Events Calendar

Women’s Services Study Day on Teaching Methodology

Overview

The world of medical education is rapidly evolving in the face of technological advances as well as emerging evidence from research on the efficacy of teaching methods. It becomes imperative for the clinical as well as the didactic healthcare teacher to keep abreast of new developments in the field to ensure that their teaching methodology is informed by these advances, and remains effective at enabling their student to become well-rounded, skilled professionals. 

Women service study day on teaching methodology will focus on updates in the field of medical education. It will cover both teaching skills and techniques, as well as enhance learning skills in workplace-based settings for practicing clinicians.

It is designed to meet the learning and knowledge needs of healthcare educators as well as providers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, from primary care to tertiary level.

The ultimate goal of the symposium is to ensure the provision of high quality of medical education related to obstetrics and gynecology.

Topics/Sessions

Undergraduate and Postgraduate education as well as continuing professional development topics:

• O&G interprofessional training experiences from the Middle East: Can we rely on Western evidence?
• Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in teaching
• Teaching Empathy and compassion in healthcare
• Do we have choice in what specialty we choose? Personality make-up and choice of medical specialty
• Micro-Moments of Teaching
• Feedback and assessment
• Influence of cultural diversity in multi-professional team learning
• Simulation training for providers in women’s health: is there evidence it improves outcomes?

Conference Objectives

By the end of the symposium, delegates should be able to:

• Identify and discuss the current updates in medical education within obstetrics and gynecology
• Discuss the current evidence-based methods of teaching in obstetrics and gynecology
• Identify the merits and application of some of the relevant aspects of medical education in Obstetrics and gynecology including interprofessional learning and simulation training

Target Audience

• Educators
• Academics
• Physicians 
• Nurses 
• Midwives
• Allied Health Professionals
• Students
• Medical education researchers

Reward Credits CME 6 Pionts

Scientific Committee 

• Dr. Suruchi Mohan
• Dr. Gbemisola Okunoye
• Dr. Deepa Subramanian
• Dr. Hala Abdullahi
• Dr. Nusrat Fazal
• Dr. Medhat Alberry
• Dr. Abdulkadir Wagley
• Dr. Ashok Oliparambil
• Dr. Wessam Nabeih
• CN Nona Giurici
• CM Magdalene Mushore

Speakers

• Dr. Gamal Ahmed, Sr Consultant  O&G, Hamad Medical Corporation / Associate Professor, University of Dundee UK
• Dr. Gbemisola Okunoye, Senior Consultant O&G and Division Chief of Obstetrics, Sidra Medicine
• Dr. Suruchi Mohan, Consultant O&G & Education Lead, Sidra Medicine
• Dr. Ehab Abdel Aziz, Consultant Family Medicine and Manager QU Health Center, PHCC
• Dr. Shuja Reagu, Senior Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist Head of Mental Health Hospital Services
• Dr. Dilek Yigit, Associate Professor, Endodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Qatar University
• Dr. Caitlin Huckell, Clerkship directors, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
• Dr. Moune Jabre WCM, Clerkship directors, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
• Dr. Barbara Blackie - Senior Consultant and Education Lead, Peds ED Sidra Medicine
• Dr. Wessam Nabeih - Consultant Anesthesiologist and Simulation Lead Anesthesia, Sidra Medicine
• Dr. Hala Abdullahi - Senior Consultant O&G, Sidra Medicine

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Middle East Paediatric Medical Conference

Overview

Sidra Medicine is a women's and children's hospital that understands that pediatric healthcare is vital to children's development to ensure they achieve their full potential and thrive as adults. Accordingly, Sidra Medicine is proud to be a strategic partner of the Middle East Pediatric Medical Conference 2023 and invites you to join us from 28-30 September 2023.

The Middle East Paediatric Medical Conference is a unique platform where experts and key opinion leaders share their experiences about key issues and controversial topics in child health. The program will facilitate insightful debates on the most strategic issues, managing and preventing serious pediatric and neonatal disorders.

The conference will review updated treatment modalities and discuss key challenges faced by our physicians in specific areas related to metabolic disorders, nutrition, gastroenterology, pediatric allergy & pulmonary, neurology, infectious diseases and vaccines, behavioral disorders, and more

 Topics/Sessions

• Growth in Children
• ADHA and Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Seizures and Epilepsy
• Enuresis in children
• Common GI problems in children
• Inborn errors of Metabolism
• Respiratory Diseases in children
• Food Allergies and Eating disorders in children
• Hot topics in Neonatology
• Vitamin D Deficiency in Children
• Hematological diseases in children
• Neurological & neuromuscular diseases in children
• Surgical emergencies in children
• Nephrological disorders in children
• Rare diseases in children

Conference Objectives

• Review the latest diagnostics for early detection on the most common diseases in children
• Discuss the most presistent clinical problems encountered in children during medical practice
• Learn the best approaches and latest guidelines in treating children with rare diseases
• Develop a highly effective programs in increasing awareness of rare pediatric diseases
• Update knowledge on the current trends in pediatric and neonatal medicine

Target Audience

• General Paediatricians
• Specialist Paediatricians
• Dietitians
• Nutritional Specialists
• Adolescent Medicine
• Neonatologists
• Midwives and Nurses
• Family Physicians
• ER Medicine
• General Practitioners
• Pharmacists
• Public Health Government Ocials
• Academics
• Immunologists
• Geneticists

Reward Credits CPD

• CPD points are under process

Scientific Committee

• Ahmed Al Hammadi, MD, MBChB, FRCPC, Division Chief, General Pediatrics, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
• Madeeha Kamal, Senior Consultant Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
• Muna Taher, Program Director Family Medicine Residency Training Program, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
• Mohamed Alkuwari, Division Chief General Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
• Tawfeg Ben Omran, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, Senior Consultant and Division Chief, Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Sidra Medicine, Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar, Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Boston Children's Hospital, USA

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Health Literacy Conference: Connecting the Dots

Overview

October is marked globally as International Health Literacy month.  This year, Sidra Medicine is hosting its third edition of its Health Literacy Conference, titled “Health Literacy-connecting the dots: Factors associated with Health literacy”. Many factors can interfere and negatively impact patients and families health literacy and their adherence to medical treatment or instructions.

Why you should attend

Addressing and applying health literacy principles within your organization will allow you to:

• Empower and enable people to find, understand, and use health information and services.
• Empower healthcare staff with effective communication skills in a healthcare setting
• Provide health information in a clear language and appealing format
• Empower healthcare staff with the tools to overcome health literacy barriers

Conference Objectives

• Acknowledge common factors associated with patients’ health literacy
• Discuss the effect of those factors on patient’s health-seeking behavior
• Identify some strategies to improve patients’ outcomes
• Discuss/showcase some examples

Reward Credits CME

• Up to 10 CPD points

Target Audience

• Physicians
• Nursing 
• Allied Health professionals
• Health and wellness educators 
• Pharmacists
• Public health experts
• Students from different Health sectors (Medical, Nursing, allied health, Pharmacy, and public health)

Scientific Committee

• Amal Al-Farsi - Manager- Health and Wellness Education
• Fatima Al-Maslamani- Health and Wellness educator 
• Duane Wong Director - Allied Health Dept
• Maher M. Salem - Head - Inpatient Narcotic Pharmacy 
• Dr. Suruchi Mohan - Attending Physician - Obstetrics, Obstetrics Sec 
• Abeeda Ladha- Manager – Quality Department
• Hamda Zain Al Abdeen - Lead- Event
• Brenda Jane Flynn- Director- Nursing & Midwifery (Women)
• Dr. Ahmed Al Hammadi- Executive Chair – Medicine (General Pediatrics)
• Bilal Guddam- Orthoptist-Ophthalmology Unit
• Maha Al-Ghanim- Clinical Nurse Leader-Lactation Services
• Emma Reid- Director - Nursing (Pediatric Medicine and Emergency Services)

Partners

• Qatar University - College of Health Sciences

Gold Sponsor

• University of Doha for Science and Technology

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Gastroenterology Study Day

Overview

Gastroenterology Study Day focuses on gastrointestinal problems that are commonly seen in the primary and secondary care sectors in Qatar.

Now in its 7th year, the event aims to raise the awareness and provide a platform to discuss best practices in the care and treatment of patients suspected of experiencing gastrointestinal issues.

The event will bring together pediatricians and child health professionals from the public and private healthcare sector and will feature inspiring speakers and global experts. The purpose of this annual, flagship symposium is to raise awareness and provide a discussion about best practice in approaching patients suspected of gastrointestinal problems.

Conference Objectives

• Discuss gastrointestinal problems that are commonly seen in the primary care and secondary care facility in Qatar 
• To provide a discussion about best practice in approaching patients 
• Facilitate and guide patients on the referral process from the primary and secondary care to Sidra Medicine 
• Raise the awareness of available evidence-based management approach of commonly seen gastrointestinal problems among healthcare providers in Qatar; which will ensure a better patient care and outcomes.

Target Audience  

• Doctors and Pediatricians 
• Child Health Professionals 
• Nurses
• Nurse Practioners
• Pharmacists 
• Allied Health Practitioners

Scientific Committee

• Chair:  Dr. Wesam Almasri
• Facilitators: Dr. Wesam Al-Masri, Dr. Fatma Al-Mudahka and Dr. Mamoun Elawad

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Women’s Health Conference (WHC2023)

Sidra Medicine’s Women’s Health Conference 2023, will focus on contemporary issues across the span of women’s healthcare, from prevention to diagnostics and therapeutics. This year’s theme is ‘Contemporary issues in women’s health’.

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Precision Medicine and Functional Genomics 2023

On behalf of Sidra Medicine, we invite you to our 8th annual flagship research conference, Precision Medicine & Functional Genomics (PMFG), scheduled for November 11-14, 2023 in Doha, Qatar.

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Pediatric Neuroscience Conference 2023

Overview

The Pediatric Neuroscience Conference will bring together regional and international neuroscience experts to share insights and best practice methodologies related to the epidemiology and mechanisms of neurological diseases and neurometabolic disorders.
The conference is a joint event between Sidra Medicine and Maarefah, and will focus on early diagnosis and novel therapies.

Sessions

The program includes a variety of sessions that will cover recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that have helped improve the health outcomes of children living with chronic neurological, neurometabolic and neurosurgical diseases including:

• Neuromuscular disorders including updates on gene therapy
• Neurodevelopmental Co-Morbidities in Children with Epilepsy
• Infantile and Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes
• Neuroimaging in Pediatric Epilepsy
• Epilepsy Management: Genetic, Dietary, Medication
• Epilepsy Surgery
• EEG Workshop

Conference Objectives

• Review the systemic complications of neuromuscular disorders.
• Review updates in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders.
• Review the clinical presentation of seizures in children, including recognition of seizure mimickers.
• Discuss updates in the classification of childhood epilepsy syndromes.
• Describe recent advances in the medical, dietary, surgical and neuromodulatory management of pediatric epilepsy.
• Review non-invasive and invasive electroencephalographic (EEG) findings in children of all ages

Target Audience

• Paediatric Neurologists
• Neurosurgeons
• Genetic & Metabolic Consultants
• Nurses
• Neuropsychologists and Neuropsychiatrists
• Neurodisability Specialists
• Physical and Occupational Therapists
• Speech and Languages Pathologists
• Dieticians
• Allied healthcare professionals

Reward Credits CPD

• 10.5

Scientific Committee

• Dr. Husam Kayyali, Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist, Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology, Sidra Medicine, Qatar  
• Dr. Ruba Benini, Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist, Medical Director of the Neurodiagnostic Lab, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
• Dr. Ian Pople, Division Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Sidra Medicine, Qatar

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Qatar Pediatric Emergency Medicine (QPEM) International Conference 2024

Overview of the conference

Now in its eighth year, QPEM’s conference goal is to provide high-quality, evidence-based updates for healthcare practitioners involved in the urgent and emergent care of children.

Conference Objectives

At the end of the conference, our multidisciplinary participants will have expanded knowledge on a variety of key topics; be able to recognize and manage common yet potentially serious conditions; will have improved critical thinking; be able to discuss research in PEM; and will incorporate quality and patient safety goals into practice.

• Recognize serious illness and injury in children presenting to the ED
• Discuss the best evidence in the management of critically ill neonates and children
• Manage a variety of medical, surgical, traumatic, behavioral, and technology-assisted presentations in children
• Review the best articles in PEM for the last year
• Analyze cases using the best evidence to critically plan management
• Evaluate clinical pathways in use in pediatric EDs
• Incorporate quality and patient safety goals into daily practice
• Evaluate academic practice in PEM
• Review the interventions needed for a variety of toxicological ingestions
• List the red flags and detail a systems approach when managing trauma

Target Audience

Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Nurses
Pharmacists
Allied Health
EMTs
Trainees

Scientific Committee

• Prof. Khalid Al Ansari – Chair of Emergency Medicine
• Dr. Barbara Blackie  - Senior Attending Physician - ED    
• Dr Syed Haris Huda – Attending Physician, ED    
• Ms. Ruth Adeola, Clinical Nurse Facilitator             
• Ms. Laura Reid, Supervisor RT Services     
• Ms. Shazia Akram, Clinical Pharmacist
• Ms. Leena Amine , Manager –Poison Control Center
• Dr. Nasser Haidar, Senior Consultant Pediatric Emergency Center Al Saad
• Pro. Guillaume Alinier, Senior Consultant, HMC?
• Ms. Nora Senda – Director of Nursing-Pediatric Emergency Center Al Saad

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Surgical Annual Research Day (SARD) 2024

Overview

The acronym SARD in Arabic means “narrating” and is meant to represent the exchange of information.
Now in its second year, Sidra Medicine’s Surgical Annual Research Day (SARD) 2024 is a multidisciplinary effort to share knowledge in the processes and highlight the resources available to enable research in surgery at Sidra Medicine.

Conference Objective

• Describe the current status of research in pediatric surgical subspecialties locally and internationally.
• Outline available resources for clinical research and quality improvement projects.
• Explain the processes required to conduct research or a quality improvement project.
• Appraise and evaluate the selected presented research and quality projects that have been conducted.
• Create an annual gathering to allow the exchange of valuable information from research and quality projects in surgery.

Topics/Sessions

• Research overview by PMO and IRB offices
• Systematic reviews in surgery
• Sidra Medicine surgical research projects presentations
• QI 101: How to conduct a quality improvement project
• Presentations of selected Quality Improvement projects/audits
• Innovation in surgery: covering different internal research projects and from other institutions in Qatar

Target Audience

Surgeons
Surgical trainees
Surgical clinical nurses
Medical students
Allied health care workers

Reward Credits CPD

“This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity Category 1 as defined by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section (DHP-AS) and is approved for a maximum of 4 hours.”

Organizing Committee

Dr. Noora Alshahwani, clinical lead of research in surgery, attending in General and Thoracic Surgery  
Dr. Mansour Ali, Chair of Surgery
Nour Ghreiz, Senior Administrative Assistant

Sponsors

Sliver Sponsor

Medtech Corporation

Founded in 1980, Medtech Corporation has established itself as a renowned leader in the medical distribution industry. With a firm commitment to providing outstanding quality products and exceptional customer service, Medtech has continuously been at the forefront of meeting the ever-evolving demands of the healthcare sector. Medtech Corporation boasts an extensive range of products, partnering with reputable and globally recognized manufacturers to offer a comprehensive portfolio to its customers.

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Bronze Sponsor

Trioscare

https://www.trioscare.com/

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Gastroenterology Study Day

Overview

From 2016 and now on its 7th year, Sidra Medicine’s Gastroenterology Division allocates one day each year to discuss gastrointestinal problems that are commonly seen in the primary care and secondary care facility in Qatar with physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals to raise the awareness of these problems and provide a discussion about best practice in approaching patients suspected to have any of these gastrointestinal problems.

Since its initial offering in 2016 this event is well attended by healthcare professionals. For the October 13, 2022 blended session (live at the Sidra Auditorium and live streamed via MS teams) around 100 participants registered and attended. Four side-by-side practical sessions were also offered were participants got to see and make hands-on experience on various procedures and services offered by the Gastroenterology team.

Conference Objectives

Discuss gastrointestinal problems that are commonly seen in the primary care and secondary care facility in Qatar with physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals to raise the awareness of these problems and provide a discussion about best practice in approaching patients suspected to have any of these gastrointestinal problems.

Facilitate the referral process from the primary and secondary care to Sidra services by giving guidance on referral criteria.

Raise the awareness of available evidence-based management approach of commonly seen gastrointestinal problems among health care providers in Qatar which will ensure a better patient care and outcomes.

Target Audience  

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Pharmacists
• Allied Health Practitioners

Scientific Committee

• Chair:  Dr. Wesam Almasri
• Facilitators: Dr. Wesam Al-Masri, Dr. Fatma Al-Mudahka and Dr. Mamoun Elawad

Sponsor

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