Events Calendar

Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation Program 2022

As the course Chairperson, it gives me great pleasure to announce the dates for the 6th & 7th Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation Program (PERP), organized by the Emergency Department at Sidra Medicine. This One-day simulation-based teaching program is a MOPH approved CPD activity with Category 1 & 3 points. 

We understand that there is a growing need for comprehensive, patient-centered 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 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, paramedics and Nurse practitioners.

Registration fees categories for candidates

• Consultants and Associate specialist:  500 QAR (full fees with lunch coupon)
• Interns, Residents, Fellows and Nurse practitioners: 350 QAR (Subsidized course fees, No lunch coupon)
• Nurses and all other Allied Health workers: 350 QAR. (Subsidized course fees, No lunch coupon)

MOPH approved CPD hours as follows

• Category 1: 2.50 hours
• Category 3: 3.50 hours.

Total Category: 6 hours.

Numbers of seats available

• Total candidates for each course: 20 (First come first serve basis)
• Only Four seats available for Internal Staff on each dates (first come first serve basis.)
• Sidra Employees express your interest on email: PERP@sidra.org

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 Abdullah Khan
• Dr Jawad Abbasi

Nursing Leads

• Catherine Lynch
• Drew Jones

Respiratory Therapist

• Laura Reid

Simulation specialist staff

• Nadim Osseily
• Bassem Tarhini
• Mark Edwin Marayag

Register Here

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Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS), Chicago

Sidra Medicine will be participating at the Annual Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS) from the 7th to the 10th of September, 2022. PICS is one of the largest cardiac symposia dedicated to the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of patients with congenital and structural heart diseases. 
PICS will focus on the latest interventional catheter strategies for congenital and structural heart disease in children and adults. It will put the spotlight on technologies in devices such as implantable valves, stents, balloons, and other approaches.

The program will include daily live case demonstrations from cath labs at Sidra Medicine (Qatar), Sick Kids (Canada), Lurie Children’s Hospital (Chicago), Rush University Medical Center (Chicago), Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Ohio) and Mayo Clinic (Minnesota).  In addition, there will be daily taped cases performed by master operators from Tokyo, Memphis, Omaha, Utrecht, Munich and Cairo - featuring detailed discussions of the cases with technical “how to” tips.

PICS will also feature special didactic sessions discussing the closure of septal defects of all types, percutaneous valve implantation & repair; stents; hybrid techniques; and much more. The educational program will include debates between surgeons and cardiologists, oral and abstract poster 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 https://www.picsymposium.com/

Target Audience 

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

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Precision Medicine and Functional Genomics 2022

On behalf of Sidra Medicine, we invite you to the 8th Annual PMFG Symposium, which will be held in Doha, Qatar, on September 23-26, 2022. Over the years, the PMFG series has grown significantly in topics and diversity, with a wide range of speakers and a growing audience worldwide.

For more information, visit the main conference website

As part of its National Vision 2030, Qatar is committed to building a knowledge-based economy in the biomedical and health sciences. Sidra Medicine supports this goal by actively engaging clinical and scientific expertise to establish a leading model for Precision Medicine in the region. In line with this vision, PMFG 2022 will bring together researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community members to explore the latest developments and innovations in biomedical research and how they translate into precision medicine solutions.

Join us to discover how Personalised Medicine can move from vision to practice and to draft with us the roadmap for a personalized health data ecosystem.
Dr. Khalid Fakhro, Chief Research Officer
 

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Our Kids are Gold: Workshop for children with Cancer

Workshop 1: Little Heroes: Fighting Infections
(For children with cancer)

Workshop 2: How to talk to your child when they have cancer
(For parents)

To register please visit: Our kids are gold workshop (zohopublic.com)

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Pediatric Neuroscience Conference 2022

We are delighted to welcome you to Sidra Medicine’s Pediatric Neuroscience Conference. Through a hybrid format, local and international neuroscience experts from Europe, North America, and the MENA region will share insights and best practice methodologies to understand the epidemiology and mechanisms of neurological diseases, focusing on treatable neurological and neurosurgical disorders.

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Qatar Pediatric Pulmonology Congress

Sidra Medicine will be participating in the Qatar Pediatric Pulmonology Congress from the 6th to the 8th of October, 2022. This event will bring together respiratory experts across the entire field of pediatric respiratory medicine for three days of cutting-edge medical education sessions, aims to increase the awareness of pediatric pulmonary disorders, facilitate the latest scientific and clinical advances across the entire field of respiratory medicine, covering all stages of life from infancy, early years & all the way through to adolescent health.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Pediatric pulmonologist
• Pediatric critical care
• Allergy-immunology specialist
• Pediatricians
• Neonatology
• ER physicians
• Family Medicine and Primary Cares
• ENT
• Asthma Educators
• Respiratory Therapists
• Nurses
• Pharmacists

For Registration Click Here

Home - Qatar Pediatric Pulmonology Conference (maarefah-management.com)

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Gastroenterology Study Day

Overview

Join Sidra Medicine’s sixth iteration of Gastroenterology Study Day, where we discuss gastrointestinal problems that are commonly seen in primary care and secondary care facilities in Qatar.

The aim of the Study Day is to raise awareness and ensure better patient care and outcomes when it comes to the care and treatment of patients with gastroenterology issues. We will also discuss current evidence-based management steps and best practices methodologies related to commonly seen gastrointestinal challenges.

Target Audience

Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and Allied Health Practitioners

Brief points about some Topics 

The symposium will also highlight the referral process from the primary and secondary care sector to Sidra Medicine by giving guidance on the referral criteria

Agenda

Speakers

• Dr. Khalid Al Ansari (Chair - Emergency Medicine)
• Dr. Mohamed Hendaus Rahal (Senior Attending Physician)
• Dr. Mamoun Elawad (Division Chief – Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition Division)
• Prof. Anthony Akobeng (Gastroenterologist)
• Dr. Fatma Al Mudahka(Gastroenterologist)
• Dr. Khaled Abouhazima(Gastroenterologist)
• Dr. Wesam Al Masri(Gastroenterologist)
• Dr. Hatim Abdelrhaman(Gastroenterologist)
• Dr. Zeyad Abdulkader (Gastroenterologist)
• Dr. Rasha Abbas (Fellow, Gastroenterology)
• Dr.  Christin Helen Vlahos (Psychologist, PhD.)

Sponsor

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Women’s Health Conference 2022

We are proud to host the Women’s Health conference 2022 which will focus on Women’s wellness within a holistic context of prevention and health promotion. The conference is line with our interprofessional learning agenda, providing evidence-based healthcare education.

Overview

This conference will focus on the theme of women’s wellness by exploring evidence-based approaches in promoting holistic health in women.  The conference will also appraise new preventive and therapeutic interventions aimed at women’s health promotion including emerging areas of controversies. 
A faculty of seasoned experts and healthcare leaders will provide insightful, and evidence supported presentations on the different sub-themes during the conference. As in previous years, the 2022 conference promises to be an engaging educational event.

This is a virtual that will be hosted on MS Teams. Registration is required for attendance. 

For additional details on the registration process for the conference, please contact Noricel Hernandez at nhernandez@sidra.org

Target Audience 

Women’s Health conference 2022 has been put together to meet the learning and knowledge needs of healthcare providers who are involved in the care of women from primary care to tertiary level including but not limited to the following groups:

• Physicians 
• Nurses 
• Midwives
• Pharmacists
• Allied Health Professionals

Learning Objectives and overview of topics

Learning Objectives

At the end of the Women’s Health Conference 2022, delegates should be able to:

• Identify and discuss the current updates in promoting women’s health and wellness.
• Discuss the current evidence-based approach in optimizing women’s health during pregnancy and the postpartum period as well as managing women’s health across different age groups.
• Identify some of the relevant preventive and therapeutic care aspects for women across different age groups.

The conference will cover the following themes and topics:

• Life course approach to women’s health
• Redefining women’s wellness
• Menopause in the 21st century
• Post-COVID health in women
• Health and wellness in teenage girls 
• Optimizing Maternal health during pregnancy 
• Social media and women’s health 
• Imaging in women’s health

The conference will feature notable experts in women’s health across the healthcare sector in Qatar

Agenda

The Registration Categories

• Delegates 
• Faculty 

Scientific Planning Committee(SPC) Statement

The Scientific Planning Committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of this CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.

SPC Membership

Dr Suruchi Mohan
Dr Ono Agbetusin
Dr Caitlin Huckell
Mrs Balbir Bola
Ms Nagla Hassouna
Ebaa Jumat
Dr Gbemisola Okunoye
Prof Johnny Awwad

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Sidra Medicine 2nd Health Literacy Conference

Sidra Medicine 2nd Health Literacy Conference “Health Literacy- Engaging Patients and Families for Better Health Outcomes” 

Overview about the conference

In support of Health Literacy Month, the Patient Education and Health Promotion (PEHP) division at Sidra Medicine are hosting its second Health Literacy Conference on Monday, 31 October 2022.  The theme for this year is “Health Literacy- Engaging Patients and Families for Better Health Outcomes”.

Join healthcare experts from leading organizations across Qatar as we collaborate to supporting our patients and their families to be active and health literate partners in their journey of care. The aim is to highlight and reinforce on the importance of engaging patients and their families in positively impacting their health outcomes.

They hybrid conference features workshops and sessions which can be attended in person or virtually. The two accredited workshops associated with the conference will be on 24 and 26, October 2022. 

CME Accreditation: The conference has been accredited as a Group Learning Activity Category 1&3 as defined by the Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section (DHP-AS), Qatar and is approved for a maximum of 11.5 hours.

Target Audience

• Physicians
• Nursing staff
• Allied Health professionals
• Health promotion experts
• Nurse Educators 
• Child Life Specialists
• Pharmacists
• Patient Educators 
• Students from different Health sectors (Medical, Nursing, allied health, Pharmacy)

Brief points about some Topics 

• Empowering patient information seeking – Developing a toolkit for parents and caretakers
  • Define health literacy and how patients seek information 
  • Summarize strategies to improve finding reliable health information online 
• Understanding of self-management role in diabetes care 
  • To identify the concept of self-management.
  • To underline the current practice of diabetes self-management programs.
  • To highlight a new attributes related to diabetes self-management.
  • To recognize the association between self-management and health literacy.
• Enhancing Patient Engagement in Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) 
  • PHCC initiatives and practices to enhance patient engagement and experience 
  • Demonstrate strategies to enhance collaboration between patients, family, staff, and the community across the continuum of care.
  • Discuss the importance of integrating sympathy and empathy in providing care to the patient. 
  • Create measurement that matters to patients and families. 
  • Lessons learned and the next steps to enhance PCC initiatives and approach in PHCC.                           
• Patient and family education during COVID 19 pandemic: IPAC Perspective
  • Highlight the impact of IPAC team to help improve families engagement with patient care during COVID 19 pandemic
  • Discuss IPAC family and patient education journey during COVID 19 pandemic
  • Highlight challenges of implementing the new COVID 19 visitors policy
  • Appreciate the impact of clear communication in patient and families adherence to restricted visitors and isolation precautions.
•  Health literacy and the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons Learned
  • Explore the determinants of health literacy during the pandemic.
  • Understand the challenges of enhancing health literacy during the pandemic. 
  • Discuss the methods that can be implemented to enhance health literacy during emergencies and normal situations. 
• Patient and Families experience in management of Diabetes in Qatar: Findings from Patient Empowerment Survey
  • To evaluate awareness, attitudes and practices among diabetic patients and healthcare providers, and to evaluate the level of diabetes care provided to patients 
  • To identify gaps where services and support to diabetic patients can be enhanced. 
  • To seek advice from media experts on developing and implementing effective national health campaigns on diabetes
• Enabling and empowering girls to shape their health for the future: a Gynecologist’s experience 
  • By the end of the session, the participant will be able to relate the challenges in engaging adolescents in health education endeavors.
  • By the end of the session, the participant will be able to discuss the importance and effectiveness of engaging adolescents as well as their families in changing health behaviors through health literacy.
• Engaging Patients and Families in pharmacy setting 
  • Define Patient Health Literacy and its importance in patients’ health plan outcomes.
  • Discuss impact of pharmacy in empowering and engaging patients and family members in their treatment plan.
  • Illustrate pharmacy practice methods used to empower and engage patients and families in their treatment plan. 
• Sharing Experience: Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) program at Sidra Medicine 
  • Discuss Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) 
  • Discuss goals and objectives of (PFAC)
  • Discuss the impact of patient engagement and involvement in healthcare decisions
• The impact of engaging Patients and families on their healthcare and the healthcare system 
  • Discuss the concept of patient and family engagement 
  • Discuss the impacts of patient engagement on safety, people centered-care, efficiency, and health outcomes
  • Discuss factors affecting patient and family engagement 
  • Discuss strategies to improve patient and family engagement

Brief about some number of Speakers 

External Speakers: 

• Dr. Manal Al Musallam - Director of Diabetes Education at Hamad Medical Corporation’s  Dr. Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi - Assistant Professor of Health Education and Promotion – Qatar University 
• Dr. Kholoud Ateeq Al-Motawaa - Head of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Ministry of Public Health 
• Dr. Amal Abdulla Al-Ali - Senior Consultant Family Medicine, Executive Director of Quality and Patient Safety - PHCC, Qatar, Chair of Corporate Ethics Committee-PHCC, Assistant Professor of family medicine in clinical medicine- (WCMC-Q) 
• Jamie Marie Gray - Director, Distributed library, Associate Librarian - Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar 

Internal Speakers: 

• Amal Aburamadan – Head - Outpatient Pharmacy Service, Outpatient Pharmacy Service Div.
• Dr. Suruchi Mohan - Attending Physician - Obstetrics
• Amal Alfarsi – Manager of Patient Education and Health Promotion 
• Aisha Al-Obaidan - Manager - People, Education and Communication, Patient Experience Div.
• Nektarios Foteinakis, Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner, Infection Prevention and Control Sec.

The Registration Categories 

Conference: 

15% discount for early birds from Sep 1st until Sep 15th 

• Non-Sidra Medicine clinical staff: 150 QAR
• Sidra Medicine clinical staff: 50 QAR
• Students from different Health sectors (Medical, Nursing, allied health, Pharmacy): 80 QAR

Workshops:

1. Putting Health Literacy Into Practice (2 Hours )

10% discount for early birds from Sep 1st until Sep 15th 

• Non-Sidra Medicine staff: 100 QAR
• Sidra staff: free
• Student: 50 QAR

2. Engaging Patient And Families To Improve Quality of Care ( 1 Hour and 30 minutes ) 

10% discount for early birds from Sep 1st until Sep 15th 

• Non-Sidra Medicine staff:100 QAR
• Sidra staff: free
• Student: 50 QAR

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Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation Program 2023

The Pediatric Emergency Department at Sidra Medicine is hosting the 8th Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation Program on 19 January 2023.

The simulated-based program will provide an opportunity for healthcare professionals to practice the management of acute pediatric emergencies, including medical and trauma resuscitation of critically ill children.

The program will be led by a highly trained clinical team of senior pediatric emergency medicine experts including nursing leaders and educators. It will be 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 course is very different from APLS and PALS course, and will give candidates the opportunity to take a leadership role in the resuscitation of acute emergencies under the supervision and guidance of a facilitator. The course will follow the latest updates and evidence-based guidance for managing acute pediatric resuscitation.

Please note there will not be any assessment during the course. The goal is to develop critical skills and effective team behaviours in a safe, constructive environment that will enable healthcare professionals to provide better patient care within an emergency setting.

The program is an approved CPD activity from the Ministry of Public Health with Category 1 and 3 points.

Target Audience:

• Physicians (all levels and all specialities),
• Nurses
• Nurse practitioners
• Respiratory therapists
• Paramedics  

Fees: The registration fees categories for candidates are as follows:

• Consultants and Associate specialist:  500 QAR (full fee with lunch coupon)
• Interns, Residents, Fellows and Nurse practitioners: 350 QAR (Subsidized course fees, No lunch coupon)
• Nurses and all other Allied Health workers: 350 QAR. (Subsidized course fees, No lunch coupon)

Reference Reading Material suggestion:

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

Numbers of seats available:

Total candidates for each course: 20 (First come first serve basis)

Faculty:

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

Facilitator:

• Dr Barbara Blackie (co-chair)
• Prof. Colin Powell
• Dr Roona Aniapravan
• Dr Sohail Ghani

Nursing Leads:

• Catherine Lynch
• Violetta Kryshtal

Respiratory Therapist:

• Nadia Qureshi

Simulation specialist staff:

• Bassem Tarhini
• Mark Edwin Marayag
• Ronald Tyron Dela Rosa

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