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ARAB HEALTH 2018

18TH IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTICS CONFERENCE

29 January 1 February 2018

Welcome Delegates
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
On behalf of the Scientific Committee, it is with great
pleasure that we welcome you to join us at the 18th Imaging ACTIVITY DIRECTOR:
and Diagnostics Conference at Arab Health 2018.
DR MOULAY MEZIANE
Head of Radiology,
The aim of this edition is to open an international dialogue Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
to explore the theme, Advances in the Art of Radiology Abu Dhabi, UAE
with our common goal of delivering accurate diagnosis and
improving patient care.
CO-ACTIVITY DIRECTOR:
We would like to thank the European Society of Radiology DR PARVEZ MASOOD
for supporting the conference. Here are the brand new Specialist - Diagnostic Neuroradiology,
highlights for 2018: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, USA

W
 e welcome the European Society of Breast Imaging for
in-depth discussion on new guidelines and good practice GLOBAL CHAIR:
in breast imaging
PROF DR MICHAEL FUCHSJAEGER
2
 5+ hours of learning
Professor and Chairman of General
5
 0+ speakers across 4 days with 20+ new speaker faculty Radiology, Medical University of Graz,
O
 pportunity to meet and network with international experts Graz, Austria
from Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Ireland, Hungary, Italy,
Germany, Croatia, Lebanon, Egypt, KSA, the UK and USA
LOCAL CHAIR:
5
 0+ new scientific talks that you will hear here first!
PROF HATEM ABOU EL ABBASS GHONIM
A
 poster competition for young professionals in medical
Senior Consultant Radiologist, Al Qassimi
imaging to encourage youth in Medical Imaging to Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director,
participate in academic discussion and symposia Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health
D
 elegate open mic session with imaging and diagnostics and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
gurus to get all your questions answered
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
All this and much more at the regions favourite imaging and
diagnostics conference. ANTHONY JOHN BEDSON
Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging
Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
See you soon in Dubai!

Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of

DR JAMAL ALKOTEESH
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Consultant Interventional Radiologist;
Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute,
Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING: KEY TOPICS:

D
 escribe the latest advances in radiology standards,
u Interventional radiology
techniques and equipment to safely deliver the
highest standards of care u Breast imaging and diagnostics
R  eport accurate diagnosis and improve patient care by
u Oncologic radiology
providing quality clinical decision support
Implement a state-of-the-art radiology department u Patient safety
that will deliver high quality clinical services, help u Abdominal radiology
control radiation safety and efficiently manage
workload so that reporting targets are met
T ranslate academic research into evidence-based
diagnostic radiology to improve the standard of care
provided to patients WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
A  ppraise the radiation risk of different modalities with
the benefit of early diagnosis by interpreting optimum
exposure vs. optimum image quality u Chief/ Head/ Consultant Radiologists
A  ssist referring physicians to help control radiation u Radiographers
risk by helping them better evaluate the clinical
justification for imaging u Technologists
D  ebate the latest thinking & evidence when u Technicians
conducting accurate diagnosis for the critical patient
u Radiation Safety Specialists
E  stablish a roadmap to patient management when
staging local lesions to improve their outcome

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Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing

Education designates this live activity for a maximum of
25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.

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 DAY 1 MONDAY, 29 JANUARY 2018
10:00 Opening remarks
Global Chair: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and
Chairman of General Radiology, Medical University of
Graz, Graz, Austria
Local Chair: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior
Consultant Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah,
Medical Director, Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health
and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
SESSION 1: ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY
Moderator: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant
Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI
in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
10:15 Liver imaging: what do we know now?
Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant
Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director,
Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention,
Dubai, UAE
10:45 Imaging modalities in hepatocellular carcinoma
Prof Dr Ruth Langer, Dean, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology,
UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
MRI in rectal cancer: What surgeons want to
11:15 
know and how it makes a difference?
Dr Dinesh Chinchure, Consultant, Diagnostic Radiology,
Director of Training and Clinical Advisor, KTP Hospital,
Alexandra Health, Singapore City, Singapore
11:45 Coffee Break
SESSION 2: KEYNOTE LECTURE
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
12:15 Introduction of keynote speaker
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
12:20 Oncologic imaging in clinical decision making
Prof Dr Hedvig Hricak, Professor and Chairman of
Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New
York, New York, USA
13:20 Lunch Break
I thoroughly enjoyed this congress. The organisers were enthusiastic and helpful and the delegates very motivated. We had a lively
discussion after the lectures as people were relaxed and keen to learn. All in all, a very positive experience for lecturers and delegates.
Prof Dr Catherine Owens, President, European Society of Paediatric Imaging,
Consultant Radiologist, Reader, University College London, London, UK
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SESSION 3: NEURORADIOLOGY
Moderator: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant
Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI
in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
14:30 Dissecting white matter diseases
Dr Parvez Masood, Specialist - Diagnostic Neuroradiology,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
15:00 Neuroradiology of cognitive impairment disorders
Dr Emer McSweeney, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Director
of Neuroradiology, St Georges Hospital, London, UK
15:30 Imaging various aspects of epilepsy
Dr Parvez Masood, Specialist - Diagnostic Neuroradiology,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 4: GENITO-URINARY IMAGING
Moderators:
Dr Moulay Meziane, Head of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of General
Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
16:30 MR imaging in urinary bladder carcinoma
Prof Dr Tarek El Diasty, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Radiology, Urology and Nephrology Centre,
Mansoura University, President, Egyptian Society of
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
17:00  taging ovarian cancer - providing a GPS to
S
patient management
Prof Dr Hedvig Hricak, Professor and Chairman of
Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New
York, New York, USA
17:30 Evaluation of renal transplants
Prof Dr Tarek El Diasty, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Radiology, Urology and Nephrology Centre,
Mansoura University, President, Egyptian Society of
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
18:00 End of Day 1

08:50 Opening remarks
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
SESSION 5: ARAB HEALTH MEETS THE
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY (ESR)
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
The cranio-cervical junction revisited: from
09:00 
anatomy to physiopathology
Prof Dr Paul Parizel, Chairman of the Board, European
Society of Radiology, Chairman of the Department of
Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
The Radiology Report its history, likely future
09:30 
development and its place in medical communication
Prof Adrian Brady, Chairperson, ESR Quality, Safety and
Standards Committee, Consultant Radiologist, Mercy
University Hospital, Medical Director, National HHT
(Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia) Centre for
Ireland, Clinical Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine,
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Vascular ultrasound in the era of CTA and MRA
10:00 
Prof Boris Brkljacic, 2nd Vice President, European Society
of Radiology, Chairman of Radiology, University Hospital of
Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
10:30 Q&A
10:40 Coffee Break
SESSION 6: BREAST IMAGING I - Arab Health
Meets the European Society of Breast
Imaging (EUSOBI)
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
11:15 The crucial role of breast US in everyday practice
Prof Frederica Pediconi, Chairperson of the Educational
Committee, European Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI,
Milan, Italy
Breast cancers screening with thomosynthesis:
11:45 
ready to go?
 Prof Gbor Forrai, President, European Society of Breast
Imaging - EUSOBI, Budapest, Hungary
12:15 Breast MRI in high-risk patients
Prof Francesco Sardanelli, Past President, European
Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Milan, Italy
TUESDAY, 30 JANUARY 2018 DAY 2
12:45 Q&A
13:00 Lunch Break
SESSION 7: BREAST IMAGING II
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
14:15 How to image the breast after therapy
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
14:45  arly cancer detection in dense breast:
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challenges and current trends
Dr Nehad Kazim Albastaki, Specialist Radiologist- Breast
Imaging, Royal NMC Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Pre-operative staging with MRI
15:15 
Prof Francesco Sardanelli, Past President, European
Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Milan, Italy
15:45 Q&A
16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 8: ASK THE EXPERTS
Bring all your imaging and diagnostics questions
16:30 
to the experts
 oderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and
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Chairman of General Radiology, Medical University of Graz,
Graz, Austria
Panelists:
Prof Boris Brkljacic, 2nd Vice President, European
Society of Radiology, Chairman of Radiology, University
Hospital of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Prof Francesco Sardanelli, Past President, European
Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Milan, Italy
Prof Frederica Pediconi, Chairperson of the Educational
Committee, European Society of Breast Imaging -
EUSOBI, Milan, Italy
Prof Gbor Forrai, President, European Society of Breast
Imaging - EUSOBI, Budapest, Hungary
Prof Dr Paul Parizel, Chairman of the Board, European
Society of Radiology, Chairman of the Department of
Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Prof Adrian Brady, Chairperson, ESR Quality, Safety and
Standards Committee, Consultant Radiologist, Mercy
University Hospital, Medical Director, National HHT
(Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia) Centre for
Ireland, Clinical Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine,
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
18:00 End of Day 2
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09:00 Opening remarks 13:30 Pulmonary embolism

Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
SESSION 9: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:
Dr Jamal Alkoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist,
Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Dr Asim Khwaja, Chairman of Radiology, Consultant Interventional
Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
09:15 Imaging and intervention in acute stroke
Dr Mohamed Ali Almarzooqi, Consultant Interventional
Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof Dr Christian Herold, Chairman, Department of
Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
14:00  verview of Chest X-ray - Anatomy, abnormalities
O
and cross-sectional correlation
Dr Naghma Erum Nawaz, Deputy Chair and Consultant
Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Pulmonary sarcoidosis
14:30 
Dr Moulay Meziane, Head of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu
Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:00 Q&A

09:45 Interventional radiology in acute GI bleeding 15:15 Coffee Break

Dr Mohammed Zeki, Consultant Interventional Radiologist,
Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
10:15 Image guided interventions in male urogenital system
Dr Jamal Alkoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist,
Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al
Ain, UAE
10:45 Coffee Break
SESSION 10: CONRAD RNTGEN LECTURE
11:15 Introduction of distinguished speaker
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
11:20 Evaluation and management of focal pulmonary
lesions: Innovative strategies for a personalised
approach
Prof Dr Christian Herold, Chairman, Department of
Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
12:20 Lunch Break
SESSION 12: EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY
Moderator: Dr Jamal Alkoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist;
Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
15:45 Acute abdominal trauma
Prof Max Ryan, Dean of Faculty of Radiologists, Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland, Cork University Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland
Imaging of non-traumatic neuroradiology emergencies
16:15 
Dr Ali Reza Dehdashtian, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Al
Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
16:45 T rauma Imaging: plain film pearls and pitfalls from
head to toe
Prof Max Ryan, Dean of Faculty of Radiologists, Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland, Cork University Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland
17:15 Imaging acute pelvis in emergencies
Dr Basemah Zaghir, Consultant Radiologist, Tawam
Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

SESSION 11: CARDIO-THORACIC IMAGING 17:45 Q&A

Moderator: Dr Moulay Meziane, Head of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic 18:00 Close of Day 3
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

It is really wonderful to see how the Imaging and Diagnostics Conference at Arab Health is progressing every year which
is certainly achieved by the big effort from the organising and scientific committees with an excellent organiser. It has
become an essential annual radiology meeting in the region with distinguished guest speakers covering most of the hot
topics in medical imaging.

Dr Abdulmunhem Obaideen, Head of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, Associate

Professor of Radiology, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

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08:20 Opening remarks

Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of
SESSION 15: RADIOGRAPHERS
General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Moderator: Anthony John Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical
Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
SESSION 13: MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING
13:15  ppropriate techniques and considerations for
A
Moderators:
better quality imaging for multiple sclerosis
Dr Moulay Meziane, Head of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
Dr Charbel Saade, Accreditation and Technical Officer,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut,
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman of General
Lebanon
Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Iatrogenic iodinated contrast induced

13:45 
Traumatic overuse injuries in athletes: An
08:30 
nephrotoxicity
observational nonrandomised prospective study
Dr Jamal Abdulkarim, Consultant Radiologist, George Eliot
with multimodality imaging and follow up
Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, UK
Dr Amanda Isaac, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist,
Guys & St Thomas Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Tips and techniques to get the most out of CT
14:15 
London, UK
and MR imaging in arteriovenous malformations
Dr Charbel Saade, Accreditation and Technical Officer,
09:00  haracterisation of brachial plexus anatomy
C
American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut,
and pathology by using a modified MR imaging
Lebanon
technique
Dr Ghazala Malik, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist,
14:45 Coffee Break
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire, UK

09:30 Patient safety in the MRI room SESSION 16: RADIOGRAPHERS

Dr Lemya Al Zaabi, Head of Radiology - Fujairah Medical
Moderators:
District, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Fujairah, UAE
Anthony John Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging
Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
10:00 Coffee Break
Abubakar Bello Abubakar, Clinical Lecturer, Medical Imaging
Science, Fatima College of Health Science Al Ain, Al Ain, UAE
SESSION 14: PATIENT SAFETY
Education and training in the use of ultrasound
15:15 
Moderator: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant
simulators for the training of sonographers
Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI
Prof Dr Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging
in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
& Radiotherapy, IPC, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School,
Past President, European Federation of Radiographer
Promoting best practices in medical imaging
10:30 
Societies, Coimbra, Portugal
departments: Patients first
Prof Dr Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging
15:45 L ines and tubes in neonatal chest x ray: What
& Radiotherapy, IPC, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School,
does the radiographer need to show?
Past President, European Federation of Radiographer
Dr Roy George, Head of Radiology, Oasis Hospital, Al Ain,
Societies, Coimbra, Portugal
UAE

Radiographer education in the Middle East

11:00 
How can the radiographer aid the radiologist in
16:15 
present and future
paediatric chest x-rays?
Prof Mohamed Abuzaid, Medical Diagnostic Imaging
Dr Dilip Gokhale, Specialist Radiologist, Al Ain Hospital, Al
Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences, University
Ain, UAE
of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

16:45 Summary
How radiologists can introduce radiation safety
11:30 
culture to physicians
17:00 End of Conference
Dr Priyank Gupta, Specialist Radiologist, Rashid Hospital,
Dubai, UAE

12:00 Lunch Break

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 SPEAKER FACULTY:
Abubakar Bello Abubakar, Clinical Lecturer, Medical Imaging
Science, Fatima College of Health Science Al Ain, Al Ain, UAE
Dr Ali Reza Dehdashtian, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Al Ain
Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Prof Adrian Brady, Chairperson, ESR Quality, Safety and
Standards Committee, Consultant Radiologist, Mercy
University Hospital, Medical Director, National HHT (Hereditary
Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia) Centre for Ireland, Clinical Senior
Lecturer, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork,
Ireland
Dr Amanda Isaac, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Guys
& St Thomas Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Dr Asim Khwaja, Chairman of Radiology, Consultant
Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu
Dhabi, UAE
Dr Basemah Zaghir, Consultant Radiologist, Tawam Hospital, Al
Ain, UAE
Prof Boris Brkljacic, 2nd Vice President, European Society of
Radiology, Chairman of Radiology, University Hospital of Zagreb,
Zagreb, Croatia
Dr Charbel Saade, Accreditation and Technical Officer, American
University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon
Prof Dr Christian Herold, Chairman, Department of Biomedical
Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Dr Dilip Gokhale, Specialist Radiologist, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain,
UAE
Dr Dinesh Chinchure, Consultant, Diagnostic Radiology, Director
of Training and Clinical Advisor, KTP Hospital, Alexandra Health,
Singapore City, Singapore
Dr Emer McSweeney, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Director of
Neuroradiology, St Georges Hospital, London, UK
Prof Francesco Sardanelli, Past President, European Society of
Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Milan, Italy
Prof Frederica Pediconi, Chairperson of the Educational
Committee, European Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI,
Milan, Italy
Prof Gbor Forrai, President, European Society of Breast
Imaging - EUSOBI, Budapest, Hungary
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Dr Ghazala Malik, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist,
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire, UK
Prof Dr Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging &
Radiotherapy, IPC, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Past
President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies,
Coimbra, Portugal
P  rof Dr Hedvig Hricak, Professor and Chairman of Radiology,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York,
USA
D  r Jamal Abdulkarim, Consultant Radiologist, George Eliot
Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, UK
D  r Lemya Al Zaabi, Head of Radiology - Fujairah Medical District,
UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Fujairah, UAE
P  rof Max Ryan, Dean of Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland, Cork University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
P  rof Mohamed Abuzaid, Medical Diagnostic Imaging Assistant
Professor, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, UAE
D  r Mohamed Ali Almarzooqi, Consultant Interventional
Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
D  r Mohammed Zeki, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Al Ain
Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
D  r Naghma Erum Nawaz, Deputy Chair and Consultant
Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
D  r Nehad Kazim Albastaki, Specialist Radiologist- Breast
Imaging, Royal NMC Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
P  rof Dr Paul Parizel, Chairman of the Board, European Society of
Radiology, Chairman of the Department of Radiology, University
of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
D  r Priyank Gupta, Specialist Radiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai,
UAE
D  r Roy George, Head of Radiology, Oasis Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
P  rof Dr Ruth Langer, Dean, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology, UAE
University, Al Ain, UAE
P  rof Dr Tarek El Diasty, Professor and Chairman, Department of
Radiology, Urology and Nephrology Centre, Mansoura University,
President, Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine,
Mansoura, Egypt
FACULTY
DISCLOSURE:
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Continuing Education has implemented
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Medical Education Standards for
Commercial Support requiring resolution
of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty
declaring a relevant commercial interest
will be identified in the activity syllabus.
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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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Orthopaedics*

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Family Medicine* Dental*

Connected Care (CPD Accredited)

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Hypertension* Respiratory*

Anaesthesia* Obesity*

3D Medical Printing* Quality Management*

Gastroenterology*

Pharma*

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