Events Calendar

Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation Program (PERP)

In collaboration with our sophisticated simulation centre, the Emergency Department at Sidra Medicine is commencing the Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation Program (PERP). This one-day simulation-based teaching program is a QCHP approved CME activity with category 1 & 3 points. 

There is a growing need for comprehensive, patient-centred medical services for children in Qatar. Our vision is to upskill health care professionals who provide acute care to children through education and training.

With a highly trained clinical team of Senior Pediatric EM Consultants, Nursing leaders and Educators we ensure high quality, inter-professional learning. Our ambition is to develop critical skills and effective team behaviours in a safe, constructive environment with plenty of opportunities to practice and clarify any doubts.

This program provides a robust opportunity for health care professionals to practice management of acute pediatric emergencies, including medical and trauma resuscitation of critically ill children. The program is delivered as a combination of interactive lectures and simulation-based sessions, offering a chance for hands-on practice alongside the professional facilitators followed up with a comprehensive debrief. 

This program is very different from the APLS and PALS course, whereby the candidates have the opportunity to take the leadership role of the resuscitation of acute emergencies under the supervision and guidance of a facilitator. The course has the latest updates and evidence based guidance for managing acute pediatric resuscitation. There is no assessment during the course and the idea is to provide a positive learning experience for adult learners and sharing information to provide better care to our patients in future.

Reference Reading Material suggestion: 

• PALS manual
• APLS manual
• ATLS manual
• Local guidelines

Target Audience: Physicians (All levels and all specialities), Nurses, Respiratory therapist and Nurse practitioners. 
The registration fees for candidates are as follows:

• Consultants and Associate specialist: 350 QAR
• Interns, Residents, Fellows and Nurse practitioners (subsidised rates): 250 QAR
• Nurses and Allied Health workers(subsidised rates): 150 QAR

The course has QCHP accredited CME hours as follows:

Category 1: 2.25 hours
Category 3: 3.25 hours.

Total Category: 5.50 hours.

Numbers of seats available:

Total candidates for each course: 15
Five seats available for Internal Staff on first come first serve basis.
Sidra Employees Contact (shuda@sidra.org, Bbarry@sidra.org)

Ten seats available for External candidates.

Faculty:

• Course Director: Dr Khalid Al Ansari
• Course Chairman & facilitator: Dr Syed Haris Huda

Facilitator:

• Dr Barbara Blackie
• Prof. Colin Powell
• Dr Roona Aniapravan 
• Dr Muthukumar Sakthivel
• Dr Sohail Ghani

Nursing Leads:

• Catherine Lynch
• Drew Jones
• Laith Alakhrass
• Paul Sumortin

Respiratory Therapist:

• Laura Reid

Simulation specialist staff:

• Nadim Osseily
• Bassem Tarhini
• Mark Edwin Marayag

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Meet Sidra Medicine’s Experts: Children’s Safety at Home

Join us for the free Meet Sidra Medicine’s Experts webinar series, featuring guidance and recommendations on subjects related to women’s and children’s health. We will be sharing a range of topics, including lactation and nutritional advice; diabetes management guidance for parents and patients; mental health, and more.

Speaker

Fatima Al Muhamadi

Health Promoter

Moderator 

Amana Al Mohannadi

Health Promoter

Discussion points

How to prevent common accidents at home and the ways to deal with them. These incidents include:

• Falling
• Swallowing and choking
• Drowning
• Poisoning
• Burns

Target Audience: Public

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Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts: Overview of Eating Disorders in children and teens, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.

Eating disorders are very complex illnesses that have very serious and harmful effects.

Many things contribute to their development.

Youth with eating disorders are often lonely and terrified. Families often don't know what to do. There may be a delay between the start of an eating disorder and a decision to look for help. The person with the problem may feel more and more isolated.
Eating disorders affects all racial and ethnic groups. Boys and young men can also develop eating disorders where focus on leanness, weight control, and muscle building is common. Eating disorders in boys can be serious and may be life-threatening.

Parents, relatives and school personnel need to be aware of risk factors and symptoms of eating disorders to identify it early and take the necessary steps to address these issues early to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and teens.

The Speakers

Schahla Al-Shibli
Clinical Psychologist

Dionne Sears
Supervisor - Social work department

Athba Al-Safi
Clinical Dietitian

The Moderator 

Dr.Alanoud Al-ansari

Division Chief, Adolescent Medicine

Discussion points

• What are an eating disorder and the most common types

• How would you suspect if your child is struggling with an eating disorder and

• How can you help and support your child to get better

• Treatment options for eating disorders

• Healthy nutrition and eating habits for growing teenagers

Target audience

• General Public, parents, caregivers
• School counselors
• School social works
• Colleague/ university students

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World Kidney Day

Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – Living Well with Kidney Disease

The World Kidney Day has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease”. This has been done in order to both increase education and awareness about effective symptom management and patient empowerment, with the ultimate goal of encouraging life participation. Whilst effective measures to prevent kidney disease and its progression are important, patients with kidney disease – including those who depend on dialysis and transplantation – and their care givers should also feel supported, especially during pandemics and other challenging periods, by the concerted efforts of kidney professionals.

In support of this, Sidra Medicine are hosting a symposium on Thursday 11th March 2021 to increase education and awareness of the work that is done by our kidney professionals here at Sidra to support our children and families living with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Physicians
• Allied Health

Contact details: cbriggs@sidra.org

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Meet Sidra Medicine’s Experts: Gestational diabetes and Ramadan

Join us for the free Meet Sidra Medicine’s Experts webinar series, featuring guidance and recommendations on subjects related to women’s and children’s health. We will be sharing a range of topics, including lactation and nutritional advice; diabetes management guidance for parents and patients; mental health, and more.

Title of the session: Gestational diabetes and Ramadan

Speaker: Alyaa Al Sulaiti - Registered Dietitian I

Discussion points:

• Definition and diagnosis of gestational diabetes
• Create a food plan appropriate for Ramadan
• The importance of fluids and physical activity
• How to monitor your sugar reading during the day
• How to deal with low and high blood sugar levels

Target Audience: Public

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Meet Sidra Medicine’s Experts: Women’s Mental Health in the time of COVID

Join us for the free Meet Sidra Medicine’s Experts webinar series, featuring guidance and recommendations on subjects related to women’s and children’s health. We will be sharing a range of topics, including lactation and nutritional advice; diabetes management guidance for parents and patients; mental health, and more.

Speaker

Dr. Sawssan Ahmed- PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Women’s Mental Health Team

Moderator

Dr. Felice Watt- Division Chief and Adult Psychiatrist, Women’s Mental Health Team

Discussion points

• Anxiety and fear 

• What you can do to manage it- Connecting, Preparation and planning, Reducing anxious thoughts, Relaxation and mindfulness, 

• Available sources of Help

• Investments needed for future

Target Audience

Public

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Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts: Patient Engagement and Empowerment (Arabic Session)

Join us for the free Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts webinar series, featuring guidance and recommendations on subjects related to women's and children's health. We will be sharing a range of topics, including lactation and nutritional advice, diabetes management guidance for parents and patients, mental health, and more.

TITLE OF THE SESSION

Health literacy-patient empowerment (Arabic Session)

THE SPEAKERS

• Aljori Alajji - Health Educator

• Fatima Al-Maslamani - Health Educator

DISCUSSION POINTS

• What is patient engagement?
• How does it affect my health outcomes?
• What are the Areas where I can be actively engaged?
• What is the Patients’ bill of rights and responsibilities ?
• Please let me know if you need anything else.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• General Public, parents, caregivers
• School counselors
• School social works 
• Colleague/ university students

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Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts: Patient Engagement and Empowerment (English Session)

Join us for the free Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts webinar series, featuring guidance and recommendations on subjects related to women's and children's health. We will be sharing a range of topics, including lactation and nutritional advice, diabetes management guidance for parents and patients, mental health, and more.

TITLE OF THE SESSION

Patient Engagement and Empowerment (English Session)

THE SPEAKERS

• Aljori Alajji - Health Educator

• Fatima Al-Maslamani - Health Educator

DISCUSSION POINTS

• What is patient engagement?
• How does it affect my health outcomes?
• What are the Areas where I can be actively engaged?
• What is the Patients’ bill of rights and responsibilities ?

TARGET AUDIENCE

• General Public, parents, caregivers
• School counselors
• School social works 
• Colleague/ university students

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Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS), Las Vegas

Sidra Medicine will be participating at the Annual Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS) from 1ST to 4th of September, 2021. PICS is one of the largest cardiac symposia dedicated to the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of patients with congenital and structural heart diseases. 

The Symposium will focus on the latest interventional catheter strategies for congenital and structural heart disease in children and adults. The program will include daily live case demonstrations from cath labs around the world and will spotlight technologies in devices, implantable valves, stents, balloons and other approaches. In addition, special didactic sessions will demonstrate closure of septal defects of all types, percutaneous valve implantation & repair, stents, hybrid techniques and much more. The educational program will also include debates between surgeons and cardiologists, oral and poster abstract presentations and “My Nightmare Case in the Cath Lab”. For more information on the program and to register to attend the symposium in person, please visit http://www.picsymposium.com/. 

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Interventional congenital & Structural Cardiologists, Interventional Radiologists, Congenital Cardiac Surgeons  
• Advanced Medical Providers 
• Nurses 
• Technician, Technologists, Sonographers 
• Students        
• Industry 

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

• PICS 2021 Symposium at The Aria Convention Center, Las Vegas, September 1-4, 2021

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Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts: Think sepsis save lives - Community role in sepsis management

Join us for the free Meet Sidra Medicine's Experts webinar series, featuring guidance and recommendations on subjects related to women's and children's health. We will be sharing a range of topics, including lactation and nutritional advice, diabetes management guidance for parents and patients, mental health, and more.

Speaker

Dr Rasha Ashour - Senior Attending Physician

Moderator

Joy Floro - Clinical Nurse Educator

Discussion points

• What is sepsis 
• What happens when you have sepsis 
• What are the effects of sepsis

Target Audience

Public

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