Events Calendar

Precision Medicine World Conference

Sidra Medicine is proud to be a part of the Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) in Silicon Valley, California from 25-27 January.

We will be showcasing how our academic healthcare organization has made precision medicine a reality and how we have used our genomics know-how to transform patient care.

Let’s Collaborate:

We are a hub for biomedical research to advance the understanding of epidemiology and mechanisms of diseases, develop preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and to improve the health outcomes for our female and pediatric patients. We would love to collaborate with you, if this is your organization’s strategy too! Find out more about our research plans here.

Watch this video about how we are advancing global healthcare through precision medicine

For details about Sidra Medicine and how we can collaborate together, please click on the QR code:

Where to find us at PMWC:

• Visit our booth [B1 402]
• Our Chief Medical Officer, Prof. Ziyad M. Hijazi and Chief Research Officer, Dr. Khalid Fakhro are speaking at the Building Future Precision Care in Qatar session on 27 January

Meet the team at PMWC

Meet our team who specialize in a range of clinical and research specialties. To set up a meeting onsite at PMWC, please email CROoffice@sidra.org. We would love to chat to you about collaborative opportunities related to precision medicine, clinical research/trials and more.

Related events

Precision Medicine Functional Genomics 2023
10 -15 November 2023
Doha, Qatar

Join our flagship Precision Medicine Functional Genomics (PMFG) conference from 10-15 November in Qatar, where we will explore the latest developments and innovations in functional genomics, genetics and other ‘omic’ tools. Be a part of the conversation on how cutting-edge discoveries have translated into precision medicine solutions.

Now in its eighth year, PMFG 2023 will be an in-person event which will include pre- and post-conference workshops.  Major conference highlights and themes include:

• Young Scientists Symposium
• Using omics and advanced technologies, including genome-editing, to functionally characterize genes, model disorders, and elucidate disease mechanisms.
• Novel tools and therapies for precision medicine and public health to prevent, diagnose and treat human diseases
• The growing role of large-scale population genomic programs in creating global genome variation maps and identifying novel genes linked to human traits

For more details about previous PMFG conferences, please visit www.sidra.org/pmfg.

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Women and girls in Science: Feel Empowered

Overview

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which falls on 11 February every year, is an important observance endorsed by the United Nations, to promote the full and equal access and participation of females in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields.

Sidra Medicine is proud to have a dynamic female workforce that includes researchers, scientists, engineers, physicians and tech professionals.

To celebrate the observance, we are bringing several of our female scientists and students who will share their experiences and provide an overview of the training opportunities available at Sidra Medicine to empower young women to lead successful careers in science.

There will be a panel discussion featuring accomplished young scientists sharing their successful career stories and discussing the major challenges faced by women in their careers.

Topics/Sessions

• Research overview at Sidra Medicine
• Focus on young investigators
• Mentorship and opportunities
• The Journey of women and girls in science

Conference Objectives

• Research overview at Sidra Medicine
• Mentorship and opportunities available at Sidra
• The Journey of women and girls in Science: success and challenges

Target Audience

Researchers, Physicians, Clinician-Researchers, Scientists, Students, Trainees and fellows Nurses

*Both genders are encouraged to attend.

Reward Credits

Attendees will be granted partial credits for partial attendance. A minimum of 45minutes attendance if required for 1 CME credits.

Scientific Committee

• Dr. Souhaila Al Khodor – event co-chair, Sidra Medicine, Director- Maternal & Child Health
• Dr. Annalisa Terranegra - event co-chair, Sidra Medicine, Principal Investigator in Precision Nutrition
• Dr. Matteo Avella- event co-chair, Sidra Medicine, Principal Investigator in Genetics of infertility
• Dr. Cristina Maccalli, Scientific committee member, Principal Investigator, Sidra Medicine- Qatar
• Dr Sara Deola, Scientific committee member, Principal Investigator, Sidra Medicine- Qatar
• Dr. Chiara Cugno, committee member, Core Director, Sidra Medicine- Qatar
• Blessing Dason, Research Nurse, Sidra Medicine- Qatar

Register Now

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QPEM - Pediatric POCUS (Pediatric Point-of-Care Ultrasound)

Overview

Sidra Medicine Pediatric Emergency Department team has successfully conducted several Pediatric POCUS courses over the past three years with excellent feedback. This 2-day interactive practical workshop will guide the clinician to gain the required knowledge and competence in pediatric point-of-care ultrasound.
This is a QCHP-approved CME activity with Category 1 & 3 points.
The use of point-of-care ultrasound in the Emergency Department is now the standard of care and is recognized as a significant element in the emergency medicine board training in Canada and the ACGME training programs in the US.  Clinicians at pediatric institutions are expected to be able to provide this point-of-care bedside standard.  

Conference Objectives

By the end of the course, applicants can:

1. Describe how physics relates to ultrasound image acquisition and processing.
2. Apply methods of ultrasound image acquisition.
3. Identify the indications for the use of ultrasound in pediatric emergency cases.
4. Recognize the relevant, focused findings and pitfalls associated with using ultrasound in decision-making.

Implement the best evidence guidelines and practice standards to help reduce risk and to improve patient safety when using ultrasound.

Target Audience

• Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners

Reward Credits CPD

The course has QCHP-accredited CME hours as follows

• Category 1: 6.0 hours
• Category 3: 7.75 hours.

Total Category 1 and 3: 13.75 hours.

Scientific Committee

• Dr. Barbara Blackie
• Dr. Muthukumar Sakthivel
• Dr. Usama Al-Kanani
• Dr. Sohail Ghani
• Mr. Carlos Omil Pazos

Speakers

• Dr. Barbara Blackie
• Dr Muthukumar Sakthivel
• Dr. Usama Al-Kanani
• Dr. Sheik Abdul Razak
• Dr. Sohail Ghani
• Dr. Ashok Aralihond

Register Now

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Artificial Intelligence and Medicine

Artificial Intelligence and Medicine – Bringing Digital Breakthroughs to the Bedside will be a milestone capacity-building activity for clinicians and researchers across Qatar. It will gather all those whose work intersects healthcare and AI to share their knowledge, experience, and challenges.

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Breastfeeding Workshop

Overview

The International Breastfeeding Week occurs every year from 1 to 7 August. Organizations and institutions around the world celebrate this week to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding. Sidra Medicine celebrates this week annually in many different ways. This year, the aim is to conduct an interactive breastfeeding workshop for the mothers form the community.

Workshop objectives

• Raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding in improving the health outcomes of both mothers and children.
• Teach the mothers techniques on how to breastfeed the child by practice.
• Provide solutions to mothers who struggle breastfeeding.
• Provide advices from Lactations Experts to mothers who have questions.

Target Audience  

• Pregnant women 

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Zebrafish Models to Boost Research in Rare Genetic Diseases Workshop

Overview

Sidra Medicine Zebrafish Functional Genomics Facility, employs a platform of assays that merges the gap between clinical presentations and genomics findings in rare pediatric hereditary disorders presenting a roadmap toward precision medicine. Earlier diagnosis of rare diseases means earlier intervention and potentially saving a life. With the latest scientific developments, the zebrafish model offers hope that this diagnostic odyssey could be cut short (sometimes from years to mere weeks), with the missing piece of the puzzle uncovered and leading to a sound diagnosis.

Zebrafish, a unique vertebrate model with high throughput phenotypic capacity, present a compelling alternative to other model systems given their high fertility, large breed size, small larvae, rapid development, and transparency. Disease clinical presentations are compared against the established zebrafish characteristics of genetic similarities, cardiovascular and neurological development, and function of swimming, vision, and auditory. Zebrafish has the power to visualize molecular processes by live in vivo imaging of genetically encoded fluorescent reporters, and immunohistochemical stains. Zebrafish small size makes drug screens accessible to identify molecules protective in disease models, a further application for human rare genetic diseases  therapeutics.

The workshop is offering a hands-on experience demonstrating state of the art platform of zebrafish assays in precision medicine. Presenters will describe the zebrafish model applications and their critical role in deciphering the underlying mechanisms of rare genetic diseases and innovative therapeutic solutions.

Topics/Sessions

• Housing and care
• Breeding and embryo development; screening and imaging
• Microinjection and visualization
• Cardiovascular function imaging
• Behavior analysis
• Data analysis
• Advanced imaging systems

Learning Objectives

• Employing zebrafish model in translational research.

Target Audience

• University researchers and students:
• HBKU, College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS)
• UDST, University of Doha for Science and Technology
• Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar
• CMU-Q Biological Sciences
• QU, Health cluster and Biological sciences
• Medical personnel interested in translational research
• Biomedical laboratory personnel

Moderators

• Dr. Sahar Da’as, Manager, Zebrafish Facility
• Ms. Doua Abdelrahman, research specialist
• Mr. Waseem Hasan, research specialist
• Mr. Ahmad Hani

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World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery: PICS- AICS, Washington, DC

Overview:

Sidra Medicine will participate in the Annual Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS). PICS is one of the most significant cardiac symposia dedicated to the latest breakthroughs in treating 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 spotlight 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), Dante Pazzanese Instituto de Cardiologia (Brazil), Children’s National (USA), Nationwide Children’s Hospital (USA), Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital – University Medical Center (Netherlands), Toronto General Hospital (Canada), CHOP (USA), NYP/Cornell (USA), Seattle Children’s Hospital (USA), ST Paul’s Hospital (Canada).  In addition, there will be daily taped cases performed by master operators from India, Japan, Korea, Mayo Clinic, Milan, and China - 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/home.html

Conference Objectives

Upon completion of your participation in this educational activity, you intend to incorporate the following into your practice of medicine:

• Utilize new interventional technologies and current strategies for managing children and adults with congenital and structural heart disease.
• Incorporate into your practice the techniques for the proper placement of percutaneous valves, stents and devices for occlusion of septal defects.
• Initiate advances in diagnosis, evaluation, and therapies for children and adults with congenital heart disease.
• Identify the important factors affecting long-term outcomes and quality of life in children and adults with congenital heart disease.
• Incorporate alternative management strategies to transcatheter management for patients with congenital and structural heart defects.
• Utilize new clinical research advances in the care of children and adults with congenital heart disease.
• Incorporate demonstrated practical techniques related to interventional cardiac therapies in patients with structural and congenital heart disease.
• Access new research results, and assess their potential applications to clinical practice.
• Improve basic knowledge and skills relevant to clinical practice.
• Assess the potential of technological innovations and advances to enhance clinical practice and problem-solving.

Target Audience

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

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Annual Sepsis Symposium

Overview

The Sidra Medicine Annual Sepsis Symposium is a one-day symposium incorporating diverse lectures and speakers across various important sepsis topics to enhance learner competency and performance and improve patient care. This symposium highlights the importance of an organizational collaboration bridging the gap between clinical and technological solutions for early recognition and interventions.

Topics/Sessions

• Key Success Factors to Address Sepsis
• One Global Threat: Sepsis, Pandemic and Antimicrobial Resistance
• Overcoming SILOs to address Sepsis Management in Specialty Areas
• Quality improvement efforts on outcomes
• Bridging the gap through technology in early sepsis detection and outcomes

Conference Objectives

1. Identify sepsis prevention implementation strategies to decrease the incidence of sepsis nationally and internationally
2. Discuss strategies to increase sepsis survival in children, neonates and adults in Qatar.
3. Analyze the outcomes in regard to Quality Improvement Projects and Research in Sepsis in Qatar

Evaluate advances in technology and tools for early sepsis, prevention and implementation

Target Audience

Physicians, Nurses/Midwives, Pharmacy and Allied Health, IT/Informatics

Reward Credits CPD

• DHP Cat 5

Scientific Planning Committee

• Dr. Mohammad Janahi  - SPC Oversight, Division Chief- Infectious Disease
• Dr. Rasha Ashour – Chair – National Pediatric Sepsis Lead, Sidra Medicine’s Sepsis Program Lead
• Joy Kiat-Floro – Co-Chair – Sidra Medicine’s Sepsis Program Lead, Educator-Professional Practice Development
• Lin Zaghmout – Sepsis Quality - Lead
• Sachin Sharma – EMR Specialist
• Diana Ialamova – EMR Specialist
• Bienvenido Paggao – Network Services
• Jawad Ahamed – Analytics

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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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