

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