EASD Postgraduate Course for Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian 
Health Care Professionals

Jericho, Palestinian National Authority,
September 21-23, 2000

Thursday, 21 September, 2000
from 14.00 Delegates register
16.45 Course opening:
A.J.M. Boulton, UK
I. Raz, Israel
S. Kishawi, Gaza, Palestinian National Authority
17.00 Diabetes in Palestine and surrounding countries - an increasing problem
S. Kishawi, Gaza, Palestinian National Authority
17.30 Diabetes Care in the new millennium - what's new?
J. Skyler, USA
18.15 Diabetes in Pregnancy - an overview
L. Jovanovic, USA
19.15 Discussion
19.30 Buffet supper
Friday, September 22, 2000
08.30-09.15 Diabetic Nephropathy
B. Feldt-Rasmussen, Denmark
09.15-10.15 Parallel workshops (delegates can attend 2 of the 3: each workshop will run for 1 hour)
10.15-11.15 and then repeat
  1. Diabetes in Pregnancy
L. Jovanovic, USA
I. Harman-Boehm, Israel
  2. Treatment Modalities in Type 2 Diabetes
A. Karassik, Israel
J. Shaw, UK
  3. Hypertension/Nephropathy
B. Feldt-Rasmussen, Denmark
J. Skrha, Czech Republic
11.15-11.45 Coffee Break
11.45-12.00 Diagnostic Criteria for Type 2 Diabetes
J. Shaw, UK
12.00-12.30 Type 2 Diabetes - Management post UKPDS
A. Karassik, Israel
12.30 Role of GP and Specialist Nurse in Diabetes Care
G. Rutten, The Netherlands
L. Vang, Denmark
13.15-14.15 Lunch
14.15-15.00 Diabetic Retinopathy
E. Kohner, UK
15.00-15.30 Diabetic Neuropathy
R. Malik, UK
15.30-16.00 Management of Hyptertension in Diabetes
J. Skrha, Czech Republic
16.00-16.30 Coffee Break
16.30-18.30 Parallel Workshops 2:
(delegates can attend 2 of the 3: each workshop will run for
1 hour and then repeat)
  4. Retinopathy
E. Kohner, UK
I. Rosenblatt, Israel
  5. Neuropathy/Foot
A.J.M. Boulton, UK
J. Shaw, UK
D. Armstrong, USA
  6. Coping with diabetes - clinical/psychological aspects
R. Rubin, USA
L. Vileikyte, UK
M. Peyrot, USA
Saturday, September 23, 2000
09.00-09.45 Coping with Diabetes - The Role of Clinical Psychology
R. Rubin, USA
M. Peyrot, USA
09.45-10.30 Patient Education -
A. Golay, Switzerland
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-11.45 Diabetic Foot Problems
A.J.M. Boulton, UK
D. Armstrong, USA
11.45-12.30 Diabetic Foot in the Community
G. Rutten, The Netherlands