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A Conference for Muslim Women |
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Understanding Your Health
A Conference for Muslim Women
Date:
| Saturday 20th October 2007
| Time:
| 10.15 am to 4.15 pm | Venue:
| Al-Khoei Islamic Centre, Chevening Rd, London, NW6 6TN
| | Organiser: | Dr Rasha Al-Lamee | Registration:
| Free - Please email
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Refreshments and lunch provided
10:30-11:00
| Registration
| 11:00-11:15
| Opening remarks
Ministry of Health
| 11:15-11:45
| Obesity and diabetes in women
Complications, treatment and prevention
Dr. Philip Kelly - Specialist Registrar Endocrinology Barts and the London NHS Trust
| 11:45-12:15
| Cardiovascular disease
Risk Factors
Incidence in the muslim community
Options for prevention and treatment
Dr. Rasha Al-Lamee
Specialist Registrar Cardiology
North West London NHS Trus | 12:15-12:45
| Endocrine disease in women
Thyroid disease and pituitary disease
Diagnosis
Treament options
Living with the disease
Dr Sarah Finer
Specialist Registrar Endocrinology
Barts and the London NHS Trust
| 12:45-13:45
| Lunch and prayers
| 13:45-14:15
| Women and depression: an overview
Opportunities for prevention, treatment, support and recovery
Dr. Mohammed Al-Uzri
Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Leicester University | 14:15-14:45
| Women and cancer
Breast, ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer
Diagnosis and treatment
Prevention and options for cure
Dr Sarah Needleman
Specialist Registrar Oncology
The Royal Marsden Hospital | 14:45-15:00
| Break
| 15:30-16:00
| Complementary therapies: reflexology
Options and uses
Masoma Al-Khoee
Radiographer
University College Hospital | 16:00-16:15
| Closing Remarks
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