SESSION TOPICS :

9:00 – 16:00 REGISTRATION (ALL DAY OPEN REGISTRATION)

19:00 – 20:00 OPENING SESSION AND RECEPTION

DAY 1 NOVEMBER 4, 2007

SESSION 1: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CHALLENEGES AND RESPONSES

SESSION 2: THE COST OF DIABETES CARE

SESSION 3: PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR OPTIMAL DIABETES CARE

SESSION 4: BUILDING A REGIONAL COALITION: PANEL DISCUSSION

DAY 1 NOVEMBER 4, 2007
EVENING SESSION

18:00 – 20:00 WORKSHOP ON HEALTH ECONOMICS CONCEPTS

20:30 – 23:00 EMPOWERING WOMEN TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES

(This session will be in the Arabic Language and is for Ladies Only)

DAY 2 NOVEMBER 5, 2007

SESSION 5: DIABETES PREVENTION AND STRUCTURED CARE

SESSION 6: DIABETES ECONOMIC SIMULATION MODELS

SESSION 7: GCC POLICY AND ACTION PLAN AGAINST DIABETES

SESSION 8: CONCLUDING SESSION: DIABETES DECLARATIONS