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In Joint Sponsorship with SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY SSYYRRIIAANN AAMMEERRIICCAANN MMEEDDIICCAALL SSOOCCIIEETTYY IInn JJooiinntt SSppoonnssoorrsshhiipp WWiitthh SAMS 11th Annual Medical Convention “Updates on Treatments and Techniques in Medicine” July 4-7, 2010 Sheraton Hotel Damascus, Syria Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention SSYYRRIIAANN AAMMEERRIICCAANN MMEEDDIICCAALL SSOOCCIIEETTYY July 4-7, 2010 DAMASCUS, SYRIA CONVENTION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Hassan Abbass, MD SAMS President Nasser Ani, MD Convention Chairperson Maher Adi, MD CME Committee Coordinator Shafik Hashim, MD Scientific Co-Chair Mounzer Kassab, MD Scientific Co-Chair Tarek Kteleh, MD Scientific Co-Chair Salam Rajjoub, MD Scientific Co-Chair Ayman Saleh, MD Scientific Co-Chair Lucine Saleh, MBA Executive Coordinator Syrian American Medical Society P.O. Box 1015 Canfield, OH 44406 USA Tel: (866) 809-9039 Fax: (330) 286-0325 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.sams-usa.net Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention CONVENTION CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE Dear Colleagues and friends: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hassan Abbass, MD President Naim Farhat, MD Past President With great pride we would like to invite you to attend the SAMS 11th Nizar Zein, MD Vice President annual convention, which will be held on July 4, through July 7, 2010, at Ayman Saleh, MD Treasurer the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Syria. Wadah Atassi, MD We are fortunate again this year to have the Cleveland Clinic as a Bassel Mousa, MD joint sponsor and provider of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Fadi Bashour, MD The convention theme this year will be “Updates on Treatments and Techniques in Medicine”. The conference will offer CME and non- PAST PRESIDENTS CME lectures and workshops. The first day of the convention will focus Mazen Daoud, MD on orthopedic, spine & pain management. The second day will Rami Akhrass, MD concentrate on oncology conditions and their treatment. The third day will Thabet Alsheikh, MD offer cardiac, pulmonary and critical care lectures. The fourth day will Naim Farhat, MD address miscellaneous subspecialties in internal medicine and surgery. EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR In addition to the scientific part of our convention, SAMS has Lucine Saleh, MBA traditionally played a humanitarian role and provided medical care to the needy patients in Syria. The humanitarian role will be providing consultation, medical, and surgical care to the needy. Your assistance and participation in this matter will be greatly appreciated and welcomed. Additionally the Gala dinner will give the attendee the chance to meet and network with their colleagues in the United States and Syria, and enjoy the entertainment during this event at the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Syria. We are looking forward to your active participation in the meeting. With your support, we are looking to have a successful 11th annual convention in Damascus, Syria. We look forward to see you in Damascus. Nasser Ani, MD Hassan Abbass, MD Convention Chairperson President Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention OVERVIEW Opening Ceremony Sheraton Hotel, Damascus Sunday, July 4th, 2010 CME Program Sunday, July 4 10:00 am – 7:30 pm Monday, July 5 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Tuesday, July 6 8:30 am – 7:00 pm Wednesday, July 7 8:30 am – 7:30 pm Gala Dinner & Life Achievement Award Ceremony th Mark your calendars to join us for the 11th Annual SAMS Gala Dinner on Monday, July 5 , 2010 at 9:00 pm. A gourmet dinner will be served accompanied by entertainment and special Life Time Achievement Award ceremony honoring one of the pioneering Syrian physicians. * Scheduled on Monday, July 5th at 9:00 pm * Price for two tickets is included in the registration, $100 for extra tickets * Presentation of Life Achievement Award * SAMS President’s review of last year, the conference activities and plan for the future * Rich and exciting program * Elegant dinner Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention PROGRAM AT A GLANCE June 28th – July 1st, 2010 Electrophysiology, Bradyarrhythmia &Tachyarrhythmia 8:30am – 4:00pm Al Bassel-Heart Institute Courses (Non –CME) Sunday July 4th, 2010 Registration 9:00am – 10:00am Opening Ceremony 10:00am -12:00am Sheraton Hotel Room A Orthopedics & Spine Session (CME) 12:30pm -7:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room A Healthcare Session (CME) 3:30pm -7:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Monday July 5th, 2010 Oncology Session (CME) 8:30am -4:00pm Sheraton Hotel Room A Oncology Workshop (Non-CME) 4:00pm -7:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room A Orthopedics Workshop (Non-CME) 9:00am -1:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Nephrology Session (CME) 2:30pm -6:00pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Tuesday July 6th, 2010 Pulmonary Session (CME) 8:30am -10:30am Sheraton Hotel Room A Cardiology Session (CME) 10:30am -7:00pm Sheraton Hotel Room A Pediatric Session (CME) 8:30am -1:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Neurology & Neurosurgery Session (CME) 2:30pm -7:00pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Pulmonary Workshop (Non CME) 3:00pm -5:00pm Al-Assad Hospital Wednesday July 7th, 2010 General Medicine Session (CME) 8:30am -1:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room A GI Session (CME) 2:30pm -7:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room A Rheumatology Session (CME) 8:30am -10:30am Sheraton Hotel Room B Endocrinology Session (CME) 10:30am -12:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Psychiatry Session (CME) 12:30pm -3:30pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Medical Education Session (Non-CME) 3:30pm -6:00pm Sheraton Hotel Room B Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention PROGRAM OF EVENTS CME Lectures Sunday July 4th, 2010 10:00–11:00 Opening Ceremony Sheraton Hotel Room A 11:00-11:30 Ibn Al Nafis Lecture Elias Traboulsi, MD 11:30-12:00 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Patient Selection & Technique E. Murat Tuzcu, MD 12:00-12:30 Coffee Break Orthopedics & Spine Session (CME) Location: Room A Moderators: Nasser Ani, MD & Shafik Hashim , MD Sheraton Hotel 12:30-1:00 Biomechanics of Aging Spine Hassan Serhan, PHD 1:00-1:30 Treatment Options for Lumber Degerative Disc Disease Nasser Ani, MD 1:30-2:00 Minimally Invasive Applications in Aging Spine Tony Tannoury, MD 2:00-2:30 Live Cadavers for Laboratory Surgical Training Emad Abboud, MD 2:30-3:30 Lunch Break 3:30-4:00 Update on Burst Fracture Treatment Tony Tannoury, MD 4:00-4:30 Kyphoplasty for Compression Fractures Abdul Barakat, MD 4:30-5:00 Custom Total Knee Replacements Aiman Rifai, MD 5:00-5:30 Applications of Interventional Pain Management Rami Rustum, MD 5:30-6:00 Coffee Break 6:00-6:30 Ultrasound Guided Regional Block for Acute Pain Management Shafik Hashim, MD 6:30-7:00 Update on the Treatment & Prevention of Osteoporosis Ferial Walid, MD 7:00-7:30 Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging Yazan Kaakaji, MD Healthcare Session (CME) Location: Room B Moderators: Reem Akhras, DDS & Elias Traboulsi, MD Sheraton Hotel 3:30-4:00 Understanding the Importance of Organizational Change Management Feras Akhras, MD in the Health Sector: Why? Who? How? 4:00-4:30 Graduate Medical Education in 2010- Competent, not Certified Elias Traboulsi, MD 4:30-5:00 Health Management & Hospital Administration in Syria: Reem Akhras, DDS Current Status & Future Aspirations 5:00-5:30 Coffee Break 5:30-6:00 Business as a Field of Healthcare Badr Idbies,MD 6:00-6:30 The culture of Engaging our Workforce to Deliver World Class Al Stubblefield Patient Satisfaction 6:30-7:00 Health Care Efficiency in 21 Century Joe Sam Robinson, MD 7:00-7:30 An Introduction to Quality Improvement Movement in Medicine: Ahmed Absi, MD Its History, Background, Principles, Aims, Goals & Tools Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention CME Lectures (Continued) Monday July 5th, 2010 Oncology Session (CME) Location: Room A Moderator: Ayman Saleh, MD Sheraton Hotel 8:30-9:00 Management of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in the Molecular Era A. Samer Al-Homsi, MD 9:00-9:30 Genetics & Biotherapy Update in Leukemia Aref Al-Kali, MD 9:30-10:00 Treatment Strategies in Childhood Leukemia Ammar Hayani, MD 10:00-10:30 Myeloproliferative Disorders: Classification & Management Ammar Alzoubi, MD 10:30-11:00 Burkitt's Lymphoma Oumaya Fawaz, MD 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-12:00 Breast Cancer: New Concepts, New Directions & New Hope with its Suheil Simaan, MD Status in Syria 12:00-12:30 New Perspectives in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Husain Saleh, MD Molecular Approach for the Diagnosis & Treatment 12:30-1:00 Urinary Tract Cancer Detection Randah Al-Kana, MD 1:00-1:30 Update on Colorectal Cancer Screening Mouhanad Bismar, MD 1:30-2:30 Lunch Break 2:30-3:00 Mast Cell Disease Rabei Bdeir, MD 3:00-3:30 Transfusion Associated Graft Versus Host Disease Suzanne Bakdash, MD 3:30-4:00 Interventional Techniques in Interventional Oncology: Souheil Saddakni, MD Hepatic Chemoembolization Nephrology Session (CME) Location: Room B Moderator: Wadah Atassi, MD & Bassam Saeed , MD Sheraton Hotel 2:30-3:00 Diabetes & CKD: What Do the New Guidelines Tell Us? Bassam Saeed, MD 3:00-3:30 Vascular Access in Nephrology & Catheter Lock Solution Akram Makki, MD 3:30-4:00 Update on KDOQI Guidelines Bashar Mourad, MD 4:00-4:30 Secondary Hypertension: The Under Diagnosed Entity Loay Salman, MD 4:30-5:00 Coffee Break 5:00-5:30 Cystacin C in The Early Detection of CKD Imad Ossman, MD 5:30-6:00 Hepato-Renal Syndrome Sami Al-Bitar, MD Eleventh Annual SAMS Medical Convention CME Lectures (Continued) Tuesday July 6th, 2010 Pulmonary Session (CME) Location: Room A Moderator: Salam Rajjoub, MD & Maher Adi, MD Sheraton Hotel 8:30-9:00 Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Bronchial Needle Aspiration Salam Rajjoub, MD 9:00-9:30 Update in Critical Care Medicine Nasser Zakieh, MD 9:30-10:00 Update on Evaluation & Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Zaher Sahloul, MD 10:00-10:30 An Update on Sleep Medicine Naem Shahrour, MD Cardiology Session (CME) Location: Room A Moderators: Maher Adi, MD & Salam Rajjoub, MD Sheraton Hotel 10:30-11:00 Women & Heart Disease Leslie Cho, MD 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-12:00 Stem Cell Therapy & Cardiac Repair Safwan Kassas, MD 12:00-12:30 Reperfusion Strategy for Acute STEMI Ossama Abdul Rahman, MD 12:30-1:00 Heart Failure Mazen Hanna, MD 1:00-1:30 Advancement in Coronary Revascularization Rami Akhrass, MD 1:30-2:30 Lunch Break 2:30-3:00 Factor XII Indication & Comparison Michael Licina, MD 3:00-3:30 Carotid Disease Revascularization, Stenting vs.
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