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AGENDA

Day 1: Friday, 16 May 2025

Vaccination and Infectious Disease Prevention

Chairperson: Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City  & Hayat Biotech, UAE

09:00 - 09:20

RSV prevention: safeguarding health across all ages

Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City  & Hayat Biotech, UAE

09:30 - 09:50

Maternal immunizations: current recommendations

Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital, UAE

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

10:00 - 10:20

Strategies for prevention of respiratory infections based on epidemiology and genomic characterization

Dr. Farida Al Hosani 

GLIDE, UAE

Chronic Disease Prevention

Chairperson: Dr. Thana Alyafei

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

11:00 - 11:20

Preventing chronic diseases: the power of lifestyle medicine

Dr. Thana Alyafei

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

11:30 - 11:50

Preventing obesity in the modern era: challenges and innovations

Dr. Mohammad Fityan

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

12:00 - 12:20

Role of preventive national program in combating diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases

Dr. Osman El Labban

​Dubai Health Authority, UAE

12:30 - 12:50

Predict and prevent neurodegenerative diseases: focus on Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease 

Prof. Pierre Krystkowiak

Capital Health, UAE;  Amiens University Hospital, France

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Chairperson: Dr. Hassan Jaafar

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

14:00 - 14:20

Available modalities for cancer prevention

Dr. Hassan Jaafar

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

14:30 - 14:50

Risk reduction strategies in breast cancer

Dr. Frea Perdawood

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

15:00 - 15:20

Pediatric cancer prevention and early detection

Dr. Mustafa Al Baroudi

NMC Royal Hospital, UAE

15:30 - 15:50

TBA

TBA

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

Diet and Nutrition

Chairperson: Dr. Wafaa Ayesh

Tadawi Hospital, UAE

16:30 - 16:50

Personalized nutrition in disease prevention: leveraging artificial intelligence and genomics

Dr. Wafaa Ayesh

Tadawi Hospital, UAE

16:50 - 17:10

Nutrition and public health interventions

Prof. Haleama Al Sabbah

Abu Dhabi University, UAE

17:10 - 17:30

Using digital platforms to improve awareness and practice toward salt intake in UAE

Dr. Amjad Jarrar

United Arab Emirates University, UAE

17:30 - 17:50

Improving infant nutrition through breastfeeding: addressing barriers and promoting healthy practices

Dr. Zainab Taha

Zayed University, UAE

18:00 - 18:10

Day 1 closing remarks

Day 2: Saturday, 17 May 2025

Role of Screening in Early Health Intervention

Chairperson: Prof. Ayman El-Hattab

University of Sharjah, UAE

09:00 - 09:20

Newborn screening: current status and future directions 

Prof. Ayman El-Hattab

University of Sharjah, UAE

09:20 - 09:40

The world's largest genetic premarital screening program: pioneering preventive healthcare in Abu Dhabi

Dr. Mohamed Alameri

Abu Dhabi Department of Health, UAE

09:40 - 10:00

Challenges in prenatal screening

Dr. Hisham Mirghani 

NMC Royal Hospital, UAE

10:00 - 10:20

Clinical exome sequencing in health and disease

Dr. Hemad Yasaei

National Reference Laboratory, UAE

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

AI and Predictive Medicine

Chairperson: Dr. Mohammad Yaqub

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, UAE

11:00 - 11:20

AI-powered early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Dr. Mohammad Yaqub

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, UAE

11:30 - 11:50

AI versus physicians in predicting disease risk

Dr. Bassam Mahboub 
Rashid Hospital, UAE

12:00 - 12:20

Investigating diabetes determinants between Omics and AI

Prof. Pierre Zalloua
Khalifa University, UAE; Harvard University, USA

12:30 - 12:50

Preventive medicine in the era of AI 

Dr. Jason Hipp

Digital Pathology and AI Expert, USA

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

Environmental Health

Chairperson: Prof. Pierre Zalloua

Khalifa University, UAE; Harvard University, USA

14:00 - 14:20

Environmental health and chronic diseases: a preventive medicine approach to reducing the burden 

Prof. Basema Saddik

University of Sharjah, UAE

14:20 - 14:40

Line between environment and Autism, Is there any?

Dr. Mourad Kirollos 

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

14:40 - 15:00

Emerging environmental contaminants: human health and ecological risk implications

Dr. Lucy Semerjian

University of Sharjah, UAE

Mental Health

15:00 - 15:20

The science of emotional health: a new frontier in preventive medicine

Dr. Moustafa Hassan

Emotional and Mental Health Clinic, Canada

15:20 - 15:40

How to prevent burnout 

Dr. Tarek Shahrour

American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, UAE

15:40 - 16:00

Innovative strategies in prevention and early intervention in mental health care

Dr. Hamid Alhaj

University of Sharjah, UAE

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

Workshop

16:30 - 17:10

Clinical study design in a nutshell

Prof. Hani Tamim

American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia

17:10 - 17:50

How I write manuscripts for peer-reviewed medical journals

Prof. Khaled Musallam

Burjeel Holdings & Khalifa University, UAE; Weill Cornell Medicine, USA

18:00 - 18:10

Day 2 closing remarks

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