developments in the treatment of diabetes and endocrine diseases at the Seventh Jeddah Conference
Under the patronage of His Excellency the Director of Health Affairs in Jeddah Governorate, Dr. Sami bin Muhammad Badawood, the Saudi Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism will organize the Seventh Jeddah Conference on Novelties in the Treatment of Diabetes and Endocrinology on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 14-16 Dhu al-Qi''dah 1435 AH corresponding to September 9-11, 2014 at the Hilton Hotel in Jeddah .
The president of the Saudi Association of Endocrinologists and Metabolites, Prof. Dr. Atallah Al-Rehaili said that the conference embraces a distinguished elite of doctors and specialists from all over the Kingdom from the hospitals of the Ministry of Health, university and specialist hospitals, national guard hospitals and the armed and private forces, during three days they discuss several topics, including discussing the latest global recommendations in Diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, scientific experiments witnessed by specializing in diabetes and endocrinology, and modern drugs besides the new in adult and child diabetes and pregnancy, treatment and review of the latest developments in the technique of pumps and insulin injection and cholesterol and the latest technologies in the treatment of diseases and tumors of the thyroid gland and obesity in adults and children as a process to change the course of the stomach as a treatment for obese patients He added that the meeting also discusses some genetic diseases, increased fat and peripheral neuropathy, new blood pressure, short stature, vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis, sexual dysfunction in men, its relationship to diabetes and ovarian cysts in women, developmental delay in children and adolescents, adrenal diseases, methods of diagnosis and treatment. The diabetic foot will also touch on diet methods For food and health quality for people with diabetes and to discuss rare and realistic pathological cases to exchange experiences. Also, on the sidelines of the conference, workshops and an accompanying medical exhibition will be held
Chairman of the Saudi Committee for Endocrinology and Metabolism in Jeddah, Dr. Nasser Al-Juhani added that the conference targets doctors, pharmacists, technicians and nurses to advance the level of health services provided to these large segment of society and is accredited by 30 hours of continuous medical education from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, adding that diabetes is a chronic disease There are many complications that may lead to damage to important organs and systems in the body, such as the eyes, kidneys, nervous system, heart and blood vessels. Scientific studies have shown that good blood sugar control is within the natural limits by educating the injured, diet, exercising regularly, and taking medications on time. In the correct dose, it prevents or reduces the incidence of complications from this disease.
It is worth noting that the Federal International Diabetes Federation (which is the main scientific reference for the spread of diabetes in the countries of the world) ranked Saudi Arabia among the first ten in the countries of the world where this disease is spread, as the percentage of infected reached 23.04% in the age group between 20 - 79 years The number of injured in the Kingdom is more than 3,060,000 injured. The death rate from diabetes stands at more than 22,000 annual deaths in a year
