Day 1: Thursday, 21 January 2021
9am to 5pm
Track 1:  Pandemic Mitigation and Control [PMC] - Global Best Practice for PMC

Learning outcome: After participating in this track, the audience will be able to describe the best practice and lessons learned from experts in pandemic mitigation and control, from Qatar and worldwide. Invited speakers will share their experience and best practice in health communication, lockdown, mass testing, contact tracing, vaccine development and responses for manpower, infrastructure, mental health and ICU management.

9am to 9.30am

Opening Ceremony

9.30am to 1pm

Prayer, Virtual Break/ Visit Exhibits and Poster Exhibits

 

 

1pm to 1.30pm

1.30pm to 2pm


Session 1:

Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Al-Hajri

Title 1: Public Health and COVID 19: The New Challenges - Dr. Mohammed Hamad J. Al-Thani

Title 2: Informing Public Health Policy within the Evolving Scientific Understanding of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The experience of Qatar - Dr. Roberto Bertollini

Q & A Session

 



2pm to 2.30pm



2.3
0 pm to 3pm


Session 2:

Moderator: Mr. Brendon Morris

Title 3: Scaling up the Response: Manpower, Health Facilities Infrastructure, Critical Services, Forward Hospitals /Clinics, Additional Supplies and Upgraded Clinic Facilities /Equipment - Dr. Muna Al Maslamani

Title 4: Building Capacity of COVID19 Frontline Health Workers -
Dr. Hamid Ravaghi

Q & A Session





3pm to 3.30pm

3.30pm to 4pm


Session 3: 

Moderator: Dr. Warda AlSaad

Title 5: Communicating in a Crisis: Lessons from COVID-19 - Mr. Robert John Checketts

Title 6: Risk Communication: How it Can Prevent a Crisis - Ms. Sheena McCabe

Q & A Session

4pm to 5pm


Session 4:

Moderators: Dr. Mohammed Al-Hajri, Dr. Sayed Mohamed Himatt 

Panel Discussion [1]:

Global Prospective for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases Associated with Mass Gathering in Preparation for the World Cup 2022: What We Learned from COVID 19 Pandemic? - Dr. Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Amaia Artazcoz Glaria, Dr. Maurizio Barbeschi, Dr. Lucille BlumbergDr. Dalia Samhouri

Q & A Session

 

End of Day 1 Thursday, 21 January 2021