Programs

Day 1: Friday, 30 November 2018


Time

Topic

Speaker

Symposium Moderators:
Prof. Dr. Walid El Ansari & Dr. Shidin Balakrishnan – Clinical Research, Dept. of Surgery - HMC

8.30am to 9.00am

Registration

9.10am to 9.20am

Welcome & Opening Address

Dr. Abdulla Al Ansari

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services, HMC

9.20am to 9.30am

Portrait of a Great Surgeon: Hunayn Ibn Ishaq

Dr. Rashad Alfkey

Consultant, Acute Care Surgery
Hamad Medical Corporation

9:30am to 10:00am

Health, Education & Research

Dr. Yousuf Al Maslamani
Medical Director

Hamad General Hospital

10.00am to 10.15am

Research Trends at the Surgical Symposia

Prof. Dr. Walid El Ansari

Sr. Consultant, Surgery

Hamad Medical Corporation

Cohort 1
Panel Members:  Dr. Foad Nahai, Dr. Morshed Salah, Dr. Abdalla Zarroug, Dr. Ahmad Shamsodini, Dr. Ruben Peralta
Moderator: Dr. Sabah Al Kadhi – Medical Director,  AWH
First Cohort -  Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

10.15 am to 11.15 am

Buccal Mucosa Graft Urethroplasty -  A Retrospective Analysis of Postoperative Outcome

A.Saadi, A.Shamsodini, M.Ibrahim

Urology

Randomized Controlled Blinded Trial Comparing Synthetic Glue with Subcuticular Sutures for Skin Closure Post Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Qatar Experience

M.Hajjar, M.AlHassan, A.Abdelaal, M.Jaber

General Surgery

Ultrasonography in Determining Rotator Cuff Tears Following Proximal Humerus Fractures

A.Ahmed, M.Salameh, M.Abulebdeh, M.Hammad

Orthopedic Surgery

A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Flexible Ureteroscopy and Semi-Rigid Ureteroscopy for the Management of Proximal Ureteral Stone

I.Alnadhari, O.Abdeljaleel, O.Ali, M.Salah, A.Shamsodini

Urology

11.15am to 12.30pm

Prayer and Lunch Break


12.30pm to 1.00pm

Design, execution and successful publication of research

Prof. Foad Nahai

Maurice J. Jurkiewicz Chair in Plastic Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.

Cohort 2
Panel Members: Dr. Foad Nahai, Dr. Morshed Salah, Prof. Dr. Abraham Marcus, Dr. Guillaume Alinier, Dr. Ahmad Shamsodini
Moderator: Dr. Asaad Salama, Associate Consultant, Bariatric Surgery – HGH
Second Cohort - Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

1.00pm to 2.30pm

Urethral Catheterization of Buried Penis in Obese Patients: a Novel Technique

I.Alnadhari

Urology

Effects of Intermittent Intravenous Desmopressin on Bleeding During Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

A.Al-juboori, A.Al-Hail, S.Abdelmaksood

ENT

Bullseye Fluoroscopic Renal Access in Supine PCNL

K.Hassan, N.Sohail, A.Al-Bodour

Urology

Mucosal Eosinophilia as a Predictor of Nasal Polyp Severity and Recurrence

A.Ayinikunnan

ENT

Design and Development of Irrigation/Vacuum System for Clearance of Stone Fragments from the Kidney After Flexible Ureteroscopy

I. Alnadhari, A. Samsodini, M. Khorsani

Urology

Laser Doppler Flowmetry for Assessment of Bowel Blood Flow  in Acute Bowel Ischemia

M.Al-Zoubi, S.Gehani, A.El-Modares, M.Murad

General Surgery

2.30pm to 2.45pm

Coffee Break and ‘Asir Prayer

2.45pm to 3.15pm

How to succeed in publishing your paper

Dr. Abdalla Zarroug

Division Chief – Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Sidra Medical and Research Center

Cohort 3
Panel Members: Dr. Foad Nahai, Dr. Marcus Lance, Dr. Abdalla Zarroug, Dr. Guillaume Alinier, Dr. Salah Gehani
Moderator: Dr. Furat Abbas, Consultant, ENT – AKH
Third Cohort - Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

3.15pm to 5.00pm

The Feasibility of Combined Pectoral Nerves Block and Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Insertion of Vascular Ports in the Lower Neck and Upper Chest Wall

H.Selim, Y.Hammad

Transplant Surgery & Anesthesia

The Role of Tranexamic Acid on Blood Loss in Surgical Fixation of Pelvis Fractures: A Pilot Study of Randomized Controlled Trial

M.Shujauddin, A.Alhammoud, G.Ahmed

Orthopedic Surgery

An Over View  of Corneal Transplantation in Qatar

A.Al-Mohammed, F.Al-Mansouri, F.Al-Qahthani, O.Al-Qahthani, A.Al-Harami, S.Hashim

Ophthalmology

Neck Monitor: Designing a Mobile Phone App, to Monitor the User’s Neck Position, and Notify to Correct It

K.Mukhtar

Orthopedic Surgery

Eye Drops for Nystagmus

B.Ali, H.Al-Mahdi, A.Tajummal, A.Khalfan

Ophthalmology

Quality Review of Oral Cancers in the Under-40 Years Age Group

S.Jagannathan, A.Al-Aqeeli, M. Al-Khalil, J.Lett

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The Impact of Using Transexamic Acid Vs Tourniquet on Blood Loss in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial )

S.Abulhail, A.Alhammoud, G.Ahmed, M.Al-Dosari

Orthopedic Surgery

Feasibility and Reliability of Distant Technical Leaning of Bowel Anastomosis for Surgical Residents in Training Programs

A.Zarour, A.Abutaka, M.El-Matbouly, A.Ahmed, M.Elakkad, A.Yasin, A.Al-Ansari

Acute Care Surgery

Close of Day 1