The 2nd Middle East Public Health Conference will be a continuation of last year’s conference focusing on new topics to increase the much needed awareness on communicable and non-communicable diseases in the region. This area of discussion is vital as non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes, are on the rise in this region. In response to the increase, it is necessary for the health authorities to consider new approaches and this conference will be the ideal venue to continue the discussion on what can be done. Who should attend: Health educators Community health officials Public health specialists Directors of Health Public Health Departments Health Policy and Strategy Departments Public health faculty/professors Health advisors

1. 2nd Middle East Public
Health Conference
Key topics:
• Cardiovascular disease
• Policies against tobacco use
• Women’s health issues
• Geriatric care
26-27 January 2015
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Benefits of attending:
• Discuss Public Health policies from around
the UAE and the region
• Identify methods to reducing salt intake in
populations
• Propose the best approach to dealing with
domestic violence
• Examine ways to cut down costs on treating
an ageing population
Part of
26-29 January 2015
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
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2. Dear Healthcare Professional,
I am pleased to present you with the conference programme for the 2nd Middle East Public Health Conference, which will take
place 26-27 January 2015 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Provided by Cleveland Clinic, this conference is part of the Arab Health Congress, the world’s largest multi-track medical congress.
Furthermore, it is one of a handful of events in the region to offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) to attending medical
professionals via its scientific exchange.
The upcoming conference will be focusing on the prevention, prevalence and trends in non-communicable diseases, such as
cancers, cardiovascular disease and various women’s health issues.
There will also be discussions on Public Health policies related to smoking and towards an ageing population.
This two-day programme will be a strong conference to attend in order to get a good understanding of what is taking place in this
region regarding Public Health, and also what can be done to improve the health of the population.
I am honoured to offer you this important CME-accredited scientific meeting and look forward to welcoming you to this major
educational event.
Regards,
Dr William Carey
Activity Director
2nd Middle East Public Health Conference
Arab Health Congress 2015
P.S. Contact the Arab Health Congress registration team directly to learn more about group discounts and early bird rates.
Call +971 4 336 7334 or email ahcongress@informa.com.
Who should attend
• Health educators
• Community health officials
• Public Health specialists
• Directors of Health
• Public Health faculty/professors
• Health advisors
Accreditation statement
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for 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 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1
CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit
hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.
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3. DAY One: Monday, 26 January 2015
09:20 Opening remarks:
Dr William Carey, Director, Center for Continuing
Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, USA
SESSION 1: OVERVIEW OF NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
09:30 Findings from the GDB study and other
local statistics
Dr Iain Blair, Associate Professor, Institute of Public
Health, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
10:00 The role of pharma in Public Health
Dr Paul Stoffles, Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson
and Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
10:30 Obtaining reliable evidence on the determinants
of NCDs in the UAE: The Abu Dhabi Cohort Study
Dr Raghib Ali, Director, Public Health Research
Center, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
11:00 COFFE BREAK
SESSION 2: CARDIOVASCULAR
11:30 Reducing salt intake in populations
Dr Graham MacGregor, Professor, Cardiovascular
Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventative
Medicine, London, UK
12:00 Prevalence of CVD in the Gulf region
Dr Ravi Nair, Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
12:30 Teaming up with the food industry
Dr Graham MacGregor, Professor, Cardiovascular
Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventative
Medicine, London, UK
13:00 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 3: OBESITY
14:30 Epidemiology of obesity
Dr Mario Skugor, Department of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, USA
15:00 Childhood obesity: prevalence, prevention
obstacles, and potential impact on chronic
diseases
Dr Abdishakur Abdulle, Associate Director, Public
Health Research Center (PHRC), NYU Abu Dhabi,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:30 The role of the education sector in tackling
childhood obesity
Dr Amer Al Kindi, Division Manager Health &
Wellness, Abu Dhabi Education Council,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
16:00 COFFE BREAK
SESSION 4: CANCER
16:30 Liver cancer: Prevalence, trends, risk reduction
and screening
Dr William Carey, Director, Center for Continuing
Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, USA
17:00 Rectal cancer: New strategies in staging and
management
Dr Giulio A. Santoro, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon,
Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:30 Prostate cancer update 2015
Dr Eric Klein, Chairman, Glickman Urological and
Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, USA
18:00 CLOSE OF DAY ONE

4. DAY two: Tuesday, 27 January 2015
SESSION 5: WOMEN’S HEALTH
09:00 Cervical cancer: Prevalence, trends, outcomes
and cultural barriers
Dr Osman Ortashi, Consultant in Gynaecology
and Gynaecology Cancers, Assistant Professor,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College
of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University,
Al Ain, UAE
09:30 Domestic violence: Can we talk about it?
Dr Jinan Usta, President, Lebanese Society of
Family Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical
Medicine, Family Medicine Department, American
University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
10:00 Prevalence of breast cancer
Speaker To Be Confirmed
10:30 COFFE BREAK
SESSION 6: AGEING
11:00 Age demographics in the Gulf including costs/
government polices
Dr Salwa Al Suwaidi, Director and Specialist Senior
Registrar (geriatrics), Family Gathering, Dubai Health
Authority, Dubai UAE
11:30 Worn out wheels: Knees and hips
Dr Jonathan Schaffer, Managing Director
eClevelandClinic, MyConsult and Orthopaedic
Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12:00 Quality-of-life and palliative care
Dr Hibah Osman, Medical Director and Executive
Director, Balsam – Lebanese Center for Palliative
Care, Beirut, Lebanon
12:30 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 7: TOBACCO
14:00 Tobacco product regulation
Dr Ghazi Zaatari, Professor and Chairperson,
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, American
University of Beirut, Chair, WHO Tobacco
Regulation Study Group, Beirut, Lebanon
14:30 Health consequences of tobacco
Dr Feras Hawari, FCCP, Director, Cancer Control
Office, Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Service,
King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
15:00 The growth of smokeless tobacco
Dr Ghazi Zaatari, Professor and Chairperson,
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, American
University of Beirut, Chair, WHO Tobacco
Regulation Study Group, Beirut, Lebanon
15:30 Government policies influence
Dr Wedad Al Maidoor, Head, UAE National
Committee for Tobacco Control, Ministry of Health,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
16:00 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

5. Activity Directors:
Dr Kassem Kassak, Associate Professor, Public Health Practice,
Department of Health Management and Policy, American
University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Mario Skugor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and
Metabolism, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Speaker Faculty:
Dr Abdishakur Abdulle, Associate Director, Public Health
Research Center (PHRC), NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Amer Al Kindi, Division Manager Health & Wellness,
Abu Dhabi Education Council, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Eric Klein, Chairman, Glickman Urological And Kidney Institute,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr Feras Hawari, Director, Cancer Control Office, Chief of
Pulmonary and Critical Care Service, King Hussein Cancer Center,
Amman, Jordan
Dr Ghazi Zaatari, Professor and Chairperson, Associate Dean of
Faculty Affairs, American University of Beirut, Chair,
WHO Tobacco Regulation Study Group, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Giulio A. Santoro, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Digestive
Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Graham MacGregor, Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine,
Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine, London, UK
Dr Hibah Osman, Medical Director and Executive Director,
Balsam – Lebanese Center for Palliative Care, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Iain Blair, Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health, UAE
University, Al Ain, UAE
Dr Raghib Ali, Director, Public Health Research Center,
NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr William Carey, Director, Center for Continuing Education,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr Jonathan Schaffer, Managing Director eClevelandClinic,
MyConsult and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr Jinan Usta, President, Lebanese Society of Family Medicine,
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine Dept,
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Osman Ortashi, Consultant in Gynaecology and Gynaecology
Cancers, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
Dr Paul Stoffles, Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson and Johnson,
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Dr Ravi Nair, Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland
Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Salwa Al Suwaidi, Director and Specialist Senior Registrar
(geriatrics), Family Gathering, Dubai Health Authority,
Dubai UAE
Dr Wedad Al Maidoor, Head, UAE National Committee for
Tobacco Control, Ministry of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Faculty disclosure statement
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented
a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution for all faculty conflicts
of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.

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