Program

Theme 1: COVID Epidemiology/Profile among Travelers

9am

Title: Early Travel Related COVID-19 Cases

Discussing: The published paper titled: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases

Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Emara

Time: 10 minutes

Title: WHO Perspective on COVID-19 Pandemic and Travel

Speakers: Dr. Dalia Samhouri

Time: 10 minutes

Theme 2: Travel Health: Risk Assessment for COVID-19 Pandemic

Title: COVID-19 Vaccine and the Future of Travel

Speaker: Dr. Soha Al-Bayat

Time: 10 minutes

Title: Master lecture: Travel Health: Risk Assessment and Preparedness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Abawazir

Title: High Risk Travelers: high risk groups such as diabetics

Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Abu Khattab

Time: 40 minutes

Title: Hamad International Airport (HIA) Experience in Dealing with Travelers during COVID-19 Pandemic

Discussing:

- HIA and Qatar Airways measures, best practices and success of managing travelers

- The lessons learned from that experience

Speaker: Dr. Hazem Gallagher-Alagha

Time: 10 minutes

Break (time?)

Time: 10 minutes

Theme 3: Future of Travel Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

Panel Discussion: How will travel post-COVID pandemic look like?

(Main questions to be asked to panelists based on their topics)

Panelists:

Dr. Mohamed Emara

Dr. Soha Al-Bayat

Dr. Dalia Samhouri 

Dr. Mohammed Abu-Khattab

Dr. Ahmed Abawazir

Dr. Hazem Gallagher-Alagha

Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Nour

Time: 30 minutes