The 5th Health Literacy Conference
- 4 October 2025
- 7:00am – 6:30pm
- Le Royal Méridien Place Vendôme Lusail
Access for all: Pathway to Inclusive Care and Informed Decisions
| Categories | Early bird 20% (until Mid-August 2025) | Regular registration |
| Physicians | 200 | 250 |
| Nursing, Allied Health, Pharmacy | 150 | 200 |
| Students from different health sectors (medical, nursing, allied health, pharmacy) | N/A | 100 |
Overview of the conference
In the highlight of the International Health Literacy Month-October, the Health and Wellness Education department at Sidra Medicine is hosting its 5th Health Literacy Conference. The conference will take place on October 4th, 2025 in Qatar. This year theme is “Access for All: Pathway to Inclusive Care and Informed Decisions.
Conference Objectives
- Explain the significance of health literacy in achieving equitable healthcare access, regardless of individuals’ backgrounds or educational levels.
- Apply the Ministry of Public Health’s National Health Strategy 2024-2030 to plan conference activities aimed at improving health outcomes and ensuring equitable access to healthcare.
- Demonstrate the use of practical tools and evidence-based strategies to improve health literacy and promote health equity within communities.
- Develop collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen health literacy initiatives and promote equitable access to healthcare services.
Target Audience:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Allied health professionals
- Students and trainees
Scientific Planning Committee
International Speaker
Local Speakers
Agenda
4 October 2025
| Time | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Arrival Registration – Coffee |
| 8:00 am – 8:15 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
|
| 8:15 am – 8:45 am | Enabling the Next Generation of Healthcare Solutions with the Microsoft Cloud
Keynote 1: Ibrahim Soltan, Data and AI Lead, Microsoft Qatar, Qatar. |
| 8:45 am – 9:15 am | Healthcare policies and systems reform: The Essential Role of Health Literacy
Keynote 2: Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Thani, Director of Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Programs Department, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar |
| 9:15 am – 9:45 am | Empowering Care Through Knowledge: Health Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery
Keynote 3: Maryam Nooh Al Mutawa, Chief Nursing Officer, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar. |
| 9:45 am – 10:15 am | From Curriculum to Community: How Academia Can Advance Health Equity through Literacy
Keynote 4: Prof. Shahrokh Esfandiari, Dean of Health Sciences College, University of Doha for Science & Technology, Qatar. |
| 10:15 am – 10:25 am | Award Ceremony & Group Photo |
| 10:25 am – 10:40 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 am – 11:10 am | National Health Strategy 2024–2030 focus on Health Literacy and Health Information
Speaker: Dr. Binoy Kuriakose – Senior Consultant, Head of National Programs, Planning and Performance, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar. |
| 11:10 am – 11:40 am | From Literacy to Quality: Bridging Access with Excellence in Care
Speaker: Dr. Abubakr A. Imam, Division Chief, Nephrology and Hypertension, Sidra Medicine Clinical Professor, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Qatar. |
| 11:40 am – 12:10 pm | Empowering Communities through Health Literacy Interventions: Insights from PHCC
Speaker: Dr. Amal Al-Ali, Executive Director of Quality, Innovation & Patient Safety at Primary Health Care Corporation. Senior Consultant Family Medicine, Qatar. |
| 12:10 pm – 12:40 pm | Panel Discussion: The role of social media to educate and empower patients |
| 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm | Prayer – Lunch break – Poster Exhibition |
|
Parallel Breakout Sessions |
|
| 1:40 pm – 2:10 pm | A. Health Literacy and Telehealth: Opportunities for Personalized Digital Education
Speaker: Wisal Salih, Senior Lecturer, Patient Care and Health Technology, College of Health Sciences at University of Doha for Science & Technology, Qatar. |
| B. Unveiling Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Pathways to Equitable Access to Care.
Speaker: Dionne Sears, Manager of Social Work, Sidra Medicine, Qatar. |
|
| 2:10 pm – 2:40 pm | A. Navigating the Digital Health Maze: A Scoping Review of Literacy Among Higher Education Students.
Speaker: Dr. Ghadir Al-Jayyousi, Assistant Professor of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar. |
| B. Qatar’s National Health Insurance: Advancing Access and Empowered Choices
Speaker: Dr. Tarek Hassan, Health insurance consultant, health Insurance Department, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar. |
|
| 2:40 pm – 3:10 pm | A. Breaking Barriers to Accessing Medications and Medical Equipment: A Collaborative Path to Better Access and Health Outcomes.
Speaker: Dr. Maher M. Salem, Head of Inpatient Narcotic Pharmacy and Hospital Discharge Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine, Qatar. |
| B. Bridging the Gap: Pathways to Accessible Healthcare
Speaker: Dr. Rasmeh Ali Al Huneiti, Specialist- Guidance and Standardization |
|
| 3:10 pm – 3:40 pm | A. Driving Innovation and Performance through Strategic Planning in the Health Sector
Speaker: Huda Al-Kathiri, Director of Strategic Planning, Performance, and Innovation Department, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar. |
| B. Leveraging Health Literacy to Eliminate Non-Urgent ED Use in Children with Asthma
Speaker: Dr. Dima Abdulrahim M Arafah, Assistant Professor of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar. |
|
| 3:40 pm – 3:55 pm | Prayer – Coffee Break |
| 3:55 pm – 4:25 pm | Artificial Intelligence and Humanistic Medicine: A Symbiosis
Speaker: Dr. Saira Siddique, Chief Executive Officer & Founder of MedIQ. |
| 4:25 pm – 4:55 pm | Interpreting Literature on AI for Health Literacy: Helping Everyone Make Informed Health Choices
Speaker: Dr. Yosra Mekki, Communications Fellow, npj Digital Medicine, Qatar University. |
| 4:55 pm – 5:25 pm | Empowering Communities: Fostering Patient Participation for Inclusive Healthcare
Speaker: Dr. Hamad Ali Al-Sharshani, Patient Educator, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation. Qatar. |
| 5:25 pm – 5:55 pm | The future is now – New areas for patient education in digital health
Speaker: Jamie Marie Gray, Director of the Health Sciences Library, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar. |
| 5:55 pm – 6:25 pm | Panel Discussion – Patient Story: Sharing experience |
| 6:25 pm – 6:30 pm | Closing remarks & poster winner’s announcement |
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