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Time
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Session
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Speaker
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7am to 5pm
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Registration
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7am to 7.30am
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Breakfast
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07:30pm to 07:55pm
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Opening Remarks
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Prof. Patrick Alguire (USA)
Prof. Abdel-Naser Elzouki (Qatar)
Prof. A-Badi AbouSamra (Qatar)
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Session 1 (8am to 9.15am) “Update in diabetes mellitus”
Moderators: Prof. Abdul Badi AbouSamra (Qatar), Dr Mahmoud Zari (Qatar)
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8am to 9.05am
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Diabetes management in older adults: the debate continues
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Dr. Rita Kalyani (USA)
Prof. Thomas Finucane, (USA)
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9.05am to 9.15am
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Q and A
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Session 2 (9:15am to 10:15 a.m.) “Harnessing the immune system to cure cancer”
Moderators: Dr. Wanis Ibrahim (Qatar),
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9.15am to 10.10am
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What is the latest in cancer treatments?
"Harnessing the immune system to cure cancer"
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Prof. Christian Cable (USA)
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10.10am to 10.15am
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Q and A
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Session 3 (10:15am to 11:15am) “Update in pulmonology”
Moderators: Dr Hisham Abdel-Satar (Qatar), Abdul-Moqeeth Mohammed (Qatar), Nathir Obeidat (Jordan)
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10.15am to 10.35am
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Bronchial asthma update
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Dr. Kyle Happel, (USA)
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10.35am to 10.55am
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Update in management of venous thromboembolisim (VTE)
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10.55am to 11:10am
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Use of corticosteroids as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized patients with pneumonia
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11.10am to 11.15am
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Q and A
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11.15am to 12:pm: Jumma Prayer Time (at the conference venue)
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12pm to 12.45pm: Lunch
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Session 4 (12:45pm to 1.45pm) "Point of care US (POCUS) - a weekend on the wards"
Moderators: Dr. Roberto Lezzi (Italy), Dr. Todd Cutler (USA)
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12.45pm to 1.40pm
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POCUS - a weekend on the wards:
"A series of cases and brief how to’s"
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Dr. Renee Dversdal, (USA)
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1.40pm to 1.45pm
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Q and A
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Session 5 (1.45pm to 2.45pm) “How to use The American Board of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment Cases as a teaching tool?”
Moderators: Dr Ali Rahil (Qatar)
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1.45pm to 2.40pm
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Teaching from the American Board of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment Cases
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Prof. Patrick Alguire (USA)
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2.40pm to 2.45pm
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Q and A
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2.45pm to 3.10pm: Prayer and Coffee Break
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Session 6 (3.15pm to 5.15pm) Doctor’s Dilemma Competition
Moderator: Prof. Patrick Alguire (USA)
Judges: Prof. Thomas Finucane (USA), Prof. Christian Cable (USA), Prof. A-Naser Elzouki (Qatar)
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3.15pm to 5.15pm
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Doctor's Dilemma
A team-based competition involving answering questions related to internal medicine knowledge in a game format
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Five teams representing five Arabic countries: Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Iraq and Sudan
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5.15pm to 5.30
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Closing Remarks of ACP Day
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Prof. Patrick Alguire (USA)
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