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
09:20 - 09:40
Targeting vulnerable populations: importance of RSV prophylaxis targetting high risk group
Prof. Bosco Paes
McMaster University, Canada
09:40 - 10:00
Navigating the new reality: strengthening protection for at-risk groups against covid-19
Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City & Hayat Biotech, UAE
10:00 - 10:20
Applications and challenges of mNGS in pathogen identification for severe infections
Prof. Yuetian Yu
Shanghai Renji Hospital & Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:20
Maternal immunizations: current recommendations
Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital, UAE
11:20 - 11:40
TBA
TBA
Role of Screening in Early Health Intervention
Chairperson: Prof. Ayman El-Hattab
University of Sharjah, UAE
11:40 - 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
12:10 - 12:30
Challenges in prenatal screening
Dr. Hisham Mirghani
NMC Royal Hospital, UAE
12:40 - 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 - 14:20
Available modalities for cancer prevention
Dr. Hassan Jaafar
Burjeel Medical City, UAE
14:25 - 14:45
Risk reduction strategies in breast cancer
Dr. Frea Perdawood
Burjeel Medical City, UAE
14:50 - 15:10
Pediatric cancer prevention and early detection
Dr. Mustafa Al Baroudi
NMC Royal Hospital, UAE
15:15 - 15:35
Precision cancer prevention with polygenic risk score
Dr. Fawad Khan
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA
15:40 - 16:00
How to eliminate cervical cancer in the MENA region?
Prof. Reda Hemida
Mansoura University, Egypt
Workshop
14:00 - 16:30
Call to action: Protect high risk neonates from RSV (Only by invitation)
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
Chronic Disease Prevention
Chairperson: Dr. Thana Alyafei
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
09:00 - 09:20
Preventing chronic diseases: the power of lifestyle medicine
Dr. Thana Alyafei
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
09:20 - 09:40
Preventing obesity in the modern era: challenges and innovations
Dr. Mohammad Fityan
Burjeel Medical City, UAE
09:40 - 10:00
Role of preventive national program in combating diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases
Dr. Osman El Labban
​Dubai Health Authority, UAE
10:00 - 10:20
Predict and prevent neurodegenerative diseases: focus on Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease
Prof. Pierre Krystkowiak
Capital Health, UAE; Amiens University Hospital, France
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
Investigating diabetes determinants between Omics and AI
Prof. Pierre Zalloua
Khalifa University, UAE; Harvard University, USA
12:00 - 12:20
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 - 12:50
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 - 14:20
Environmental health and chronic diseases: a preventive medicine approach to reducing the burden
Prof. Basema Saddik
University of Sharjah, UAE
14:30 - 14:50
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
15:30 - 15:50
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 - 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