Selwa A. F. Al-Hazzaa, MD, FRCS (Ophthal)Professor, Head & Consultant of OphthalmologySenior Clinical Scientist & Consultant in Genetics King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Advances in Healthcare Have Created New Challenges

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Aging and lifestyle changes

• Diabetes

• Heart Diseases• Cancer• Hereditary Diseases

Increasing cost of healthcare punctuated by alarming rise in the number of patients with:

Innovations That Promote Sustainability & Address the Challenges

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Early Detection (screening, prevention, or delaying onset of disease)

Better Treatment (personalized medicine, customized treatment, smart therapy, etc)

Radiopharmaceutical production IMRT Health statistics and informatics Center for clinical research Cell biology Cell therapy and gene therapy Genomics and proteomics

KFSH & RC’s Bench-to-Bedside Approach

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Genetic &Biochemical Testing

Preventing Hereditary Disease in the Circle of Life

Growth &Development

MolecularDiagnostics

Marriage

Pre-maritalScreening & Counseling

Birth

Newborn Screening

Pregnancy

Prenatal Testing• Amniocentesis • CVS• Cell-free fetal DNA

Conception

Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis

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KFSH & RC’s Commitment to Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Diagnostics Limited (SDL)

Commercial arm started in 2008 owned by KFSH&RC & Sultan bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City

Provides tests for regional medical institutions with highest international standards

Introduced molecular cytogenetic testing (karyotyping) in the Middle East

Provides testing for all known hereditary diseases Three new Saudi biotechnology companies under

development

The Future is Now

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King Abdullah Center for Cancer King Abdullah Center for Liver Disease Proton-Carbon-Ion Therapy Center Saudi Biotech Complex