Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE
25 – 27 October, 2022

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), UAE

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Day 1
10 October 2021
Day 2
11 October 2021
Day 3
12 October 2021

Session 1_RC
Lecture 1: Introduction to AI

Prof. Ahmed El-Serafi | Visiting Professor - Sharjah University CEO of International Radiology Centers

Ahmed
Prof. Ahmed El-Serafi
Visiting Professor - Sharjah University CEO of International Radiology Centers | United Arab Emirates

Graduated from Ain Shams University in 1982 and joined the Radiology Department at its hospital where he worked till 1994 receiving Radiology Master of Science Degree (MScR) in 1886 and Radiology Doctorate Degree (PhD) in 1990 Post-graduate training included extended periods of time spent in the mid 1980s at the Radiology Departments of Cardiff University Hospital and Neville Hall Hospital, both in Wales, UK. In 1994 accepted post of Lecturer of Radiology at Suez Canal University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999 and full Professor in 2004 Member of the Egyptian Radiological Society since 1987, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) since 1994 and Emirates Radiological Society (ERS) since 2008 and Korean Radiological Society (KRC) since 2010 Director CAI Academy (Computer Aided Implantology Academy) for Egypt since 2019 Board member and Secretary General of Emirates Osteoporosis Society since 2013 Board member and Chairman of the scientific committee of Emirates Radiology Society 2012 to 2015 Has varied interests within the field of Radiology, with Computed Tomography, Ultrasonography , Osteoporosis Imaging, Dental Imaging and Imaging Informatics topping the list of interests, numerous published articles, thesis supervisions and thesis reviews reflect these interests. Currently holds the posts of Professor of Radiology at Suez Canal University (Egypt), Visiting Professor of Radiology at Sharjah University (UAE) and CEO of International Radiology Centers (UAE)

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Introduction to AI

  08:30 - 09:00

  08:30 - 09:00

Lecture 2: Interesting Cases in Neuroradiology and Importance of Relaxivity

Prof. Cem Calli | Chief of Neuroradiology Section

Cem
Prof. Cem Calli
Chief of Neuroradiology Section | Turkey

Dr. Cem Çallı finished his medical training in Ege University Medical Faculty in 1992 and started his Radiology residency at the same university. He became Associate Professor of Radiology in 2002 and Full Professor of Radiology in 2007. He started his work on neuroradiology in 1995 and he holds the position as the Chief of Neuroradiology Section in Ege University Medical Faculty since 2009. He gave more than 200 invited lectures in national and international meetings and worked as an executive committee member in Turkish Society of Neuroradiology and Turkish Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for many years. He is currently Secretary General of Turkish Society of Neuroradiology, President Elect of European Society of Emergency Radiology, Chief Financial Officer of European Board of Neuroradiology and Treasurer of European Society of Neuroradiology

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Interesting Cases in Neuroradiology and Importance of Relaxivity

  09:00 - 09:45

  09:00 - 09:45

Session 2_RC
Lecture 1: 2021 WHO Brain Tumors Classification: Imaging Perspective

Dr. Manzoor Ahmed | Chair Radiology (A)

Manzoor
Dr. Manzoor Ahmed
Chair Radiology (A) | United Arab Emirates

• Dr Manzoor Ahmed is an experienced Diagnostic Neuro-radiologist with more than 15 years of experience. • Dr Ahmed got his medical degree from Khyber Medical College, Pakistan in 1995 • He trained in World-renowned Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA in Diagnostic Neuro-radiology in 2003-2004. • Have been affiliated with Cleveland Clinic for most of his career including Cleveland Clinic in UAE . • He is currently serving as a Chair of the Radiology Department & Residency program Director in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. • Dr Ahmed is a passionate teacher and participant in academic activities. • Has been involved as a speaker and organizer in multiple national and international meetings in the Gulf region including ARM, ICRM & SIRC. • His special interests in Diagnostic neuroradiology are Acute Stroke Imaging, Multiple Sclerosis, Head & Neck Imaging & Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging. • His publications and Academic activities reflect his passion for Neuro-radiology. • On the non-interpretive side, he is an ardent advocate for Appropriateness & Utilization in Imaging. • He believes “Radiology harbors much more potential than just images”.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: 2021 WHO Brain Tumors Classification: Imaging Perspective

  11:00 - 11:30

  11:00 - 11:30

Lecture 2: Interesting pediatric neuroradiology cases

Dr. Prasad Hanagandi | Consultant Pediatric Neuroradiologist

Prasad
Dr. Prasad Hanagandi
Consultant Pediatric Neuroradiologist | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Prasad Hanagandi is a Consultant Neuroradiologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia. He has completed pediatric neuroradiology clinical fellowship training at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. In addition he has diagnostic adult neuroradiology fellowship training from McGill University, Montreal and The University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr.Prasad has European Diploma certifications in Pediatric and Adult Neuroradiology. He has also worked as a visiting guest researcher at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden and pursues a keen interest in malformations, toxic-metabolic disorders, brain tumors, and infectious diseases. Along with his friends he is an active organizer and one of the founding members of Seminars in Pediatric Neuroimaging (SPIN, https://www.spin-academics.com/) , a global pediatric neuroradiology teaching platform delivering most updated clinico-radiological educational courses.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Interesting pediatric neuroradiology cases

  11:30 - 12:00

  11:30 - 12:00

Lecture 3: Musculoskeletal MRI Cases : Remember the Basics!

Dr. Asad Rabbani Shah | Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist

Asad
Dr. Asad Rabbani Shah
Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist | United Kingdom

Dr Shah is working as a consultant musculoskeletal radiologist at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi since June 2018 . He had worked as a consultant radiologist at the Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London, United Kingdom. He obtained the fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologist , UK in 2013 and completed his radiology training at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and King’s College Hospital, London. Afterwards he completed a one year musculoskeletal imaging fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore in Harrow which is one of the internationally renowned super-tertiary bone tumour centre. His sub-speciality interests include various aspects of muculoskeletal imaging with particular emphasis upon trauma & sports imaging as well as bone & soft tissue sarcoma imaging. He leads the musculoskeletal ultrasound service at his hospital and performs image-guided musculoskeletal interventions regularly including MR arthrography and CT-guided bone biopsies. He has presented nationally in the UK as well as in the European continent. He is a keen teacher and is one of the key faculty members for the radiology residency programme in Abu Dhabi. He has also published in renowned radiology journals and is a great believer in fostering collaborations with his clinical colleagues to help improve the delivery of patient-centred healthcare.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 4: Musculoskeletal MRI Cases : Remember the Basics!

  17:15 - 17:45

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Musculoskeletal MRI Cases : Remember the Basics!

  12:00 - 12:30

  12:00 - 12:30

Lunch Break

  12:30 - 13:30

Session 3_RC
Lecture 1: Threshold values in Dual Source Dual Energy CT evaluation of the intestinal wall : update and applications

Dr. Stefania Romano | Specialist Radiologist

Stefania
Dr. Stefania Romano
Specialist Radiologist | Italy

Dr. Stefania Romano works as high specialist radiologist for the Emergency and Elective Gastrointestinal Radiology at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at “Santa Maria delle Grazie” Hospital in Pozzuoli, Italy. Her main field of interest and scientific research is abdominal and gastrointestinal radiology in elective and emergency conditions with more than 135 publications mainly in this area. She has been an invited speaker at many international meetings on these topics. She is the Editor in Chief the European Journal of Radiology Open (EJRO) since 2014. She was the RSNA International Visiting Professor in Thailand in 2019.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Threshold values in Dual Source Dual Energy CT evaluation of the intestinal wall : update and applications

  13:30 - 14:00

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: The use of Dual Source DECT for the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism in Emergency: the role of the perfusion map and monoenergetic applications

  16:00 - 16:30

  13:30 - 14:00

Lecture 2: Brain lesions in children and adults

Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren | Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Pia
Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren
Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University | Sweden

Professor Pia Maly Sundgren is the head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences/Lund, Lund University in Sweden, Co-Director for Lund University BioImaging Center, and senior consultant in neuroradiology at Skåne University hospital, LU, Lund. Her research focuses on advanced MR imaging and conducts imaging research focused on monitoring treatment response and effects of radiation in brain tumors, advanced imaging in autoimmune diseases with special focus on SLE as well as in pain conditions. Her research is conducted both at 3T and 7T. For advanced brain MRI she is an opinion leader and internationally recognized. She is a frequent invited faculty and her topics a broad inkl. Lectures on spine, infections, brain tumors and advanced imaging tecniques among others. She is, and vice-President of ESNR and chair of the ESNR neuropediatric committee, past president of the ISMRM, General Secretary of WFNRS among others. She is active member of several research councils of various organizations in Sweden and Europe and of many international scientific and executive program committees and faculties. Prof. Sundgren have published over 180 papers and reviews, over 215 scientific abstracts, three books and several book chapters and have given over 340 international invited lectures and workshops worldwide. She was elected Senior Fellow of ISMRM in May 2021, received the Nelson Mandela Gold Medal by the RSSA in 2018, and she has been award the MICHR Michigan Clinical and Translational Research Distinguished Mentor Award 2014, the ISMRM Outstanding Teachers Award 2016, and the Lund University Minerva Award for Academic Leadership 2018. She gave the 2021 Manfield Lecture at ISMRM.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Brain lesions in children and adults

  14:00 - 14:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: (Hassan Shuri Memorial Lecture) Assessment of CNS tumor response or treatment effects

  15:30 - 16:00

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma in children and adults

  16:30 - 17:00

  14:00 - 14:30

Lecture 3: Case Review Neuroradiology Tutorial

Dr. Hussain Ali Aby Ali | Consultant Radiologist

Hussain
Dr. Hussain Ali Aby Ali
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hussain Ali Aby Ali is consultant Radiologist at Tawam Hospital since 2016 - Deputy Chair of radiology dep 2018-2020 - Physician lead 2020-till present - Chair of head and neck MDT 2020-till present Graduated from Jordan University of Science and Technology as a Doctor of medicine –Jordan, 2006 Master degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology in diagnostic radiology 2011 Arab Board in radiology and medical imaging 2012 Oncology imaging fellowship from King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) 2013 Specialist Radiologist in KHCC 2013-2014 Consultant Radiologist in KHCC 2014-2016 with interventional experience for 1 year. Joined Tawam hospital in 2016 as head of CT section and becomes a deputy in 2018-2020. In 2020, becomes the chair of head and neck MDT meeting till present His main interest is oncology imaging, neuroradiology and head and neck radiology.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Case Review Neuroradiology Tutorial

  14:30 - 15:00

  14:30 - 15:00

Break & Exhibition Visit

  15:00 - 15:30

Session 4_RC
Lecture 1: (Hassan Shuri Memorial Lecture) Assessment of CNS tumor response or treatment effects

Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren | Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Pia
Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren
Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University | Sweden

Professor Pia Maly Sundgren is the head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences/Lund, Lund University in Sweden, Co-Director for Lund University BioImaging Center, and senior consultant in neuroradiology at Skåne University hospital, LU, Lund. Her research focuses on advanced MR imaging and conducts imaging research focused on monitoring treatment response and effects of radiation in brain tumors, advanced imaging in autoimmune diseases with special focus on SLE as well as in pain conditions. Her research is conducted both at 3T and 7T. For advanced brain MRI she is an opinion leader and internationally recognized. She is a frequent invited faculty and her topics a broad inkl. Lectures on spine, infections, brain tumors and advanced imaging tecniques among others. She is, and vice-President of ESNR and chair of the ESNR neuropediatric committee, past president of the ISMRM, General Secretary of WFNRS among others. She is active member of several research councils of various organizations in Sweden and Europe and of many international scientific and executive program committees and faculties. Prof. Sundgren have published over 180 papers and reviews, over 215 scientific abstracts, three books and several book chapters and have given over 340 international invited lectures and workshops worldwide. She was elected Senior Fellow of ISMRM in May 2021, received the Nelson Mandela Gold Medal by the RSSA in 2018, and she has been award the MICHR Michigan Clinical and Translational Research Distinguished Mentor Award 2014, the ISMRM Outstanding Teachers Award 2016, and the Lund University Minerva Award for Academic Leadership 2018. She gave the 2021 Manfield Lecture at ISMRM.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Brain lesions in children and adults

  14:00 - 14:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: (Hassan Shuri Memorial Lecture) Assessment of CNS tumor response or treatment effects

  15:30 - 16:00

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma in children and adults

  16:30 - 17:00

  15:30 - 16:00

Lecture 2: The use of Dual Source DECT for the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism in Emergency: the role of the perfusion map and monoenergetic applications

Dr. Stefania Romano | Specialist Radiologist

Stefania
Dr. Stefania Romano
Specialist Radiologist | Italy

Dr. Stefania Romano works as high specialist radiologist for the Emergency and Elective Gastrointestinal Radiology at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at “Santa Maria delle Grazie” Hospital in Pozzuoli, Italy. Her main field of interest and scientific research is abdominal and gastrointestinal radiology in elective and emergency conditions with more than 135 publications mainly in this area. She has been an invited speaker at many international meetings on these topics. She is the Editor in Chief the European Journal of Radiology Open (EJRO) since 2014. She was the RSNA International Visiting Professor in Thailand in 2019.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Threshold values in Dual Source Dual Energy CT evaluation of the intestinal wall : update and applications

  13:30 - 14:00

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: The use of Dual Source DECT for the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism in Emergency: the role of the perfusion map and monoenergetic applications

  16:00 - 16:30

  16:00 - 16:30

Lecture 3: Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma in children and adults

Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren | Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Pia
Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren
Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University | Sweden

Professor Pia Maly Sundgren is the head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences/Lund, Lund University in Sweden, Co-Director for Lund University BioImaging Center, and senior consultant in neuroradiology at Skåne University hospital, LU, Lund. Her research focuses on advanced MR imaging and conducts imaging research focused on monitoring treatment response and effects of radiation in brain tumors, advanced imaging in autoimmune diseases with special focus on SLE as well as in pain conditions. Her research is conducted both at 3T and 7T. For advanced brain MRI she is an opinion leader and internationally recognized. She is a frequent invited faculty and her topics a broad inkl. Lectures on spine, infections, brain tumors and advanced imaging tecniques among others. She is, and vice-President of ESNR and chair of the ESNR neuropediatric committee, past president of the ISMRM, General Secretary of WFNRS among others. She is active member of several research councils of various organizations in Sweden and Europe and of many international scientific and executive program committees and faculties. Prof. Sundgren have published over 180 papers and reviews, over 215 scientific abstracts, three books and several book chapters and have given over 340 international invited lectures and workshops worldwide. She was elected Senior Fellow of ISMRM in May 2021, received the Nelson Mandela Gold Medal by the RSSA in 2018, and she has been award the MICHR Michigan Clinical and Translational Research Distinguished Mentor Award 2014, the ISMRM Outstanding Teachers Award 2016, and the Lund University Minerva Award for Academic Leadership 2018. She gave the 2021 Manfield Lecture at ISMRM.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Brain lesions in children and adults

  14:00 - 14:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: (Hassan Shuri Memorial Lecture) Assessment of CNS tumor response or treatment effects

  15:30 - 16:00

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma in children and adults

  16:30 - 17:00

  16:30 - 17:00

Lecture 4: Headache Imaging: Pictorial Review.

Dr. Salah El Rai | Consultant Radiologist

Salah
Dr. Salah El Rai
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Salah is a senior medical educator, clinical radiologist, and academic professional. Currently, he is serving as consultant radiologist in university hospital Sharjah and adjunct faculty in Sharjah University (medical college). Previously, he served as a consultant/HOD radiology department at SKGH UAQ (MOPA) and Al Sharq hospital Fujairah. He is reviewer of AJR and active member of RSNA, ESR, SFR, CIRSE, DHCC- FTPP, and the scientific committee of ARM. Dr. Salah has more than 16 years’ professional and academic experience over several countries. He has French qualifications in neuroradiology, neurovascular imaging, vascular imaging, fetal and perinatal imaging, Gynecological and breast imaging in addition to his American certification in cardiac imaging. He has special interests in imaging quality improvement, patient centered radiology services, radiation protection, recent radiology technological advances and radiology screening services. Additionally, he has authored more than 100 national and international publications.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 4: Headache Imaging: Pictorial Review.

  17:00 - 17:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: How to achieve a high-quality thoracic CT Angiography technique

  16:00 - 16:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: What radiographer should know in Prostate cancer?

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: How to improve quality of diffusion weighted images in liver MRI

  11:30 - 12:00

  17:00 - 17:30

Lecture 5: The Infections of the Musculoskeletal System

Prof. Claude Pierre Jerome | Professor of Radiology

Claude
Prof. Claude Pierre Jerome
Professor of Radiology | USA

Dr. Claude Pierre-Jerome is Associate Professor of Radiology with over forty years of academic experience in the field. He is specialized in musculoskeletal diseases. He is a well-known lecturer and senior researcher with multiple publications in international journals. Professor Pierre-Jerome is the co-author of several books in Radiology and the author of two novels. He recently obtained a Master degree from Emory University School of Law.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 5: The Infections of the Musculoskeletal System

  17:30 - 18:00

  17:30 - 18:00


Session 5_RC
Lecture 1: The Use of Routine Contrast-Enhanced CT of the Chest in Assessment of Pulmonary Veins Anatomy And Anatomical Variants

Dr. Sally Tadros | Lecturer of Radiology

Sally
Dr. Sally Tadros
Lecturer of Radiology | Egypt

Lecturer of Radiology at Cairo University with a subspeciality in Thoracic Imaging

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: The Use of Routine Contrast-Enhanced CT of the Chest in Assessment of Pulmonary Veins Anatomy And Anatomical Variants

  09:00 - 09:30

  09:00 - 09:30

Lecture 3: MSK Radiology 101: Case-based review

Dr. Rashid Alsharhan | Consultant Radiologist

Rashid
Dr. Rashid Alsharhan
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Alsharhan, a graduate of Faculty of medicine and health sciences - UAE University, is a consultant radiologist in Tawam Hospital – Alain (SEHA). He is a Canadian board certified radiologist (McGill University) and has completed fellowship training in Musculoskeletal, Trauma and Emergency imaging at the University of British Columbia

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: MSK Radiology 101: Case-based review

  09:30 - 10:00

  09:30 - 10:00

Break & Exhibition Visit

  10:00 - 11:00

Session 6_RC
Lecture 1: (Rashid Hospital Radiology Department Lecture) CT/MR LI-RADS

Prof. Jay P. Heiken | Professor

Jay
Prof. Jay P. Heiken
Professor | USA

Jay P. Heiken, MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Prior to that he was on the faculty of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for 35 years. He served as Director of Abdominal Imaging at Washington University for 15 years and as Co-director of Body Computed Tomography for 24 years. Dr. Heiken is past President of the International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS), the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) and the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR), and has served as Chair of the Gastrointestinal Subcommittee of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Program Committee. He currently is a member of the American College of Radiology LI-RADS Steering Committee. He is a fellow of the American College of Radiology, and for 22 years served as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He has served on the editorial board of Radiology and currently is a member of the editorial board of Abdominal Imaging, the Korean Journal of Radiology and Applied Cancer Research. He has been awarded Honorary Fellowship in the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology (ASAR) and Membership in the Radiological Society of South Africa (RSSA). Dr. Heiken has co-authored 138 peer-reviewed articles, 43 book chapters and invited publications, and has edited and co-authored 6 books. He has presented scientific papers at conferences across the United States, lectured as a visiting professor in more than 60 national and international universities, and has taught more than 240 courses and symposia. Dr. Heiken has received the Gold Medal of both the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the International Cancer Imaging Society. He has received the Resident’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Visiting Professor Award from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: (Rashid Hospital Radiology Department Lecture) CT/MR LI-RADS

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Management

  12:00 - 12:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Adult Abdomen Interactive Session: Pot Pourri

  14:00 - 14:30

  11:00 - 11:30

Lecture 2: Case Based Review Foot and Ankle interactive Session

Prof. Stacy E. Smith | Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair

Stacy
Prof. Stacy E. Smith
Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair | USA

Dr. Stacy E. Smith is the Chief and Distinguished Barbara N. Weissman Chair, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, and Imaging Director of the STRATUS Center for Simulation in Medical Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Smith has over 100 publications related to Musculoskeletal imaging and Medical Education. She is a former ARRS AJR Figley Fellow and Associate Editor, American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), & is the current MSK Editor for Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology and Cancer Imaging. Dr Smith is the current Director for the RSNA MSK Case Based Review Course and lectures nationally and internationally.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Case Based Review Foot and Ankle interactive Session

  11:30 - 12:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Advanced Imaging of the Foot – Don’t miss Cases

  13:30 - 14:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: (College of Medicine and Health UAE University Lecture) Traumatic Facial Injuries

  14:30 - 15:00

  11:30 - 12:00

Lecture 3: Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Management

Prof. Jay P. Heiken | Professor

Jay
Prof. Jay P. Heiken
Professor | USA

Jay P. Heiken, MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Prior to that he was on the faculty of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for 35 years. He served as Director of Abdominal Imaging at Washington University for 15 years and as Co-director of Body Computed Tomography for 24 years. Dr. Heiken is past President of the International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS), the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) and the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR), and has served as Chair of the Gastrointestinal Subcommittee of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Program Committee. He currently is a member of the American College of Radiology LI-RADS Steering Committee. He is a fellow of the American College of Radiology, and for 22 years served as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He has served on the editorial board of Radiology and currently is a member of the editorial board of Abdominal Imaging, the Korean Journal of Radiology and Applied Cancer Research. He has been awarded Honorary Fellowship in the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology (ASAR) and Membership in the Radiological Society of South Africa (RSSA). Dr. Heiken has co-authored 138 peer-reviewed articles, 43 book chapters and invited publications, and has edited and co-authored 6 books. He has presented scientific papers at conferences across the United States, lectured as a visiting professor in more than 60 national and international universities, and has taught more than 240 courses and symposia. Dr. Heiken has received the Gold Medal of both the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the International Cancer Imaging Society. He has received the Resident’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Visiting Professor Award from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: (Rashid Hospital Radiology Department Lecture) CT/MR LI-RADS

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Management

  12:00 - 12:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Adult Abdomen Interactive Session: Pot Pourri

  14:00 - 14:30

  12:00 - 12:30

Lunch Break

  12:30 - 13:30

Session 7_RC
Lecture 1: Advanced Imaging of the Foot – Don’t miss Cases

Prof. Stacy E. Smith | Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair

Stacy
Prof. Stacy E. Smith
Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair | USA

Dr. Stacy E. Smith is the Chief and Distinguished Barbara N. Weissman Chair, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, and Imaging Director of the STRATUS Center for Simulation in Medical Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Smith has over 100 publications related to Musculoskeletal imaging and Medical Education. She is a former ARRS AJR Figley Fellow and Associate Editor, American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), & is the current MSK Editor for Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology and Cancer Imaging. Dr Smith is the current Director for the RSNA MSK Case Based Review Course and lectures nationally and internationally.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Case Based Review Foot and Ankle interactive Session

  11:30 - 12:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Advanced Imaging of the Foot – Don’t miss Cases

  13:30 - 14:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: (College of Medicine and Health UAE University Lecture) Traumatic Facial Injuries

  14:30 - 15:00

  13:30 - 14:00

Lecture 2: Adult Abdomen Interactive Session: Pot Pourri

Prof. Jay P. Heiken | Professor

Jay
Prof. Jay P. Heiken
Professor | USA

Jay P. Heiken, MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Prior to that he was on the faculty of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for 35 years. He served as Director of Abdominal Imaging at Washington University for 15 years and as Co-director of Body Computed Tomography for 24 years. Dr. Heiken is past President of the International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS), the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) and the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR), and has served as Chair of the Gastrointestinal Subcommittee of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Program Committee. He currently is a member of the American College of Radiology LI-RADS Steering Committee. He is a fellow of the American College of Radiology, and for 22 years served as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He has served on the editorial board of Radiology and currently is a member of the editorial board of Abdominal Imaging, the Korean Journal of Radiology and Applied Cancer Research. He has been awarded Honorary Fellowship in the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology (ASAR) and Membership in the Radiological Society of South Africa (RSSA). Dr. Heiken has co-authored 138 peer-reviewed articles, 43 book chapters and invited publications, and has edited and co-authored 6 books. He has presented scientific papers at conferences across the United States, lectured as a visiting professor in more than 60 national and international universities, and has taught more than 240 courses and symposia. Dr. Heiken has received the Gold Medal of both the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the International Cancer Imaging Society. He has received the Resident’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Visiting Professor Award from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: (Rashid Hospital Radiology Department Lecture) CT/MR LI-RADS

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Management

  12:00 - 12:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Adult Abdomen Interactive Session: Pot Pourri

  14:00 - 14:30

  14:00 - 14:30

Lecture 3: (College of Medicine and Health UAE University Lecture) Traumatic Facial Injuries

Prof. Stacy E. Smith | Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair

Stacy
Prof. Stacy E. Smith
Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair | USA

Dr. Stacy E. Smith is the Chief and Distinguished Barbara N. Weissman Chair, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, and Imaging Director of the STRATUS Center for Simulation in Medical Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Smith has over 100 publications related to Musculoskeletal imaging and Medical Education. She is a former ARRS AJR Figley Fellow and Associate Editor, American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), & is the current MSK Editor for Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology and Cancer Imaging. Dr Smith is the current Director for the RSNA MSK Case Based Review Course and lectures nationally and internationally.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Case Based Review Foot and Ankle interactive Session

  11:30 - 12:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Advanced Imaging of the Foot – Don’t miss Cases

  13:30 - 14:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: (College of Medicine and Health UAE University Lecture) Traumatic Facial Injuries

  14:30 - 15:00

  14:30 - 15:00

Break & Exhibition Visit

  15:00 - 15:30

Session 8_RC
Lecture 1: Radiology and Pathology correlation of high risk breast lesions

Dr. Manar EL Essawy | Consultant

Manar
Dr. Manar EL Essawy
Consultant | Saudi Arabia

Egyptian Canadian radiologist Consultant woman’s imaging in NGHA, Riyadh, KSA. Consultant Radiologist in Damietta Oncology Institute , Egypt. Member of resident training program, assigned consultant supervising ACR accreditation and acting section head. Has more than 20 years of experience in Radiology with focus and sub-specialty in Breast imaging. Has many publications in national and international levels.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Radiology and Pathology correlation of high risk breast lesions

  15:45 - 16:15

  15:45 - 16:15

Lecture 2: Correlation of prognostic factors with MRI findings in malignant breast lesions

Dr. Momena Essam Ibrahim EL Sadawy | Associate Professor of Radiodiagnosis in Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt.

Momena
Dr. Momena Essam Ibrahim EL Sadawy
Associate Professor of Radiodiagnosis in Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt. | United Arab Emirates

Associate professor of radiodiagnosis, Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt. Specialist radiologist , medcare hospital, dubai, UAE Member of European society of breast imaging. Member of Egyptian society of breast imaging. Member of Egyptian society of radiodiagnosis and nuclear medicine.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Correlation of prognostic factors with MRI findings in malignant breast lesions

  16:15 - 16:45

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: The added value of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in diagnosis and management of triple negative breast cancer

  16:45 - 17:15

  16:15 - 16:45

Lecture 3: The added value of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in diagnosis and management of triple negative breast cancer

Dr. Momena Essam Ibrahim EL Sadawy | Associate Professor of Radiodiagnosis in Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt.

Momena
Dr. Momena Essam Ibrahim EL Sadawy
Associate Professor of Radiodiagnosis in Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt. | United Arab Emirates

Associate professor of radiodiagnosis, Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt. Specialist radiologist , medcare hospital, dubai, UAE Member of European society of breast imaging. Member of Egyptian society of breast imaging. Member of Egyptian society of radiodiagnosis and nuclear medicine.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: Correlation of prognostic factors with MRI findings in malignant breast lesions

  16:15 - 16:45

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: The added value of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in diagnosis and management of triple negative breast cancer

  16:45 - 17:15

  16:45 - 17:15


Session 9_RC
Lecture 1: Radiological features of COVID-19 in Children

Dr. Karuna M. Das | Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology

Karuna
Dr. Karuna M. Das
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Associate Professor of Radiology, in the College of Medicine and health sciences, UAEU, Al Ain. Certified radiologist from India, with additional fellowship in Interventional radiology from St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, England. Level III certification in Cardiac CTA along with FSCCT from USA, Since, 2005, I have been engaged in practiced-based learning of "Thoracic Radiology" along with more than 70 publications in peer reviewed journals in North America.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: Radiological features of COVID-19 in Children

  08:30 - 09:00

  08:30 - 09:00

Lecture 2: Intracranial venous thrombosis – a review in the light of Covid-19 and postvaccination related venous thrombosis

Dr. Klaus Van Gorkom | Chair and Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology

Klaus
Dr. Klaus Van Gorkom
Chair and Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Klaus Neidl-Van Gorkom Assoc. Prof. Department of Radiology, CMHS/UAEU, Chair College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEU; Consultant, Tawam Hospital Al Ain Klaus NVG is Assoc. Prof. in Radiology, University of the Arab Emirates in Al Ain. He was trained in Germany and Switzerland. The training included Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine inclusive PET-CT, and a Neuroradiology Fellowship. He holds a Radiology and a Nuclear Medicine license. His special interest is ENT- and Neuroradiology. He was the first director of the local residency program in 2006. The department is researching MERS, Covid-19, Cerebral Stroke, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Cardiac MRI together with the affiliated teaching hospitals and Dubai hospitals. Due to new faculty members, big data analysis and AI in Radiology became another focus.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Intracranial venous thrombosis – a review in the light of Covid-19 and postvaccination related venous thrombosis

  09:00 - 09:30

  09:00 - 09:30

Lecture 4: Insights into the COVID-19 pandemic: Rethinking of screening

Dr. Marufjon Salokhiddinov | Head of Radiology Department

Marufjon
Dr. Marufjon Salokhiddinov
Head of Radiology Department | Uzbekistan

Passionate radiologist in scientific and clinical research, HEAD OF RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT – ZANGIOTA № 2 COVID SPECIALISED HOSPITAL UNDER MINISTRY OF THE HEALTH

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 4: Insights into the COVID-19 pandemic: Rethinking of screening

  09:30 - 09:45

  09:30 - 09:45

Break & Exhibition Visit

  10:00 - 11:00

Session 10_RC
Lecture 1: (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Memorial Lecture) Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease: Pattern recognition approach to diagnosis

Prof. Edward Y. Lee | Associate Professor of Radiology

Edward
Prof. Edward Y. Lee
Associate Professor of Radiology | USA

Dr. Edward Lee is an associate professor of radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and a radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center. After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 2005, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI from 2012 - 2014, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee has been an author on more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 100 review articles or book chapters, and three books related to pediatric imaging including Pediatric Radiology: Practical Imaging Evaluation of Infants and Children. He was the recipient of GERRAF (GE Radiology Research Academic Fellowship) in 2006 and RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey’s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories. As a chair of the pediatric section of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), he has been instrumental in establishing pediatric radiology education and qualification in radiology residency training in the United States. Additionally, as an editor of the pediatric section of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR); editorial board member of nine journals; and reviewer of 25 journals; Dr. Lee has also helped guide and establish the educational and scientific direction and growth in his academic specialty – pediatric imaging – at academic and medical institutions around the world. He is the past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society (NERRS) and current President of the International Society of Pediatric Thoracic Imaging (ISPTI) and Medical Staff Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital. Recently, Dr. Lee has been also elected as the President of the Medical Staff Organization (MSO) at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known radiology educators and experts in the field of pediatric imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor, an invited speaker, or radiology oral board examiner on various topics related to pediatric imaging education in more than 40 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Memorial Lecture) Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease: Pattern recognition approach to diagnosis

  11:00 - 11:30

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Imaging evaluation of pediatric renal masses: Practical approach

  12:00 - 12:30

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Pediatric thoracic and abdomen: Interactive session

  14:00 - 14:30

  11:00 - 11:30

Lecture 2: A proposal for a new prognostic grading system in achalasia using dynamic barium swallow: the FBF score

Dr. Giovanni Fontanella | Gastrointestinal Radiology Consultant

Giovanni
Dr. Giovanni Fontanella
Gastrointestinal Radiology Consultant | Italy

I am an Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Consultant Radiologist based in Benevento, Italy. My Alma Mater is the historical Vanvitelli University in Naples. My path in GI Radiology began at St. Mark's Hospital in London, where I perfected my knowledge in a competitive and top-level environment. I conduct both clinical activity and research, with the focus on constant testing, innovation and optimisation of all imaging techniques to the needs of the clinical practice. I am currently working on gel-enhanced MR Fistulography (which was well received at ECR 2019), Dynamic Barium Swallow (ECR 2021) and Color-Coded Virtual Colonoscopy.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: A proposal for a new prognostic grading system in achalasia using dynamic barium swallow: the FBF score

  11:30 - 12:00

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: ColorToning as an additional enhancing tool for 2D reading in Virtual Colonoscopy.

  13:30 - 14:00

  11:30 - 12:00

Lecture 3: Imaging evaluation of pediatric renal masses: Practical approach

Prof. Edward Y. Lee | Associate Professor of Radiology

Edward
Prof. Edward Y. Lee
Associate Professor of Radiology | USA

Dr. Edward Lee is an associate professor of radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and a radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center. After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 2005, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI from 2012 - 2014, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee has been an author on more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 100 review articles or book chapters, and three books related to pediatric imaging including Pediatric Radiology: Practical Imaging Evaluation of Infants and Children. He was the recipient of GERRAF (GE Radiology Research Academic Fellowship) in 2006 and RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey’s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories. As a chair of the pediatric section of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), he has been instrumental in establishing pediatric radiology education and qualification in radiology residency training in the United States. Additionally, as an editor of the pediatric section of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR); editorial board member of nine journals; and reviewer of 25 journals; Dr. Lee has also helped guide and establish the educational and scientific direction and growth in his academic specialty – pediatric imaging – at academic and medical institutions around the world. He is the past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society (NERRS) and current President of the International Society of Pediatric Thoracic Imaging (ISPTI) and Medical Staff Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital. Recently, Dr. Lee has been also elected as the President of the Medical Staff Organization (MSO) at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known radiology educators and experts in the field of pediatric imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor, an invited speaker, or radiology oral board examiner on various topics related to pediatric imaging education in more than 40 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Memorial Lecture) Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease: Pattern recognition approach to diagnosis

  11:00 - 11:30

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Imaging evaluation of pediatric renal masses: Practical approach

  12:00 - 12:30

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Pediatric thoracic and abdomen: Interactive session

  14:00 - 14:30

  12:00 - 12:30

Lunch Break

  12:30 - 13:30

Session 11_RC
Lecture 1: ColorToning as an additional enhancing tool for 2D reading in Virtual Colonoscopy.

Dr. Giovanni Fontanella | Gastrointestinal Radiology Consultant

Giovanni
Dr. Giovanni Fontanella
Gastrointestinal Radiology Consultant | Italy

I am an Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Consultant Radiologist based in Benevento, Italy. My Alma Mater is the historical Vanvitelli University in Naples. My path in GI Radiology began at St. Mark's Hospital in London, where I perfected my knowledge in a competitive and top-level environment. I conduct both clinical activity and research, with the focus on constant testing, innovation and optimisation of all imaging techniques to the needs of the clinical practice. I am currently working on gel-enhanced MR Fistulography (which was well received at ECR 2019), Dynamic Barium Swallow (ECR 2021) and Color-Coded Virtual Colonoscopy.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: A proposal for a new prognostic grading system in achalasia using dynamic barium swallow: the FBF score

  11:30 - 12:00

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: ColorToning as an additional enhancing tool for 2D reading in Virtual Colonoscopy.

  13:30 - 14:00

  13:30 - 14:00

Lecture 2: Pediatric thoracic and abdomen: Interactive session

Prof. Edward Y. Lee | Associate Professor of Radiology

Edward
Prof. Edward Y. Lee
Associate Professor of Radiology | USA

Dr. Edward Lee is an associate professor of radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and a radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center. After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 2005, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI from 2012 - 2014, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee has been an author on more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 100 review articles or book chapters, and three books related to pediatric imaging including Pediatric Radiology: Practical Imaging Evaluation of Infants and Children. He was the recipient of GERRAF (GE Radiology Research Academic Fellowship) in 2006 and RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey’s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories. As a chair of the pediatric section of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), he has been instrumental in establishing pediatric radiology education and qualification in radiology residency training in the United States. Additionally, as an editor of the pediatric section of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR); editorial board member of nine journals; and reviewer of 25 journals; Dr. Lee has also helped guide and establish the educational and scientific direction and growth in his academic specialty – pediatric imaging – at academic and medical institutions around the world. He is the past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society (NERRS) and current President of the International Society of Pediatric Thoracic Imaging (ISPTI) and Medical Staff Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital. Recently, Dr. Lee has been also elected as the President of the Medical Staff Organization (MSO) at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known radiology educators and experts in the field of pediatric imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor, an invited speaker, or radiology oral board examiner on various topics related to pediatric imaging education in more than 40 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Memorial Lecture) Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease: Pattern recognition approach to diagnosis

  11:00 - 11:30

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Imaging evaluation of pediatric renal masses: Practical approach

  12:00 - 12:30

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Pediatric thoracic and abdomen: Interactive session

  14:00 - 14:30

  14:00 - 14:30

Lecture 3: Challenges of Ultrasound Imaging in COVID-19 Pandemic practice point of view

Dr. Ibnrushd Himat Elhag | Senior Vascular and General Sonographer

Ibnrushd
Dr. Ibnrushd Himat Elhag
Senior Vascular and General Sonographer | United Arab Emirates

MSc, ARDMS, RVT Membership SVT.GBI 13 years in Vascular and general Sonography, in( Occupational Health) in ADNOC medical services (Sport Medicine Hospital) in Health point Hospital. Multi-specialty Hospital SSMC/Mayo Clinic.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Challenges of Ultrasound Imaging in COVID-19 Pandemic practice point of view

  14:30 - 15:00

  14:30 - 15:00

Break & Exhibition Visit

  15:00 - 15:30

Session 12_RC
Lecture 1: Teleradiology: Status and Challenges

Prof. Sattam Lingawi | Founder

Sattam
Prof. Sattam Lingawi
Founder | Saudi Arabia

Professor of Radiology/ Neuroradiology • King Abdulaziz University Jeddah (1992-2015) • King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (2010-2013) 1. Shura Council Member and head of Medical committee (2013 -2017) 2. Founder &1st president- Radiological Society of Saudi Arabia (2004 -2010) 3. Co- Founder and 2nd president of Pan Arab Association of Radiological Societies (2005 - 2008) 4. Founder of M.S Tamr Teleradiology co ( 1st Saudi Teleradiology co - 2009 -2013) 5. Founder of First Scan Radiology Center (2006-2018) 6. Founder of Speedy Recovery Telehealth Co. (2008- now) 7. Founder of OmniRad Teleradiology (2018 – now)

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: Teleradiology: Status and Challenges

  15:30 - 16:00

  15:30 - 16:00

Lecture 2: The Value Of MR Dacrocystography In Patients With Epiphora

Dr. Hawraa Abdullah A Shakor Alnaqshabandi | Senior Radiologist

Hawraa
Dr. Hawraa Abdullah A Shakor Alnaqshabandi
Senior Radiologist | Iraq

DR. hawraa abdullah , a board certified radiologist , the Iraqi board of radiology work at the oncology teaching hospital at medical city baghdad MBChB almustansiryah college of medicine 2007

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: The Value Of MR Dacrocystography In Patients With Epiphora

  16:00 - 16:30

  16:00 - 16:30

Lecture 3: Dental Imaging: What the radiologist needs to know

Prof. Dijana Zadravec | Associate Professor of General and Head of General and Dental Radiology Department

Dijana
Prof. Dijana Zadravec
Associate Professor of General and Head of General and Dental Radiology Department | Croatia

Dijana Zadravec, MD, PHD, is an Associate Professor of general and dental radiology (since 2013) and head of General and dental radiology department at the University of Zagreb, School of Dental medicine (since 2015). She was head of Department for diagnostic and interventional radiology (2016-2021). She is head of Clinical unit for neuroradiology and neurointervention at the University Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice. She is also head of Referral center for radiologic prevention, diagnostics, therapy and rehabilitation of head and neck diseases of the Ministry of health, Republic of Croatia, at the University Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice in Zagreb. Associate Professor Zadravec served as Deputy Director of University Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice (2016-2020).

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Dental Imaging: What the radiologist needs to know

  16:30 - 17:00

  16:30 - 17:00


Dedicated Radiographer Sessions

Day 1
10 October 2021
Day 2
11 October 2021

Session 1_DRS
Lecture 1: Multimodality Case Studies - Black And White Swans

Dr. Wael Shabana | Associate Professor of Radiology

Wael
Dr. Wael Shabana
Associate Professor of Radiology | Canada

My journey started in Egypt after I finished medical school, then moved to Europe, in particular Brussels, where I was able to join the medical school at the Free University of Brussels (The Flemish part) to obtain a license in the EU. I finished Radiology training combined with Ph.D. from the same university. In 2006, I did a fellowship in abdominal imaging at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (top-ranked 10 medical hospitals in the world) and joined as a junior staff for few months before joining the department of radiology at the Ottawa University in 2007 as an assistant professor. In 2016, I obtained an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa. I'm section head of abdominal imaging at the University of Ottawa.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Multimodality Case Studies - Black And White Swans

  09:00 - 09:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: PI-RADS Version 2.1

  09:30 - 10:00

  09:00 - 09:30

Lecture 2: Radiographer Profession in France.

Mr. Philippe Gerson | ISRRT Treasurer

Philippe
Mr. Philippe Gerson
ISRRT Treasurer | France

Philippe gerson qualified as a radiographer in 1981 at the hospital Hotel Dieu ,.he became Chief Radiographer in 1990. he was the coordinator of all the paramedical staff ( radiographers , nurses ...)of his hospital until 2019 . Then from 2019 to 2021 he was chief of 3 radiology department in 2 hospitals ( one pediatric and adult at Necker hospital and one of the Hotel Dieu Hospital ) and now retired since February 2021 but still involved for his profession. he has been very involved in Africa and Asia organizing several workshops and conferences . He has been appointed by the French Red Cross as an expert to set up Radiology Departments in Health Day Care Centres for AIDS in Africa Since the last ISRRT world congress ( Trinitad ) he has been nominated as ISRRT treasurer . Philippe gerson is vice president of the French Society of Radiographers (AFPPE)

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Radiographer Profession in France.

  09:30 - 10:00

  09:30 - 10:00

Session 2_DRS
Lecture 1: AI in radiography

Dr. Christina Malamateniou | Director of Postgraduate and Doctorate Programme of Radiography

Christina
Dr. Christina Malamateniou
Director of Postgraduate and Doctorate Programme of Radiography | United Kingdom

Dr Christina Malamateniou (PhD SFHEA MA MAcadMEd DIC Bsc Hons) is the director of the postgraduate programme and doctorate programme of Radiography at City, University of London. She has worked in many different Universities in Europe over the last two decades and has published extensively. She has held many leadership positions within the Greek Society of Radiographers, the EFRS, the Society and College of Radiographers and the European Society of Radiology. In 2016 she was the chair of the radiographers scientific programme subcommittee at the European Congress of Radiology. Christina has published more than 40 papers in peer reviewed journals in different fields of medical imaging and clinical education, has attracted research funding of more than £2.5 million and Co-I and PI and has authored/coauthored more than 100 conference research abstracts. She has been the recipient of the Greek state scholarships foundation from Greece, the British Institute of Radiology Clinical MRI prize and Leonard Levine memorial prize and the Biomedical Research Centre fellowship for her work in neonatal and fetal mri research, respectively. Her current research interests are MRI, AI implementation in radiography , research mentoring and patient centred care in medical imaging.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: AI in radiography

  11:00 - 11:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Autism Friendly MRI scanning

  13:30 - 14:00

  11:00 - 11:30

Lecture 2: Artificial Intelligence in CT image denoising

Dr. Samar El-Farra | Senior fellowship of Advance HE

Samar
Dr. Samar El-Farra
Senior fellowship of Advance HE | United Arab Emirates

Samar El-Farra (Senior fellowship of Advance HE) is the Chairperson of the Scientific board of the RASE, Manager of Higher colleges of technology Assessment unit. Certified MRT by the Canadian (CMIRTO). Strong academic and clinical background and a reputable speaker at conferences and scientific functions . An authentic advocate to enable and empower radiographers around the globe.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Artificial Intelligence in CT image denoising

  11:30 - 12:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Contrast media safety updates- ACR

  13:30 - 14:00

  11:30 - 12:00

Lecture 3: Current Challenges in Radiation Protection (And Opportunities for UAE Innovation)

Dr. Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida | Expert, Radiation Protection

Daniele
Dr. Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida
Expert, Radiation Protection | United Arab Emirates

Daniele Giuffrida is the Radiation Protection Expert at the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), and a Member of Committee 4 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP). A Polytechnical Institute of Milano Nuclear Engineering graduate, he obtained the three levels of specialization as a Qualified Expert in Radiation Protection in Italy. He started his career in the French nuclear industry, then joined the European Commission as a civil servant in 2012 and was appointed Head of the Radiation Protection Sector and Qualified Expert of the JRC-Ispra Site, where he served for 12 years. Since joining FANR in 2014, he was involved in several projects and activities related to the development of the Radiation Protection infrastructure in the UAE, including education and training, UAE-IAEA cooperation, dosimetry and Occupational Radiation Protection.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Qualification Of Radiation Protection Professionals in the UAE

  14:00 - 14:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Current Challenges in Radiation Protection (And Opportunities for UAE Innovation)

  12:00 - 12:30

  12:00 - 12:30

Lunch Break

  12:30 - 13:30

Session 3_DRS
Lecture 1: Autism Friendly MRI scanning

Dr. Christina Malamateniou | Director of Postgraduate and Doctorate Programme of Radiography

Christina
Dr. Christina Malamateniou
Director of Postgraduate and Doctorate Programme of Radiography | United Kingdom

Dr Christina Malamateniou (PhD SFHEA MA MAcadMEd DIC Bsc Hons) is the director of the postgraduate programme and doctorate programme of Radiography at City, University of London. She has worked in many different Universities in Europe over the last two decades and has published extensively. She has held many leadership positions within the Greek Society of Radiographers, the EFRS, the Society and College of Radiographers and the European Society of Radiology. In 2016 she was the chair of the radiographers scientific programme subcommittee at the European Congress of Radiology. Christina has published more than 40 papers in peer reviewed journals in different fields of medical imaging and clinical education, has attracted research funding of more than £2.5 million and Co-I and PI and has authored/coauthored more than 100 conference research abstracts. She has been the recipient of the Greek state scholarships foundation from Greece, the British Institute of Radiology Clinical MRI prize and Leonard Levine memorial prize and the Biomedical Research Centre fellowship for her work in neonatal and fetal mri research, respectively. Her current research interests are MRI, AI implementation in radiography , research mentoring and patient centred care in medical imaging.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: AI in radiography

  11:00 - 11:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Autism Friendly MRI scanning

  13:30 - 14:00

  13:30 - 14:00

Lecture 2: Qualification Of Radiation Protection Professionals in the UAE

Dr. Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida | Expert, Radiation Protection

Daniele
Dr. Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida
Expert, Radiation Protection | United Arab Emirates

Daniele Giuffrida is the Radiation Protection Expert at the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), and a Member of Committee 4 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP). A Polytechnical Institute of Milano Nuclear Engineering graduate, he obtained the three levels of specialization as a Qualified Expert in Radiation Protection in Italy. He started his career in the French nuclear industry, then joined the European Commission as a civil servant in 2012 and was appointed Head of the Radiation Protection Sector and Qualified Expert of the JRC-Ispra Site, where he served for 12 years. Since joining FANR in 2014, he was involved in several projects and activities related to the development of the Radiation Protection infrastructure in the UAE, including education and training, UAE-IAEA cooperation, dosimetry and Occupational Radiation Protection.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Qualification Of Radiation Protection Professionals in the UAE

  14:00 - 14:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Current Challenges in Radiation Protection (And Opportunities for UAE Innovation)

  12:00 - 12:30

  14:00 - 14:30

Lecture 3: Applications in: Retrograde Urethrography (RUG)

Prof. Hashim Alwadhi | Consultant Radiographer

Hashim
Prof. Hashim Alwadhi
Consultant Radiographer | United Arab Emirates

President - Radiographers Society of the Emirates | Consultant, Radiographer - Dubai Hospital

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Applications in: Retrograde Urethrography (RUG)

  14:30 - 15:00

  14:30 - 15:00

Break & Exhibition Visit

  15:00 - 15:30

Session 4_DRS
Lecture 1: Choose your metaphor: ‘Many hands make light work’ or ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’

Dr. Yvonne Masters | Executive Editor

Yvonne
Dr. Yvonne Masters
Executive Editor | Australia

Yvonne Masters is an independent researcher in Australia. She was a teacher and teacher educator for over 40 years and is still passionate about education. She was a senior lecturer in Professional Classroom Practice in the School of Education, University of New England, Australia, a position that she accepted after five years as Director of Professional Experience in the same School. Prior to taking up her position at UNE, she had 30 years’ experience in secondary schools including in the roles of Curriculum Coordinator, Deputy Principal and Principal. Her teaching experience spans three Australian states. Her research interests centre on undergraduate research, academic publication, teacher education and policy, professional experience, teacher identity, online learning and virtual worlds. Yvonne was awarded her PhD, focused on school principalship, from Deakin University. She is an active researcher and gained, in collaboration with other researchers, 4 Internal UNE School of Education Research grants; was a partner in a $200,000 ALTC (OLT) grant, VirtualPREX: Innovative assessment using a 3D virtual world with pre-service teachers; in 2014 achieved a UNE Seed Grant for a one year project to explore teacher quality; and in 2015 gained a $50,000 OLT seed grant to develop resources to assist pre-service teachers to gain online teaching skills to assist them in teaching wholly online into virtual schools. Yvonne serves as a reviewer for several education journals and is a senior reviewer for IAFOR conferences. She has been involved with IAFOR for several years as a member of the Asian Conference for Education Organising Committee, as co-facilitator of the Asian Undergraduate Research Symposium, and as a member of the International Academic Advisory Board. Yvonne is the current Executive Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Education, a Scopus indexed, open access journal on education. She presents on a variety of education topics including publishing as an academic, teacher education policy, undergraduate research, and online teaching at a range of conferences, both Australian and international.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Choose your metaphor: ‘Many hands make light work’ or ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’

  15:30 - 16:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: “First, do no harm”: The role of ethics in research and publication

  14:00 - 14:30

  15:30 - 16:00

Lecture 2: How to achieve a high-quality thoracic CT Angiography technique

Dr. Salah El Rai | Consultant Radiologist

Salah
Dr. Salah El Rai
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Salah is a senior medical educator, clinical radiologist, and academic professional. Currently, he is serving as consultant radiologist in university hospital Sharjah and adjunct faculty in Sharjah University (medical college). Previously, he served as a consultant/HOD radiology department at SKGH UAQ (MOPA) and Al Sharq hospital Fujairah. He is reviewer of AJR and active member of RSNA, ESR, SFR, CIRSE, DHCC- FTPP, and the scientific committee of ARM. Dr. Salah has more than 16 years’ professional and academic experience over several countries. He has French qualifications in neuroradiology, neurovascular imaging, vascular imaging, fetal and perinatal imaging, Gynecological and breast imaging in addition to his American certification in cardiac imaging. He has special interests in imaging quality improvement, patient centered radiology services, radiation protection, recent radiology technological advances and radiology screening services. Additionally, he has authored more than 100 national and international publications.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 4: Headache Imaging: Pictorial Review.

  17:00 - 17:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: How to achieve a high-quality thoracic CT Angiography technique

  16:00 - 16:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: What radiographer should know in Prostate cancer?

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: How to improve quality of diffusion weighted images in liver MRI

  11:30 - 12:00

  16:00 - 16:30

Lecture 3: Clinical finding for post COVID MRI cardiac

Mr. Mohamed Zayed | Clinical imaging specialist

Mohamed
Mr. Mohamed Zayed
Clinical imaging specialist | United Arab Emirates

experienced clinical imaging technologist for CT and MRI advanced studies

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 3: Clinical finding for post COVID MRI cardiac

  16:30 - 17:00

  16:30 - 17:00


Session 5_DRS
Lecture 1: Are student radiographers following infection control protocols on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)?

Mr. Mudasser Panchbhaya | Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging

Mudasser
Mr. Mudasser Panchbhaya
Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging | United Kingdom

I am a qualified Diagnostic Radiographer with experience working for both the NHS and private healthcare. I am currently a Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging at Sheffield Hallam University. I am also the universities Radiation Protection Supervisor and the Diagnostic Radiography course Admissions Tutor. I have conducted numerous research projects, one of which was presented at the 2020 UKIO convention.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Are student radiographers following infection control protocols on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)?

  09:00 - 09:30

  09:00 - 09:30

Lecture 2: PI-RADS Version 2.1

Dr. Wael Shabana | Associate Professor of Radiology

Wael
Dr. Wael Shabana
Associate Professor of Radiology | Canada

My journey started in Egypt after I finished medical school, then moved to Europe, in particular Brussels, where I was able to join the medical school at the Free University of Brussels (The Flemish part) to obtain a license in the EU. I finished Radiology training combined with Ph.D. from the same university. In 2006, I did a fellowship in abdominal imaging at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (top-ranked 10 medical hospitals in the world) and joined as a junior staff for few months before joining the department of radiology at the Ottawa University in 2007 as an assistant professor. In 2016, I obtained an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa. I'm section head of abdominal imaging at the University of Ottawa.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Multimodality Case Studies - Black And White Swans

  09:00 - 09:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: PI-RADS Version 2.1

  09:30 - 10:00

  09:30 - 10:00

Break & Exhibition Visit

  10:00 - 11:00

Session 6_DRS
Lecture 1: What radiographer should know in Prostate cancer?

Dr. Salah El Rai | Consultant Radiologist

Salah
Dr. Salah El Rai
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Salah is a senior medical educator, clinical radiologist, and academic professional. Currently, he is serving as consultant radiologist in university hospital Sharjah and adjunct faculty in Sharjah University (medical college). Previously, he served as a consultant/HOD radiology department at SKGH UAQ (MOPA) and Al Sharq hospital Fujairah. He is reviewer of AJR and active member of RSNA, ESR, SFR, CIRSE, DHCC- FTPP, and the scientific committee of ARM. Dr. Salah has more than 16 years’ professional and academic experience over several countries. He has French qualifications in neuroradiology, neurovascular imaging, vascular imaging, fetal and perinatal imaging, Gynecological and breast imaging in addition to his American certification in cardiac imaging. He has special interests in imaging quality improvement, patient centered radiology services, radiation protection, recent radiology technological advances and radiology screening services. Additionally, he has authored more than 100 national and international publications.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 4: Headache Imaging: Pictorial Review.

  17:00 - 17:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: How to achieve a high-quality thoracic CT Angiography technique

  16:00 - 16:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: What radiographer should know in Prostate cancer?

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: How to improve quality of diffusion weighted images in liver MRI

  11:30 - 12:00

  11:00 - 11:30

Lecture 2: How to improve quality of diffusion weighted images in liver MRI

Dr. Salah El Rai | Consultant Radiologist

Salah
Dr. Salah El Rai
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Salah is a senior medical educator, clinical radiologist, and academic professional. Currently, he is serving as consultant radiologist in university hospital Sharjah and adjunct faculty in Sharjah University (medical college). Previously, he served as a consultant/HOD radiology department at SKGH UAQ (MOPA) and Al Sharq hospital Fujairah. He is reviewer of AJR and active member of RSNA, ESR, SFR, CIRSE, DHCC- FTPP, and the scientific committee of ARM. Dr. Salah has more than 16 years’ professional and academic experience over several countries. He has French qualifications in neuroradiology, neurovascular imaging, vascular imaging, fetal and perinatal imaging, Gynecological and breast imaging in addition to his American certification in cardiac imaging. He has special interests in imaging quality improvement, patient centered radiology services, radiation protection, recent radiology technological advances and radiology screening services. Additionally, he has authored more than 100 national and international publications.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 4: Headache Imaging: Pictorial Review.

  17:00 - 17:30

Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: How to achieve a high-quality thoracic CT Angiography technique

  16:00 - 16:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: What radiographer should know in Prostate cancer?

  11:00 - 11:30

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: How to improve quality of diffusion weighted images in liver MRI

  11:30 - 12:00

  11:30 - 12:00

Lecture 3: Advancements in Cardiac CT - Dubai Hospital Experience

Ms. Badriya Mohd Hassan | Senior Radiographer and CT Team Leader

Badriya
Ms. Badriya Mohd Hassan
Senior Radiographer and CT Team Leader | United Arab Emirates

Senior Radiographer and CT Team Leader in Dubai Hospital, Radiology department. She has 11 years working experience in different medical imaging modalities and in managerial area. She would like to apply and share my knowledge, experience and skills to reach the highest standards of professionalism in her career.

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: Advancements in Cardiac CT - Dubai Hospital Experience

  12:00 - 12:30

  12:00 - 12:30

Lunch Break

  12:30 - 13:30

Session 7_DRS
Lecture 1: Contrast media safety updates- ACR

Dr. Samar El-Farra | Senior fellowship of Advance HE

Samar
Dr. Samar El-Farra
Senior fellowship of Advance HE | United Arab Emirates

Samar El-Farra (Senior fellowship of Advance HE) is the Chairperson of the Scientific board of the RASE, Manager of Higher colleges of technology Assessment unit. Certified MRT by the Canadian (CMIRTO). Strong academic and clinical background and a reputable speaker at conferences and scientific functions . An authentic advocate to enable and empower radiographers around the globe.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 2: Artificial Intelligence in CT image denoising

  11:30 - 12:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 1: Contrast media safety updates- ACR

  13:30 - 14:00

  13:30 - 14:00

Lecture 2: “First, do no harm”: The role of ethics in research and publication

Dr. Yvonne Masters | Executive Editor

Yvonne
Dr. Yvonne Masters
Executive Editor | Australia

Yvonne Masters is an independent researcher in Australia. She was a teacher and teacher educator for over 40 years and is still passionate about education. She was a senior lecturer in Professional Classroom Practice in the School of Education, University of New England, Australia, a position that she accepted after five years as Director of Professional Experience in the same School. Prior to taking up her position at UNE, she had 30 years’ experience in secondary schools including in the roles of Curriculum Coordinator, Deputy Principal and Principal. Her teaching experience spans three Australian states. Her research interests centre on undergraduate research, academic publication, teacher education and policy, professional experience, teacher identity, online learning and virtual worlds. Yvonne was awarded her PhD, focused on school principalship, from Deakin University. She is an active researcher and gained, in collaboration with other researchers, 4 Internal UNE School of Education Research grants; was a partner in a $200,000 ALTC (OLT) grant, VirtualPREX: Innovative assessment using a 3D virtual world with pre-service teachers; in 2014 achieved a UNE Seed Grant for a one year project to explore teacher quality; and in 2015 gained a $50,000 OLT seed grant to develop resources to assist pre-service teachers to gain online teaching skills to assist them in teaching wholly online into virtual schools. Yvonne serves as a reviewer for several education journals and is a senior reviewer for IAFOR conferences. She has been involved with IAFOR for several years as a member of the Asian Conference for Education Organising Committee, as co-facilitator of the Asian Undergraduate Research Symposium, and as a member of the International Academic Advisory Board. Yvonne is the current Executive Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Education, a Scopus indexed, open access journal on education. She presents on a variety of education topics including publishing as an academic, teacher education policy, undergraduate research, and online teaching at a range of conferences, both Australian and international.

Lectures by this speaker
Sunday, 2021-10-10
Lecture 1: Choose your metaphor: ‘Many hands make light work’ or ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’

  15:30 - 16:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 2: “First, do no harm”: The role of ethics in research and publication

  14:00 - 14:30

  14:00 - 14:30

Lecture 3: MRI of Perianal Fistulas

Dr. Rashid Mustafa | Specialist Senior Registrar

Rashid
Dr. Rashid Mustafa
Specialist Senior Registrar | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Rashid Mustafa is a Specialist Senior Registrar at the Dubai Hospital, UAE

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: MRI of Perianal Fistulas

  14:30 - 15:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 4: Adrenal Imaging

  15:00 - 15:30

  14:30 - 15:00

Lecture 4: Adrenal Imaging

Dr. Rashid Mustafa | Specialist Senior Registrar

Rashid
Dr. Rashid Mustafa
Specialist Senior Registrar | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Rashid Mustafa is a Specialist Senior Registrar at the Dubai Hospital, UAE

Lectures by this speaker
Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 3: MRI of Perianal Fistulas

  14:30 - 15:00

Monday, 2021-10-11
Lecture 4: Adrenal Imaging

  15:00 - 15:30

  15:00 - 15:30


Ultrasound Seminar – Virtual

12 October 2021

Session 1_US
Lecture 1: Early pregnancy Ultrasound.

Ms. Faryal Yousuf Binismail | Senior Principle Radiographer

Faryal
Ms. Faryal Yousuf Binismail
Senior Principle Radiographer | United Arab Emirates

Senior Principle Radiographer in Dubai Hospital, Radiology department. She has 11 years working experience in different medical imaging modalities. She would like to apply and share my knowledge, experience and skills to reach the highest standards of professionalism in her career

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: Early pregnancy Ultrasound.

  11:00 - 11:30

  11:00 - 11:30

Lecture 2: Diagnostic Accuracy of ultrasound in early detection of molar pregnancies keeping histopathology as gold standard.

Dr. Khush Bakht | Radiologist

Khush
Dr. Khush Bakht
Radiologist | Pakistan

FCPS Diagnostic Radiology at College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Diagnostic Accuracy of ultrasound in early detection of molar pregnancies keeping histopathology as gold standard.

  11:30 - 12:00

  11:30 - 12:00

Lecture 3: Evaluation Of Major Intracranial Artery Resistive Index In Various Degree Of Hydrocephalus

Dr. Dhananjaya Kotebagilu Narayana Kotebagilu | Assistant Professor

Dhananjaya
Dr. Dhananjaya Kotebagilu Narayana Kotebagilu
Assistant Professor | India

Assistant Professor in Paediatric Radiology at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Practising diagnostic Paediatric radiology in Bengaluru after finishing my Radiology residency and Paediatric Radiology Fellowship. Have done national and international scientific presentation at various conferences. Invited as international speaker in ARM2018 and ARM2020. Peer reviewer for few national and international journals. Task force member in ESPR pediatric neuroradioogy, Oncoimaging and post mortem imaging. Abstract reviewer for IPR 2021 and Annual Grant reviewer for SPR. Actively involved in application of AI in medical imaging.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Evaluation Of Major Intracranial Artery Resistive Index In Various Degree Of Hydrocephalus

  12:00 - 12:30

  12:00 - 12:30

Break

  12:30 - 13:30

Session 2_US
Lecture 1: Ultrasound Imaging of Testicular Masses Overview

Dr. Hisham Ibrahim Alkhatib | Consultant Radiologist

Hisham
Dr. Hisham Ibrahim Alkhatib
Consultant Radiologist | Jordan

• Consultant Radiologist • Visiting Clinical Tutor , prince Hamzeh and AlBashir hospital –Jordan • Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Tutor ; BODY AND CHEST IMAGING SECTION , for the last 9 years at PRINCE SULTAN MILITARY MEDICAL CITY ( the largest tertiary hospital in KSA with about 1700 beds , all subspecialties are available , recognized for post graduate residency and fellowship programs , I am extensively involved in teaching process .

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: Ultrasound Imaging of Testicular Masses Overview

  13:30 - 14:00

  13:30 - 14:00

Lecture 2: Sonographic-pathological correlation of typical and atypical thyroid nodules

Dr. Anoop Kumar Pandey | Specialist Radiologist

Anoop
Dr. Anoop Kumar Pandey
Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

DR ANOOP KUMAR PANDEY Specialist Radiologist: Belhoul Speciality Hospital, Dubai F R C R (LONDON, UK) Fellowship - Body Imaging & Non Vascular Intervention (St Paul Hospital, UBC, Vancouver, Canada) M.D. (RADIODIAGNOSIS) P.G.I.M.E.R. (CHANDIGARH), INDIA. D.N.B. (RADIODIAGNOSIS) DHA License- Specialist Radiology (No: DHA-P-0127598) GMC Registered (GMC reference no- 7487857)

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Sonographic-pathological correlation of typical and atypical thyroid nodules

  14:00 - 14:30

  14:00 - 14:30

Lecture 3: Pictorial presentation on ultrasound spectrum of Fibrocystic change (FCC) of breast

Dr. Ranjitha Guruswamy | Specialist Radiologist

Ranjitha
Dr. Ranjitha Guruswamy
Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

I specialize in General radiology with capabilities in reporting radiographs ( x rays), special fluoroscopic procedures, CT scans, MRI and performing ultrasounds including Doppler. I hold the professional membership of Indian Radiological Imaging Association. I can also perform detailed anatomy obstetric ultrasound and nuchal scans ( certified by Fetal medicine foundation, UK)

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Pictorial presentation on ultrasound spectrum of Fibrocystic change (FCC) of breast

  14:30 - 15:00

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: Imaging in Ovarian torsion

  15:30 - 16:00

  14:30 - 15:00

Break

  15:00 - 15:30

Session 3_US
Lecture 1: Imaging in Ovarian torsion

Dr. Ranjitha Guruswamy | Specialist Radiologist

Ranjitha
Dr. Ranjitha Guruswamy
Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

I specialize in General radiology with capabilities in reporting radiographs ( x rays), special fluoroscopic procedures, CT scans, MRI and performing ultrasounds including Doppler. I hold the professional membership of Indian Radiological Imaging Association. I can also perform detailed anatomy obstetric ultrasound and nuchal scans ( certified by Fetal medicine foundation, UK)

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Pictorial presentation on ultrasound spectrum of Fibrocystic change (FCC) of breast

  14:30 - 15:00

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 1: Imaging in Ovarian torsion

  15:30 - 16:00

  15:30 - 16:00

Lecture 2: Thymus is the Joker of the neck in Children

Dr. Elham Elgabaly | Consultant Radiologist

Elham
Dr. Elham Elgabaly
Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr Elham Elgabaly is a Consultant Radiologist currently working at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital. She has finished her Master degree in Radio diagnosis in 2002 from Cairo University-Egypt and her Medical doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in radio diagnosis in 2012 from Cairo University. She has an experience of more than 23 years as a radiologist working in various hospitals, including tertiary centers, multi-specialty governmental and private hospitals in Cairo, Egypt. Not only that, but she had multiple workshops training in Egypt, UK, Italy and UAE. She has special interest in pediatric imaging and women imaging. Furthermore, she is also a member of the European Society of Radiology, British Medical Ultrasound Society and European Society of Breast Imaging.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 2: Thymus is the Joker of the neck in Children

  16:00 - 16:30

  16:00 - 16:30

Lecture 3: Role of ARDMS Certified Sonographer

Dr. Rozina Badal | Physician/Sonologist/Ultrasound specialist

Rozina
Dr. Rozina Badal
Physician/Sonologist/Ultrasound specialist | USA

Ultrasound Specialist, Instructor (USA and International), Sonographer, Adjunct Faculty Universities in Pakistan/Canada/Spain. ARDMS educator.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Role of ARDMS Certified Sonographer

  16:30 - 17:00

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 4: Neonatal Head Ultrasound Protocols for Sonographers

  17:00 - 17:30

  16:30 - 17:00

Lecture 4: Neonatal Head Ultrasound Protocols for Sonographers

Dr. Rozina Badal | Physician/Sonologist/Ultrasound specialist

Rozina
Dr. Rozina Badal
Physician/Sonologist/Ultrasound specialist | USA

Ultrasound Specialist, Instructor (USA and International), Sonographer, Adjunct Faculty Universities in Pakistan/Canada/Spain. ARDMS educator.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 3: Role of ARDMS Certified Sonographer

  16:30 - 17:00

Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 4: Neonatal Head Ultrasound Protocols for Sonographers

  17:00 - 17:30

  17:00 - 17:30

Lecture 4: Ultrasound of Normal and Abnormal Fetal Anatomy

Ms. Dalal AbdulRahman | Obstetric Scanning Ultrasound

Dalal
Ms. Dalal AbdulRahman
Obstetric Scanning Ultrasound | United Arab Emirates

Graduated from Higher college of technology Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology in June 2010. Currently working in Dubai Hospital for 13 years specialized in obstetric scanning ultrasound. Trained in Gislini Hospital in Italy with prof. Dario Paladini Head of Fetal Medicine and Surgery Unit in Gislini Children Hospital in Genova, Italy. Worked in Fetal medicine unit in Dubai Hospital with the gynecology team under the supervision of Dr. Nawal Hubaishi head of gynecology team. Recently working in obstetric scan unit in radiology department supervised by Mr. Hashim Al Awadhi.

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2021-10-12
Lecture 4: Ultrasound of Normal and Abnormal Fetal Anatomy

  17:30 - 18:00

  17:30 - 18:00

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Shortage of ‘Human Resources for Health’ in Developing Countries

Supported by Noor Dubai

Subtitle:

The shortage of health workers in developing countries may undermine the attainment of the Sustainable development goals, universal health coverage and undermine control of epidemics/pandemics. So how do we improve the number and quality of health workers in developing countries?

Context:

The World Health Organization in its 2006 World Health Report reported that over 4 million more health workers are needed globally to prevent crisis in the health sector. Out of which Africa alone needs 1.5 million workers. Thus 36 of the 57 countries in the continent have critical shortages of human resources for health.

Globally all countries are challenged by worker shortage, skill mix imbalance, maldistribution, negative work environment, and weak knowledge base. However, it is worse in the poorest countries mostly of Africa and Asia where the workforce is under assault by HIV/AIDS, epidemics, out-migration, poor working environment, demotivation, undertraining and inadequate investment.

The critical shortage of health workers in developing world especially Africa is a major impediment to achievement of health/developmental goals, and could hinder the ability to control epidemics and pandemic outbreaks. In many developing countries this shortage not only affects provision of life saving interventions like childhood immunization, maternal services and prevention/treatment of the major infectious diseases –HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis; but also hampers response to serious epidemics and pandemics like Ebola, Hemorrhagic fevers, Yellow fever and Covid-19. In addition to this the increasing aging population and change of life style in these developing countries results in rising burden of chronic diseases and non-communicable diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cancers etc needing more well trained health personnel’s and facilities.

This shortage is made worse within these countries by a vicious cycle of outbreaks of epidemics that further deplete the workforce and emigration of health workers to other parts of the world. The gross mal-distribution of the workers where by majority of health workers are in the urban areas but most of the population lives in rural areas in these countries, aggravates the situation. Furthermore the opportunities for continuous medical education and self-development is generally limited.

Thus, this human resource for health crisis in the developing countries especially Africa is not only about the quantity of the health workers and their distribution but also their quality. Due to weak educational systems and training facilities, occasioned by poor investment, health workers in many of these countries are not only inadequately trained but also lack the continuous medical education to handle emerging life threatening emergencies and chronic health conditions.

The crisis is partly caused by underfunding from governments due to competing developmental demands with very weak economies. This results in fewer ill-equipped training institutions, undertraining, under-recruitment, lack of facilities, demotivation, brain drain etc. The pull of higher salaries in industrialized countries and the push of poor working conditions at home along with political and social strife drive thousands of health workers to jobs abroad each year. This ever increasing brain drain from these poor weak countries to richer nations of the West and Middle East compound an already bad situation.

Challenge statement:

The SDG goal 3 (Ensuring health living and promoting wellbeing for all for all ages), the universal health coverage and ability to withstand epidemics and pandemics like Covid-19 cannot be achieved in many countries if the human resources for health crisis in these countries is not tackled.

So how can we address this gross shortage of health workers in developing countries especially Africa in terms of not only the number of the health workers, but their distribution and their expertise (knowledge and skills?). What innovative and technological approach can be applied to address this big challenge?

The digital literacy divide between e-learners: how to narrow the gaps?

Supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Title: The digital literacy divide between e-learners: how to narrow the gaps?

Concept: In a world that everyone is using the digital sphere to communicate and learn, there is still a gap between the e-learners as some have high digital literacy while many still have more limited literacy.

MSF’s e-Learning team (TEMO) aims at reaching 95% of the organization’s staff and not only 25% with high digital literacy, access to computers, access to internet, etc.

Challenge: In this scenario and in order for all staff to have access to distance learning and eLearning Solutions like Tembo can offer, what are proposals and ideas to promote digital literacy for the e-learners to narrow the gaps?

Overcoming Challenges to the Inclusion of Beneficiaries with Disabilities in Emergencies

Supported by International Humanitarian City

Keywords: Emergency Preparedness & Response; Disabilities

Introduction:
IHC for the 2020 Humanitarian Hackathon decided to focus the attention on a group of vulnerable populations affected by Disabilities. The purpose of this challenge is to stimulate people to think outside the box and come up with possible innovative tools that the humanitarian community can offer to people exposed to emergencies and having different kinds of disabilities. In particular, mobility and communication/ability to attract attention are two crucial factors when it comes to the immediate aftermath of a disaster as well as the short and long-term living situation the affected disabled population may find themselves in. The purpose is to integrate and enrich the humanitarian prepositioned stocks with appropriated equipment and aid and therefore strengthen the emergency preparedness and have tools ready for their use in the response phase. The aim is to involve the Humanitarian Hackathon 2020 participants and transform their ideas in humanitarian aid for the benefit of the disabled. Looking at the list of the humanitarian relief items stocked within various humanitarian hubs it appears that no specific items are kept in stock specifically to support the differently-abled living in areas affected by disasters.

Scenarios:
The most frequent emergency scenarios are due to natural disasters such as floods, Tsunamis, Earthquake, cyclones, volcano eruptions, fire-forest etc…in addition to conflict areas. Hackathon participants are invited to think about the disabled population in those scenarios, and particularly, how the disabled can attract rescue teams or humanitarian workers providing assistance. Options for innovative solutions may focus on preventive measures, especially for the populations most exposed to risks and living in prone and hazard areas and subject to frequent natural disasters. Other innovative solutions may focus more on the immediate response following disasters when the affected population is forced to vacate their accommodation, which is appropriately equipped for their disability and moved into newer and less familiar areas. How can we help them?

Below are some tips for the various potential disabilities.

Suggestions:

  • Overall, items that could be useful to most disability categories could be:
  • A Tools to attract attention (which can be distributed to all vulnerable people affected)
  • A disability-friendly app
  • Stool bags compatible with a foldable wheelchair toilet seat
  • Clear masks for lip-reading for the rescue teams
Improving Small Farmers Access to Knowledge About Crop Production Techniques through E-Agriculture

Supported by International Humanitarian City

In several humanitarian response areas, are blessed with diverse climatic conditions for almost all crops (cereal, fruit and vegetable crops), besides ample opportunity to grow high value vegetables as off season in certain zones and pristine climatic niches as well production of certain fruits and vegetables seedling in low, high and walk in tunnels.

Moreover, there is also immense scope of growing short duration vegetable in three successive seasons i.e. summer, winter and autumn such as tomato, broccoli and potato. The small farmers in general are neither aware of the opportunities of effective utilization of their physical , financial and human resources nor know the ways and means to utilize their available resources. Thus they follow the hit and trial rules to grow crops which often incur heavy losses to them.

DISTANCE LEARNING CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD

Supported by Dubai Cares

COVID-19 exacerbated pre-existing gaps in Developing Countries, which were already strained, underserved and faced significant tech capacity limitations, causing serious learning disruptions.

Context

The world has been brought to a standstill by the impact of COVID-19. Airports, restaurants, movie theaters and other elements of the social environment have been disrupted by this virus’ contagion. While watching movies and dining in public are not essential to our lives, work and education are.

Education systems and learning have been heavily disrupted by COVID-19. At its apex, school closures reached over 180 countries. Currently, according to the UNESCO Education Impact Tracker, there are still 34 country wide school closures and over half a billion affected child learners. “The medium and long-term implications of the learning crisis [has] forced 1.6 billion learners worldwide out of the classroom” (UNESCO). This is especially true for education in developing countries, which were already facing poor economic conditions while also coping with low literacy, numeracy, enrollment and proficiency.

In July, UNESCO estimated “that about 24 million learners, from pre-primary to university level, are at risk of not returning to school in 2020 following the education disruption due to COVID-19. Almost half of them are found in South and West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. University students are affected the most, due to the costs related to their studies. Pre-primary education is the second most affected while at primary and secondary level 10.9 million students are at risk, 5.2 million of whom are girls.”

As closures forced students and parents home, the need for connectivity and hardware arose. “Today half of the world’s population (3.6 billion people) still lack an internet connection.” Many countries with low economic development and lack of connectivity, adapted via national broadcasts over TV and Radio, “yet the benefits of internet-based solutions vis-à-vis radio and TV solutions are considerable: connected digital technologies allow for the possibility of two-way communication, real-time interaction, gamified learning, and much more. Investments poured into efforts to make digital tools the principal hubs of learning, rather than brick-and-mortar school sand classrooms” (UNESCO).

“According to UN estimates, nearly 500 million students from pre-primary to upper secondary school did not have any access to any remote learning. Three quarters of these students lived in the poorest households or rural areas. More nuanced data showed finer disparities that traced and functioned to accentuate existing social, economic, gender and geographic fault lines. Analysis from Brookings shows that at the height of school closures, around 90 percent of high-income countries were providing some form of online remote learning, but only 25 per cent of low-income countries were doing the same” (UNESCO).

 

One of the flagship innovations responding to this at a global level is GIGA, an initiative launched by UNICEF and ITU in September 2019 to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity and choice. GIGA is supporting the immediate response to COVID-19, as well as looking at how connectivity can create stronger infrastructures of hope and opportunity in the “time after COVID.” The main objective of GIGA is to connect 2 million schools and 500 million children by 2025 and 5 million schools and 1 billion children by 2030, via funding of local infrastructure entrepreneurs and open source digital public goods.

Lastly, the long term effects of diminished education is worth considering, as “the World Bank has projected the financial cost of this learning loss to be as high as USD $10 trillion or 10% of global gross domestic product” (UNESCO). The human and economic impact of stunted education will ripple through the next decade as less educated students, workers and citizens will enter a world that is simultaneously regressing (climate change) and rapidly evolving (technology). Those that are already economically disadvantaged are at greater risk of getting left behind even more.

Challenge Statement:

As discussed above, distance learning is not always feasible due to low prevalence of connectivity and hardware in developing nations and economies, where the population is less able to purchase cell phones and laptops, while the public and private sectors are less likely to build connectivity infrastructure such as cell towers and Wi-Fi access points.

  • How can distance learning solutions be delivered to low income / remote / rural areas with low hardware saturation and lack of internet access so as not to exclude them from education services and systems they were already underserved by?
  • Think of innovative*, feasible and scalable solutions for learning disruption in developing countries

Things to keep in mind for solution design and review criteria:

  • Developing contexts often have limited access to transportation, clean water and sanitation
  • *Innovation does not necessarily mean very high tech and revolutionary. Sometimes the most innovative thing is using or reformulating something basic and abundant in a new and low cost way
  • Reflect on the sustainability of the design, as many solutions end up collecting dust after initial investment and intervention
  • Think through the replicability and scalability of the solution for global reach in similar environments
  • Contemplate potential cross-sectorial collaboration (telecom, government, and academia)
  • Consider the operational part of it: how is it going to work, under what umbrella, with what organizational or collaborative structure
  • Deliberate on the Who and How of funding your solution
Water Scarcity and Accessibility to Clean Water

Supported by UAE Water Aid

The UAE Water Aid Foundation, Suqia, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, works diligently to provide clean and safe drinking water to communities in dire need and that lack basic access to water. Thus, Suqia contributes directly to Goal 6, Clean Water & Sanitation, of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It also has important contributions to goals 1 (no poverty), 3 (good health and well-being), 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality) and 17 (partnerships for the goals).

Access to clean and safe water remains one of the most critical challenges faced by many around the world. While governments and societies work together to provide solutions to communities in need, the number of those who lack access to basic drinking water services continues to increase till date. According to recent statistics, the figure has reached a staggering 785 million in 2019. In many communities, people spend up to 6 hours each day collecting water. Not only does walking long distances while carrying 20 liters of water cause severe health issues, but it also keeps children out of school and wastes time that families could be using to earn an income.

Utilizing various solutions including artesian wells, water purification stations, water filters, water distribution networks and others, we were able to provide clean drinking water for more than 13 million people in 36 countries around the world.

The main challenge is in providing communities that need it the most. Often these communities are in remote locations difficult to get to and may be overseen in search of the places that require access to clean drinking water.

Although, the water infrastructure is not available, tele-communication networks are often available.

How can we utilize the tele-communication networks or mobile applications to support our goal of reaching out to communities in need? We are looking for a solution that would be easy to use where individuals can pin-point locations globally that face water shortage and lack easy access to clean drinking water. The solution would ideally identify the type of need in the area, the water quality, the approximate number of people living in the area, etc ..