The 2008 Primary Healthcare Congress featured the following internationally renowned speakers:
Metabolic Syndrome & Associated Diseases 26-28 October 2008
Prof. Bader Almustafa, Consultant Family Physician, Qatif Primary Health Care, KSA
Dr. Pedder Bagger, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Sherif Bakir, Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Maha Taysir Barakat, Consultant Endocrinologist, Medical & Research Director, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nida A Barqawi, Dietician, Wellness Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE
Prof. Abdulbari Bener, Advisor WHO, Head of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Hamad General Hospital, Qatar
Dr. Yousef Boobes, Head of Nephrology Division, Tawam/John Hopkins Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Eric Breton, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Science and Public Health, Zayed University
Dr. Omar Dhaimat, Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Samer Ellahham, Director, The Centre for HeartFailure
Mr. Oliver Harrison, Head of Public Health, Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Heitham T. Hassoun, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, USA
Dr Halah Ibrahim, New York Downtown Hospital, New York, USA
Dr. Michael Khouri, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. David Krasnow, Managing Director, Diabetes Eye D International Holdings, Dubai, UAE
Dr. David Matthews, Chairman, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Prof. M. Karim Meeran, Professor of Endocrinology, Imperial College, London, UK
Dr. Philip Schauer, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
Dr. Michael Schupbach, Centre d’Investigation Clinique, AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Group, Paris, France
Dr. Serah Theuri, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Justin Thomas, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Naveed Ulhaq, Clinical Assistant Professor, Wright State University; Medical Director, Chief of Nephrology, Troy, Ohio, USA
Review Course in Primary Healthcare 26-28 October 2008
Dr. Samra Abouchacra, Chair, Department of Nephrology, Tawam/John Hopkins Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Adnan Abuhammour, Chairman, Abu Hammour Medical Centre (AMC), Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ulrooj Ahmed, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. A. Al Amadi, Clinical Assistant Professor, ENT Consultant, Al Baraha Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Hatem Faraj Al Ameri, Consultant Pulmonary Medicine, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. H Badsha, Specialist Rheumatologist, Dubai Bone and Joint Centre, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Rana Batterjee, American Board of Audiology, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Zbigniew Brodzinski, Dubai Bone and Joint Centre, Dubai, UAE
Dr Cheikhali, Head of Paediatric Department, Al Rahba Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Bassel F. Darwish, Specialist Physician & Rheumatologist, Welcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Noha Dashash, Consultant Family Physician, Director of PHC, Jeddah, KSA
Prof. Serge Ferrari, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland; Assistant Professor, Dept of Medicine, Division of Bone Diseases Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Mohamed A. Hamdan, Senior Consultant & Head of Pediatric Cardiology, Tawam-Johns Hopkins Hospital, Al Ain
Dr. Waleed Hassen, Chief, Urology, Tawam/Johns Hopkins Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim, Coordinator of Submitted Papers, Al Baraha Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Prof Taher Issa, Professor of ENT Departments, Magrabi Hospitals and Centers, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdulrezag Kdesh, Consultant Internist, Tawam Hospital
Dr. Junaid M Khan, Consultant Paediatrician/Neonatologist, CME Chairperson, Al Rahba Hospital, UAE
Dr. Emad Kowatli, Director of Intensive Care Unit, American Hospital, Dubai
Dr. Iyad Kssiery, MD FACE (USA) Endocrinology Specialist, Welcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Emad Al Rahmani, Chairman of Medicine, Consultant Gastroenterology, Mafraq Hospital-SEHA
Dr. Yassin Ibrahim El-Shahat, Chief of Dialysis Services, SKMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Maarteen Spruit, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dubai Bone and Joint Centre, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Suresh, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Canada Al Rahba Hospital, UAE
Dr. Mike Thomson, Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, HCA International Hospitals, London, UK
Dr. Mohammad Osman Yusuf, WHO / GARD / ARIA / GINA Expert on Allergy & Asthma, Director & Board Member, International Primary Care Respiratory Group, Pakistan
Current Concepts in Modern Breast Healthcare 26-27 October 2008
Chair: Dr. Nagi Khouri, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology & Oncology; Director, Division of Breast Imaging; Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dr. Deborah Armstrong, MD, Associate Professor, Oncology, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dr. Fariba Asrari, MD, Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Centre, Green Spring Station; Clinical Associate & Senior Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology & Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, USA
Mrs. Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Administrative Director, Breast Centre; University Distinguished Assistant Professor, Breast Cancer, The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery; Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Centre; Chief, Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Healthcare Management in Primary Healthcare 27-28 October 2008
Dr. Abdulhadi Al Ahbabi, Health Operations Manager, SEHA – Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Azhar Ali, GP Principal & Lead Cancer GP, NHS Lanarkshire, National Medical Advisor, IASS-CAS, Scotland
Mr. Rolando Gosiengfiao, Chief Executive Officer, GenRx Healthcare, Hong Kong
Mr. Saif Al Qubaisi, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Health Services
Dr. John Evangelista, Director, SEHA – Ambulatory Healthcare Services
Mr. Oliver Harrison, Head of Public Health, Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Omar Al Jabri, President, Society of Family Medicine Physicians UAE Emirates Medical Association
Dr. Zainab Al Khazal, Disease Prevention and Screening Centers, UAE
Mr. Robert Mayock, Senior Director, Independent Blue Cross, Pennsylvania, USA
Mr. Edward Oh, Group Business Development Director, SingHealth Services Pte Ltd, Singapore
Mr. Derick P. Pasternak, Managing Director, Joint Commission International Middle East
Mr. Curtis Schroeder, Group CEO, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand
Mr. Jonathan Walters, Director, Warwickshire Pathology Network, UK
Mr. Bill Wing, Vice President, Cerner Corporation, USA
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