Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE
25 – 27 October, 2022

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), UAE

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Albin Babu

Unknown Albin Babu M Wilson Flag

Lecturer of Medical Imaging | United Arab Emirates

Albin Babu
Unknown Albin Babu M Wilson
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Lecturer of Medical Imaging | United Arab Emirates

Albin Babu M Wilson is serving as a lecturer of medical imaging in the College of Health Sciences, GMU since June 2013. He has a Bachelor's degree and a Master degree in Medical Imaging. He worked as a radiographer in the clinical field, practicing on a wide range of latest equipment in medical imaging including 128 slice CT and 1.5 Tesla MRI. He has publications in journals and presentations in various conferences. He is currently doing his Ph.D. in Medical Imaging.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 4_DRS

  15:30 - 18:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 4: CT Dose Optimisation Techniques for Dose Reduction to the Lens in Routine Head CT

  17:00 - 17:30

Bushra

Ms. Bushra Tahan Flag

Radiology Resident | United Arab Emirates

Bushra
Ms. Bushra Tahan
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Radiology Resident | United Arab Emirates

I'm a radiology resident passionate about research and academic teaching.

Sessions by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 8_DRS

  15:30 - 17:00

Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 1: Acute Superior Mesenteric & Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

  15:30 - 16:00

Daniele

Unknown Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida Flag

Expert, Radiation Protection | United Arab Emirates

Daniele
Unknown Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida
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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.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 1_DRS

  08:30 - 10:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 2: TBA

  09:00 - 09:30

Fatma

Unknown Fatma Alkhoori Flag

Teaching Assistant - Health Science | United Arab Emirates

Fatma
Unknown Fatma Alkhoori
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Teaching Assistant - Health Science | United Arab Emirates

Fatma is am working in Faculty of Health Sciences at Higher College of Technology in Health Medical Imaging Program. With a clinical background of 5 years.

Sessions by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 7_DRS

  13:30 - 15:00

Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 3: A review: Compare the dual syringes vs syringeless CT injector system technologies.

  14:30 - 15:00

Helen

Unknown Helen Estall Flag

Member of the UK Society of Radiographers, Consultant Radiographer in MRI | United Kingdom

Helen
Unknown Helen Estall
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Member of the UK Society of Radiographers, Consultant Radiographer in MRI | United Kingdom

Helen is a Society of Radiographers (SoR) accredited Consultant Radiographer in MRI at the University Hospitals of Leicester. She completed a MSc in MRI reporting in 2014 and reports MRI brains and spines. Helen is chair of the SoR MRI Advisory Group, sits on the British Association of MRI Radiographers (BAMRR) policy board and is a Technical Assessor for the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). She lectures on several post graduate and undergraduate courses for radiographers and physiotherapists, has presented at national and international forums and has been Principal Investigator for several local and national research studies.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 2_DRS

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 1: The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Trauma/Emergency Imaging

  11:00 - 11:30

Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 2: Advanced and Consultant Radiographer practice in the UK

  11:30 - 12:00

Karen

Unknown Karen Knapp Flag

Member of the UK Society of Radiographers, Associate Professor in Musculoskeletal Imaging | United Kingdom

Karen
Unknown Karen Knapp
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Member of the UK Society of Radiographers, Associate Professor in Musculoskeletal Imaging | United Kingdom

Karen Knapp is an Associate Professor in Musculoskeletal Imaging at the University of Exeter; her research interests include bone health, osteoporosis and associated pathologies and developing and testing artificial intelligence (AI) software. Karen is chair of the EFRS Research Committee, the BDTAP for the Royal Osteoporosis Society and ECF steering group for the Society and College of Radiographers.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 4_DRS

  15:30 - 18:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 1: Radiography Education and Career Framework

  15:30 - 16:00

Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 2: Muon tomography for clinical imaging: preliminary modelling-based results and the potential for the future

  16:00 - 16:30

Mohammad

Unknown Mohammad Rawashdeh Flag

Program Director - Medical Imaging Sciences | United Arab Emirates

Mohammad
Unknown Mohammad Rawashdeh
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Program Director - Medical Imaging Sciences | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohammad Rawashdeh joined as Associate Professor in Department of Medical Imaging Sciences, College of Health Sciences in January 2022. He was an Associate Professor at Jordan University of Science and Technology since 2020 before joining GMU. He worked as lecturer at the University of Sydney in 2013. He was the Chairman of the Allied Medical Sciences department at Jordan University of Science and Technology 2017-2021.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 4_DRS

  15:30 - 18:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 3: A new approach for dose reference levels in pediatric CT: age and size-specific dose estimation

  16:30 - 17:00

Muna

Unknown Muna Almulla Flag

Clinical Instructor | Kuwait

Muna
Unknown Muna Almulla
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Clinical Instructor | Kuwait

MSC and phd in MRI PgDp in MSK MRI reporting Several publications and speaker in many national and international events.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 4_DRS

  15:30 - 18:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 7_DRS

  13:30 - 15:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 5: Teamwork in clinical imaging: How can diagnostic imaging departments provide optimum patient and staff satisfaction

  17:30 - 18:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 2: Knowledge, attitude and practice assessment of healthcare workers (HCWs) regarding COVID-19 in Kuwait

  14:00 - 14:30

Mustafa

Unknown Mustafa Z. Mahmoud Flag

Full Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging | Saudi Arabia

Mustafa
Unknown Mustafa Z. Mahmoud
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Full Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging | Saudi Arabia

Mustafa Z. Mahmoud is a Professor of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging who is committed to making progress through ongoing research and academic development. With a Ph.D. in ultrasound, he is interested in a wide range of ultrasound specialties and applications, including diagnostic and therapeutic issues. An outstanding communicator, both verbally and in writing, who has contributed to international journals and conferences.

Sessions by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 7_DRS

  13:30 - 15:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 8_DRS

  15:30 - 17:00

Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 3_US

  13:30 - 15:00

Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 1: Are CT and US-guided percutaneous FNAs and/or spleen and focal splenic lesion tissue core biopsies safe and effective?

  13:30 - 14:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 2: Recent developments, limitations, and future directions of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD)

  16:00 - 16:30

Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 1: Utilization of ocular B-scan ultrasonography to determine the causes of impaired vision in diabetic retinopathy patients

  13:30 - 14:00

Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 2: Are CT and US-guided percutaneous FNAs and/or spleen and focal splenic lesion tissue core biopsies safe and effective?

  14:00 - 14:30

Nikolaos

Unknown Nikolaos Stogiannos Flag

Lead MRI radiographer and Deputy Chief of Allied Health Professionals | Greece

Nikolaos
Unknown Nikolaos Stogiannos
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Lead MRI radiographer and Deputy Chief of Allied Health Professionals | Greece

Nikos is a diagnostic radiographer by background, with 13 years of clinical experience. His area of expertise is MRI, although he continues to work in all clinical modalities. He is the Lead MRI radiographer and Deputy Chief of Allied Health Professionals at Corfu General Hospital in Greece. Nikos is also deeply involved in research, and he currently works at University College Cork in Ireland (UCC) on AI governance, while he also collaborates with Dr Christina Malamateniou at City, University of London on various research projects. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at City, University of London, Division of Midwifery & Radiography. His main research interests include patient-centred care, AI, patient safety, and many more. He has published his work in various journals, while he has presented as an invited speaker in many prestigious conferences across Europe and the UK. He is a reviewer for Radiography journal and also an Editorial Board member of Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (JMIRS).

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 1_DRS

  08:30 - 10:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 5_DRS

  08:30 - 10:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 1: AI governance, a review to manage AI implementation in Radiography

  08:30 - 09:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 1: Autism friendly MRI: the patient perspectives from a UK wide survey

  08:30 - 09:00

Philippe

Unknown Philippe Gerson Flag

ISRRT Treasurer | France

Philippe
Unknown Philippe Gerson
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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)

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 1_DRS

  08:30 - 10:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 3: Interventional radiology: from back to the future

  09:30 - 10:00

Rahul

Unknown Rahul Pratap Kotian Flag

Assistant Professor | United Arab Emirates

Rahul
Unknown Rahul Pratap Kotian
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Assistant Professor | United Arab Emirates

Dr Rahul P Kotian is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Medical Imaging Sciences Program of College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, the United Arab Emirates from September 2021 and has a teaching and research experience of 13 years in the field of Medical Imaging. Dr Rahul also served at Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education for over a decade in different capacities from 2009-to 2019. Dr Rahul was also the former Dean & Professor at College of Allied Health Sciences, NIMS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Sessions by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 6_DRS

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 1: Changes in fractional anisotropy values in early and late-stage Parkinson's disease: A Comparative Study Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging

  11:00 - 11:30

Salah

Unknown Salah El Rai Flag

Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Salah
Unknown Salah El Rai
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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.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 3_DRS

  13:30 - 15:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 6_DRS

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 1: Non-contrast lower limbs arterial MRA

  13:30 - 14:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 3: Noninvasive imaging of peripheral arterial disease

  12:00 - 12:30

Samar

Unknown Samar El-Farra Flag

Senior fellowship of Advance HE | United Arab Emirates

Samar
Unknown Samar El-Farra
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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
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 3: Competition - Appropriateness and clinical decision support– justification practice

  14:30 - 15:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 3: Artificial Intelligence Radiomics. The gateway to personalized and predictive medicine

  09:30 - 10:00

Sonyia

Unknown Sonyia Mc Fadden Flag

Member of the UK Society of Radiographers, Senior Lecturer of Radiography | United Kingdom

Sonyia
Unknown Sonyia Mc Fadden
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Member of the UK Society of Radiographers, Senior Lecturer of Radiography | United Kingdom

Sonyia qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer in 1994. She completed her MSc in 2000 investigating radiation exposure in interventional cardiology and was appointed as a Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging in the University of Ulster, Belfast in 2001. She was awarded her PhD in 2010 for her study on radiation dose optimisation in paediatric interventional cardiology and the ISRRT Dosewise International Radiographer of the Year 2014. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography at Ulster University and the lead researcher for healthcare practice and education in the Research Centre. Sonyia has several areas of ongoing research, publishes widely and supervises and assess PhD students internationally. This culminated in being awarded the Fellowship of the College of Radiographers in 2016 and the highest honour of a Gold Medal Award from the College of Radiographers in 2021, reflecting her service to the profession. Currently Sonyia is Principal Investigator on the ERASMUS+ funded SAFEEUROPE project liaising with the European Commission, coordinating and managing activities within the consortium.

Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 2_DRS

  11:00 - 12:30

Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Session 3_DRS

  13:30 - 15:00

Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 3: The current perceptions of UK Radiographers on the future impact of AI on the profession: a cross-sectional survey

  12:00 - 12:30

Tuesday, 2022-10-25
Lecture 2: Removal of scatter radiation in paediatric cardiac catheterisation: a randomised controlled clinical trial

  14:00 - 14:30

Waseem

Unknown Waseem Zafar Flag

Senior Technologist | Pakistan

Waseem
Unknown Waseem Zafar
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Senior Technologist | Pakistan

I did BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging technology in 2007 as pioneer, I did SPECT CT from IAEA in 2018, my working experience is 15 years in MRI/CT & nuclear medicine, I working in Ginum & Medcare international hospital ,I am also working as an application specialist MRI & CT from Siemens Pakistan & Arrow tech medical systems as visiting member,I am working as president society of medical imaging Pakistan,SMIP.I am also working as MIT Consultant from Chughtai lab Pakistan.

Sessions by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 6_DRS

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 2: A case report of simultaneous bilateral upper limb CT angiography

  11:30 - 12:00

Virtual Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound Seminar

Ibnrushd

Unknown Ibnrushd Himat Flag

Senior Vascular Sonographer | United Kingdom

Ibnrushd
Unknown Ibnrushd Himat
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Senior Vascular Sonographer | United Kingdom

Specialized Sonographer and outstanding performer in Vascular and Doppler ultrasound within government and semi-government hospitals. Proven success in leadership, operational excellence, and organizational development with a keen understanding of elements of the healthcare business. Recognized for inspiring management team members to excel and encouraging creative work environments. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the field of Radiology.

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 2_US

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 2: Role of thumb in the fistula vascular ultrasound

  11:30 - 12:00

Miroslav

Unknown Miroslav Herman Flag

Head of the Department of Radiology | Czech Republic

Miroslav
Unknown Miroslav Herman
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Head of the Department of Radiology | Czech Republic

62-year-old radiologist working in the position of the Head of the Department of Radiology, Palacky University and University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 1_US

  08:30 - 10:00

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 2: Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in Diffuse Thyroid Disease

  09:00 - 09:30

Mostafa

Unknown Mostafa Abdelrahman Flag

Assistant Professor - Health Science | United Arab Emirates

Mostafa
Unknown Mostafa Abdelrahman
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Assistant Professor - Health Science | United Arab Emirates

Mostafa is an assistant professor in the department of health science in Higher Colleges of Technology.

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 3_US

  13:30 - 15:00

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 3: Role of Ultrasound Elastography in the Assessment of Tendon Injury

  14:30 - 15:00

Mustafa

Unknown Mustafa Z. Mahmoud Flag

Full Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging | Saudi Arabia

Mustafa
Unknown Mustafa Z. Mahmoud
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Full Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging | Saudi Arabia

Mustafa Z. Mahmoud is a Professor of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging who is committed to making progress through ongoing research and academic development. With a Ph.D. in ultrasound, he is interested in a wide range of ultrasound specialties and applications, including diagnostic and therapeutic issues. An outstanding communicator, both verbally and in writing, who has contributed to international journals and conferences.

Sessions by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 7_DRS

  13:30 - 15:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Session 8_DRS

  15:30 - 17:00

Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 3_US

  13:30 - 15:00

Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 1: Are CT and US-guided percutaneous FNAs and/or spleen and focal splenic lesion tissue core biopsies safe and effective?

  13:30 - 14:00

Wednesday, 2022-10-26
Lecture 2: Recent developments, limitations, and future directions of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD)

  16:00 - 16:30

Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 1: Utilization of ocular B-scan ultrasonography to determine the causes of impaired vision in diabetic retinopathy patients

  13:30 - 14:00

Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 2: Are CT and US-guided percutaneous FNAs and/or spleen and focal splenic lesion tissue core biopsies safe and effective?

  14:00 - 14:30

Safeya

Unknown Safeya Alhadi Flag

Radiologic Technologist | Bahrain

Safeya
Unknown Safeya Alhadi
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Radiologic Technologist | Bahrain

A radiologic technologist from king Hamad University hospital in Bahrain that is specialized in ultrasound modality that has the interest to learn and teach.

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 2_US

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 1: Duplex Ultrasound in deep Vein thrombosis

  11:00 - 11:30

Samya

Unknown Samya Ibrahim Al Zarouni Flag

Nuclear Medicine Manager | United Arab Emirates

Samya
Unknown Samya Ibrahim Al Zarouni
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Nuclear Medicine Manager | United Arab Emirates

I work as a Nuclear Medicine Manager in Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital in Ras Al Khaima with more than 18 years’ experience in the field of nuclear medicine & molecular imaging. I am a dynamic health care professional with several years’ experience as a nuclear medicine technologist. History of outperforming productivity, quality, and patient care. Unique blend of team leadership, technical, and staff training expertise. Interact effectively with all levels of an organization and individuals from diverse backgrounds. Proven ability to support physicians / colleagues, minimizes errors, and maximizes patient cooperation. Graduated from Higher colleges of Technology / Dubai women’s College, Health science section, major in Medical Imaging Technology. After graduation, I have joined the department of Nuclear Medicine in Dubai Health authority / Dubai Hospital and worked as a nuclear medicine technologist for 2 years. Later I have moved into a challenge role as deputy chief for 2 years and then as acting chief technologist for another 2 years where I orchestrated the logistic of Nuclear Medicine technology and led the department management task and honored the title of chief technologist within 6 years of starting my career. Currently I am working as the manager of the department of Nuclear medicine in Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital where I have joined since the opening of the hospital in 2015. I have established the department of nuclear medicine and led successfully a multidisciplinary team to provide high quality services and patient care.

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 1_US

  08:30 - 10:00

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 1: TBA

  08:30 - 09:00

Seema

Unknown Seema Tardeja Flag

Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Seema
Unknown Seema Tardeja
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Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Seema Pankaj Tardeja Working as specialist Radiologist. Presently working at Advanced Medical Centre, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. As a radiologist I am keen at learning more and more about cardiac and fetal imaging. I am a proud resident of India and presently in UAE since past 7 years. My husband and two smart boys ?(My sons) are my life line. My Goals are to be perfect in whatever I do and try and achieve more and more every single day. I love Radiology and want to learn something new in radiology every single day.

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 2_US

  11:00 - 12:30

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 3: Closed spina bifida-Ultrasound evaluation and prenatal counselling

  12:00 - 12:30

Stanislaw

Unknown Stanislaw Supplitt Flag

Radiology Resident | Poland

Stanislaw
Unknown Stanislaw Supplitt
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Radiology Resident | Poland

2019 - Graduate at Wroclaw Medical University, Poland 2020 - now - radiology training in University Hospital of Wroclaw and Lower Silesian Oncology Center in Wroclaw 2019 - now - PhD studies in clinical genetics (breast cancer)

Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Session 1_US

  08:30 - 10:00

Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2022-10-27
Lecture 3: Sonographic features of BRCA-associated breast cancer

  09:30 - 10:00

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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 ..