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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

08:00 - 08:10

Welcome Message

08:10 - 08:40

RSV prevention: safeguarding health across all ages

Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City  & Hayat Biotech, UAE

08:40 - 09:10

Targeting vulnerable populations: importance of RSV prophylaxis targeting high risk group

Prof. Bosco Paes

McMaster University, Canada

09:10 - 09:25

RSV beyond respiratory infection
Disclosure to Learners: This scientific talk is sponsored by AstraZeneca

Prof. Walid Abuhammour

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, UAE

09:25 - 09:40

RSV local landscape and preventive strategies
Disclosure to Learners: This scientific talk is sponsored by AstraZeneca

Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital, UAE

09:40 - 10:00

Panel discussion

Prof. Bosco Paes
McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada

 

Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital, UAE

 

Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City & Hayat Biotech, UAE

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Prof. Walid Abuhammour

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, UAE

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10:00 - 10:20

Navigating the new reality: strengthening protection for at-risk groups against covid-19 
Disclosure to Learners: This scientific talk is sponsored by Moderna

Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City & Hayat Biotech, UAE

10:20 - 10:40

Applications and challenges of mNGS in pathogen identification for severe infections
Disclosure to Learners: This scientific talk is sponsored by BGI

Prof. Yuetian Yu
Shanghai Renji Hospital & Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

10:40 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

Maternal immunizations: current recommendations

Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital, UAE

Role of Screening in Early Health Intervention

Chairperson: Prof. Ayman El-Hattab

 Burjeel Medical City, UAE

11:30 - 12:00

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

Dr. Mohamed Alameri

Abu Dhabi Department of Health, UAE

12:00 - 12:30

Challenges in prenatal screening

Dr. Hisham Mirghani 

NMC Royal Hospital, UAE

12:30 - 13:00

Clinical exome sequencing in health and disease

Dr. Hemad Yasaei

National Reference Laboratory, UAE

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Chairperson: Dr. Hassan Jaafar

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

14:00 - 14:30

Available modalities for cancer prevention

Dr. Hassan Jaafar

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

14:30 - 15:00

Pediatric cancer prevention and early detection

Dr. Mustafa Al Baroudi

NMC Royal Hospital, UAE

15:00 - 15:30

Precision cancer prevention with polygenic risk score

Dr. Fawad Khan

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA

15:30 - 16:00

How to eliminate cervical cancer in the MENA region?

Prof. Reda Hemida

Mansoura University, Egypt 

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

Diet and Nutrition

Chairperson: Dr. Wafaa Ayesh

Tadawi Hospital, UAE

16:30 - 17:00

Personalized nutrition in disease prevention: leveraging artificial intelligence and genomics

Dr. Wafaa Ayesh

Tadawi Hospital, UAE

17:00 - 17:30

Nutrition and public health interventions

Prof. Haleama Al Sabbah

Abu Dhabi University, UAE

17:30 - 18:00

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

Dr. Amjad Jarrar

United Arab Emirates University, UAE

18:00 - 18:30

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

Dr. Zainab Taha

Zayed University, UAE

18:30 - 18:40

Day 1 closing remarks

Day 2: Saturday, 17 May 2025

Chronic Disease Prevention

Chairperson: Dr. Thana Alyafei

 Abu Dhabi Department of Health, UAE

09:00 - 09:30

Preventing chronic diseases: the power of lifestyle medicine

Dr. Thana Alyafei

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

09:30 - 10:00

Preventing obesity in the modern era: challenges and innovations

Dr. Mohammad Fityan

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

10:00 - 10:30

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

Dr. Osman El Labban

​Dubai Health Authority, 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 - 11:30

AI-powered early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Dr. Mohammad Yaqub

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, UAE

11:30 - 12:00

Investigating diabetes determinants between Omics and AI

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

12:00 - 12:30

Early identification of heart rate variability changes in offspring with genetic predisposition to hypertension in Oman

Prof. Abdulnasir Hossen

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

12:30 - 13:00

Integrating genomic profiling into precision preventive medicine: a paradigm shift toward individualized risk stratification and intervention

Dr. Suliman Khan

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

Environmental Health

Chairperson: Prof. Pierre Zalloua

Khalifa University, UAE; Harvard University, USA

14:00 - 14:30

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

Prof. Basema Saddik

University of Sharjah, UAE

14:30 - 15:00

Emerging environmental contaminants: human health and ecological risk implications

Dr. Lucy Semerjian
University of Sharjah, UAE

Mental Health

15:00 - 15:30

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

Dr. Moustafa Hassan

Emotional and Mental Health Clinic, Canada

15:30 - 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

Workshops

16:30 - 18:00

Clinical study design in a nutshell

Prof. Hani Tamim

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

18:00 - 19:30

How I write manuscripts for peer-reviewed medical journals

Prof. Khaled Musallam

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

19:30 - 19:40

Day 2 closing remarks

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