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The 10th Middle East Imaging & Diagnostics Conference will be held from 25-27 January 2010 as part of the Arab Health Congress 2010.

The Medical Imaging and Diagnostics Conference presents the latest advances in medical imaging. Regional and international experts will focus on the issues relevant to radiologists and radiographers in the region.

The Medical Imaging and Diagnostics Conference programe is given below:

Day 1: Monday, 25 January 2010
   
09:00  Opening Remarks by Chair
   
09:10   Special Address: Radiology: Past, Present and Future
Mr. Hamed Kazim Al Bastaki, Former Director of Federal Radiology, Ministry of Health and Head of Technical Support, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
   
Session 1: Neuroradiology
   
09:30  Stroke Imaging
Dr. Sami Ullah Khan, MBBS, DIP RAD, MCPS, FCPS, Consultant Radiologist, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital, UK
   
10:00  Neonatal Brain Imaging
Dr. Rosemary Arthur, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, UK
   
10:30  MRI in Children: Preparation and Technique
Dr. Jinna Jagan M. Reddy, Radiologist, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
11:00  Refreshment Break
   
Session 2: Gastrointestinal Tract
   
11:30  Volume Ultrasound in Radiology for Liver, Kidney and Abdomen
Dr. Simon T. Elliott, Consultant Radiologist, Clinical Lead in Ultrasound, Department of Radiology,  Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
   
11:55
 Radio-frequency Ablation of the Liver
Prof. Ahmed Kamal El Dorry, Professor, Interventional Radiology Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt
   
12:20  DC Beads -TACE in the UAE to Fight Liver Cancer
Dr. Jamal Al Koteesh, MD, FRCR, Residency Program Director, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
12:45  CT-Colonography in Screening for Colo-Rectal Cancer: Where Do We Stand?
Dr. Amir Jaff, Allied Diagnostics, Dubai, UAE
   
13:10  Lunch
   
Session 3:  Recent Advances in Radiology
   
14:30  Computer Aided Detection Software Seamlessly Integrated into Today's Radiology Workplaces in a Multi-Hospital & Multi-Vendor Environment: A Success Story
Dr. Peter Herzog, MD, Fellow, Dept of Radiology, Klinikum Großhadern, University Hospital of Munich, Germany
   
14:55  New Diagnostic Methods Beyond Morphology
Dr. Michael M. Lell, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen, Germany
   
15:20  Advances Of teleradiology - An Emerging Identity of Global Radiologist
Dr. Nawab Shafi Ul Mulk, Director, Global Hawk Telemedicine, Dubai, UAE
   
15:45  New CT Scan Positioning Accessory to Get Good Quality of Images
Mr. T. M. Shafeeque, Radiology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
   
16:10  Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT): An Overview
Prof. Ahmed El Serafi, MD, Professor, Radiology, Suez Canal University; Chairman, Serafi Scan; Managing Director, Port Said Radiology Centre, Egypt;   CEO, International Radiology Centre, Sharjah, UAE
   
16:30  Q & A
   
16:45  Day 1 Adjournment
   
Day 2: Tuesday, 26 January 2010
   
Session 1: Interventional Radiology I
   
09:00  Transthoracic Needle Biopsy
Dr. Moulay Meziane, MD, Head, Section of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology; Staff Physician, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
   
09:30  Endovascular Today
Dr. Jehad Al Watban, Consultant Interventional Neuroradiolosist, Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, President, Riyadh Radiology Club, KSA
   
10:00  CT Angiography - Is This the New Gold Standard for Imaging the Vascular System
Dr. Amit Kumar, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City-Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
 10:30  TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt) in the UAE
Dr. Jamal Al Koteesh, MD, FRCR, Residency Program Director, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
11:00  Refreshment Break
   
Session 2: Interventional Radiology II
   
11:30  C-Arm CT: A Milestone Technology that Brings 3D Imaging to the Interventional Radiology Suite
Dr. Frank K. Wacker, MD, Visiting Professor, Director of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Interventional Radiology Centre, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
   
12:00  Imaging in the Era of Vascular Stents
Dr. Amit Kumar, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City-Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
12:30  Trans-Rectal Interventional MRI of the Prostate Gland
Ms. Bernadette M. Greenwood, BSRS, RT(R) (MR), Clinical Manager for Oncology, Invivo
   
13:00  Lunch
   
Session 3:  Cardiac
   
14:30  Imaging in AFIB: Added Cost or Added Value?
Dr. Wael Jaber, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
   
14:50  Routine Cardiac CT Imaging with 64-slice Technology: A Clinical Perspective
Dr. Mark Winkens, Cardiologist, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
   
15:10  CT Coronary Angiography
Prof. Wahid Tantawy, MD, Professor of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Radiology, Ain Shams University, Egypt
   
15:30  Integrating Non-Invasive CT-Imaging into the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Stefan Möhlenkamp, Clinic of Cardiology and Institute of Pathophysiology, West-German Heart Centre Essen, University School of Medicine Essen, Germany
   
15:50  CT Angiography
Dr. Mohammed Ali Salem, Cardiac CT Radiologist, Alpha Scan Radiology Centre, Egypt
   
16:10  Cardiac CT – Current Indications and Limitations
Dr. Sanjeev K. Agarwal, MD, DM, FACC, Consultant Cardiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
   
16:30  Day 2 Adjournment
   
Day 3: Wednesday, 27 January 2010
   
Session 1: Women’s Imaging
   
09:00  Automated Breast Volume Scanning - a New Ultrasound Method for Breast Imaging
Dr. Frank Stöblen, Head, Diavero Diagnostic Breast Centre, Diagnostic Radiology, Essen, Germany
   
09:30  New 3D U/S Breast
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Nabi, Head of Radiology, PMD, MOH, Dubai, UAE
   
10:00  Imaging of the Sentinel Lymph Node
Prof. Dr. Michael Fuchsjaeger, Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Consultant Radiologist, Al Ain Hospital, UAE
   
10:30  Mammography Technique: Frontal Oblique vs. Lateral Approach
Mr. Stefano Pacifici, Radiological Technologist, Gruppo Mediterraneo di Breast Imaging, Rome, Italy
   
11:00  Refreshment Break
   
Session 2: Paediatric Imaging
   
11:30  Interpretation of Paediatric Chest
Dr. Rosemary Arthur, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, UK
   
12:00  Paediatric Cardiac Imaging
Dr. Ziad Bulbul, Medical Director, Non-Invasive Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
   
12:30  Neonatal Gastrointestinal Emergencies – Role of the Radiology Department
Dr. Rosemary Arthur, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, UK
   
13:00  Lunch
   
Session 3:  Radiography
   
14:30  Radiographers – We Are More Valuable in a Digital World
Ms. Gillian Green, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
14:55  Carotid Angiography
Mr. Charbel Saade, Chief of CT, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
   
15:20  Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Limits, Advances and RT'S Role in MX & US
Mr. Stefano Pacifici, Radiological Technologist, Gruppo Mediterraneo di Breast Imaging, Rome, Italy
   
15:45  FAQs about Contrast Media
Dr. Muhammad T. Akhtar, Professor & Chairman, Radiology, Dr. Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
   
16:10  Patient Education in Medical Imaging
Mr. Abdulkareem Abdalah, Radiographer, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
16:35  Q & A
   
16:45  Day 3 Adjournment
   
Invited Speaker Faculty:

Mr. Abdulkareem Abdalah, Radiographer, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mohamed Abdel Nabi, Head of Radiology, PMD, MOH, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Sanjeev K. Agarwal, MD, DM, FACC, Consultant Cardiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Muhammad T. Akhtar, Professor & Chairman, Radiology, Dr. Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan

Mr. Hamed Kazim Al Bastaki, Former Director of Federal Radiology, Ministry of Health and Head of Technical Support, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Jamal Al Koteesh, MD, FRCR, Residency Program Director, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Jehad Al Watban, Consultant Interventional Neuroradiolosist, Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, President, Riyadh Radiology Club, KSA

Dr. Rosemary Arthur, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, UK

Dr. Ziad Bulbul, Medical Director, Non-Invasive Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA

Prof. Ahmed Kamal El Dorry, Professor, Interventional Radiology Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Dr. Simon T. Elliott, Consultant Radiologist, Clinical Lead in Ultrasound, Department of Radiology,  Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Prof. Ahmed El Serafi, MD, Professor, Radiology, Suez Canal University; Chairman, Serafi Scan; Managing Director, Port Said Radiology Centre, Egypt;   CEO, International Radiology Centre, Sharjah, UAE

Prof. Dr. Michael Fuchsjaeger, Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Consultant Radiologist, Al Ain Hospital, UAE

Ms. Gillian Green, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ms. Bernadette M. Greenwood, BSRS, RT(R) (MR), Clinical Product Manager for Oncology, Invivo

Dr. Peter Herzog, MD, Fellow, Dept of Radiology, Klinikum Großhadern, University Hospital of Munich, Germany

Dr. Wael Jaber, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Dr. Amir Jaff, Allied Diagnostics, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Sami Ullah Khan, MBBS, DIP RAD, MCPS, FCPS, Consultant Radiologist, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital, UK

Dr. Amit Kumar, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City-Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Michael M. Lell, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen, Germany

Dr. Moulay Meziane, MD, Head, Section of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology; Staff Physician, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Stefan Möhlenkamp, Clinic of Cardiology and Institute of Pathophysiology, West-German Heart Centre Essen, University School of Medicine Essen, Germany

Mr. Stefano Pacifici, Radiological Technologist, Gruppo Mediterraneo di Breast Imaging, Rome, Italy

Dr. Jinna Jagan M. Reddy, Radiologist, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mr. Charbel Saade, Chief of CT, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Dr. Mohammed Ali Salem, Cardiac CT Radiologist, Alpha Scan Radiology Centre, Egypt

Mr. T. M. Shafeeque, Radiology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Frank Stöblen, Head, Diavero Diagnostic Breast Centre, Diagnostic Radiology, Essen, Germany

Dr. Nawab Shafi Ul Mulk, Director, Global Hawk Telemedicine, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Wahid Tantawy, MD, Professor of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Radiology, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Dr. Frank K. Wacker, MD, Visiting Professor, Director of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Interventional Radiology Centre, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Dr. Mark Winkens, Cardiologist, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Source: Arab Health

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