Family Medicine Agenda

 

Day two | Tuesday, 1 February 2022

 

Theme: Raising the bar! 

10:15 | Opening remarks – Family Medicine Day 2
Dr Rahul Goyal, Senior Vice President Clinical Engagement and Adoption, Malaffi, Consultant Family Medicine, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor,Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Session 5: Women’s health 
Moderators: Dr Fawad Khan, Medical Breast Fellowship from Cleveland Clinic Ohio, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Learner College of Medicine, USA, Acting Chief, Primary Care Department, Section Head Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

10:30 | Women’s healthScreening for gynecologic cancers – an evidence-based approach
Dr Stephanie Ricci,
 Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi UAE

11:00 | Menopause & HRT
Dr Lisa Larkin, Founder and Executive Director, Cincinnati Sexual Health Consortium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Session 6: Cardiovascular diseases & updates in Nephrology

Moderators: Dr Rahul Goyal, Senior Vice President Clinical Engagement and Adoption, Malaffi, Consultant Family Medicine, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

11:30 | Cardiovascular diseases & updates in nephrology

  • The role of minimal invasive therapies in stroke prevention 
    Prof Firas Raouf Alani, 
    Chief Medical Director - Heart and Vascular Center, American Hospital Dubai, UAE 
  • Chronic kidney diseases
    Dr Siddique Anwar, 
    Consultant Physician, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Q&A

12:45 | Digital Break

Session 7: Pulmonology 
Moderator: Dr Osman El-Labban, Head of Family Medicine Department, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE

13:45 | Allergies & Asthma

  • Presentation and management of allergies and anaphylaxis in children 
  • Dr Nitin Verma, Consultant Paediatrician, Kings College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE 
  • Optimizing asthma management in children 
    Dr David Cremonesini, 
    Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Paediatrics and Allergy, MBRU, Consultant Paediatrician, Mediclinic Middle East, Dubai, UAE
  • Q&A

Session 8: Updates in the management of liver diseases

Moderator: Dr Osman El-Labban, Head of Family Medicine Department, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE

15:00 | Celiac diseases
Dr Abdullah Shatnawei, Staff Physician, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Session 9: Technology in family medicine 

15:30 | Leveraging technology for clinical insights

Dr Rahul Goyal, Senior Vice President Clinical Engagement and Adoption, Malaffi, Consultant Family Medicine, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

16:00 | End of day two