Day 2

Time

Topic

Speaker

Symposium Moderators: Prof. Dr. Walid El Ansari & Dr. Shidin Balakrishnan

7.30am to 8am

Registration

8am to 8.20am

Open Access Publishing Fund at the Qatar National Library

Milan Vasiljevic
Manager, Electronic resources Management & Licensing
Qatar National Library

8.20am to 8.50am

Challenges to Conducting research in Qatar

Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh
Chair, Department of Surgery – St. Barnabas Hospital Professor of Clinical Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA

9am to 10.20am

Moderator: Dr. Ghalib Ahmed, Senior Consultant- Orthopedic Surgery - HMC

Fourth Cohort - Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

Cohort 4
Panel Members: Dr. Stanley Ashley, Dr. Salahddin Gehani, Dr. Ayman El Menyar, Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh, Dr. Amr Elhakeem

Correlation between Hashimoto Thyroiditis and Thyroid Cancer, Qatar Experience

M. Hajjar, M. Al-Hassan, A. Abdelaal, A. Abusabeib

General Surgery

Scrub-and-paint versus Paint-only in Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Surgeries (Retrospective Cohort Study)

L. Salman, M. Al Khayarin

Orthopedic Surgery

Diabetes Mellitus and Predicting Factors for Hemodynamic Lability under General Anesthesia in a Retrospective Cohort study

T. Tageldin, Y. Hammad, W. Shehata, N. Shallik, A. Abdelaal

Organ Transplant Surgery

Needle Aspiration as Treatment for Perianal Abscess or Incision and Drainage. - Randomized clinical trial

A. Toffaha, M. Yusif

General Surgery

Lateral Calcaneal Lengthening versus Subtalar Arthroeisis in the Treatment of Flexible Flatfoot: A Randomized Clinical Trial

H. Kayali, M. M. Mekhaimar, M. H. Alfahel, M. Elmahi, G. O. Ahmed

Orthopedic Surgery

Role of Intra-operative Bipolar Diathermy Power in Post-tonsillectomy Morbidity

N. I. Arimbrathodi, A. Elhakeem

ENT

10.20 am to 10:40am

Coffee Break

10.40am to 11.40am

Moderator: Dr. Moataz Bashah - Head of Bariatric Surgery - HMC
Fifth Cohort - Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

Cohort 5

Dr. Stanley Ashley, Dr. Salahddin Gehani, Dr. Ayman El Menyar, Dr. Mohamed Arafa, Dr. Amr Elhakeem

The Use of Amniotic Membrane in Management of Perianal Fistula

S. A. Sidahmed, R. F. Alfeky, M. F. Abdullah

General Surgery

Local Anesthetic Infiltration in TKA Effect in Reducing Opiates Use at Immediate Post-operative Period

M. Khaled, M. S. El Khatib

Orthopedic Surgery

Renaissance of tele-ophtalmology through Artificial Intelligence Based High Volume General Population Eye Screening.

M. S. H. Gigani, F. Al-Mansoori, M. E. Al-Enany

Ophthalmology

Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Trial

A. Toubasi, Y. Alhaneedi, G. Ahmed

Orthopedic Surgery

11.40am to 12pm

Life Cycle and Duration of Proposals Submitted to MRC

Ms. Emma Pendleton
Assistant Director Business Development and Research
Medical Research Center - HMC

12pm to 1pm

Prayer and Lunch Break

1pm to 1.20pm

Simulation in Surgical Training

Dr. Kim Leighton
Executive Director
ITQAN Clinical Simulation and Innovation Center
Hamad Medical Corporation

1.20pm to 2:30pm

Moderator: Georges Younes - Academic Research Scientist, Surgery
Sixth Cohort - Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

Cohort 6

Dr. Ruben Peralta, Mr. Rohit Gole, Dr. Pilsing Choe, Dr. Osama Halabi

Q-P-S-Gown & Q-M-Mattress New Technology for Decreasing Incidence of Bedsores

A. Qabbani

Acute Care Surgery

Development of Mobile App to Expedite Cardiac Surgery Decision Making in Hamad Medical Corporation

T. Abdalghafoor, A. Salah, A. Alkhulaifi

Cardiothoracic

Developing a Wearable Ultrasound Device for Monitoring Early Period of Fractures Healing

K. Mukhtar, H. Al-Farhan, M. Al-Janabi, A. ElTayeh, M. Al-Dosari, M. Qaraqe, J.Ji

Orthopedics

An Economical Portable Surgical Endoscopy Platform

A. Al-Naimi, R. Mazhar

Urology, Thoracic Surgery

2.30pm to 2.45pm

Coffee Break and ‘Asr Prayer

2.45pm to 3.50pm

Moderator: Dr. Sarada Dakua - Academic Research Scientist, Surgery
Seventh Cohort - Presentation of Research Proposals followed by Panel’s Critical Comments

Cohort 7

Dr. Ruben Peralta, Mr. Rohit Gole, Dr. Pilsing Choe, Dr. Osama Halabi

VLLA-Vent Device

M. Soliman

Anesthesiology

Smartphone Application Which Provides an Easy, Reliable Way to Detect Hearing Loss

A. Alsaleh, R. Zahid, A. Elhakeem

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)

Proposed Modification of 1/3rd Tubular Plate for Fixation in Lateral Malleolar Fractures

N. Muzaffar, M. Shabeer, K. AlTayeb, S. Elsallakh

Orthopedics

Nephrostomy Tube Holder

A. Al-Naimi

Urology

3.50pm to 4.10pm

Electronic Blood & Air Drainage Monitor: Lessons Learned

Dr. Rashid Mazhar
Senior Consultant, Thoracic Surgery
Hamad General Hospital

4.10pm to 4.30pm

Global Patent Trends in the Area of Imaging Balloon Catheter

Rohit Singh Gole
Senior Consultant
Clarivate Analytics

4.30pm to 5pm

Closing Ceremony and

Presentation of Prizes

Dr. Abdulla Al Ansari
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services, Hamad Medical Corporation

Close of Day 2