Together for a healthier world
th 4 Emergency Medicine Conference 27-28 January 2020 Dubai World Trade Centre
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Theme: ‘Enabling contemporary best practice in the field of Emergency Medicine’
What’s new: • All new conference agenda topics • Inclusion of dedicated critical care focused sessions • New speakers and agenda content • Focus on pre-hospital care technique provides dedicated platform for allied healthcare professionals
Key topics: Who should attend: • Future of EMS in Middle East • Emergency physicians/consultants • Prehospital care • Heads/Chiefs of Emergency • Administration Department/Paramedics/Critical Care/ICU • Respirology • Allied healthcare professionals • Psychiatric emergencies • Paramedical/ambulatory care/emergency medical • D-Dimer in Aortic Dissection technicians/first responders • Antibiotics for Abscesses • Forensics and diagnostics medicine practitioners • Corticosteroids in Migraine: Pro vs Con • Trauma surgeons • Observation Units in the ED • Military/army/police doctors/physicians • Disaster preparedness • Physicians/ consultants/specialists - trauma, burns, critical care units • Emergency nurses/ nurses • Internal Medicine and Subspecialty physicians Benefits of attending: • Review the latest and most innovative techniques in addressing complex critical care cases • Explore the unique challenges faced when providing pre-hospital emergency care and identify the best practice for improved patient outcomes • Demonstrate practical skills on how to deal with respirology related emergencies for enhanced care provision • Discuss clinical application of psychiatry in emergency settings and identify strategies to appropriately handle patients requiring psychological intervention • Evaluate current and emerging technologies for the efficient management of the emergency department
Programme highlights:
Emergency Department (ED) preparedness for disasters Dr Tamorish Kole, President Elect and Board Member, Asian Society for Emergency Medicine, Chairman, Institute of Emergency Medicine, VPS Rockland, New Delhi, India
Dealing with your aggressive patients Dr Rasha Buhumaid, Emergency Physician, Programme Director, EM Residency Program, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, General Secretary, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Future of EMS in Middle East Dr Ayman Ahmed, Medical Director, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Day 1 | Monday, 27 January 2020
08:30 Welcome coffee
09:00 Opening remarks Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
09:10 Keynote Address: Emergency Preparedness in Disease Outbreak HE Matar Saeed Rashed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Public Health Center and Director of the Department of Crisis and Emergencies, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Session 1: Prehospital care Moderator: Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
09:40 Future of EMS in Middle East Ahed Al Najjar, Clinical Education Manager, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE
10:10 CBRNE incidents: what should we know and do? Saad AlQahtani, Clinical Researcher, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Session 2: Administration
Moderator: Dr Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim, Consultant & Head of Emergency Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
10:40 Physician Burnout: How to prevent sundowning and improve retention Dr Sabrina Berdouk, Consultant Emergency Medicine and Assistant Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
11:10 Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine Dr Jacques W. Kobersy, Institute Chair, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
11:40 Interactive discussion and Q&A
11:55 Coffee Break
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Session 3: Critical care
Moderator: Dr Jacques W. Kobersy, Institute Chair, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
12:40 Updates in Critical Care in the ED Dr Carlos A. Torres, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:10 Non-invasive monitoring in the ED: What’s new? Dr Thiagarajan Jaiganesh, Consultant Emergency Physician, Head of Emergency Medicine Department, Tawam Hospital, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Director EM Residency Programme UAE University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:40 Interactive discussion and Q&A
14:00 Lunch Break
Session 4: Respirology Moderator: Dr Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim, Consultant & Head of Emergency Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
16:00 Pulmonary Embolism: Can I send my patient home? Dr Naeem Toosy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Acting Head of Emergency Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Consultant Emergency Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
16:30 Asthma Exacerbation in 2020 Dr Danish Sami, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:00 Interactive discussion and Q&A
17:10 Closing remarks Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
17:20 End of Day One
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Day 2 | Tuesday, 28 January 2020
08:30 Welcome coffee
09:20 Opening remarks Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
Session 5: Psychiatric emergencies Moderator: Dr Khaldoon Al Khaldi, Consultant, EMS - Emergency & Disaster Medicine, Abu Dhabi Health Services, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
09:30 Dealing with your aggressive patients Dr Haider Al Ubaidi, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, Austin, Ballarat and Latrobe Health services, Victoria, Australia
10:00 Tips & Tricks: Managing the Suicidal Patient Dr Tina Malan, Psychiatrist, Openminds, Mediclinic, Dubai, UAE Dr Jacques Malan, Head of Department, Consultant Emergency Physician, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
10:30 Interactive discussion and Q&A
10:45 Coffee Break
Session 6: Debates in emergency medicine I Moderator: Dr Naeem Toosy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Acting Head of Emergency Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Consultant Emergency Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
11:20 D-Dimer in Aortic Dissection: Pro vs Con Pro: Dr Arif Alper Cevik, Professor of Emergency Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE Con: Dr Abdulla Al Kaabi, Consultant emergency medicine, Deputy program director, Emergency medicine residency program, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
11:50 Antibiotics for Abscesses: Pro vs Con Pro: Dr Muhammad Nassif, Emergency Physician, Director, Professional Development, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, UAE Con: Dr Firas Al Najjar, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
12:20 Interactive discussion and Q&A
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12:40 Lunch Break
Session 7: Debates in emergency medicine II Moderator: Dr Naeem Toosy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Acting Head of Emergency Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Consultant Emergency Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
14:40 Corticosteroids in Migraine: Pro vs Con Dr Naeem Toosy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Acting Head of Emergency Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Consultant Emergency Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
15:10 Observation Units in the ED Pro: Dr Waqaas Ahmad, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE Con: Dr Sanjay Ayathan, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:40 Interactive discussion and Q&A
Session 8: Closing keynote Moderator: Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
16:10 Emergency Department (ED) Preparedness for Disasters Dr Tamorish Kole, President Elect and Board Member, Asian Society for Emergency Medicine, Chairman, Institute of Emergency Medicine, VPS Rockland, New Delhi, India
16:40 Closing remarks Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
16:50 End of Conference
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Speaker faculty
Co-Chairs:
Dr Rasha Buhumaid, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, General secretary, ESEM, Dubai, UAE
Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE
Co-Activity Directors:
• Dr Carlos A. Torres, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Dr Jacques W. Kobersy, Institute Chair, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Speakers: • Dr Abdulla Al Kaabi, Consultant emergency medicine, Deputy program director, Emergency medicine residency program, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Ahed Al Najjar, Clinical Education Manager, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Arif Alper Cevik, Professor of Emergency Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE • Dr Danish Sami, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Firas Al Najjar, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Haider Al Ubaidi, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, Austin, Ballarat and Latrobe Health services, Victoria, Australia • Dr Jacques Malan, Head of Department, Consultant Emergency Physician, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE • Dr Khaldoon Al Khaldi, Consultant, EMS - Emergency & Disaster Medicine, Abu Dhabi • Dr Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim, Consultant & Head of Emergency Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE • HE Matar Saeed Rashed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Public Health Center and Director of the Department of Crisis and Emergencies, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Muhammad Nassif, Emergency Physician, Director, Professional Development, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, UAE • Dr Naeem Toosy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Acting Head of Emergency Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Consultant Emergency Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE • Saad AlQahtani, Clinical Researcher, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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• Dr Sabrina Berdouk, Consultant Emergency Medicine and Assistant Program Director Emergency Medicine
Residency, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Sanjay Ayathan, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Tamorish Kole, President Elect and Board Member, Asian Society for Emergency Medicine, Chairman, Institute of Emergency Medicine, VPS Rockland, New Delhi, India • Dr Thiagarajan Jaiganesh, Consultant Emergency Physician, Head of Emergency Medicine Department, Tawam Hospital, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Director EM Residency Programme UAE University, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Dr Tina Malan, Psychiatrist, Openminds, Mediclinic, Dubai, UAE • Dr Waqaas Ahmad, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE Health Services, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Faculty disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Accreditation statement:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.
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