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Neurology and Stroke Unit Opens at Rashid Hospital 06 Minimal exercises with maximum results if you’re short on time 07 All you need to know about the often misunderstood condition, fibromyalgia Your weekly dose of health A GULF NEWS SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT, ISSUE 129 MAY 27, 2019 Neurology and Stroke Unit opens at Rashid Hospital The department’s outpatient clin- ics, which receive between 15,000 and 20,000 visits every year, also of- fer specialised clinics for multiple iStock sclerosis (MS), movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy, dystonia and electrophysiology. Healthcare The department also launched pe- ripheral outreach headache clinics at Nad Al Hamar and Al Barsha primary sector grows healthcare centres. Other notable clinics include the 35 per cent telemedicine smart clinic, telephon- ic clinic, infusion clinic and visiting The past four years have neurologist clinics where interna- tional experts in MS, epilepsy, move- significant growth in the ment disorders and neuromuscular number of facilities Supplied disorders assess selected patients at Rashid Hospital. The STAFF REPORT neurology team also provides in-hospital he health sector in Dubai wit- consultations for nessed a 35 per cent increase in patients requiring T the number of facilities over the neurology evalua- past four years. tion within Rashid Dubai Health Authority (DHA) revealed ● The new Neurology and Stroke Unit at Rashid Hospital is the largest in the UAE Hospital, Dubai that the number of health facilities in- and was sponsored by businessman Yousef Mohammad Hadi Badri Hospital and Lat- creased from 2,775 to 3,371. ifa Hospital. The authority also stated that 97 per The 18-bed, state-of-the-art centre focuses The department cent of the 37 public and private hospitals also provides a neu- have international accreditation. on offering specialised neurology services rology residency pro- Health facilities in Dubai include: 50 gramme and a teaching one-day surgery centres covering different NOOR NAZZAL Al Qutami commended business- “The department’s programme for under- specialties, 81 homecare centres, 935 phar- DHA man Yousef Mohammad Hadi Badri scope of services include graduates from Dubai Medical macies, 84 labs, 1,212 outpatient clinics and for sponsoring the new unit and con- 24X7 emergency service, outpatient College. 972 other (for example, rehabilitation cen- ubai Health Authority tributing to the health sector’s devel- clinics (general and specialised), Among the department’s many tres). Meanwhile, the number of licensed (DHA) launched a new opmental drive in Dubai. inpatient care for critical patients, achievements are receiving a Ger- health professionals in Dubai is around Neurology and Stroke Dr Abu Baker Al Madani, Head of inpatient consultations in Dubai man stroke society accreditation for 39,000, of which 10,556 are doctors. D Unit at Rashid Hospital the Neurology Department in Rashid Hospital and Latifa Hospital, elec- the stroke unit, ongoing registries DHA also revealed that public health last week. His Excellency Humaid Al Hospital, said the neurology depart- trophysiological studies, specialised for MS, neuropathy, headache, move- facilities received around two million Qutami, Director General of DHA, ment in Rashid Hospital is the larg- procedures including Botox injec- ment disorders and epilepsy and es- outpatient visits in 2018, while private inaugurated the ward along with a est in the UAE. tions, baclofen pump and DBS pro- tablishing a centre of excellence for health facilities received almost 7.8 mil- number of DHA officials. gramming,” he said. multiple sclerosis. lion outpatient visits, so in total, there With a capacity of 18 beds, the new “We have a dedicated neurology “We are also on the path to estab- were around 10 million visits to public and Neurology and Stroke Unit focuses ward for high- and low-dependency lishing centres of excellence for neu- private healthcare facilities in Dubai last on offering specialised services to an patients including acute stroke pa- romuscular disorders, movement dis- year. Meanwhile, the number of surgeries average of 20,000 visitors the neurol- “We plan to set up tients and a specialised epilepsy orders, epilepsy and headache,” said in government hospitals totalled 33,890 ogy department receives every year. centres of excellence monitoring unit. “Our inpatient unit Dr Madani. (the figure includes major and minor “The expansions are in line with receives between 600 and 1,000 pa- Dr Al Madani also shared the de- surgeries). Surgeries in private hospitals the authority’s goals of provid- for neuromuscular and tients a year and the most common partment’s future plans to establish a amounted to 89,656 (includes major and ing specialised medical care to the admissions under neurology service full epilepsy-monitoring unit, provide minor surgeries). community,” said Al Qutami. “DHA movement disorders, include acute stroke thrombolysis initial trans magnetic stimulation In 2018, 33 million electronic insurance strives to continuously develop all epilepsy and headache.” and intervention, neurological emer- for treatment for headaches, back transactions were made and there were medical departments across facili- gencies (including status epilepticus, and neck pain and depression and to Dh15 billion worth of insurance claims. ties and ensure they are equipped Dr Abu Baker Al Madani myasthenic crisis, transverse my- provide a fellowship programme for Around 337,000 medical tourists visited with state-of-the-art technologies Head of Neurology Department elitis, autoimmune encephalitis and neurophysiology, stroke and multiple Dubai in 2018. n and qualified staff.” neuroleptic malignant syndrome.” sclerosis. n where the system was trained to process these patients’ data. The DHA and Smart Dubai procedure helps improve the effi- ciency of various medical practices, such as early detection, in addition use AI to save lives to streamlining nursing and health- Healthcare professionals are able to preemptively detect care management. His Excellency Wesam Lootah, and address deterioration in the condition of patients CEO of Smart Dubai, emphasised the importance of AI technology in STAFF REPORT improve quality of life in the emirate providing effective tools to improve and accelerate smart transformation the lives of residents and visitors. He mart Dubai has unveiled in the services sector. referred to how AI can provide safe a new artificial intelli- The proof of concept (PoC) allows and innovative experiences that im- gence (AI) use case in the healthcare professionals to preemp- prove performance across govern- S healthcare sector as part tively detect and address deteriora- ment entities, and ultimately trans- of its AI Lab initiative, conducted in tion in a patient’s condition by track- forming Dubai into the happiest and collaboration with the Dubai Health ing six vital signs, including blood smartest city in the world. iStock Authority (DHA) and IBM. pressure, temperature and pulse. “Today, in collaboration with our cases of emergency,” Lootah added. Healthcare Corporation at DHA, The use case adds a milestone on Nurses feed this data into the high- strategic partners in the govern- “This constitutes a notable and revo- said the smart transformations wit- Smart Dubai’s roadmap, which seeks precision AI system, which predicts ment and private sectors, and as lutionary addition to the healthcare nessed at DHA facilities are a tes- to harness artificial intelligence to how a patient’s situation will progress part of our AI Lab initiative, we are sector, allowing for a more optimal timony to the authority’s commit- propose practical solutions, develop and takes the necessary precautions. introducing a new and unique ex- use of resources. With this new ex- ment to the directions of the UAE sophisticated services and improve Thousands of patients across four perience. The technology offers a periment, the AI Lab moves further government and Dubai’s goal of people’s lives. It’s part of the AI Lab hospitals — Rashid Hospital, Latifa comprehensive reading of patients’ along its roadmap, paving the way transforming Dubai into a Smart programme, which seeks to explore Hospital, Dubai Hospital and Hatta health, providing healthcare profes- for more AI-based experiments.” City to provide quality services to advanced technological solutions to Hospital — were part of the PoC, sionals enough time to intervene in Dr Younis Kazem, CEO of Dubai the people of Dubai. n 2 Health News Monday, May 27, 2019 quit tobacco without any support and fail a couple of times, they lose the confidence and start doubting whether smoking cessation is indeed possible.” DHA urges smokers to quit Those who suffer from health consequenc- es of smoking are mainly young adults and this is one of the reasons DHA has further strengthened its smoking cessation services, says Dr Salah Thabit, Family Physician at for World No Tobacco Day DHA’s smoking cessation clinics. “The major- ity of patients we see are in the age group of The authority urges members of the public to attend 20-40 years.” Approximately 350 smokers visited the Al its smoking cessation clinics to kick the unhealthy habit Twar and Al Barsha smoking cessation clin- ics in 2018. The centre provides a holistic approach to help smokers stub the habit. “Tobacco dependence is a behavioural, cog- nitive and physiological phenomenon, so we provide medical, psychological and social support,” Dr Thabit says. “We help smokers cope with nicotine withdrawal symptoms, which are among the main factors that prevent smokers
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