a researcher with an interest in global cardiovascular health including prevention, epidemiology, clinical trials, implementation science, improving health systems, and training.
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