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Prof. Dave Singh
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Respiratory Medicine
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
Prof. Dave Singh
Topic:
-Pro and Con Debate: Type 2 Inflammation in COPD, is it significant?
- COPD: Year in Review
Prof. David Jackson
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, King's College London
Consultant in Asthma & Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
Guy’s & St Thomas, NHS Trust
Clinical Lead, GSTT Asthma Network
Guy’s Severe Asthma Centre, Guy's
Hospital, London, England, UK
Prof. David Jackson
Topic:
- The rational behind the updated GINA guidelines for asthma
- Biological Era: too soon or too late?
Prof. Grigoris Stratakos
Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
President, European Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Greece
Prof. Grigoris Stratakos
Topic:
- Workshop 1: Interventional Pulmonology
- Advances In the Bronchoscopic Treatment of The Thoracic Malignancy: Current and Future Directions
- Interventional Pulmonology: Year in R
Prof. Ian Pavord
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine Unit and Oxford Respiratory NIHR BRC
Nuffield Department of Medicine
University of Oxford, UK
Prof. Ian Pavord
Topic:
- Asthma: Year in Review
- Pro and Con Debate: Type 2 Inflammation in COPD, is it significant?
Prof. Luca Richeldi
Chair of the Division of Pulmonary
Medicine and CEMAR
Respiratory Disease Center, Fondazione Policlinico
Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, Italy
Prof. Luca Richeldi
Topic:
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Today: More Drugs, More Time, More Life
- Shaping The Future of IPF Management: Latest Advances from FIBRONEER-IPF
Panelist:
- Panel Discussion: When The Rheumatologists Meets The Pulmonologists: Real Cases, Real Collaboration, Real Impact
Prof. Najib M Rahman
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Director, Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, University of Oxford
Consultant Pleural Physician, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford
National Specialist Lead for Respiratory, NIHR CRN
NIHR Senior Investigator
Oxford, England
Prof. Najib M Rahman
Topic:
- New Developments In The Management of Pleural Diseases
- Workshop 3: Thoracic Ultrasound
Panelist:
- Panel Discussion: Pleural Diseases MDT
Prof. Rayid Abdulqawi
MD PhD
Pulmonary and Lung Transplant Consultant
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Rayid Abdulqawi
Topic:
- Early And Late Complications in Lung Transplant, New Innovation in Diagnosis
Panelist:
- Panel Discussion: When The Rheumatologists Meets The Pulmonologists: Real Cases, Real Collaboration, Real Impact
Local Speakers
Dr. Aishah Alyammahi
Infectious Disease Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah
Dr. Aishah Alyammahi
Topic:
- Tuberculosis in GCC
Dr. Abdulmuhsen Hussein
Pulmonology Fellow
Dubai Health, Mohammed Bin Rashid University
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Abdulmuhsen Hussein
Panelist:
- Panel Discussion: When the Rheumatologists Meets the Pulmonologists: Real Cases, Real Collaboration, Real Impact
Dr. Ali Wahla
MD, Consultant Pulmonologist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ali Wahla
Topic:
- Workshop 1: Interventional Pulmonology
Dr. Andrew Ives
Consultant, Pediatric Pulmonology
CCAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Andrew Ives
Topic:
- Updates On Asthma Managing in Children
Dr. Fadi Hamed
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program
Consultant Intensivist and Pulmonologist
Integrated Hospital Care Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Dr. Fadi Hamed
Topic:
- Lung Transplant Program in the UAE, Update on Current Milestones
Dr. Fatima Al Ahbabi
Consultant, Pediatric Pulmonology
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Fatima Al Ahbabi
Topic:
- Sleep Disorders in Children
Dr. Goran Nadir Salih
Consultant Pulmonologist and Internal Medicine
Program Director for Adult Pulmonary Fellowship
Director of Pulmonary Subspecialty Clinic and Interventional Pulmonology
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, MBRU
Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health, UAE
Dr. Goran Nadir Salih
Topic:
- Workshop 1: Interventional Pulmonology
Dr. Hani Sabbour
MD FACC FHRS FASE
Consultant Cardiologist / Cardiac Electrophysiology
Mediclinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Hani Sabbour
Topic:
- Disease Burden, Treatment Patterns, and Management of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review (PATH-GCC)
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Dr. Ihab Ahmed
Intensivist Cardiothoracic and transplant ICU
Critical Care Lead of Heart and Lung Transplant
Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ihab Ahmed
Topic:
- VV ECMO as Bridge To Lung Transplant, Does it make a difference?
Dr. Irfan Shafiq
Consultant Pulmonologist
CCAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Irfan Shafiq
Topic
- Non Tuberculous Mycobacterium: Year in Review
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Dr. Jayachandran Panickar
Paediatric Pulmonologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Jayachandran Panickar
Topic:
- Workshop 4: Cystic Fibrosis
Dr. Mahmoud El Kaissi
Staff Physician, Imaging Institute
CCAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mahmoud El Kaissi
Panelist:
- Panel Discussion: Pleural Diseases MDT
- Panel Discussion: When The Rheumatologists Meets The Pulmonologists: Real Cases, Real Collaboration, Real Impact
Dr. Maitha Alhammadi
Senior Pulmonary Specialty
Rashid Hopsital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Maitha Alhammadi
Topic:
- Pleural Diseases MDT
Dr. Majid Al Saleh Alteneiji
Consultant Physician
Pediatric Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine
Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital
Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Majid Al Saleh Alteneiji
Session 2: Trikafta is a CF Breakthrough Treatment: What will you TRI next?
Dr. Mohamed Shaaban
Associate Professor and Consultant of Pulmonology
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
Pulmonology Consultant at Prime Hospital Al Garhoud, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Mohamed Shaaban
Topic
- Panel Disscussion: When the Rheumatologists meets the pulmonologists: Real cases, real collaboration, real impact
Dr. Mohamed Rafique.P
MBBS, DTCD, DNB (Respiratory Board), EDRM (Austria)
FCCP(USA), MBA(Healthcare Management), London UK
Consultant Pulmonologist
Head of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Medical Director
Prime Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Mohamed Rafique.P
Topic:
- Be Lung Aware: A comprehensive approach for lung disease detection and management
Dr. Muhammad Tufail
Consultant Pulmonologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Muhammad Tufail
Topic:
- Workshop 3: Thoracic Ultrasound
Dr. Muhammad Arif
MD, FRCPE, CCT (UK) (Respiratory and General Medicine)
Consultant and HOD, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine,
Mediclinic Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Muhammad Arif
Topic:
- AIRSUPRA: A paradigm shift in asthma rescue
Dr. Said Isse
Consultant Pulmonologist
Respiratory Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Said Isse
Topic:
- Towards Personalized Care in Bronchiectasis: An Evolving Paradigm
Dr. Shaima AlKhouri
Pediatric Pupmonology Consultant
SKMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Shaima AlKhouri
Topic:
- Cases in ILD and Metabolic Disease
Dr. Shamma Al Nokhatha
Rheumatology Consultant
ESR President
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Shamma Al Nokhatha
Panelist:
- Panel Discussion: When The Rheumatologists Meets The Pulmonologists: Real Cases, Real Collaboration, Real Impact
Dr. Shair Ahmed
MD, Staff, Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplant
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Shair Ahmed
Topic:
- Panel Discussion: Pleural Diseases MDT
Dr. Sherif Fayed
Pulmonology Consultant
Clinical Lead, Alzahra Hospital, Dubai
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Sharjah University Hospital
Dr. Sherif Fayed
Topic
- Workshop 1: Interventional Pulmonology
Dr. Taj Chowdhry
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Taj Chowdhry
Topic:
- Panel Discussion: Pleural Diseases MDT
Dr. Trilok Chand
Consultant and Head Pulmonologist
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Trilok Chand
Topic:
- Workshop 1: Interventional Pulmonology
- Bronchoscopic Cryo Biopsy and EBUS Cryo Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Diseases: Diagnostic Yield and the Safety
Dr. Usman Ahmad
Department Chair
Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Usman Ahmad
Topic:
- Building Complex Thoracic Program in the UAE
Dr. Yasser Madani
Consultant Pulmonologist
Healthpoint Hospital, Mubadala Health
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Yasser Madani
Topic:
- Workshop 2: Advanced Pulmonary Function Diagnostics
- Workshop 3: Thoracic Ultrasound
- Unveiling Mechanisms: Exploring Dupilumab Effects on Airway Remodeling
Dr. Yusuf Bayrak
Consultant Thoracic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Yusuf Bayrak
Topic:
- Panel Discussion: Pleural Diseases MDT
Dr. Isabel Mira-Avendano
MD, Advanced Pulmonary Diseases Specialist
Pulmonary Medicine Division
Integrated Hospital Care Institute
CCAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Isabel Mira-Avendano
Topic: Panelist
- Panel Discussion: When The Rheumatologists Meets The Pulmonologists: Real Cases, Real Collaboration, Real Impact
Mr. Abdalrhman Mohammed
Director of the Respiratory Therapy Program
Head of the Respiratory Therapy Department
Yas Clinic Khalifa City / Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Abdalrhman Mohammed
Topic:
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Emerging Roles and Clinical Impact
- Workshop 2: Advanced Pulmonary Function Diagnostics
Mr. Afzal Mohamad Ali
Respiratory Therapy Supervisor
SSMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Afzal Mohamad Ali
Topic:
- Personalized Mechanical Ventilation
Mr. Ferdinand De Guzman
Respiratory Therapist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Ferdinand De Guzman
Workshop 4:
- Cystic Fibrosis
Dr. Rachel Kaminski
Consultant Pulmonologist, Respiratory Physician
Sub-Specialist in Sever Asthma
Airways Disease & Bronchiectasis / Head of Department
Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Rachel Kaminski
Topic:
- Shielding The Vulnerable in Water
Dr. Luaie Idris
Consultant Pulmonologist
Zayed Military Hospital
AbuDhabi, UAE
Dr. Luaie Idris
Topic:
- COPD: with T2: The Knowns and Unknowns
Ms. Marilou Panganiban
Senior Respiratory Therapist
Amana Healthcare
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Marilou Panganiban
SESSION 6:
- Weaning of Long term ventilated patients-Evidential
updates
Mr. Niyas Moideen
Senior Respiratory Therapist
CCAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Niyas Moideen
Topic
- Workshop 2: Advanced pulmonary function diagnostics
Prof. Nawal Al Kaabi
Senior Advisor, HayatBiotech
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant, SKMC
Adjunct Professor, Khalifa University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Nawal Al Kaabi
Topic:
- Updates on Vaccines and Respiratory Disease Pandemics
Ms. Layan Khaled Ruzieh
Graduate of the Respiratory Care program
Liwa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Layan Khaled Ruzieh
Topic:
- Disease Burden, Treatment Patterns, and Management of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review (PATH-GCC)
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Mr. Mohamed Elhassan
Respiratory Care from Liwa University
Internship at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Mohamed Elhassan
Topic:
- Evaluating The Functional Exercise Capacity of The Stuff and Students of a Higher Educational Institution in the UAE - The 6 - Minute Walk Test Approach