Best practice to contain and control infectious disease spread across the Arab region

Session Chair

Dr Aaron Han, Consultant Pathologist and Director of Haematology and Flow Cytometry, American Hospital Dubai; Vice President, Emirates Pathology Society, Dubai, UAE

Speaker/ Panelists

• Dr Wael Faroug Mohamed Elamin, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist and Infection Control Doctor, King's College Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Panellist will share their thoughts and perspectives on how COVID19 has impacted patient safety key issues including;

• The expedited role of digital technology & AI in Patient Safety
• How to maintain the safety of our patients and the health worker: lesson learned from Covid-19
• The new face of patient advocacy
• Advances in IPC – monitoring, surveillance & tracking
• Tools and strategies for quality and safety improvement during a public health crisis

Session Chair

Dr Mike Ramsay, Board Chairman – 2020, Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Texas, USA

Speaker/ Panelists

• Dr Mike Durkin, Senior Advisor on Patient Safety Policy and Leadership, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
• Dr Brenda Kubheka, Managing Director, Ethics and Clinical Risk Lead, Health IQ Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Dr Abdulelah Hawsawi, Director General, Saudi Patient Safety Center, Riyadh, KSA

Various heads of blood donation centres gather to discuss WHO perspectives and actions in collecting convalescent plasma and maintaining safety during the pandemic

Session Chair

Dr May Yassin Raouf, Head & Medical Director, Dubai Blood Donation Center, Pathology & Genetics Department, Expert Member for Transfusion Safety, WHO, Regional Director for Eastern Mediterranean Region, ISBT, Dubai, UAE

Speaker/ Panelists

• Dr Reem Al Radhwan, Head, Blood Transfusion, The Kuwait Central Blood Bank, Kuwait
• Dr Naima Oumeziane, Medical Director, Abu Dhabi Blood Bank, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Prof Dr Birgit S Gathof, International Society of Blood Transfusion, Regional Director Europe; Director of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

Advice on how to conduct this difficult conversation

Session Chair

Dr Dan Levitt, Ted Speaker, Executive Director, Tabor Village, Adjunct Professor, Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Sessional Instructor, School of Health Sciences, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Board Member, Global Aging Network, British Columbia, Canada

Speaker/ Panelists

• Dr Mayur Lakhani, Chairman, The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, Immediate Past President, The Royal College of General Practitioners, NHS portfolio GP (Principal), CCG Lead, Past Chair, The National Council for Palliative Care, London, UK