Track 4: COVID-19

Day 1: Thursday, 21 January 2021
9am to 5pm
Track 4: Post-Pandemic Research - Abstract and Poster Presentations

Learning outcome: After participating in this track, the audience will be able to describe the best practice and lessons learned from researchers in the fields of infection control, pandemic mitigation and control, preparation and management of mass gathering events and pandemic trauma and emergency care, from Qatar and worldwide. Invited researchers will share their methods, results, findings and recommendations in video, oral and poster presentation formats.

9am to 10am

Opening Ceremony

11am to 1pm

Prayer, Virtual Break/ Visit Exhibits and Poster Exhibits

1pm to 2pm

Abstract Oral Presentations Session 1:

Moderators: Prof Guillaume Alinier/Anan Al Badawi

- Telemedicine during COVID -19 pandemic - A Lifeline for Elderly care in Qatar (Pravija Talapan Manikoth, Hanadi Al Hamad, Amin Abdelghany, Mani Chandran, Marwa Yassin Ahmed, Haroon Ahmed Saleh, Vimala Yesurethnam)

- Risk perception and psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers in primary and secondary healthcare settings in Qatar—A National Study (Nisha Kader, Majid Al Abdulla,  Muna Al Maslamani, Samya Al Abdulla, Abdul Hakeem Hamza, Bushra Elhusein, Prem Chandra, Rasheedali Perayil, Jojo Vincent, Josephine Gunashekaran)

- Primary health care Physicians’ perspective on COVID-19 pandemic management in Qatar: Cross-sectional Study (Mansoura Ismail, Anwar Ibrahim Joudeh, Marwa Neshnash, Nourhan Metwally, Mai Hassan Seif, Samya Ahmad Al-Abdulla, Muna Mehdar Alsaadi, Nagah Selim)

- Improving Clinical Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetic Patients, Using Virtual Consultations, During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Samya Al Abdulla)

- Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in a Setting of Proactive Screening and Contact Tracing (Rand A. Alattar, Shahd S. Shaar, Muftah Othman, Samar Hashim, Fatima Iqbal, Fatima Rustom, Muna AlMaslamani, Ali S. Omrani)

Q & A Session

2pm to 3pm

Abstract Oral Presentations Session 2:

Moderators: Anan Al Badawi/Ahmed Makhlouf

- Can the cycle threshold value of RT-PCR for SARS CoV2 predict infectivity potential? (Jesha Mundodan, Samina Hasnain, Soha Albayat, Hayat Khogali, Mohamad Sallam, Aiman Aly Elberdiny, Saif layth Numan Alateeg, Mohamed Osama)

- Qatar Biobank: COVID- 19 biorepository project (Eleni Fthenou, Nahla Afifi, Marwa El Deeb, Michael Frenneaux, Asma Al Thani, Abdul Latif Al Khal)

- Development of an In-House COVID19 Serology ELISA Test (Susu Zughaier, Shazeda Chowdhury, Sara Taleb, Mahmoud Elgamal, Nesyia Hassan, Michail Nomikos, Ali Ait Hssain)

- COVID-19 and Tinnitus- A rare clinical entity (Pramod Chirakkal, Amira Nasser, Ibrahim H. Al Hail)

- Lifespan of Covid19 Antibodies following infection in a sample worker population in Qatar  (Walid Hassanen, Mohamed Al-Naemi, Sherif Elnahrawi, Rama Rashad)

Q & A Session

3pm to 4pm

Abstract Oral Presentations Session 3:

Moderator: Ahmed Makhlouf/Nitesh Singh

- Correlation between pandemic phases and N95 stock variation: Lessons Learnt (Carlos Velasquez, Shidin Balakrishnan, Sarada Dakua, Hawa Hamza, Sarra Kharbech, Jhasketan Padhan, Santu Paul, Ahammed Waseem Palliyali, Nikhil Navkar, Georges Younes, Julien Abinahed, Abdulla Al Ansari)

- Impact of Integrated Physical Barrier Systems in Prevention of COVID-19 in Occupational Settings among Oil and Gas workers: The Key Lessons Learned (Walid Hassanen, Sherif Elnahrawi, Mohammed Alnaemi, Randall Atienza Arro, Rama Rashad)

- Qatar Prediction Rule using ED Indicators of Covid at Triage (Isma Qureshi, Sameer A Pathan, Caroline E. Thomas, Zain A. Bhutta, Isma Qureshi, Sarah A. Thomas, Jibin Moinudheen, Stephen H. Thomas)

- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Social Restrictions on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Caregivers in the State of Qatar (Yasser Sae Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan, Mohamed El Tahir, Samer Hammoudeh, Mahmoud Shamlawi, Majid Alabdulla)

Q & A Session

4pm to 5pm

Poster Viewing with live author interaction - Session 1:

Moderators: Various authors, chat interaction

- P1: Role of a sound surveillance system in effective mitigation of transmission rates of COVID-19 in Qatar (Mohamed Ahmed Sallam, Ahlam Esmail Alnaqeb, Mohamed Osama Sahl, Shazia Nadeem, Aiman Elberdiny, Mona Fayiz)

- P2: Covid19, Qatar and HMGH - Strategies that helped. A Review from nodal designated Covid center in Qatar (Manish Barman, Hatem Abuswiril, Mohamed Gaafar Hussein Mohamedali, Bassem Al Hariri, Muayad Kasem Khaled Ahmad, Naseem Ambra)

- P3: Primary Care clinical staff awareness of Donning and Doffing the PPE before and after the training during COVID 19 pandemic (Sanaulla Sheik, Aisha Khalifa Naemi, Leena Gaikwad, Sittie Jovina Mamangcao, Nora AM Almutawa, Mohamed Hashim Mahmoud, Maryglen Arante, Rehan Ahmed Sharsheer)

-  P4: Covid-19 changing the Landscape of Dementia Care in Qatar (Nadeen Al Baz, Mani Chandran, Hanadi Alhamad, Pravija Manikoth, Marwa ElOrrabi, Rhia Tosino, Irshad Badarudeen, Dunya Mohammed Omer)

- P5:

-  P6: Clinical And Thoracic Radiography Features Determine Patient Outcome In Young And Middle Age Adults With Covid-19 (Alexander Sosa Frias, Aimara de la C Vergara Santos)

- P7: Challenges faced during COVID-19 outbreak investigation in Qatar-From the investigators’ perspective (Abrar Ahmed, Syed Shariq Jaffery, Farhat Fatima, Marwa Saleh Mohamed Abuzaid, Elmoubasher Abu Baker Abd Farag, Shazia Nadeem, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi)

- P8: What Covid19 has taught the world (Manish Barman, Naseem Ambra, Rati Barman)

- P9: Qatar Biobank in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond (Eleni Fthenou, Marwa El Deeb, Ameena Al Emadi, Eiman Al Khayat, Sheikha Al Fadalah, Althea Salau, Wilma Lobo, Michael Frenneaux, Abdul Latif Al Khal, Asma Al Thani, Nahla Afif)

- P10: Clinical and Radiological Findings in Patients with COVID-19 disease. Case series (Alexander Sosa Frias)

- P11: Timely and Effective Data Management and Sharing During COVID-19 Pandemic in Qatar (Devendra Bansal, Jazeel Abdulmajeed, Heba Taha, Ali Shukri Abulaban, Syed Hasan Abbas Rizvi, Mahjabeen Ramzan, Raihana Jabbar, Elmoubasher Abu Baker Abd Farag, Soha Shawqi Albayat, Shazia Nadeem N Ahmed, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Mohamed Ghaith Al Kuwari, Mohammed Hamad J Al-Thani)

- P12: PHCC’s Community Call Center and virtual consultation services (Samya Al Abdulla, Robin Nada O'Dwyer, Mariana Mansaray)

- P13: The increment in rate of in-patient medical admission post- bariatric surgery malnutrition and neuromuscular complications during COVID-19 pandemic (Sama Abdulrazzaq, Turki Al -Ahbabi, Mohammed Elsherif, Alyaa Ali, Wahiba Elhag, Ahmed Ghazy, Samer Hammoudeh)

- P14: Safety of Healthcare Workers Undertaking Transport and Retrieval of Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation During the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic in the State of Qatar (Ahmed Labib Shehatta, Brian Racela, Ian Howard, Guillaume Alinier, Hani Jaouni, Ibrahim Hassan)

- P15: Safety of Transport and Retrieval of Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation During the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic in the State of Qatar (Ahmed Labib Shehatta, Ahmed Lutfe Abdulssalam, Abdulasalm Ibrahim, Ferdinand Deloso, Ian Howard, Guillaume Alinier, Abdul Salam Saif Ibrahim)

- P16: Safety and Feasibility of Early mobilization and ICU Rehabilitation of COVID-19 Patients Supported on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Ahmed Labib Shehatta, Muhamed Aleef, Manju Mathew, El Adel Bouguerra, Ashraf Molokhia, Noora Al Mudehki)

- P17: Effective Approach to Manage COVID-19 Challenges in HGH Dialysis Facilities (Tarek Fouda, Hassan Al Malki, Abdullah Hamad, Mohamad Mahmood TA Alkadi, Muftah Othman, Shajahan Joseph, Aisha Elsayed, Teha Dham Al Mohanadi, Sahar Mohamed Ismail Aly, Farrukh Ali Farooqi, Vimala Lonappan, Fadumo Yasin, Hoda Tolba, Mohamed Mohamed, Michael Catli Diamante, Samia Malik)

- P18: Increased Absenteeism among Nurses in a COVID-19 Designated Facility in Qatar (Abdulqadir Nashwan, Ralph C Villar, John M Flores, Arce V Amparo, Mahmood M Al-Jabry, Ahmad A Abujaber)

- P19: A case of aortic dissection with highly suggestive features of COVID-19 (Tahir Shahzad, Mulham Mohd Salih Mustafa, Zain Ali Bhutta, Tim Richard Edmund Harris)

- P20: RT-PCR versus Rapid Test for diagnosis of SARS CoV-2 infection (Jesha Mundodan, Samina Hasnain, Soha Albayat, Hayat Khogali, Dina Ali)

- P21: Uncompromised Physiotherapy Care in Geriatric and Long-Term Care Facilities in the COVID Era (Suneer Ameer Kann, Noora Rashid Essa Al Mudehki, Ayman Ibrahim Rafat Mahmoud, Sweety David, Syed Mohamed Rashid Buhari, Dinesh Henry Amulya, Regina Mae Fortaliza Palicpic, Joffin Joseph Chowalloor, Evangeline Cordero, Abdul Rasheed Pookkara Valappil, Yousef IY Abunahia)

End of Day 1 Thursday, 21 January 2021