Program

Day 1: 7 November 2015
08:0 - 09:00 Registration: HMC (Bayt Al Dhiyafah)
09:00 - 09:10 Opening remarks Prof. William John Mckenna
Moderators : Dr. Ali Kindawi , Dr. Waleed Abu Khudair
09:10 - 09:20 Overview of Advances in Minimally invasive CT surgeries Dr. Abdulwahid Almulla
09:25 - 09:45 Robot assisted mitral valve surgery Dr. Wiley Nifong (USA)
09:50 - 10:05 Developing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in Qatar Dr. Ali Kindawi
10:10 - 10:25 Break
Moderators :  Dr. Jassim Obaid, Dr. Mahmoud Abdalla
10:25 - 10:45 Regional experience in minimal invasive MVR Dr. Waleed Abu Khudair (KSA)
10:50 - 11:10 Expanding the indications for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery Dr. Cem Alhan (Turkey)
11:15 - 11:35 Role of TEE in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery Dr. Yasser Shouman
11:40 - 12:00 Perfusion and blood conservation strategies in MICS Mr. Ibrahim Mousa
12:05 - 01:00 Prayer break and lunch
Moderators: Dr.Rashid Mazhar, Dr. Adel K Ayed
01:00 - 01:20 Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, VATS/robotic Dr. Khalid Al Kattan (KSA)
01:25 - 01:35 Nurses role in minimally invasive CT surgery Ms. Muna Khoja
01:40 - 02:00 Qatar experience in minimally invasive thoracic surgery  Dr. Rashid Mazhar
02:05 - 02:25 Endovascular aortic repair Dr. Hassan Althani
DAY 2: 8 November 2015
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alkhulaifi , Dr. Zaid Arekat
08:0 - 08:40 Key note : Robotic Mitral Valve Repair: Past, Present, and Future Dr. Wiley Nifong (USA)
08:40 - 09:00 Robot assisted  CABG, update Dr. Husam Balkhy (USA)
09:05 - 09:15 Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Dr. Ihab Abu Reish
09:20 - 09:40 Robot assisted CABG in Qatar Dr. Abdulwahid Almulla
09:45 - 10:05 Anaesthesia in minimally invasive CT surgery Dr. Mahmoud Abdalla
10:05 - 10:20 Break
Moderators: Dr. Cornelia Carr, Dr. Adil Al Awati
10:20 - 10:40 Minimally invasive Aortic Valve surgery Dr. Tareq Aleinati (Kuwait)
10:45 - 11:05 TAVI: Qatari experience Dr. Abdulrahman Alnabti
11:10 - 11:30 Hybrid procedures, will it have a place in the future Dr. Husam Balkhy (USA)
11:35 - 11:45 Training Program for Robotic Surgery Majid Haddadi
11:50 - 12:30 Panel discussion Various speakers
12:30 Closing remarks To be decided
  Lunch