Day 1: Thursday, 21 January 2021
9am to 5pm
Track 2: Post-Pandemic Preparations for Mass Gatherings - Global Experience with Sports Events in the Time of Covid

Learning outcome: After participating in this track, the audience will be able to describe the best practice and lessons learned from experts in planning, organizing and conducting post-pandemic sporting and mass gathering events, from Qatar and worldwide. Invited speakers will share their experience and best practice as they resumed sporting and mass gatherings in the various disciplines of Football, Basketball, Baseball, Cycling, Tennis, Formula 1 Racing, Golf, the Olympics and others.

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. Muayad Khalid

Title 1: COVID19 and Global Health Security: do mass gatherings matter? - Dr.  Maurizio Barbeschi

Title 2: Recommendation for a Mass Gathering Planning in the Context of the COVID19 Outbreak - Dr. Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi

Q & A Session

 

 

2pm to 2.20pm

2.20pm to 2.40pm


2.40pm to 3pm


Session 2:   

Moderators: Dr. Elmoubasher Abu Baker Abd Farag, Mr. Shariq Jaffrey                              

Title 3: Community Participations during COVID 19 Pandemic: An experience from - Dr. Salah Al Awaidy

Title 4: Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in the Context of Mass Gathering. - Dr. Abdinasir Abubaker

Title 5:  Community engagement: The role of volunteers in pandemic and mass gathering - Mr. Jerome Gonzaga Oquiana

Q & A Session

 

 

3pm to 3.30pm

3.30pm to 4pm


Session 3:  

Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Nour

Title 5:  Novel Respiratory Viruses in the Context of Mass Gathering Events: A systematic review to inform event planning from a health perspective - Dr. Jamie Ranse                          

Title 6: Promoting Healthy Behavior that Reduces the Spread of COVID-19 in Mass Gathering Events - Prof. Susan Goldstein

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. Lucille Blumberg, Dr. Dalia Samhouri

Q & A Session

 

End of Day 1 Thursday, 21 January 2021