Thursday,16 February 2023 - Day 1

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Registration

Workshop No.1: Prevention and Control of Infection

Moderators:
Dr. Jameela Al Ajmi, ED Corporate Infection Prevention and Control, HMC
Dr. Eman Al Maslamani, Medical Director of Infection Prevention & Control, AMS, Sidra Medicine

12:30pm - 12:50pm

Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Jens Thomsen, Abu Dhabi Public Health Authority, UAE

12:50pm - 01:10pm

A day with hospital Epidemiologist: Challenging cases in Infection Prevention
Dr. Oussaima El Dbouni, Infectious Diseases Consultant, Aman Hospital, Qatar

01:10pm - 01:30pm

Healthcare Epidemiology out break - Hands on
Dr. Jameela Al Ajmi, ED Corporate Infection Prevention and Control, HMC, Qatar

01:30pm - 01:50pm

Controversies in Infection Prevention
Dr. Yasser Mahmoud Al Deeb, Infectious Diseases Senior Consultant, HMC, Qatar

01:50pm - 02:05pm

Panel Discussion

02:05pm - 02:20pm

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Workshop No.2: Best Practice for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Moderators:
Dr. Anas Hamad, Director of Pharmacy, NCCCR - HMC
Dr. Hassan Syed, Indectious Diease Consultant, HMC

02:20pm - 02:40pm

Better Antimicrobial Stewardship, Better outcomes
Dr. Jehad Saleh Abdallah, Head of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, SEHA ID Consultant, UAE

02:40pm - 03:00pm

Interpretation of Antibiogram
Dr. Manal Mohammad, Consultant Laboratory, HMC, Qatar

03:00pm - 03:20pm

Principle of Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetic / Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD)
Dr. Hesham Mohamed Korashy, Professor of Pharmaceutical sciences, Qatar University, Qatar

03:20pm - 03:40pm

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobial Case-based approach
Dr. Eman Elmekaty, Clinical Pharmacist - CDC, HMC, Qatar

03:40pm – 04:00pm

How to Build Allergy Testing into your stewardship Program?

 

Dr. Salma Taha, Consultant, Allergy & Immunology, HMC, Qatar

04:00pm - 04:15pm

Panel Discussion

04:15pm - 04:30pm

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Workshop No. 3: Current Infectious Disease Diagnostics

Moderators:
Dr. Zubaida Daham Al-Suwaidi, Sr. Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of National TB Reference Lab, HMC
Dr. Walid Al-Wali, Senior Consultant Medical Microbiologist, HMC

04:30pm - 04:50pm

Diagnostic Update: Clinical Bacteriology Update
Dr. Emad Bashier Ibrahim Elmagboul, Head of Microbiology, HMC, Qatar

04:50pm - 05:10pm

Diagnostic Update: Clinical Virology Update
Dr. Peter Valentine Coyle, Senior Consultant, HMC, Qatar

05:10pm - 05:30pm

Diagnostic Update: Clinical Mycology
Dr. Wadha Alfouzan, Consultant Microbiologist, Kuwait

05:30pm - 05:50pm

Diagnostic Update: Clinical Mycobacteriology Update
Dr. Jay Prakash Narayan Singh, Clinical Scientist - Laboratory Medicine - HMC, Qatar

05:50pm - 06:05pm

Panel Discussion

06:05pm - 06:20pm

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Workshop No. 4: Vaccination Strategies as the basis of Health System Resilience

Moderators:
Dr. Salah Al Awaidy, Senior Consultant Epidemiologist, Communicable Diseases Advisor, MOH, Oman
Dr. Mohd. Abdullah Juma Abu Khattab, Sr. Consultant Infectious Disease, HMC, Qatar

06:20pm - 06:40pm

Vaccine Safety & Monitoring
Dr. Manal Borhan HH Alzaidan, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Supply Consultant, PHCC, Qatar

06:40pm - 07:00pm

Vaccine’s strategies to end pandemic threat before they start
Dr. Salah Al Awaidy, Senior Consultant Epidemiologist, Communicable Diseases Advisor, MOH, Oman

07:00pm - 07:20pm

How can we help; The crucial role nurses can play in increasing Vaccine confidence
Mr. Thabit Mohammad Melhem, Executive Director of Nursing/Midwifery, HMC, Qatar

07:20pm - 07:40pm

Revisiting Vaccine hesitancy around the world: communication and Media perspective
Mr. James Mark Wood, Corporate Media and Communication, HMC, Qatar

07:40pm – 07:55pm

Panel Discussion