ICMM Congress Book
-
Upload
mci-tangenc -
Category
Documents
-
view
304 -
download
0
description
Transcript of ICMM Congress Book
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 1www.panarab2012-icmm.ae
Congress Book
Stay Connected:
Organized by In Association with
The Medical Services Corps of the UAE Armed Forces
Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel
In Peace and War, for Humanity let’s make a difference
2012 13-93rd ICMM Pan Arab Regional Working Group Congress on Military Medicine
9-13 December 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20 CME HoursAccredited from
rd
ICMM CIMM
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae2
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 3
His Highness Late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al NahyanThe Founder of the UAE and the Father of the Nation
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae4
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 5
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident of the UAE
Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae6
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 7
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al MaktoumVice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae8
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 9
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al NahyanDeputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae10
Conference Chairman Message ......................................... 11
Main Themes of the Congress ............................................ 12
Committee .......................................................................... 13
General Information ............................................................. 14
Venue & Exhibition Layout .................................................. 16
Scientific Program ................................................................ 19
Keynote Speakers ............................................................. 27
Faculty Profiles ................................................................... 34
Abstracts10th December, 2012 ........................................................... 64 11th December, 2012 ........................................................... 8713th December, 2012 ........................................................... 107
Selected Oral Presentations................................................. 115Selected Poster Presentations............................................. 121
Sponsor Profile..................................................................... 134
Orientation Tour in Abu Dhabi .............................................. 147About Abu Dhabi................................................................... 148Al Ain Tour............................................................................. 150Modern Dubai Tour.................................................................151
Notes ................................................................................... 152
Acknowledgement ............................................................... 155
Table of Contents
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 11
Welcome to the 3rd ICMM Pan Arab RWG Congress
Dear Colleagues and Guests,
It gives us immense pleasure to welcome you to the 3rd Pan Arab Regional
Working Group Congress on Military Medicine, wishing you a very successful
congress and a memorable stay in Abu Dhabi.
We are looking forward to your active participation and contributions, sharing
your expertise and knowledge towards a fruitful and enriched event.
My team and I would do all we can to ensure you a pleasant stay. We invite you
to join us, discover the charm of our country by enrolling on the multiple well
chosen social activities.
With my very best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Staff Colonel Dr. Mohammed Sabeel Al Dhanhani
Chairman of the Congress C
omm
ittee
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae12
n Humanitarian Military Intervention
n Impact of Illness and non-combat Injuries on Soldiers and their Readiness
n Aviation Medical Emergencies
n Wartime Evacuations
Main Themes of the Congress
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 13
Committee
Staff. Col. Dr. Mohammed Sabeel AldhanhaniCongress Chairman
Staff. Col. Matar Saeed Rashed AlneaimiOrganizing Committee Chairman Col. Dr. Abdulla Khamis AlnaeemiScientific Committee Head Col. Dr. Ali Yousif BinhammadFinance Committee Head Col. (Ret.) Dr. Hussain Saleh A. AlmusabiGeneral Secretary of the Congress Lt. Col. Dr. Sarhan Mohammed AlneyadiReception & Hospitality Committee Head Dr. Yousif Ismaeil AlhosaniMedia Committee Head
Brig. (Ret.) Dr. Asma S. AlmugheriOrganizing Committee Member Maj. Dr. Saif Obaid AlkaabiOrganizing Committee Member Maj. Muneera J. AljunaibiOrganizing Committee Member Mr. Khalid Mohammed FuladOrganizing Committee Member Dr. Yousif I. AlneaimiOrganizing Committee Member Mr. Abdulla Ibrahim AlbloushiOrganizing Committee Member
Col. (Ret.) Dr. Hussain Saleh A. AlmusabiGeneral Secretary of the CongressTel: +97124055993, Mob: +971504434248, Fax: +97124443326
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)Address: ADNEC, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Road Abu Dhabi, UAE
Congress Organizing Committee
Contact details Regional Organization Committee
Visiting Details Congress Location
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae14
Registration Desk:
Registration desks for name badge collection and onsite registration will be operational as below in the Concourse Foyer Area of Hall 11:
9 December, 2012: 16:00 - 20:0010 December, 2012: 07:00 - 09:3011 December, 2012: 07:00 - 08:0013 December, 2012: 07:00 - 08:00
Registration fees entitles participants to:• Admissiontoallscientificsessionsandexhibitions.• Congressmaterial(bag,finalprogramme,abstractvolume,pressvolume).• Coffeebreaksandlunches.
Badges:
NamebadgesshouldbevisibleandusedatalltimesattheCongressVenue.
Badge Categories:
OrganizingCommittee(allaccess) OfficialGuest(allaccessexceptspeakerpreviewroom) OfficialDelegate(allaccess) ICMM(allaccess) Faculty(allaccess) Delegate(allaccessexceptspeakerpreviewroom) Exhibitor(allaccessexceptspeakerpreviewroom) Organizer(allaccess) Media(allaccess)
Congress Bags:
CongressbagswillbedistributedtoregisteredparticipantsattheRegistrationDesk.
CME Certification:
Certificateswill be issuedonline from thecongresswebsite after completing theonlineevaluationformfrom23December2012onwards.
Speaker Registration & Preview Room:
There is a dedicated registration room for speaker registration and badge collection at the SpeakerPreviewRoom(TBA)andisoperationalduringtheconferencehours.
NOTE: Allspeakersarerequestedtoreportatleast2hoursbeforetheirsessionforafinalcheckontheirpresentationmaterial.
General Information
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 15
General InformationFood & Beverage:
Coffee breaks and lunches will be open to all registered delegates ONLY in Hall 11(ExhibitionHall).
Exhibition:
The3rdICMMPanArabRegionalWorkingGroupCongressonMilitaryMedicineExhibitionwill be locatedinADNECHall11.
Language:
TheofficiallanguagesareArabic,EnglishandFrench.Simultaneoustranslationintotheselanguageswillbeavailableinthemaincongresshalls(EmiratesHall,AbuDhabiHall,andDubaiHall).
Rules:
Smoking Policy:AbuDhabiNationalExhibitionCentreisanon-smokingvenue.Attendeesarerequestedtoexitthebuildingtothedesignatedsmokingareas.
Mobile Phones:Delegates are kindly requested to keep their mobile phones in the off mode in meeting roomswhenscientificsessionsareinprogress.
Parking:
Twocarparksareavailablewithacombinedcapacityof6,000.FullvaletservicecanbeprovidedforVIPvisitors.
Prayer Room:
ThemaleprayerroomarelocatedonnexttoCapitalSuite7andthefemaleprayerroomislocatedbeforeCapitalSuite8.
Emergency Contact:
While in Abu Dhabi during the congress, for any emergency, please contact the following people from the congress secretariat:
Abdulla Al Bloushi Fadi Dannoura Eyad Zerba +971 56 2121377 +971 50 890 2626 +971 55 203 5000 +971 55 5622855 Congress Secretariat:MCI Middle East LLCP.O.Box:124752Dubai, UAETel:+971(4)3116300-Fax:+971(4)3116301Email:[email protected]
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae16
Venue & Exhibition Layout
Coffee StationCoffee Station
54
Conf
eren
ce H
alls
To C
onfe
renc
e H
alls
To Conference Halls
1m
Leader Healthcare20m x 5m
6m x 3m
AMICO
AMICO
19
25
26
20American
Spine Center
21OMRINational
Ambulance
Buffet
1m
3m3m3m4m
4m
3m 3m
6m6m
4m4m 4m 4m 4m
3m 3m 3m3m
51 45City
PharmacyDept. of
TransportationAbu Dhabi
53 47NAGHI MEDICAL
6m x 3m
Towers Trading
RoyalJet
16
17Red
Crescent
566m x 3m
American HospitalDubai
18 12
28IMAN
Healthcare
29
24
6m x 3m
AstraZeneca
MSD
ARASCA27 22
6m x 3m
30
36
37
PROMED
Al Razi31
32
BangkokHospital6m x 3m
AtlasMedicalG
ulf Drug
9m x 3m
7
8
9
Gulf Drug
9m x 3m
1
2
3
6m x 3m10
11
Medical Services
Corps.
6m x 3m
4
5
ICMM
6m x 3m
54
55 Military
Museum
14
15
Neuro SpinalH
ospital
9m x 3m
13
41
44
Aspen
Julphar
48Roche
34
40 35Pfizer6m x 3m
3838MPC Normeca
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 17
This product is not available for distribution in Canada as it has not been reviewed and cleared by Health Canada.
© 2012 ZOLL Medical Corporation. All rights reserved. X Series and ZOLL are trademarks or registered trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Masimo, Rainbow, SET, SpCO, and SpMet are trademarks or registered trademarks of Masimo Corporation.
Microstream is a registered trademark of Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd.
X SmallX LightX 4 TracesX Real-time CPR Feedback X NIBPX Adult, Pediatric, and
Neonatal Patient ModesX Microstream® etCO2 X 12-lead ECG (on-screen,
static, and dynamic)X WiFiX Bluetooth®
X Masimo® rainbow® SET Sp02/SpCO®/SpMet®
X 3 Invasive Blood Pressure Channels (IBP)
X 2 Temperature Channels
We Listened...
Follow ZOLL on Facebook.®
IntroducingX SeriesTM
Xtremely Small, Light, and Powerful
This product is not available for distribution in Canada as it has not been reviewed and cleared by Health Canada.
© 2012 ZOLL Medical Corporation. All rights reserved. X Series and ZOLL are trademarks or registered trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Masimo, Rainbow, SET, SpCO, and SpMet are trademarks or registered trademarks of Masimo Corporation.
Microstream is a registered trademark of Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd.
X SmallX LightX 4 TracesX Real-time CPR Feedback X NIBPX Adult, Pediatric, and
Neonatal Patient ModesX Microstream® etCO2 X 12-lead ECG (on-screen,
static, and dynamic)X WiFiX Bluetooth®
X Masimo® rainbow® SET Sp02/SpCO®/SpMet®
X 3 Invasive Blood Pressure Channels (IBP)
X 2 Temperature Channels
We Listened...
Follow ZOLL on Facebook.®
IntroducingX SeriesTM
Xtremely Small, Light, and Powerful
Scie
ntifi
c Pr
ogra
m
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae18
Emergency Medical Systems
102, Shaikh Ali Hassan,Al Rumayathi Bldg., Hamdan St.,Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. P.O.Box: 44171
Tel.: (00971-2) 634-1611Fax: (00971-2) 634-1612Mobile: (00971-50) 641-4064E-mail: [email protected]: www.promed-uae.com
90 years experience in the design, manufacture and marketing of innovative, high-quality Emergency Medical Equipment
Unique 20 year expiry date from date of manufacture on our sterile dressings
A large and varied inter-disciplinary product portfolio
Certifi ed to German, European and International standards
Patented brands “Made in Germany”
Extremely fast lead times
WELCOME TO GULF
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 19
Scientific Program���
���������
�����������������������������2
012��������
13-9
�����������������������
����������������������������������������������������������
3rd IC
MM
Pan
Ara
b Re
gion
al W
orki
ng G
roup
Con
gres
s on
Mili
tary
Med
icine
9-
13 D
ecem
ber 2
012,
Abu
Dhab
i Nat
iona
l Exh
ibiti
ons C
ompa
ny (A
DNEC
),
Abu
Dhab
i, Un
ited
Arab
Em
irate
s
CO
NGRE
SS P
ROGR
AM
SU
NDAY
, DEC
EMBE
R 9t
h
08
:00
- 18:
30
08:0
0 - 1
8:30
15:3
0 - 1
6:30
16:0
0 - 2
0:00
18:0
0 - 2
0:00
20:0
0 - 2
1:00
Aviat
ion M
edica
l Em
erge
ncies
Milita
ry (P
HTLS
) Pre
-hosp
ital T
raum
a Lif
e Su
ppor
t
Buse
s Sta
rt Ro
und
Trips
Fro
m H
otels
To A
DNEC
Regis
tratio
n
Ice-B
reak
er R
ecep
tion
(At T
he C
onco
rse
Or T
he C
orido
r In
The
First
Lev
el)
Buse
s Sta
rt Ro
und
Trips
Fro
m A
DNEC
to H
otels
Dres
s Cod
e Fo
r Milit
ary:
Work
ing U
nifor
m
Dres
s Cod
e Fo
r Non
-Milit
ary:
Offic
ial O
r Sm
art C
asua
l
M
ONDA
Y, D
ECEM
BER
10th
06
:45
- 09:
00
07:0
0 - 0
9:30
09:3
0 - 0
9:50
09:5
0 - 1
0:00
10:0
0 - 1
0:45
Buse
s Sta
rt Ro
und
Trips
Fro
m H
otels
To A
DNEC
Regis
tratio
n
Rece
ption
Of E
vent
Pat
ron
In VIP
Hall
Walki
ng To
The
Main
Hall
& S
eatin
g
Offic
ial C
ongr
ess O
penin
g Ce
rem
ony (
Mast
er O
f Cer
emon
y TBA
)
Flags
Car
riers
Ent
ranc
e
Playin
g Na
tiona
l Ant
hem
Pan
Arab
Reg
ional
Work
ing G
roup
Cur
rent
Cha
irman
Spe
ech
Pan
Arab
Reg
ional
Work
ing G
roup
New
Cha
irman
Spe
ech
Day
1
Day
2
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae20
Scientific Program
Sym
posi
um A
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)In
tern
atio
nal C
hairp
erso
n:
Maj
. Gen
. Dr.
Abde
l-Azi
z Zi
adat
(Jor
dan)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Col
. Dr.
Abdu
lla A
lnaee
mi (
UAE)
Sym
posi
um B
(Abu
Dha
bi H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Co
l. Dr
. Les
hako
v Vi
ctor
(Bel
orus
sia)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Col
. Dr.
Ahm
ad A
lban
i (UA
E)
Sym
posi
um C
(Dub
ai H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
M
aj. G
en. D
r. Sa
adat
een
Chat
ener
(Tur
key)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Lt.
Col.
Ashr
af A
lzaab
i (UA
E)
Reg
iona
l Ass
embl
y (C
-Sui
te 7
)Ch
airm
an:
Staf
f. Co
l. Dr
. Moh
amm
ad A
l Dha
nhan
i (U
AE)
War
time
Evac
uatio
n - D
r. Te
rry
Mar
tin (U
K)Pr
e-Ho
spita
l Man
agem
ent
of P
enet
ratin
g Tr
aum
a- M
r. M
icha
el H
unte
r (U
SA)
Succ
essf
ul P
roje
cts
In C
omba
ting
Ove
rwei
ght A
nd O
besi
ty in
The
Milit
ary
- Brig
. Dr.
Ret.
Step
han
Rudz
ki (A
ustra
lia)
Regi
onal
Ass
embl
y M
eetin
g -
Chai
red
By S
taff.
Col
. Dr
. Moh
amm
ad A
l Dha
nhan
i (UA
E)
Pre-
Depl
oym
ent T
rain
ing,
W
hat I
s Th
e An
swer
? - M
aj. D
r. Sa
leh
Al A
li (U
AE)
Min
imiz
ing
Mis
sed
War
- R
elat
ed In
jurie
s - P
rof.
Fikr
i Abu
Zai
dan
(UAE
)
Curr
ent S
tatu
s O
f Neu
rosu
rgic
al
Serv
ices
And
Dev
elop
men
ts In
UAE
- Dr.
Abdu
l Kar
im M
sadd
i (UA
E)
Men
tal F
itnes
s As
sess
men
tFo
r M
ilitar
y Pe
rson
nel
With
Men
tal H
ealth
Dis
orde
rs- S
urg.
Cap
t. Dr
. Joh
n Sh
arpl
ey (U
K)
UAE
Sear
ch A
nd R
escu
e Te
am
Abu
Dhab
i Pol
ice
- Lt.
Col.
Moh
amed
A. J
Al-A
nsar
i
Tuni
sian
Med
ical
Ser
vice
s Co
rps
Hum
anita
rian
Act
ion
Durin
g Th
e Cr
isis
In L
ibya
- C
ol. P
rof.
Feth
i Bay
oudh
(Tun
isia
)
Cur
rent
Tre
nds
In T
he M
edic
al R
ehab
ilitat
ion
- Dr.
Saba
hat A
sim
Was
ti (U
AE)
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A
Sess
ion
C
offe
e Br
eak/
Exhi
bitio
n/Po
ster
Vie
win
g
Prev
entio
n of
Hea
t Illn
ess
- Dr.
Mar
k Ra
yson
(UK)
The
Prev
alen
ce O
f CO
PD
In T
he M
iddl
e Ea
st A
nd N
orth
Afr
ica
- Lt.
Col.
Dr. A
shra
f Alz
aabi
(UAE
)
13:3
0 - 1
5:15
13:3
0 - 1
3:50
13:5
0 - 1
4:10
14:1
0 - 1
4:30
14:3
0 - 1
4:50
14:5
0 - 1
5:15
15:1
5 - 1
5:30
10:0
0 - 1
0:45
10:5
0 - 1
1:40
10:5
0 - 1
1:15
11:1
5 - 1
1:40
11:4
0 - 1
3:30
Stra
tegi
es T
o De
al
With
Ref
ugee
Influ
x - C
ol. D
r. Ai
man
Al S
umad
i (Jo
rdan
)
ICM
M G
ener
al S
ecre
tary
Spe
ech
Even
t Pat
ron
Spee
ch
Med
als
Giv
ing
PLEN
ARY
SES
SIO
N I
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)
Chai
rper
son:
Maj
. Gen
. Ret
. Dr.
Keta
b Al
otai
bi (I
CMM
Dep
uty
Chai
rman
)Ch
airp
erso
n: M
ajor
Gen
eral
Pro
f. (re
t) M
arce
l MER
LIN
, M.D
. (Ch
airm
an o
f ICM
M S
cien
tific
Coun
cil)
Role
Of U
AE In
Hum
anita
rian
Mis
sion
s - L
t. Co
l. Dr
. Ays
ha A
l Dha
heri
(UAE
)
Hum
an P
erfo
rman
ce In
Ext
rem
e En
viro
nmen
t - D
r. W
arre
n Lo
cket
te (U
SA)
Post
er E
xhib
ition
Ope
ning
Lunc
h Br
eak
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 21
Scientific Program
15:3
0 - 1
6:45
15:3
0 - 1
5:50
15:5
0 - 1
6:10
16:1
0 - 1
6:30
16:3
0 - 1
6:45
16:4
5 - 1
7:30
17:0
0 - 2
2:00
Succ
esse
s, C
ontro
vers
ies
And
Less
ons
In M
ilitar
y M
edic
al
Hum
anita
rian
Ope
ratio
ns
- Dr
. War
ner
Ande
rson
(USA
)
Refr
activ
e Su
rger
y Cu
rren
t Pra
ctic
e -
Maj
. Dr.
Vasu
dha
Pand
ay (U
SA)
Wom
en A
nd P
edia
tric
Asp
ect
In H
uman
itaria
n M
issi
on
And
Disa
ster
s - C
ol. D
r. Ai
man
Alsu
mad
i (Jo
rdan
)
Pain
Man
agem
ent i
n M
ilitar
y Du
ring
Peac
e an
d W
ar
- Maj
. Dr.
Fara
h Al
Zaa
bi (U
AE)
Post
Tra
umat
ic S
tress
Dis
orde
rs- S
urg.
Cap
t. Dr
. Joh
n Sh
arpl
ey (U
K)Hi
dden
Age
nda
In C
linic
al P
ract
ic -
Maj
. Dr.
Fayz
a Al
amer
i (UA
E)
Buse
s St
art R
ound
Trip
s Fr
om A
DNEC
To
Hote
ls TU
ESD
AY, D
ECEM
BER
11t
h
Day
3
06
:45
- 08:
30
07:0
0 - 0
8:00
09:0
0 - 1
0:30
09:0
0 - 0
9:25
09:2
5 - 0
9:50
09:5
0 - 1
0:15
Buse
s St
art R
ound
Trip
s Fr
om H
otel
s To
ADN
EC
Regi
stra
tion
PLEN
ARY
SES
SIO
N II
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)
Chai
rper
son:
Brig
adie
r G
ener
al (D
r) Hi
lary
MA
AGAD
A (IC
MM
Cha
irman
) (N
iger
ia)
Chai
rper
son:
Lt.
Col.
Dr. S
alem
Alk
aabi
(UAE
)
Card
iova
scul
ar R
isk
Prev
entio
n Pr
ogra
m In
Milit
ary
Empl
oyee
s - C
ol. D
r. Ab
dulla
h Al
naee
mi (
UAE)
Rem
arka
ble
Redu
ctio
n In
Car
diac
Mor
talit
y As
soci
ated
With
The
Intro
duct
ion
Of T
he S
trat
egic
Car
diac
Haj
j Int
erve
ntio
nal P
rogr
am
Durin
g Th
e La
rges
t Gat
herin
g In
The
Pla
net -
Col
. Dr.
Khal
id A
lfara
idy
(KSA
)
Prev
entio
n O
f Ort
hope
dic
Inju
ries
Durin
g M
ilitar
y Tr
aini
ng -
Dr. J
ohnn
y La
u (C
anad
a)
Abu
Dhab
i Tou
r
Milit
ary
Med
ical
Eth
ics
- Dr.
Asm
a Al
Nua
imi (
UAE)
DNA
Appl
icat
ions
And
The
21
st C
entu
ry A
pplic
atio
n
&
DNA
Appl
icat
ions
And
The
21
st C
entu
ry A
pplic
atio
n
Sym
posi
um E
(Abu
Dha
bi H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Dr
. Jam
es P
alm
a (U
SA)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
M
aj. D
r. Ra
shed
O. A
lsuw
aidi
(UAE
)
Roun
d Ta
ble
(Edu
catio
n &
Train
ing)
(C-S
uite
18)
In
tern
atio
nal C
hairp
erso
n:
Col.
Dr. J
ohan
Cro
use
(ICM
M)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Dr
. Asm
a Al
nuai
mi (
UAE)
Roun
d Ta
ble
(Den
tistry
) (C-S
uite
19)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Col
. Dr
. The
resa
S. G
onza
les
(ICM
M)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Dr
. Arw
a Al
saye
d (K
SA)
Lt. C
ol. M
arya
m A
lqah
tani
(UAE
)
Met
hod
Of I
nves
tigat
ing
Fire
arm
Case
s An
d Th
e St
udy
Of T
he
Proj
ectil
es T
raje
ctor
ies
In B
one
- Mr.
Khud
oom
a Al
naim
i (UA
E)
Can
The
Data
Fro
m T
he
Battl
efiel
d Ex
trap
olat
ed In
to
The
Non
-Tac
tical
Set
ting
- Mr.
Creg
Cha
pman
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A
Sess
ion
Tran
sfor
mat
ion
of M
edic
al
Logi
stic
s Th
roug
h In
nova
tion
And
Tech
nolo
gy- M
r. Sa
eed
Alja
smi (
UAE)
Sym
posi
um D
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)In
tern
atio
nal C
hairp
erso
n: G
roup
Ca
pt. A
ndre
w M
onag
han
(UK)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Lt
. Col
. Dr.
Abdu
lram
an A
lbul
oosh
i(U
AE)
Sym
posi
um F
(Dub
ai H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Gen
. Dr.
Ous
ama
Al-M
oual
lem
(Leb
anon
)Lo
cal C
hairp
erso
n:
Lt. C
ol. D
r. Sa
rhan
Aln
eyad
i (UA
E)
Dres
s Co
de F
or M
ilitar
y: C
erem
onia
l Uni
form
Dres
s Co
de F
or N
on-M
ilitar
y: O
ffici
al O
r Sm
art C
asua
l
Dres
s Co
de F
or M
ilitar
y: C
erem
onia
l Uni
form
Dres
s Co
de F
or N
on-M
ilitar
y: O
ffici
al O
r Sm
art C
asua
l
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae22
Scientific Program
11:0
0 - 1
2:30
11:0
0 - 1
1:25
11:2
5 - 1
1:50
11:5
0 - 1
2:15
12:1
5 - 1
2:30
12:3
0 - 1
3:30
13:3
0 - 1
4:50
13:3
0 - 1
3:50
13:5
0 - 1
4:10
14:1
0 - 1
4:30
14:3
0 - 1
4:50
14:5
0 - 1
5:10
PLEN
ARY
SES
SIO
N II
I (Em
irate
s Ha
ll)Ch
airp
erso
n: M
aj. G
en. D
r. Ab
dulq
ader
Bin
Jal
loul
(Alg
eria
)Ch
airp
erso
n: L
t. Co
l. Sa
lem
Alm
ehai
ri (U
AE)
Logi
stic
al C
halle
nges
In H
uman
itaria
n M
issi
on -
Brig
. Gen
. W. B
ryan
Gam
ble
(USA
)
Med
ical
Sup
port
Of J
apan
Sel
f Def
ense
For
ce (J
SDF)
For
The
Eas
tern
Jap
an E
arth
quak
e, M
assiv
e Ts
unam
i And
Nuc
lear
Pow
er P
lant
Acc
iden
t - C
ol. Y
asun
ori M
atsu
ki (Ja
pan)
Kera
toco
nus,
Wha
t’s N
ew?
- Lt
. Col
. Dr.
Ahm
ed A
lsaa
di (U
AE)
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A
Sess
ion
L
unch
Bre
ak/E
xhib
ition
/Pos
ter
View
ing
Sym
posi
um G
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)In
tern
atio
nal C
hairp
erso
n: B
rig. D
r. (re
t.) S
teph
an R
udzk
i (Au
stra
lia)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
M
aj. D
r. Sa
if Al
bedw
awi (
UAE)
Sym
posi
um H
(Abu
Dha
bi H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Co
l. Dr
. Yas
unor
i Mat
suki
(Jap
an)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Dr
. Sal
eh A
lali
(UAE
)
Regi
onal
Ass
embl
y (C
-Sui
te 7
)Ch
airm
an: S
taff.
Col
. Dr
. Moh
amm
ad A
l Dha
nhan
i M
oder
ator
: TB
A
Imm
uniz
atio
n St
rate
gies
In
Mis
sion
s - L
t. Co
l. Dr
. Naw
al A
l Kaa
bi (U
AE)
Tele
med
icin
e In
Milit
ary
- Col
. Raf
ael D
e Je
sus
(USA
)Ex
pedi
ent M
anag
emen
t of
Max
illofa
cial
Tra
uma
- Col
. Dr.
Gok
sel T
amer
(USA
)
Pers
onal
Pro
tect
ive
Mea
sure
s Us
ed A
gain
st D
isea
se V
ecto
rs
- Col
. Dr.
Mos
taph
a De
bbou
n (U
SA)
Top
Rece
nt In
nova
tions
In
Milit
ary
Med
icin
e: C
an W
e Ap
py It
In C
ivila
in S
ettin
g- L
t. Co
l. Dr
. Ahm
ad M
ubar
ak
Hum
aid (U
AE)
Trau
ma
Expe
rienc
e In
KO
SVO
Con
flict
- Dr
. Ste
ven
Ligg
ins
(UAE
)
Fiel
d &
Med
ical
Man
agem
ent
Of C
hem
ical
/Bio
Cas
ualti
es(F
CBC
& M
CBC)
Col D
r. (re
t.) Ja
mes
D. P
illow
(USA
)
Ope
ratio
nal U
ltras
ound
:Ef
ast A
nd B
eyon
d- D
r. Ja
mes
Pal
ma
(USA
)
Max
illofa
cial
Tra
uma
Expe
rienc
e In
Afg
hani
stan
, Th
e Br
itish
Exp
erie
nce
- Gro
up
Capt
. And
rew
Mon
agha
n (U
K)
Regi
onal
Ass
embl
y M
eetin
g - C
haire
d By
St
aff.
Col.
Dr. M
oham
mad
Al
Dha
nhan
i (UA
E)
Adm
inst
ratio
n An
d M
edic
o-M
ilitar
y Lo
gist
ics
In H
umin
itaria
n As
sist
ance
An
d Di
sast
er R
elie
f- C
ol. D
r. Zh
ang
Lulu
(ICM
M)
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A
Sess
ion
C
offe
e Br
eak/
Exhi
bitio
n/Po
ster
Vie
win
g
Roun
d Ta
ble
(Log
istic)
(C-S
uite
18)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Co
l. Dr
. Zha
ng L
ulu
(ICM
M)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Co
l. Dr
. Ali
Bani
Ham
mad
(UAE
)
10:1
5 - 1
0:30
10:3
0 - 1
1:00
C
offe
e Br
eak/
Exhi
bitio
n/Po
ster
Vie
win
g
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A
Sess
ion
Sym
posi
um I
(Dub
ai H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Brig
. Dr.
(ret.)
Asm
a Al
mug
hery
(UAE
)Lo
cal C
hairp
erso
n:
Lt. C
ol. D
r. Ib
rahi
m A
lbul
oosh
i (UA
E)
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 23
Scientific Program
15:1
0 - 1
6:45
15:1
0 - 1
5:30
15:3
0 - 1
5:50
15:5
0 - 1
6:10
16:1
0 - 1
6:30
16:3
0 - 1
6:45
16:4
5 - 1
7:00
19:3
0 - 2
0:00
20:0
0 - 2
2:00
22:0
0 - 2
2:30
Offi
cial
Din
ner/
Herit
age
Show
/App
reci
atio
n An
d Re
cogn
ition
Cer
emon
y By
The
Hos
t Cou
ntry
(At A
rmed
For
ces
Offi
cers
Clu
b Ho
tel)
Buse
s St
art R
ound
Trip
s Fr
om A
rmed
For
ces
Offi
cers
Clu
b Ho
tel T
o Ho
tels
Sym
posi
um J
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)In
tern
atio
nal C
hairp
erso
n:
Dr. J
ohnn
y La
u (C
anad
a)Lo
cal C
hairp
erso
n:
Lt. C
ol. A
bdul
la A
lrem
aith
i (UA
E)
Sym
posi
um K
(Abu
Dha
bi H
all)
Inter
natio
nal C
hairp
erso
n: C
ol. D
r. Ba
llati
Moh
amed
on S
alec
k (M
aurit
ania
)Lo
cal C
hairp
erso
n:
Maj
. Dr.
Reem
a Al
saia
ri (U
AE)
Roun
d Ta
ble
(Vete
rinar
y) (C
-Suit
e 18
)Int
erna
tiona
l Cha
irper
son:
Dr
. Pau
l Van
Der
Mer
we (I
CMM
)Lo
cal C
hairp
erso
n:
Col.
Dr. M
osta
pha
Debb
oun
(USA
)HI
V/AI
DS In
Uni
form
ed S
ervic
es
- Maj
. Dr.
Saif
Al B
edw
awi (
UAE)
Ankl
e In
stab
ility
- Maj
. Dr.
Sale
m A
lnua
imi
(UAE
)
Man
agem
ent O
f Cra
niof
acia
l Va
scul
ar M
alfo
rmat
ions
- T
he B
irmin
gham
Exp
erie
nce
- Gro
up C
aptia
n And
rew
Mona
ghan
(UK)
Buse
s St
art R
ound
Trip
s Fr
om A
DNEC
To
Hote
ls
The
Inte
rfac
e Be
twee
n An
imal
,M
en A
nd T
he E
nviro
nmen
t An
d Th
e Im
plic
atio
n Fo
r M
ilitar
y Ve
terin
ary
Serv
ices
&
Zoon
otic
Dis
ease
s O
f Milit
ary
Impo
rtan
ce
Logi
stic
s An
d Re
sour
ceM
anag
emen
t In
The
Fiel
d
&
Wor
ldw
ide
Net
wor
k of
Milit
ary
Phar
mac
ists
Flat
Foo
t, Ca
n W
e Ig
nore
It?
- Dr.
John
ny L
au (U
AE)
Man
agem
ent O
f Mul
tidire
ctio
nal
Shou
lder
Dis
loca
tion
- Dr.
Om
ar B
atou
k (K
SA)
Roun
d Ta
ble
(Pha
rmac
y) (C
-Suit
e 19
)Int
erna
tiona
l Cha
irper
son:
Co
l. Dr
. Clau
s M
. Lom
mer
(ICM
M)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
M
aj. D
r. Ay
sha
Qas
sim
i
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A
Sess
ion
Buse
s St
art R
ound
Trip
s Fr
om H
otel
s To
Arm
ed F
orce
s O
ffice
rs C
lub
Hote
l
Infe
ctio
ns In
War
- Maj
. Dr.
Moh
amm
ed R
. Alk
aabi
(U
AE)
Adva
nces
In T
reat
men
tO
f ACL
Inju
ries
- Dr.
Ehab
Far
han
(UAE
)
Milit
ary
Med
ical
Eth
ics
- Col
. Dr.
Joha
n Cr
ouse
(ICM
M)
Noi
se -
Indu
ced
Hear
ing
Loss
in
the
Milit
ary
Serv
ice
- Maj
. Dr.
Reem
Ala
law
i (UA
E)
CT A
ngio
Exp
erie
nce
In Z
MH
Lt. C
ol. D
r. Ab
dulla
Al
rem
aith
i (UA
E)
Scre
enin
g fo
r N
oise
Indu
ced
Hear
ing
Loss
Am
ong
Milit
ary
Pers
onne
l In
East
ern
Prov
ince
O
f Sau
di A
rabi
a -
Brig
. Dr.
Saud
S.
Als
aif (
Saud
i Ara
bia)
Sym
posi
um L
(Dub
ai H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
M
aj. G
en. D
r. Ah
med
M. H
alim
(Egy
pt)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
M
aj. D
r. Fa
yza
Alam
eri (
UAE)
Dres
s Co
de F
or M
ilitar
y: W
orki
ng U
nifo
rm
Dres
s Co
de F
or N
on-M
ilitar
y: O
ffici
al O
r Sm
art C
asua
l
Dres
s Co
de F
or M
ilitar
y: C
erem
onia
l Uni
form
Dres
s Co
de F
or N
on-M
ilitar
y: O
ffici
al O
r Sm
art C
asua
l
How
To
Star
t And
Mon
itor
A Re
sear
ch P
roje
ct:
From
The
Idea
To
The
Resu
lts- D
r. Ab
dulla
Alre
esi (
Om
an)
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae24
Scientific Program
W
EDN
ESD
AY, D
ECEM
BER
12t
h
Day
4
08
:00
- 18:
30
08:0
0 - 1
8:30
08:0
0 - 0
9:00
09:0
0 - 1
8:00
17:1
5 - 1
8:00
18:0
0 - 1
8:30
Buse
s St
art T
rips
From
Hot
els
To A
rmed
For
ces
Offi
cers
Clu
b Ho
tel
Al A
in T
our
Dub
ai T
our
Buse
s Ar
rive
to A
DNEC
Buse
s Ar
rive
to A
rmed
For
ces
Offi
cers
Clu
b Ho
tel
Mus
culo
skel
etal
Inju
ries
In A
dults
& C
hild
ren
Ultr
asou
nd-T
raum
a Li
fe S
uppo
rt In
Tac
tical
Sce
nario
s “U
STLS
-TS”
Dres
s Co
de F
or M
ilitar
y: S
mar
t Cas
ual
Dres
s Co
de F
or N
on-M
ilitar
y: S
mar
t Cas
ual TH
UR
SDAY
, DEC
EMB
ER 1
3th
Day
5
06
:45
- 08:
30
07:0
0 - 0
8:00
08:3
0 - 1
0:00
08:3
0 - 0
8:55
08:5
5 - 0
9:20
09:2
0 - 0
9:45
09:4
5 - 1
0:00
10:0
0 - 1
0:30
Bu
ses
Star
t Rou
nd T
rips
From
Hot
els
To A
DNEC
Regi
stra
tion
C
offe
e Br
eak/
Exhi
bitio
n/Po
ster
Vie
win
g
Rece
nt A
dvan
ces
In O
pera
tiona
l And
Tac
tical
Pla
nnin
g Fo
r Fi
eld
Med
icin
e - C
ol. R
afae
l De
Jesu
s (U
SA)
USA
Aero
med
ical
Eva
cuat
ion,
A U
S Vi
ew -
Lt. C
ol. T
amm
y Po
korn
ey (U
SA)
The
Chal
leng
es O
f Pro
vidi
ng W
artim
e/Hu
man
itaria
n M
edic
al E
vacu
atio
n Se
rvic
es -
Lt. C
ol. D
r. N
asse
r Al
-Nua
imi (
UAE)
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n/Q
&A S
essi
on
PLEN
ARY
SES
SIO
N IV
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)Ch
airp
erso
n: B
rig. D
r. Ab
dul-A
ziz
Alna
ama
(Qat
ar)
Chai
rper
son:
Col
. Dr.
Ahm
ad F
arho
od (U
AE)
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 25
Scientific Program
10:3
0 - 1
2:15
10:3
0 - 1
0:50
10:5
0 - 1
1:10
11:1
0 - 1
1:30
11:3
0 - 1
1:50
10:3
0 - 1
1:50
11:5
0 - 1
2:15
12:1
5 - 1
3:00
13:0
0 - 1
4:00
Sym
posi
um M
(Em
irate
s Ha
ll)In
tern
atio
nal C
hairp
erso
n: M
aj. G
en. N
am T
aik
Seo
(Kor
ea)
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Lt.
Col.
Dr. N
asse
r Al
nuai
mi (
UAE)
Sym
posi
um N
(Abu
Dha
bi H
all)
Inter
natio
nal C
hairp
erso
n: S
enio
r Col
. Dr.
Mon
dher
Yed
eas
(Tunis
ia)Lo
cal C
hairp
erso
n: D
r. Fa
rah
Alza
abi (
UAE)
Sym
posi
um O
(Dub
ai H
all)
Inte
rnat
iona
l Cha
irper
son:
Dr.
Jean
Bac
het
Loca
l Cha
irper
son:
Maj
. Dr.
Moh
amm
ed R
. Alk
aabi
(UAE
)Ec
helo
ns O
f Car
e An
d Cu
rren
t Tria
ge
Tech
niqu
es In
Com
bat
- Col
. Dr.
Gok
sel T
amer
(USA
)
Ultr
a-Lo
ng H
aul P
atie
nt M
ovem
ent O
n Ci
vilia
n- D
r. N
adia
Bas
taki
(UAE
)
Milit
ary
Aero
med
ical
Eva
cuat
ion
Trai
ning
- Mr.
Way
ne H
aym
an (U
AE)
Pane
l Dis
cuss
ion/
Q&A
Ses
sion
Clos
ing
Cere
mon
y
Lu
nch
Brea
k/Ex
hibi
tion/
Post
er V
iew
ing
Buse
s St
art R
ound
Trip
s Fr
om H
otel
s To
ADN
EC
Dres
s Co
de F
or M
ilitar
y: C
erem
onia
l Uni
form
Dres
s Co
de F
or N
on-M
ilitar
y: O
ffici
al O
r Sm
art C
asua
l
Aero
Med
ical
Eva
cuat
ion
Team
Com
posi
tion
and
Med
ical
Equ
ipm
ent R
equi
rem
ents
Maj
. Dr.
Sale
m K
. Aln
uaim
i (UA
E)
War
time
Evac
uatio
ns “
Poin
t Of I
njur
y To
Hos
pita
l”- C
ol. D
r. (re
t.) J
ames
D. P
illow
(USA
)In
jurie
s In
Pol
ice
Recr
uits
- Maj
. Dr.
Reem
a Al
Hos
ani (
UAE)
Fitn
ess
Asse
ssm
ent A
nd R
eadi
ness
For
Milit
ary
Exer
cise
Rea
dine
ss In
Milit
ary
Trai
ning
- Brig
. Ret
. Dr.
Step
han
Rudz
ki (A
ustr
alia
)
Opt
imiz
ing
The
Selc
tion
And
Trai
ning
O
f Milit
ary
Pers
onne
l UK
Milit
ary
Expe
rienc
e- D
r. M
ark
Rays
on (U
K)
Phys
ioth
erap
hy M
anag
emen
t Of N
eck
Pain
- Maj
. Abd
ulad
heem
Kam
kar
(UAE
)Sc
ient
ific
Pape
r Ab
stra
ct
Ora
l Pre
sent
atio
n -
see
bel
ow -
Dr. M
unta
ser
A. H
usei
n (U
AE)
-
Cerv
ical
Spi
ne M
ri An
alys
is In
Asy
mpt
omat
ic F
ighe
tr P
ilots
Fly
ing
F-16
And
Mira
ge-2
000
Dr. J
ohn
F. B
adlo
e (N
ethe
rland
s)
-
The
Net
herla
nds
expe
rienc
e w
ith fr
ozen
-80°
C re
d ce
lls, p
lasm
a an
d pl
atel
ets
in C
omba
t Cas
ualty
Car
e
Dr. A
bdul
rahm
an A
l-Asm
ari (
Saud
i Ara
bia)
- Ve
nom
ous
Bite
s An
d St
ings
Am
ongs
t The
Arm
ed F
orce
s: A
Rev
iew
Of R
isk
Fact
ors,
Pr
even
tive
Mea
sure
s An
d M
anag
emen
t
Dr. A
sem
A A
l-Hia
ri (J
orda
n)
-
The
Role
Of C
ompu
ted
Tom
ogra
phy
In E
valu
atio
n O
f Pat
ient
s W
ith A
cute
Abd
omin
al T
raum
a.
Our
exp
erie
nce
at K
ing
Huss
ein
Med
ical
Cen
tre
Dr. T
rukh
an A
lexe
y (B
elar
us) -
Tre
atm
ent O
f Pat
ient
s W
ith E
xplo
sive
Def
eats
In T
he A
ct O
f Ter
roris
m
Dr. A
bula
h Al
Jun
aibi
(UAE
) - P
reva
lenc
e An
d M
odifi
able
Det
erm
inan
ts O
f Obe
sity
Am
ong
Scho
ol C
hild
ren
And
Adol
esce
nts
In A
bu D
habi
Dr. M
ehm
et C
etin
(Tur
key)
- Pr
escr
iptio
n Be
havi
ours
Of G
ener
al P
ract
ition
ers
Whi
le W
orki
ng A
s A
Rese
rve
Offi
cer
Dr. S
olim
an A
Mhd
Ew
is (Q
atar
) - R
amad
an F
astin
g an
d Ty
pe 2
Dia
betic
s: In
fluen
ce o
f Reg
ular
Milit
ary
Trai
ning Ke
ynot
e Sp
eake
rs
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae26
Jumeirah Beach Road, Opposite Jumeirah Beach ParkP.O.Box 71444, Dubai-UAE. Tel +971 4 3420000 Fax +971 4 3420007 • 24 Hour Emergency +971 4 3157777
[email protected] • www.nshdubai.com
We are Always One Step Ahed
Thanks to our thorough insight into modern technical and medical innovations, our hospital has been recognized for the 10th year running as the first private specialized hospital of its kind in the UAE to offer a full comprehensive service in Neuroscience.Indeed, our services ranges from the most accurate diagnostic procedure to the best available conservative and surgical therapy/rehabilitation for adults and children.At Neuro Spinal Hospital, our expertise extends to cover all of your neurosurgical, neurological and orthopaedics needs, All under one roof:
• Back and Neck Pain Clinic• Spine Surgery• Neurosurgery• Neurology• Neurophysiology• Joint Replacement Surgery• Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgery• General and Laparoscopic Surgery• Urology and Neurourology• Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology• Comprehensive Neurorehabilitation,
Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy• Comprehensive Neurorehabilitation and
Physiotherapy Services with Hydrotherapy• 24 Hour General Emergency Services
Ad. License No:2618-2-10-19-11-12.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 27
Keynote Speakers
Lt. Col. Dr. Aysha Sultan AldhaheriDeputy Commander ZMHZayedMilitaryHospital,MedicalServicesCorpsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lt.Col.Dr.Aldhaheri is currently theDeputyCommanderofZayedMilitaryHospital,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmiratessinceJuly2010.
Dr.AldhaherigraduatedfromtheUnitedArabEmiratesUniversity,FacultyofMedicine.Shedid her postgraduate in the United States were she earned a master’s degree in health administration/businessadministrationasanoutstandingstudent fromtheUniversityofColoradoatDenver,USA.Dr.AldhaheriwastherecipientoftheEugenieSontagAwardforexcellence incommunityservice,academicperformance, leadershipandachievement intheyear2002.
Lt.Col.Dr.Aldhaheriwasoneof thefirst femalemilitaryphysicianstoparticipate in theinternationalhumanitarianmissionduringthewarinKosovoin1991.Herlongstandingin-terestindeliveringqualitymedicalservicesduringwartime,bothtoUAEtroopsandtolocalcommunitiesinlessfortunatecountries,leadtoherbeingthefirstfemalemilitaryphysiciantobedeployedtoAfghanistan.Furthermore,shewasinstrumentalinestablishingtheUSA/UAEjointPolyclinicsinFOBRobinson,HelmandprovinceprovidinghighlevelofcaretotheAfghanilocals.
Dr. Warren LocketteDeputy Assistant Secretary of DefenseHealth AffairsUnited States of America
PLENARY SESSION I (Emirates Hall)
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae28
Keynote Speakers
PLENARY SESSION II (Emirates Hall)
Assistant Professor UAE Medical School, Consultant Cardiologist and Head of Cardiology departmentinZayedMilitaryhospital,AbuDhabi,UAE.AftergraduationfromhighschoolinDublin,HejoinedTheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsinIrelandtograduatein1991.Hedidhis Medicine and Cardiology rotation for 6 years in Dublin hospitals before coming home in1997.HedidoneyearofInterventionalCardiologyfellowshipinCalgary,AlbertainCanada in 2001.In Zayedmilitary hospital he established activeCardiologyDept.withaggressiveCoronaryandperipheral intervention.This isalsobackedbystrongCardiacsurgicalprogram.Hehasspecialinterestinteachingandsharingpresentationsindifferentnationalandregionalmeetings.AfoundingmemberoftheEmiratesCardiacsocietyandamemberoftheGulfheartassociationboardofdirectorsaswellastherecentlyestablishedGIM(Gulfinterventionalmeeting).Forthecommunityactivitiesheleadateamofnationaldoctors, nurses and paramedics for a large UAE campaign in establishing medical camps intheruralUAEareas.
He’s chairing theMedical executive committee for Zayedmilitary hospital since 2010.ChairmanofscientificCommitteeofthe3rdPANARABregionalICMMcongresstobeheldinAbuDhabiinDecember2012.Awardedthe“ClinicalPerformanceDistinctionAward”in2011 conducted by Abu Dhabi Medical Distinction Award , Health Authority on Abu Dhabi AbuDhabI,UAE.
Col. Dr. Abdullah AlnaeemiMedical DirectorZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr.KhalidAbdulraheemAlfaraidywasbornonthe5thofOctober1967inRiyadh,SaudiArabia.HeistheDirectorofKFMMCCardiacCentersinceJanuary2009andwasrecentlyappointed as Deputy Director of Medical Administration at King Fahd Military Medical Com-plex,Dhahran,K.S.AsinceMay2012.Recently,Dr.KhalidAlfaraidyreceivedanAwardfromProfessorMohammadRashedAlFagihCardiacResearchAwardfortheBestResearchfortheYear2012(RemarkableReductioninCardiacMortalityAssociatedwiththeIntroductionoftheStrategicCardiacHajjInterventionalProgram(SCHIP)intheLargestGatheringinthePlanet).
Col. Dr. Khalid AlfaraidyDirectorKingFahadMilitaryMedicalComplex(KFMMC)Cardiac Center Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 29
Dr.JohnnyLaucompletedhismedicalschool,surgicalscientisttrainingobtainingaMastersofSciencedegree,andOrthopaedicresidencyattheUniversityofToronto.Hethencom-pletedafellowshipincomplexfoot/anklereconstructionunderthesupervisionofDr.’sMarkMyersonandLewSchon.HereturnedtotheUniversityofTorontoworkingattheUniversityHealthNetwork–TorontoWesternDivisionasaConsultantOrthopaedicSurgeonspecial-izing in foot/ankle reconstruction, and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sur-gery,FacultyofMedicine.Hispracticeisfocusedoncomplexfoot/anklereconstruction,andheservesastheOrthopaedicfoot/ankleconsultantformanyoftheprofessionalsportsteamsinToronto(NHL,NBA,MLS,MLB)andtheUniversityofTorontosportsprogram.
HeisthepastPresidentoftheCanadianOrthopaedicFootandAnkleSociety(COFAS),andthecurrentResearchChair.HeisalsothecurrentEditor-in-ChiefofOrthopaedia,whichisaninternettextbookmaintainedbytheAmericanOrthopaedicFootandAnkleSociety(AOFAS).HewastheChairoftheAmericanAcademyofOrthopaedicSurgeons(AAOS)GuidelineforTreatmentofAnkleArthritisWorkingGroup.Hehasbeentrainingfellowsandresidentsfor10years,andhecoordinatesthenationalresidentspreparationforthefinalexaminthefoot/anklesection.Hisresearchinterestsinvolvethetreatmentoffoot/anklearthritis.
Dr. Johnny LauAssistant Professor, Consultant Orthopedic SurgeonUniversityofTorontoToronto, Canada
Keynote Speakers
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae30
Keynote Speakers
PLENARY SESSION III (Emirates Hall)
Brig. Gen. W. Bryan GambleDeputyDirector,TRICAREManagementActivityUnited States of America
TerryMartinisanex-RoyalAirForcedoctorandhelicopterpilotwithabroad-basedbackgroundinanaesthetics,intensivecare,emergencymedicine,generalpractice,andaviationmedicine.Hehasbeeninvolvedintheorganisation,practice,researchandteachingofcivilianandmili-taryaeromedicaltransportsincethe1980sandhasworkedvariouslyasthemedicaldirec-tor at Europ Assistance in the UK, trauma registrar with the London Helicopter Emergency MedicalService,seniormedicalofficerattheformerRAFInstituteofAviationMedicineand,morerecently,doingpaediatricandadultretrievalsforAucklandAirAmbulanceinNewZea-land.DrMartin’sextensivemilitarymedevacexperienceincludesaspellforthemedicalserviceoftheRoyalNewZealandAirForceand,aswellashispeacetimeairforceroles,DrMartinhashadreal-timedisastermanagementexperienceandwarserviceassquadroncommanderandseniormedicalofficerwithanRAFAeromedicalEvacuationSquadron.Cur-rently,heisaconsultantanaesthetistandintensivecaretutorinsouthernEngland,andapart-timeflightphysicianandaeromedicalmedicaladviser.Inadditionhedesigned,foundedandnowdirectsasuiteofaeromedicalcoursesrunbytheCCATorganisation.Thesein-clude the introductory ‘Clinical Considerations in Aeromedical Transport’ course, as well as anadvancedprogrammeaswellasthe‘MedicalEmergenciesinFlight’andthe‘HelicopterMedical Flight Crew’ courses in the UK and in other locations such as Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Athens,MuscatandMontreal.Between2004and2008,DrMartindesignedanddirectedtheUniversityofOtagosuiteofdistance-taughtaeromedicalretrievalandtransportcoursesandisnowworkingwithotherinstitutestoextendthescopeandteachingofextremeenvi-ronmentsmedicineinarangeofnewcoursesandqualifications.
DrMartinisaprolificwriterandspeakeronthesubjectofmedicaltransportation,andheisanexaminerinthenewDiplomaofRetrievalandTransportMedicineattheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsofEdinburgh.HeisalsoaBoardDirectorofAMREFFlyingDoctors,partofthelargestNGOinAfrica,aswellasbeingtheMedicalDirectorofCapitalAirAmbulanceinsouthernEngland.Inhissparetime,DrMartinisahelicopterpilot,flyingthenavyWestlandWasp.
Dr. Terry MartinConsultantinAnaesthesiaandIntensiveCareDirectorCCAT Aeromedical TrainingMedical Director, Capital Air AmbulanceUnited Kingdom
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 31
Keynote Speakers
Dr.AlsaadigraduatedfromtheFacultyofMedicineandHealthSciencesinAlAinin1999.HecompletedhisinternshipinTawamandAlAinhospitalsinJuly2000..HejoinedOphthalmol-ogyprograminMcGillUniversity,Canada,July2001andgraduatedin2006fromtheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsCanada.FollowingthatheobtainedafellowshipincorneaandanteriorSegmentfromtheUniversityofMontrealintheyear2007.HecompletedhisExecutiveMas-tersinHealthcareAdministrationin2010with(DistinctionwithHonour).
HehasbeenworkinginZMH,thelargestmilitaryhospitalinthecountrysince2007.Hees-tablishedtheCorneatransplantprogramintheyear2008inZMH..HealsointroducedtheuptodatecorneaproceduretoZMH.Hehasdonemorethan1500Refractiveprocedures.HeisactivelyinvolvedinteachingintheUAEUniversityandvariousresidencyprogramsintheUAE.HehasaspecialinterestinKeratoconus.HeworkedasaChiefMedicalOfficerofZayedMilitaryHospitalfromAug.2011-Oct.2012.
Lt. Col. Dr Ahmed M. AlsaadiConsultant,CorneaandRefractiveSurgeonZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae32
Keynote Speakers
PLENARY SESSION IV (Emirates Hall)
Col. Rafael De JesusDeputy, Medical CorpsJoint Staff SurgeonWashington DC, United States of America
LieutenantColonelTammyD.PokorneyistheAeromedicalEvacuationandMedicalOpera-tionsPlannerforAirForceCentralCommand.ShawAirForceBase,SouthCarolina.Sheisdeployed from her Flight Command at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, 99th AirBaseWing,NellisAFB,Nevada.Hercurrentresponsibilitiessupportpatientmove-ment intra and inter-theatre for the United States Central Command Area of Responsibil-ity.Sheadvisesoncontingencyandpeacetimepatientmovementrequirementstoincludeplans,exercises,anddeployments.Shedevelopsandvalidatesoperationalpatientmove-mentoversightformorethan250memberssupportingCoalitionandUSForces.
LieutenantColonelPokorneyhalesfromMustang,Oklahoma.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityofOklahomaHealthSciencesCenterwithaBachelor’sofScienceinNursingdegreeandreceivedherAirForcecommissionasaSecondLieutenantfromtheReserveOfficerTrainingCorpsin1993.
InAugust1993,shehadherfirstassignmentasaNurseInternatDavidGrantMedicalCenter,TravisAirForceBase,California.Sincethattime,shehasheldvariouspositionsasNurseManager,FlightCommander,MedicalPlanner,andExecutiveOfficerinbothinpatientandoutpatientsettingsaswellasinaflyingassignment.ShehasdeployedastheAirForcemedicalplannerforJointTaskForceCivilSupport,traumanurseinanArmyHospitalonaForwardOperatingBase,astheOfficerinChargeofanAeromedicalEvacuationOperationsTeam,andasthejointPatientMovementRequirementsCenterTrainerandLiaisonOfficerforTransportationCommand’sRegulatingandCommand&ControlEvacuationSystem.
Lt. Col. Tammy PokorneyAeromedicalEvacuationandMedicalOperationsPlanner, Air Force Central CommandUnited States of America
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 33
Keynote Speakers
Lieutenant Colonel Doctor Nasser ALNUAIMI is currently the commander of the UAE Air ForceandAirDefenseMedicalCentreandChiefFlightSurgeon.HiscurrentresponsibilitiesaretocommandandoverseetheoverallhealthandwellbeingofAirForceandAirDefensepersonnel.HeservesasthemedicaladvisortotheAirForcecommander,providingadviceandcoordinatingissuesrelatedtoaviationmedicineandreadinessamongthegeneralstaffandespeciallyaircrew.HegraduatedfromtheFacultyofMedicineandHealthSciencesinAlAinin1995.HecompletedhisinternshipinTawamandAlAinhospitalsinJuly1997.HejoinedtheAerospaceMedicineMastersprogramatWrightStatesUniversity,Dayton,Ohio1998.AndhecompletedtheMSAvi.Med.requirementson2000.HecompletedhisMasterofBusinessAdministrationfromtheAmericanUniversityinDubaiin2006.
LTCOLAlnuaimihas12yearsofaviationmedicinepracticeexperienceand25yearsofmili-taryserviceincludingearlyyearsofstudyasacadet.
Lt. Col. Dr. Nasser AlnuaimiCommandingOfficer of UAE AFMedical Center, ChiefFlight Surgeon, Commander Aeromedical Training Cent-er,MedicalServicesCorps/UAEArmedForcesAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Facu
lty P
rofil
es
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae34
Faculty Profile
Lt. Col. Mohamed A. J AlansariSearch&RescueDepartmentHead–AbuDhabiPoliceAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lt.Col.MohamedA.JAlansariistheheadofsearch&Rescuedepartment–AbuDhabiPolice.HeservedastheFieldLiaisonOfficerwiththeUNandwasamemberofthefounda-tionteamtothesearch&rescuedepartment.
Lt.Col.MohamedA.JAlansarialsoservedastheChairmanoftheInternationalSearchandRescueAdvisoryGroup(INSARAG)Africa/Europe/MiddleEastRegionalGroup.
HeholdsaBachelorDegreeinLawandPoliceSciencesDiploma
ReemaMohd Alhosani, a graduate of Faculty of Medicine and Health Science (UAE) in1994,completedinternshipin1995.TrainedinAl-ain/Tawamhospitalsfor18monthsinsurgicaldepartments(generalsurgery,orthopaedic,plastic,andneurosurgery).JoinedinMafraqandmanagedtraumacases.CompletedthetwoyearstrainingprogramforMRCS.ResignedinJuly2004andjoinedAbu-DhabipoliceinAugust2004tillnow.CompletedmyMasterandPhDdegreesinsportsmedicinein2008and2012consecutively. She’sadopingofficerandinstructorinAsianFootballFederation. Sheheadedmanydepartmentslike,x-raydepartmentinthemedicalservicefor4years,surgical speciality department for 1 year, specialized clinics department from April 2012 tillnow.Passmiddlemanagement/leadershipcourseandwasfirstontheclass.Shewontheministerofinteriorexcellenceprize(GHQ)2011.
Maj. Dr. Reema AlhosaniSpecialist Sports PhysicianMedicalServiceAdministrationofAbuDhabiAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 35
Faculty Profile
SaeedAl-JasmiiscurrentlytheheadofbusinesssupportanddevelopmentinMedicalLogis-tic center in UAE armed forces, as well as the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Health Authority radiographyexaminationboardandlicensingcommittee.
Saeed Al-Jasmi holds:-Bsc.InDiagnosticimagingformUK,-MSc.InComputedTomography(CT)andMagneticResonanceImaging(MRI)-UK-MBA–MasterinBusinessandadministration-Certificateinmedicalphysicsandhealthinformaticssystems-Certificateinprocurementandprojectmanagement
Mr. Saeed Al JasmiHeadofBusinesssupportanddevelopmentMedical Logistic CenterAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr.NawalAlkaabigraduatedwithanMBBSfromUAEUniversityinAlAin,UAE.ShebecamecertifiedasaFellowinPediatricsthroughtheRoyalCollegeofPhysiciansinCanadain2002and again in Pediatric InfectiousDisease in 2004. Additionally she completed an Infec-tionControlFellowshipattheChildrensHospitalofEasternOntario,UniversityofOttawainCanada.SheisalsoAmericanBoardCertified(2001).
Prior to her post at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City she was a consultant at Zayed Military Hos-pital,AbuDhabi,UAE.ShehasbeenDivisionHeadofPediatricInfectiousDiseaseatSKMCsince 2007 , Paediatric residency Program Director since April 2010, Deputy DIO, Educa-tion Institute: Shaikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE since Feb 2012 and SEHA infection Control Committee sinceSeptember2012.Dr. Alkaabimain interests are Vaccination,Multidrugresistanceorganisms,InfectionControlandMedicalEducations.
Lt. Col. Dr. Nawal AlkaabiSheikh Khalifa Medical CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae36
Faculty Profile
Dr.M.AlkaabiearnedhisMBBSfromtheFacultyofMedicineandHealthSciencesinAlAinin1999.AftercompletinghisinternshipinAlAinhejoinedMedicalmicrobiologyprogramattheUniversityofAlberta,Edmonton,Canadain2001andgraduatedin2006fromtheRoyalCollegeofPhysiciansCanada.Heearnedalso,theAmericanBoardofMedicalMicro-biologyandPublicHealthinthesameyear.HewassecondedtoTawamHospital-atertiaryhealth care hospital and cancer institute in Al Ain- from 2006 to 2010 as a consultant mi-crobiologist.JoinedZayedMilitaryHospitalin2010.
HehasbeenworkinginZMHinAbuDhabiasaClinicalMicrobiologistsupervisingthesec-tionsofmicrobiology,serology,TBlabandmolecularbiology.Heisalso,amemberoftheinfectioncontrolcommittee.DrAlkaabiisinvolvedinfamilymedicineresidencyprogramsteaching.Hisareaofinterestisantibioticsusceptibilitytestingandantimicrobialresistance.
Maj. Dr. Mohammed R. AlkaabiConsultant Medical MicrobiologistZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ExpertKhudoomaAlnaimigraduatedfromtheFacultyofSciencesintheUAEUniversityinAlAinin1999withB.ScinBiologicalSciences.Hecompletedin2008hisMSc.inforensican-thropologyintheUniversityofCentralLancashireintheUnitedKingdom.HeisstudyingparttimeMBAprogramintheUniversityofStrathclydeofUKinAbuDhabi.Heiscurrentlywork-ingintheForensicBiologysection,DepartmentofForensicEvidencesintheGeneralDirec-torateofAbuDhabiPolice,ministryofinteriorwhichhejoinedin2001.Hisdutiesincludeattendingcrimesceneinvestigation,laboratoryexaminationofevidences,andtrainingnewstaff.His research interest includes forensicanthropology (e.g. theeffectoffirearmonhumanbone),forensicbiology,forensicentomologyandfacialcomparisonandskull-photosuperimpositionofunknownpersons.HeisamemberintheAmericanAcademyofForensicSciencesandtheinternationalAssociationofIdentification.Heparticipatedin2005intheidentificationofwarvictimsinBosniaandHerzegovinausingforensicanthropology.Hehasattendedseveral localandinternationalconferencesandworkshop.Hecontributedbyachapterin2008inpublishedbookonforensicDNAintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Mr. Khudooma AlnaimiAbu Dhabi PoliceAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 37
Faculty Profile
Dr.AlNuaimigraduatedfromtheFacultyofMedicineandHealthSciencesinAlAinin1999.ShecompletedherinternshipinTawamandAlAinhospitalsinJuly2000..andafterwardsjoined Zayed Military Hospital , in the year 2001 she pursued further training in Canada, in which she joined the pediatric residency training program in Calgary in July 2001 and graduatedin2004fromtheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsCanadaandaswellAmericanboardofpediatricsasageneralpediatrician. Following thatsheobtaineda fellowship trainingin pediatric pulmonary/ Respirology at Alberta children’s hospital in Calgary with special focusonintensivecare.ShejoinedbackZayedmilitaryhospitalinOctober2006,andhasbeenappointedtheheadofpediatricdepartmentsinceApril2011.ShecompletedanEx-ecutiveMastersinHealthcareAdministrationin2010withhonors,andcurrentlycompletingher master degree in biomedical ethics and law with special focus on military ethics, She hasbeenactiveinmultiplehospitaladministrativecommitteesincludingchairingtheethicalcommittee for zayed military hospital, She is a part time pulmonologist at Sheikh khalifa hospitalanothermajor tertiaryhospital inAbuDhabiandhavehelpedestablish theUAEpediatricpulmonarygroupwhichhasanactiveroleinteachingandraisingawarenessinthecity of Abu Dhabi in regards to common pediatric pulmonary problems for pediatricians and thegeneralpractitioner.
Participatedinteachingatmanylevelsofundergraduate,postgradinUAEuniversityandArab board programs, and as well in putting the guidelines for the health authority of Abu Dhabi for common respiratory problems
Dr. Asma AlnuaimiHead of Pediatric department Zayed Military Hospital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
FinishedMedicineFromFacultyofmedicineatUAEUniversityon2000.ThenwenttoUniversityofTorontoanddidtheResidencyProgramand2yearsoffellowshipinJointreplacementandFootandAnkle.CurrentlyheadofDepartmentAtZMH.
PracticingFootandAnkleSurgery,Jointreplacement,Trauma.
Maj. Dr. Salem B. AlnuaimiAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae38
Faculty Profile
Dr.SalemgraduatedfromtheFacultyofmedicineandhealthsciencesinAlAin2001.HehadhismasterdegreeinAviationMedicinein2006fromaeromedicalinstituteinCairo,Egypt.HeisMedicalofficerandhispositionisflightsurgeoninUAEairforce.Hereceivedbasicandadvancemilitary training in Jordan,CairoandUSA.Hehasbeendeployed inAfghanistan in2010(ISAF).Dr.SalemattendedmanyUAEAFexercisetraining inJordanandUSA.HealsopostedwithUAEAirForceinItaly,TaskForce211withNATOinthewaragainstGadafiforfreedomofLibya.Inmilitaryservicehereceivednumerousawards.
Major. Dr. Salem K. AlnuaimiConsultant Orthopedic, Head of Department Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Col.Dr.AimanAlsumadiisaconsultantOBGYNandReproductivemedicineintheInfertilityandARTunitatKingHusseinMedicalCentre.
BeforethatheservedasplanningofficerattheplanningdepartmentofJordanRoyalMedi-calservicesandworkedpreviouslyastrainingofficeratthetrainingandprofessionaldevel-opmentdepartmentoftheJordanRoyalMedicalServices.
HeistheChairmanofScientificCommitteeoftheJordanianSocietyofOBGYNandtheJor-danianSocietyofFertilityandGenetics,alsoheisamemberoftheJordanianRepresenta-tiveCommitteeofRCOG.
Col.Dr.AimanAlSumadihadbeenworkingasClinicalAssistanceProfessoratOBGYNDe-partmentoftheJordanUniversityandafterthatatHashemaitUniversity,andwasalecturerofMidwiferyProgramintheNursingFacultyofMut’aUniversity.Col.Dr.AimanAlSumadiisamemberofeditorialboardoftheEvidenceBasedWomenHealthJournalandJordanianJournalofOBGYN,aswellasbeingamemberoftheScientificCommitteeofmanyconfer-encesinJordanandALSOJordanianGroup.
Col. Dr. Aiman AlsumadiConsultantOBGYNJordanianRoyalMedicalServicesJordan
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 39
Faculty Profile
Major Doctor/ Farah Saeed Alzaabi began working at Zayed Military, hospital in 2006 as a consultantinFamilyMedicine&ChronicPainManagementaftergettinghercanadiancertifi-cate in family medicine and two fellowships in medical education and chronic pain and ad-dictionfromtheUniversityofToronto.Toimproveheradministrativeandleadershipskillsin2011,shegotherExcutiveMasterinHealthAdministrationfrom,ZayedUniversity,Abu-dhabi.Shehasbeenakeypersoninthehospitalforhereagernesstoimprovehealthcaresystemaswellashealthcareprovidersatdifferentlevels.Shebecamethemedicaleducationdirec-torin(january/2010)whenshestartedleadingdifferenttrainingandeducationalprogramsandactivitieswithinthehospital.Dr.Farah’sambition,dedicationandhardworkingtookhertomanyplacesandpositionslikebeinganactivememberintheexecutivecommitteeofrecruitment at ZMH, JCIA committee, in family physicians liscencing committee for Abudhabi health authority, Abu-Dhabi Medical Award and Clinical Assistant professor in the Department ofFamilyMedicine,CollegeofMedicine,attheUAEUniversity.Beinganactiveperson,sheparticipatedinmanyeventsnationally.
• Oral presentation, Challenges in pain management in primary care, WONCA Middle East, Dubai,2011.
• Oral presentation, Chronic pain in elderly, family medicine conference, Arab health congress,Abu-Dhabi,2010.
• Workshop in chronic pain Management for primary care, the Fourth Al Ain CME Update in Family Medicine, 2009 and internationally like:
• Oral presentation, chronic pain and addiction, Updates on Chronic pain Management symposia,Riyadh,KSA,2007.
•Oralcommunicationofabstract:Motivationalinterviewing:afamilypracticeguideline,13th WONCAEuropeconference,Paris,France,2007.
•Freepaperpresentation,18thWONCAWorldConference,Singapore,2007.Awardedfor outstandingandgotCertificateofMeritforthefirstpaper“familyphysiciansand alcoholism:family-centeredapproach”.
•PosterPresentation,the25th.AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAmericanPainSociety, SanAntonio,TX,2006.
Maj. Dr. Farah AlzaabiConsultant in Family Medicine and Chronic Pain Management, Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae40
Faculty Profile
Dr.Alalalwi isanotolaryngologist inZayedMilitaryHospital inUAE.Shegraduated fromtheArabianGulfUniversityinBahrainin2003.ShecompletedherinternshipinMafraqin2004.ThenshejoinedENTdepartmentinZMH.ShereceivedaMScinvoicepathologyin2011fromUniversityCollegeLondoninUK.Shehasaspecialinterestinphoniatricsandphonosurgery
Dr.ALAmeriisSpecialistFamilyPhysicianinZayedMilitaryPrimaryCareCentre,AbuDhabi,UAE.SheGraduatedfromDubaiMedicalCollegeinDubaiinJuly2004.ShejoinedTheRoyalCollegeofGeneralPractitioners(international)inAugust2010.ShejoinedfamilymedicineresidencyprograminDubaiunderDubaiHealthAuthorityfor4years.SheobtainedtheArabBoardinFebruary2011.SheisaninternationalexaminerofthemembershipexaminationoftheroyalcollageofgeneralpractitionerssinceSep.2011Sheisalecturerinevidencebasedmedicine&criticalappraisalofmedicalPublicationssince2009. She isactivelyinvolvedinmedicaleducationandisgoingtoleadthefamilymedicineresidencyprogramofzayedmilitaryhospitalthatwillstartinAugust2013.
Maj. Dr. Reem AlalawiSpecialist ENT SpecialistZayed Military Hospital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Maj. Dr. Fayza AlameriSpecialist Family MedicineZayed Military Primary Care CentreAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 41
Faculty Profile
Dr.AlbedwawigraduatedfromtheFacultyofMedicineandHealthSciencesinAlAinin1999.HecompletedhisinternshipinTawamandAl-AinhospitalsinJuly2000.HejoinedInternalMedicineprograminDalhousieUniversity,Canada,Aug2001.HeiscertifiedbytheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsCanadaandAmericanCollegeofPhysicians..Followingthathecom-pletedafellowshipinInfectiousDiseasesfromtheUniversityofOttawaintheyear2007.HecompletedhisExecutiveMastersinHealthcareAdministrationin2010.
HehasbeenworkinginZMHsince2007.HeestablishedtheInfectionControlDeptinZMHin2008.HeisrepresentingtheMedicalServicesCorpsintheNationalAIDSprogramandleadingtheUAEArmedForcesCollaborativeAIDSprogram.
Maj. Dr. Saif AlbedwawiInfectious Diseases Consultant Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr.SalehisthefirstCanadianandAmericanboard-certifiedemergencyphysicianfromtheUAE(UAE).HecompletedhismedicaleducationattheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsinIreland.He then completed theRoyalCollegeEmergencyMedicineResidencyProgramatMcGillUniversityinMontreal,Canada(2002-2007)afterwhichhecompletedafellowshipinclinicalEmergencyMedicineandEmergencyMedicalServices(EMS)attheUniversityofTorontoinCanada(2008)followedbyaDisasterMedicineFellowshipatHarvardMedicalSchoolinBos-ton,USAasHarvard’sfirstDisasterMedicinefellow(2009)duringwhichheleadseverallocalandinternationalprojects.InMay2011,heobtainedhisMPHfromJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchool of Public Health at which he is currently enrolled in a DrPH program in Health Care Management and Leadership at the same school as part of a special cohort from Abu Dhabi whichisintendedtocreatea“learningnetwork”ofhealthcareleaderswhowillhelpensuretheexcellenceofhealthcaresysteminAbuDhabiandtheUAE.Dr.Saleh iscurrentlyanEmergency Medicine Consultant at Zayed Military Hospital and is the chairman and member ofseveralimportantcommitteesandprojects,includingtheTraumaSystemInitiativeoftheEmirateofAbuDhabiandtheHigherSecurityCommitteeofEvents,theHigherMedicalDis-asterCommitteeinAbuDhabi,tomentionfew.HehasalsoledandparticipatedinseveralEmiratimedicalhumanitarianteamsininternationalmissions.HeisthefounderandpresidentoftheEmiratesSocietyofEmergencyMedicine(ESEM)andactivelyplayingaleadingroleinplanningthefutureofemergencyhealthcarelocallyandhaspresentedinseveralconfer-encesregionallyandinternationally.
Maj. Dr. Saleh S Fares Aal AliEmergency Medicine Consultant Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae42
Faculty Profile
Clinical PrifileEmergencyMedicineConsultantatSultanQaboosUniversityHospital(Current)July2008tilltoday,Muscat,Oman,EmergencyPhysician(Consultant)andresearchFellowatTheOt-tawaHospital(2007/2008)Ottawa,Ontario,Canada,ResidencyProgramattheUniver-sity of Ottawa from 2002-2007, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
Academic Profile• EmergencyResearchFellowship(Ottawa,Canada)2007-2008• MasterofEpidemiologyandCommunityMedicine(MSc)2009• AmericanBoardCertificateinEmergencyMedicine(ABEM)November2008• FRCPC-EmergencyMedicineSpecialtyCertification(FellowoftheRoyalCollegeof PhysiciansandSurgeonsofCanada)June-2007• 2002-2007:RoyalCollegeofphysiciansandsurgeonsofCanadaresidency program in emergency medicine• MD,SultanQaboosUniversity1999
Awards: YounginvestigatorresearchawardedbyAmericancollegeofemergency physicians 2012 He is an author and co-author of many published studies in his specialty.
Dr. Abdulla AlreesiEmergency Medicine ConsultantSultanQaboosUniversityHospital,MuscatOman
LtColDr.AbdullaAlremeithiborninUAE1968GraduatedatRoyalCollegeofSurgeon1994.ServedinZMH1994-98.1998JoinedthediagnosticRadiologytrainingprogramatuniversityofAlbertaandgradu-atedin2003.2003-2004-DonethegeneralMRIfellowshipatuniversityofAlberta,Canada.2004-RejoinRadiologyDeptatZMHasConsultantRadiologist.2007-AppointedHeadofScientificLocalCommitteeforArabBoardRadiologyPrograminUAE.
2008-AppointedHeadofDiagnosticimage2009-2011ExamineratArabBoardradiologyDamascus Syria
Lt. Col. Dr. Abdulla AlremaithiConsultant Radiologist and Head of Department of Imaging Studies, Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 43
Faculty Profile
Brig.Gen.Dr.SaudSalehAlsaifisamedical&technicalassistantofeasternprovincemilitaryhospitaldirector,Dhahran–KSA.He is thepresidentofPanArabfederationofORL-H&NsurgerysocietiesandvicepresedentofsaudiORL-H&Nsurgerysociety.
Dr.ArwahasgraduatedfromkingSaudUniversitywithhonourin1989.In1993ShedidtraininginPeriodontologyatDalhousieUniversityinHalifax–Canada.In1996SheobtainedaMasterofDentalImplantsfromtheUniversityofTorontoinToronto–CanadashedevelopedanewdesignfortheEndo-Pore dental implant system and won the price of the best thesis in Toronto for that year. In2001SheobtainedasecondMasterdegreeinadvancedclinicaltraininginPeri-odontologyandDentalImplantfromEastmanDentalInstituteatUniversityCollageLondoninUK–shewasgraduatedwithdistinction.In2009shebecameanassociateeditorinthedental section at the Saudi Medical Journal In 2010 she was awarded with King AbdulAziz FirstMedalPriceattheKingdomofSaudiArabiafordiscoveringgenepolymorphismindrug-inducedgingivalhyperplasiainkidneytransplantpatients.
Currently she works as:Consultant in Periodontics and Dental Implants at Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Head of Periodontics and Dental Implant Sections Chairman of the Saudi fellowship program in Den-talImplantsDirectoroftheSaudiBoardinPeriodontics,HeadofDentalResearchCentre
Brig. Gen. Dr. Saud Saleh AlsaifConsultant ENT Surgeon, Head of ENTDepartement,KingFahadMilitaryMedicalComplexKingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Arwa Ali AlsayedConsultant in Periodontics and Dental ImplantsRiyadh Armed Forces HospitalRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae44
Hegraduated fromTheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons in Ireland1997.He then joined theresidencytraininginInternalMedicineattheUniversityofToronto2000-2004.FollowingthathecompletedafellowshipinRespirologyfromthesameUniversityintheyear2005.HecompletedhisExecutiveMastersinHealthcareAdministrationwithhonorsin2010.HisresearchinterestisinthefieldofAsthmaandCOPD.
Warner Anderson MD FACP, a physician and medical anthropologist, is Director of the Inter-nationalHealthDivision.HereportstotheDeputyAssistantSecretaryofDefenseforForceHealthProtectionandReadiness,andadvisestheAssistantSecretaryofDefense(HealthAffairs)onglobalhealthmatters.InternationalHealthisresponsibleforhealthpolicyinsta-bilityoperations,humanitarianassistanceandcounterinsurgency.Dr.AndersonisaretiredUSArmyReservecolonel.HejoinedtheNationalGuard’s20thSpecialForcesGroup(Air-borne)at17yearsold,andleftservice7yearslaterasasergeantfirstclass(E-7).Hewasa Special Forces engineer sergeant and medical sergeant, with additional designation in psychologicaloperations.Dr.Andersonre-enteredmilitaryserviceafteran18-yearhiatus,commissionedanArmyReservecaptainintheMedicalCorps.Heserved2yearsasChiefofInternalMedicineforamobilearmysurgicalhospital(or“MASH”).Healsowasmedicalconsultant at the US Air Force Pararescue School, where he participated in search missions for7years.
AndersonservedasbattalionsurgeonforareserveSpecialForcesbattalion,andbecamethe19thSpecialForcesGroup(Airborne)’sgroupsurgeon.After6yearsasgroupsurgeon,Anderson transferred toHHC,USArmyCivilAffairsandPsychologicalOperationsCom-mand,re-attachedto19thSFGAas“GroupSurgeonEmeritus.”After September 11,2001’sterroristattackCOLAndersonvolunteeredforayear,whichgrewinto5½years,ofmobilizationintheGlobalWaronTerror(GWOT).OnactivedutyattheJointSpecialOpera-tionsMedicalTrainingCenter,hewasdeputycommandingofficerandassociatedean.He
Lt. Col. Dr. Ashraf AlzaabiHead,RespiratoryDivisionZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Warner AndersonUnited States of America
Faculty Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 45
Faculty Profile
evaluatedtheSpecialOperationsCombatMedicCourseforSpecialForces,SEALs,RangersandReconMarines;andre-wrotethecurriculumforspecialoperationsmedicineinGWOT.He performed additional duty as medical director for the Defense Intelligence Agency’s WeaponsofMassDestructionTeam.COLAndersondeployedtoOperationIraqiFreedominMarch,2003withtheNational-LevelPublicHealthTeamofthe352ndCivilAffairsCom-mand.AfteranambushinApril,2003resultedinseriousinjuriestoseveralteammembers,hebecametheteam’schief,andledinestablishingearlyhealthservicesinIraq.WhentheCoalitionProvisionalAuthoritystoodup,hewasChiefofPublicHealthfortheCPA.
COL Anderson returned to Iraq in 2006, this time as surgeon and combat medic for the Iraqi CounterterroristForce.Duringthisdeployment,COLAndersonprovidedcombatcasualtycare for Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) troopers, enemywounded, and rescuedhostages.Here-wrotetheBasicMedicCourseforMulti-NationalSecurityTrainingCommand-Iraq(MNSTC-I),wrotethecurriculumfortheISOFandIraqiAdvancedTraumaMediccourses,andhadthemtranslated intoArabic.Heoversawthefirst iterationofthenewISOFBMCtraining.COLAnderson’s“one-year”mobilizationendedafter5-1/2years.HeretiredfromtheArmyReserveandreturnedtotheIndianHealthService,fromwhichhewasdetailedtohispresentposition.In2011heconvertedtoDefenseDepartmentcivilserviceasasuper-visoryphysicianGS-15,retainingdirectorshipoftheInternationalHealthDivision.Incivilianlife, Andersonestablished3freeclinics inthe1970’sasacommunityadvocate(twooftheseclinicsarestillprovidingcare),whileearningaBachelorofSciencedegreeinbehav-ioralscienceattheUniversityofSouthFlorida.Hecompletedphysicianassistantschool,attended graduate school in biomedical sciences, and then medical school at Florida State UniversityandtheUniversityofFlorida.Hecompletedclassesforananthropologydoctoratewhileearninghisdoctorofmedicinedegree.
Dr.AndersoncompletedresidencyininternalmedicineattheUniversityofNewMexico.Heworked2yearsintheNationalHealthServicesCorpsinGallup,NM,withlow-incomeSpan-ish-speakingpatients.Heworkedinprivatepracticeinternalandcriticalcaremedicinefor2years,thenbecamedirectorofemergencymedicineforanon-profithospital.Here-enteredcivilserviceaschiefofemergencymedicineattheIndianHealthService’slargesthospital,directingcarefor85,000NavajoIndianpatientsperyear.HeservedasEMSmedicaldirec-torforthecounty,city,andadistrictoftheNavajoNation.HewasamemberoftheNewMexicoEMSLicensingCommissionandaNewMexicodistrictmedicalinvestigator,aswellassheriff’sSWATmedic.Dr.AndersonwasalsoflightsurgeonandmedicaldirectoroftheNavajoAreaIndianHealthServiceaeromedicaltransportservice.
Dr.AndersonhasbeenrecognizedwithFellowshipintheAmericanCollegeofPhysicians,asNewMexicoEMSPhysicianoftheYear,andothercivilianawards.Militaryawardsandcerti-ficationsincludetheLegionofMerit,BronzeStarwithValorDeviceand2oakleafclusters,PurpleHeart,MeritoriousServiceMedalwithoakleafcluster,JointServicesCommendationMedal;ArmyCommendationMedal,ArmyAchievementMedal,SpecialForcesTab,CombatActionBadge,ArmyandUSPublicHealthServiceFlightSurgeonBadges,USArmyParachut-istBadge,OrderofMilitaryMedicalMerit,parachutebadgesofThaiSpecialForces,ThaiRoyalMarines,andMongolianSmokeJumpers;andotherawards.Dr.AndersonisbilingualinSpanish;andspeakselementaryRomancelanguages,NavajoandislearningArabic.Inthemilitary,hehasprovidedmedicalcareinThailand,Mongolia,Honduras,andIraq.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae46
DrNadiaQassimdespiteheryoungage,hasreachedamilestoneinanichemedicalprac-ticeassheisthefirstfemaleUAEnationalwithAviationSpecialistintheregionHermedicaleducationalpathwaystartedbyobtainingMDdegreefromUniversityofGeorgeTPopain2004. She thensuccessfully completedher InternshipprogramatDubaiHealthAuthor-ity in 2005 followed by enrolling in residency program in family medicine, it was during her residencyprogram that shepursuedaserious interest inAviationMedicineandpur-sued her ambition by enrolling into King’s College where she has successfully completed a postgraduatedegreeinAviationMedicinefromKingsCollegeLondonin2009,sheisalsoaproudmemberofRoyalCollegeofPhysicians, facultyofOccupationMedicineUK.SherecentlycompletedheradvancedPostGraduatedDiplomainOccupationalmedicinefromManchesterUniversityandcurrentlycompletingherMasterinOccupationalMedicine;SheHeadingtheEtihadAirwaysMedicalCenterasSeniorMedicalOfficerandleadingtheAviationDepartmentattheEtihadAirways.Inherpocketofachievements:SheisregisteredasthefirstfemaleUAEnationalasseniorAeromedicalExaminerbytheGCAAsoonaftershebe-cameacommitteememberincivilaviationauthorityassistingandinformulatingthepolicyproceduresandregulationsfortheGCAA.SheisalsoGCAAinstructorTodaysheisthefocalpointforGCAArelatedmattersandissueswithinEtihad.shealsorecognizedasfirstMedi-calReviewOfficerintheregionreviewingallpositiveAlcoholanddrugcasessheisalsodesignatedasafatigueinstructorandAviationinstructormytheCivilaviationAuthority.
DrNadiaisakeymemberofthemedicalteamatEtihadinvolvedindraftinganddevelopingtheinternalmedicalpoliciesandtheprocedurepoliciesofthemedicaldepartment.ShealsoapartoftrainingAdvisoryboardforUAEnational.ShealsointroducedContinuousMedicalEducation(CME)forherfellowcolleaguesincludingbothDoctorsandNursesbecauseofhercommitmentandbelieftoenhancebestmedicalpracticeandskillsshehasbeeninvolvedinmanyAviationtrainingprogramsforlocalspecialistIn2010shereceivedawardforherhardworkanddedicationtowardstheAviationmedicinefieldbytheGCAAandin2011shereceivedanawardforfemalerolemodelinAviationbytheGCAAshealsohasseveralcertifi-cates of appreciation till date
Dr. Nadia BastakiSeniorMedicalOfficer,AviationDepartmentEtihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Faculty Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 47
Faculty Profile
Postes actuels :1. ChefservicedepédiatriehôpitalMilitairedeTunis.Tunisie2. Directeurdel’écoled’applicationduservicesantédesarmées3. DirecteurduDICAdeTunis(droitinternationaldeconflitarmé)Diplômes:1. Doctoratdemédecine1984(facultédemédecinedeTunis)2. Spécialistedepédiatrie19883. Professoratdemédecineen2008Publications Médicales : 1. Pédiatriegénérale2. Neuro-pédiatrie(Lesdifférentsaspectsdel’épilepsiedel’enfant)Médico-militaires : 1. CaravanesdeSanté2. Psychotraumatismedel’enfantlorsdesséismes3. Lacirconcision,l’infibulationdesfillesenSomalieCentres d’intérêt :1. Neurologiepédiatrique2. Actionhumanitairedesarmées3. Droithumanitaireetconflitarmé
Col. Prof. Fethi BayoudhChefdeservicedepédiatrieHôpitalmilitairedeTunisTunisia
Dr.OmarBatoukistheheadoffootandankleclubinSOAandheisaconsultantorthopedicsurgeon.HeisaninstructorofAdvancedTraumaLifeSupport(ATLS)andholdsthefollowing:
SaudiSpecialtycertificateSSC(orthopedics)JordanianMedicalBoardJMC(Orthopedic)Fellow of Royal College of Physician and surgeon of Canada FRCSCSportsInjuriesfellowshipatUniversityofTorontoArthroplastyandReconstructionsurgeryfellowshipatUniversityofToronto
Dr. Omar BatoukAssistantProfessor,KSAU-HS(KingSaudbinAbdulazizUniversityforHealthScience)-CollegeofMedicineJeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae48
Chapman a life long educator, author and presenter, is the Director of the Center for Pre-hospital Medicine within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)inCharlotteNorthCarolina.CMCisalargelevel1traumacenterandtertiarycarecenter. TheEmergencyDepartmentseesover115KpatientsperyearfromthegreaterCharlottecatchmentarea.PriortomovingtoCharlotteChapmanwastheDepartmentChairof the Institute for Prehospital Medicine within the New York State College system for 21 years.HeisalsotheViceChairandexecutivecommitteememberofthePreHospitalTrau-maLifeSupport(PHTLS)programsforthelast20years.InhisroleasvicechairChapmanhasbeeninstrumentalinthedevelopmentandpromulgationofPHTLSworldwide.ChapmanhaspresentedonTraumaandPrehospitaltopicsinover15countries.
JakobusJohannes(knownasJohan)CrousefromSouthAfricainitiallystudiedcommerceandlawandobtainedthedegreesB.COMMandLLB.Hisinterestintherelationshipbetweenmedicineandthelawresultedinhimalsostudyinginthemedicinefieldandheinteraliaobtainedauniversityqualification:inmedicineandthelawandthereafterspecialisedinthemedico– legalenvironment.AfterbeinginpractiseformanyyearshewasrequestedtojointheSouthAfricanmilitaryhealthserviceintheSouthAfricanMilitaryandbecametheheadoftheMedicoLegalDepartmentandaspartofthisfunctionthespecialistadvisertothesurgeongeneral.Hewasalsoappointedasjudgeandthereafterseniorjudgeinmilitarycourtsaswellasa judge in theMilitaryAppealsCourt.HismedicalknowledgeassistedgreatlyincasesbasedonmedicalandforensicevidenceDuring2005hebecameaninter-national teacher in the law of armed conflict and military medical ethics Switzerland is for the past 3 years the head of the international teachers in the ICMM reference centre on the lawofarmedconflictandmilitarymedicalethicsinSwitzerland.During2007hewasalsorequested to be the Deputy Chairman in the ICMM Technical Commission on Education
Personal: Heismarriedwith4children,activeasanequestrianinridingandteachingandapilotalsoonBoeing727aircraft.
Mr. Greg ChapmanDirector of the Center for Prehospital Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas MedicalCenter(CMC),Charlotte,NorthCarolina,USA
Col. Dr Johan CrouseMedico Legal South African National Defence ForceSouth Africa
Faculty Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 49
Faculty Profile
Colonel(Dr.)MustaphaDebbounisaMedicalandVeterinaryEntomologistintheUSArmyMedicalDepartment.Hehasworkedinpublichealthandpreventivemedicineoperations,researchanddevelopmentofarthropodrepellentsandpersonalprotectivemeasures.Hisassignmentsandfieldworktookhimtoover25differentcountriesinAfrica,Asia,Australia,Europe,Cen-tralandSouthAmerica.Hismaingoalistheintegrationofmedicalentomologywithotheroperationalpublichealthfieldstoprovideefficientandsustainablemanagementofdiseasevectorsandtroopprotectionfromthevector-bornediseasethreat.
COL Debboun has served in a wide variety of military leadership and staff po-sitions and is currently the Chief of the Department of Preventive Health Ser-vices at the Academy of Health Sciences in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He isa Board Certified Medical and Veterinary Entomologist, Director-Elect of theEntomologicalSocietyofAmericaCertificationBoard,AdjunctAssociateProfessor in theDivisionofSanAntonioRegionalCampusatTheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenterat Houston, and serves asU.S. Department of Defense Liaison to the Scientific ReviewCommitteeoftheInternationalCommitteeofMilitarySciencefortheInternationalReviewoftheArmedForcesMedicalSciences.COLDebbounisnationallyandinternationallyrecog-nizedforhisworkonarthropodrepellentresearchanddevelopment.Hehasauthoredandco-authoredover75publicationsandtwobooks.SomeofhisprofessionalawardsincludeAgriculturalResearchServiceAward,OrderofMilitaryMedicalMerit,theSurgeonGeneral’sAProfessionalProficiencyDesignator,andDistinguishedServiceAwardtotheCertificationProgramoftheEntomologicalSocietyofAmerica.
Col. Dr. Mostapha DebbounChief,DepartmentofPreventiveHealthServicesUSArmyMedicalDepartmentCenter&SchoolTexas,UnitedStatesofAmerica
Dr.EhabFarhanisaconsultantinTraumaandOrthoatZayedMilitaryHospital;heworkedpreviouslyasaconsultantinTraumaandOrthoatAl-HadaArmedForcesHospital–KSA.
HeholdsaMBBchfromCairoUniversityandMScOrthofromCairoUniversityaswellasFRCSfromIreland.
Dr. Ehab FarhanConsultant of OrthopaedicsZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae50
Faculty Profile
Dr.Gonzalesrecently returned fromEuropeaftercompletingahighlysuccessful tourastheCommanderoftheBavariaDentalActivity.Forthepast6years,ColonelGonzaleshascommandedformationsandhasdeployedtoIraqwiththe1stMedicalBrigadeastheChiefofClinicalOperations.Priortohersuccessivecommandselections,sheservedasDirectorofOrofacialPainManagementandaStaffOralandMaxillofacialPathologistatTriplerArmyMedicalCenterinHonolulu,Hawaii.TheresagraduatedMagnaCumLaudefromtheCollegeofCharlestonwithaB.S. inChemistryandreceivedherD.M.D. fromtheMedicalUniver-sityofSouthCarolina.ColonelGonzalesbeganhermilitarycareeratFortJackson,SouthCarolinaasaresidentintheAdvancedEducationinGeneralDentistryprogram.Shethencompletedaresidencytrainingprograminoralandmaxillofacialpathologyin1992attheNationalNavalMedicalCenterinBethesda.In2006,shecompletedatwo-yearfellowshipinOrofacialPainattheNavalPostgraduateDentalSchoolandcompletedaMasterofScienceinHealthCarefromGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashington,DC.
From1994to1998,Dr.GonzalestaughtintheDepartmentofDiagnosticSciencesatBay-lorCollegeofDentistryinDallas,Texas.DuringhertenureatBaylor,shewasaperennialfavoriteandwasnominatednolessthanthreetimesas“TeacheroftheYear.”COLGonzaleshasearnedFellowshipstatuswiththeAmericanAcademyofOral&MaxillofacialPathology,theAmericanAcademyofOralMedicine,andtheAcademyofGeneralDentistry.
SheisaDiplomateoftheAmericanBoardofOralandMaxillofacialPathologyandtheAmeri-canBoardofOrofacialPain.SheholdsDiplomatestatusaswellaswiththeAmericanBoardofForensicExaminersandtheAmericanBoardofforensicMedicine.SheisaFellowofboththeAmericanCollegeandInternationalCollegeofDentists.Dr.Gonzales’sdiverseprofes-sionalbackgroundincludestoursasstaffassignedtoOralSurgery,Hanau,Germany,ForceDentalSurgeon,MultinationalPeaceKeepingForceinElGorah,EgyptaswellasChief,ofOralandMaxillofacialPathology,WalterReedArmyMedicalCenter,WilliamBeaumontArmyHospital andDarnall ArmyHospital.Shehasauthoredover fifty scientificpublications inpeer-reviewedjournalsandwastherecipientoftheInternationalCollegeofDentistsAwardforExcellenceinResearch.ShehasreceivedtheOrderofMilitaryMedicalMeritandtheSur-geonGeneral’sAdesignatorforclinicalexcellence.ColonelGonzalesisa2008graduateoftheUnitedStatesArmyWarCollegeandrecently,shewasselectedbytheSurgeonGeneralas the Director of Communications for the Army Medical Department- the second largest commandintheArmyinventory.Theresaisatalentededucatorandanaccomplishedpublicspeaker.
Col. Dr.Theresa S. GonzalesCommunicationsDirector-OfficeoftheArmySurgeonGeneral,UnitedStatesArmy,ChairmanoftheICMMTechnical Commission on DentistryVirginia,UnitedStatesofAmerica
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 51
HeiscurrentlyholdingthepostasChiefFlightParamedicinArmedForces,AirForceMedicalCenter.HeobtainedhisdegreesinCharlesSturtUniversity–2011asBachelorofClinicalPractise–Paramedic.Oneofthemainfunctionthatheisproudofisproviding24hourAdvancedLifeSupport(ALS)toUAEArmedForcespersonnel,Co-ordinateandsuperviseaero-medicaltransfersofpatientswithintheUAEandGCCStatesetc.WorkedasStationCommanderfor10yearsinDurban,SouthAfrica.SomeofthefewqualificationthatheobtainedwasRecruitTrainingInstructor–February1991inSouthAfrica.From1989until1990,heheldthepostofArmouredDivisionandcompleted2years inmilitarytraining inSouthAfricanDefenceForce. HeisoneoftheExaminer&FoundingmemberEmergencycareboardAbuDhabi(HAAD)
An Emergency Physician Consultant at Zayed Military Hospital and medical graduate from FacultyofMedicineAinShamsUniversity,Cairo,Egypton1998.HadhishighereducationonFamilymedicineatUniversityofAlbertaandEmergencyMedicinequalificationatUniversityofOttawa,ON,Canada.He’sbeeninchargeofEmergencyDepartmentatZMHsince2007.And,appointedasinchargeofresuscitationandadvancedcoursessectionatMedicalSer-vicesCorpsforoneyearat2009.He’scurrentlycontinuinghismasterdegreeinhealthcareadministrationatZayedUniversity,UAE.
Hehadseveralcontributionsindifferentlocalandinternationalconferencesandevents.
Mr. Wayne HaymanChief Flight ParamedicAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lt. Col. Dr. Ahmad Mubarak HumaidEmergency Medicine Consultant, Head of Emergency Medicine Department, Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Faculty Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae52
Faculty Profile
MichaelJ.Hunter,aveteranofEMSformorethan27years,servesasDeputyChiefofEMSforWorcesterEMSatUMassMemorialMedicalCenter(UMMMC)UniversityCampusinWorcester,Mass.,wherehehasworkedformorethan17years.Hebeganthereasastaff paramedic and worked his way up through the ranks to EMS captain and then into his currentposition.
WorcesterEMS (WEMS) isahospital-based transport systemandadivisionofUMMHC,the region’s largest employer and a STEMI Center, Stroke Center and the region’s only Level1TraumaCenter.WorcesterEMSisaparamedic-onlysystem,oneofthestate’sfewRSIservicesandthe911EMSprovidertothecityofWorcesterandneighboringtownofShrewsbury.InadditiontohisdutiesatWorcesterEMS,HuntercontinuestoprovidedirectpatientcarewhileworkingforSpencerRescue,inSpencer,Mass.Hunterbeganhiscareerasanon-call firefighterandemergencymedical technician.Hegraduated fromTheVer-montParamedicTrainingProgramin1984andhasspentmostofhisparamediccareerinhospital-basedEMSprograms.Forthefirsteightyearsofhiscareer,heworkedonanALSinterceptvehicle,basedoutofacommunityhospital,serving10suburbantowns.
HehasservedontheMassachusettsCommitteeofTrauma’sTraumaRegistrySub-Commit-teeandisanactivememberoftheUMMMCEmergencyMedicine/TraumaCommittee.Hewasaco-investigator inUMMMC’sinvolvementintheEMSTIPI-ISproject,andtheWEMSleadrole inUMMMC’sFieldtoCardiacCatheLabSTEMIProject.He isactive inregionaldisasterplanningandalsoisafoundingmemberoftheWEMSHonorGuard.HunterhaslongbeenamemberoftheNationalAssociationofEMT’sandhasbeenactiveinPreHos-pitalTraumaLifeSupportsincethelate1980s.InadditiontohisinvolvementonthePHTLSExecutiveCouncil,HunteristheNorthAmericaPHTLSCoordinatorandanactivememberofthePHTLSInternationalFaculty.HealsoisaprofessionalmemberoftheNationalAsso-ciationofEMSPhysicians.
Mr. Michael HunterDeputy Chief of Emergnecy Medical Services forWorcester EMS, UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC)Worcester, Mass, United States of America
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 53
DrSteveLigginsisaConsultantMaxillofacialSurgeonpresentlyworkingatZayedMilitaryHospitalAbuDhabi.HegainedhisDentalDegree fromLiverpoolUniversity in1983andMedicalDegreefromCardiffUniversityin1992.AfterSurgicalandHighersurgicaltrainingattheworldrenownPlasticsandMaxillofacialUnitatCanniesburnGlasgowheobtained3SurgicalFellowshipsinGeneralSurgeryandOralandMaxillofacialSurgeryoftheUKSurgi-calRoyalColleges.HejoinedtheBritishRoyalNavyin1984andwasappointedtheRoyalNavy’sfirstDuallyQualifiedDualSurgicallyFellowshippedConsultantMaxillofacialSurgeonin1997.HeworkedasaConsultantSurgeoninDerrifordHospitalPlymouthhelpingsetuptheUK’sfirstnewmedicalanddentalschoolsfor20years.MrLigginshasdevelopedasurgical interest in trauma and reconstruction, facial deformity correction and facial aes-theticsurgerypresentingatseveralinternationalmeetings.Hisworkhasbeenthesubjectofseveral televisionprogrammes, includingtheDiscoveryChannel.Heservedabroad inhiscapacityasaMilitaryConsultantSurgeoninseveralconflictzonesincludingKosovoin1999.HelefttheRoyalNavyin2002totakeupaconsultantpostattheQueenElizabethHospitalBirmingham,hewasappointedasTraumaandAdultCraniofacialDeformityLeadConsultant.BirminghamhasoneofthemostactivetraumacentresintheUKandisalsotheprimaryUKmilitarytraumareceivingcentre.Hehasbeenactiveinalllevelsofsurgicaltraining.In2007hewasofferedapostatSheikhKhalifaMedicalCityhasHeadofthemaxil-lofacialdepartmentandduringthattimeservedasactingChairofSurgery.HemovedtoZayedMilitaryHospital3in2010.
Dr. Steven LigginsConsultantMaxillofacialSurgeonZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Faculty Profile
Abduladheem Kmakar has been head of the Physiotherapy Section in Dubai Police Health Centersince1993.HereceivedhisBachelorandMasterofScienceinphysiotherapyfromUniversityofPittsburghin1990and1992respectively.Hecompletedaresidencyinor-thopedicmanual therapywithDrRichardErhard inPennsylvaina,USA in1993.He is amemberofEmiratesPhysiotherapySocietyandAmericanPhysicalTherapyAssociation.HeiscurrentlyservingaschairmanoftheEmiratesPhysiotherapySociety(EmiratesMedicalAssociation)andisco-chairmanoftheupcoming8thInterdisciplinaryWorldCongressonLowBackandPelvicPainwhichwillbeheldinDubaiinOctober2013.Hisinterestsareinthespine,shoulder,andpreventionofinjuries.
Maj. Abduladheem KamkarHead of Physiotherapy Section Dubai Police Health CenterUnited Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae54
DivisionChiefattheJointMedicalServiceHeadquarter,Logistics&Logisticsdoctrine,Ar-mament,ProtectionTask(NBC,Hazardousgoodsetc.),atCoblence,Germany,ApprovedPharmacist for Pharmaceutical Technology, Chairman of the ICMM Technical Commission onPharmacyAftergraduationfromhighschool inCologne, I joinedtheUniversityofFri-bourg/Switzer-landandtheFriedrich-Alexander-UniversityofErlangen/Germany.In1978Ihavegottheli-censetopractiseaspharmacist.Afterpost-graduatestudyinpharmaceuticaltechnologyIdidin1983thedoctordegreeasDoctorofnaturalsciences.Afterconscrip-tionasMedicalof-ficerintheGermanarmedForces,Iwasinchargeofthepharmaceuticalproductionandde-velopmentfacilitiesattheCentralmilitaryHospitalatCoblence.AfterthisstageIchairedonhigherechelonsofMedicalOffice,MinistryofdefenceandJointMedicalForces Command the logistic command and control, logistic doctrine, mission planning follow-upsupportforthemissionsSFOR,KFOR,UNOMIG,ISAF,NRF/EUBG,EUFORCOD,TSUNAMI.SinceOctober2012IamcommissionedasDivisionChiefoftheJointMedicalServiceHeadquarter.
Staff.Col.Dr.ZhangLuluhadworkedinDirectorManagementatUptodateSecondMilitaryMedicalUniversityandpriortothathadworkedatChengduMilitaryAreaCommandGeneralHospital.
ShefinishedherbachelorDegreefromSecondMilitaryMedicalUniversityinClinicalMedi-cineandafterthatshecompletedherMastersinSocialMedicineandHealthserviceMan-agementfromSecondMilitaryMedicalUniversity.ThenshehaddoneherdoctorinSocialMedicineandHealthserviceManagementinShanghaiMedicalUniversity.
Col. Dr. Claus M. LommerBranchChiefXArmamentsLogisticPharmacyDeutscheBundeswehr,ChairmanoftheICMMTechnical Commission on PharmacyCoblence,Germany
Staff. Col. Dr. Zhang LuluChairman of the ICMM Technical Commission on Medical LogisticsShanghai, China
Faculty Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 55
Faculty Profile
Academic Career: Colonel Matsuki graduated from the National Defense Medical College (NDMC) in1990andcompleted residencyat theNDMCandJapanSelfDefenseCentralHospital.Hehasstudiedasa research fellowofClinical ImmunologyandRheumatologyintheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham,USA1999-2001.HeearnedhisPh.D.degreefromtheNDMCin2002.Hetookacivil-militaryrelationshipinmedicalfieldashisobjectofstudyattheNationalInstituteforDefenseStudies2008-2009.Heisacertifiedphysicianand councilor of the Japan Rheumatism Association, and a Fellow of the Japanese Society ofInternalMedicine.
RecentMilitaryCareer:ColonelMatsukiwasassignedforthe1stDivisionSurgeon,EasternArmy,Tokyoin2001andMedicalPersonnelOfficer,AssignmentDivision,PersonnelDepart-ment,GSOin2003.HedeployedtoSamawah,IraqandservedastheSeniorMedicalOf-ficer,IraqiReconstructionSupportGroup2005-2006.HeinvolvedintheoperationfortheEastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami* in March 2011 as the Chief of Medical Planning Group,PlansandAdministrationOffice,MedicalDepartment,GSO.HehasmostrecentlybeentheArmySurgeon,WesternArmy,Kengun,Kumamoto.*Matsukietal.MedicalSup-portbytheJapanGroundSelfDefenseForcefollowingtheEasternJapanEarthquake,Mas-siveTsunami,andNuclearPowerPlantAccident.InternationalReviewoftheArmedForcesMedicalServicesp72-7,Vol.84(3),2011
FollowingqualificationfromBirminghamDentalSchoolin1979,GpCaptMonaghanfilledanumberofNHSpostsincludingregistrarinrestorativedentistryattheLondonHospitalandgeneraldentalpractitioner inShrewsbury.Hewascommissionedin1986andundertookgeneraldutiespostsatRAFCranwellandWattisham.InhisyoungeryearsherepresentedEnglandatathleticsandtheinterservicesinathleticsandtriathlonbutphysicaldeclineledhimtoconcentrateonhiscareer.
In 1987 he was selected for oral surgery training and worked in military hospitals at Halton,
Col. Yasunori MatsukiChiefofPlansandAdministrationOfficeMedicalDepartment,GroundStaffOffice(GSO)Ministry of DefenseTokyo, Japan
Group Captain Andrew M. MonaghanEngland, United Kingdom
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae56
Ely,WegbergandAkrotiri.FollowingmedicalschoolGpCaptMonaghanbecamespecial-ist registrar in theWestMidlandsRegionandwasappointedconsultantatRCDM/QueenElizabethHospitalBirminghamin2002.Hismainclinicalinterestsaremaxillofacialballisticsinjuries,management of head and neck vascular anomalies and paediatricmaxillofacialsurgery.GpCaptMonaghanishonoraryconsultanttoBirminghamChildren’sHospital,Bir-minghamDentalSchooland,isaseniorlectureratBirminghamMedicalSchool.HehashadtwodeploymentstoAfghanistanandisinvolvedinmanagementofheadandneckcasualtiesevacuatedbacktoUKfromconflictareas.
UntilrecentlywastheMilitaryClinicalDirectoratRCDM.HeisthecurrentDCAinOMFS.Heis a member of the Specialist Accreditation Committee for his speciality, the College Higher SurgicalTrainingAdviserforScotland,andisanexaminerfortheFRCSExitExamination.
GpCaptMonaghan isaformerrecipientoftheLeanMemorialAwardforhisservicestomilitarydentistryandmaxillofacial surgery. In2009hewasawardedBAOMSPresidentsPrizeforhisworkonthemanagementofheadandneckvascularanomaliesand,alsotheBAOMSSurgeryPrizefromtheRoyalCollegeSurgeonsforhiscontributiontothespeciality.Hehasover40publicationsandanumberofchaptersintextbooks,andlectureswidelyinternationally.
Faculty Profile
Dr.PalmaisagraduateoftheUnitedStatesNavalAcademy(BS,Chemistry)andtheUni-formed Services University of the Health Sciences (MD). He completed transitional in-ternshipandemergencymedicineresidencytrainingatNavalMedicalCenterPortsmouth(Virginia),aswellasaMastersofPublicHealthdegreeattheUniversityofSouthCarolina(Columbia,SC).Healsocompletedatwo-yearemergencyultrasoundfellowshipatPalmettoHealthRichland(Columbia,SC).HeservedfortwoyearsastheGeneralMedicalOfficerontheaircraftcarrierUSSGeorgeWashington(CVN-73).Hewasastaffemergencymedicinephysician at the Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan, for two years, where hewas activelyinvolvedintheJapaneseinterntrainingprogramandalsoavisitingassistantprofessoratKeioUniversityainTokyo.HeiscurrentlyanassistantprofessorattheUniformedServicesUniversityof theHealthSciences.As theuniversity’sfirstdirectorofultrasound inmedi-caleducation,hehasdevelopedandimplementedanewintegratedultrasoundcurriculumforthemedicalschool,andheisactiveinultrasoundteachingandprogramdevelopmentthroughoutthemilitaryandciviliansectors.Healsodirectsthefirst-yearcombatmedicalskillscourseandfourth-yearemergencymedicineclerkship.Hisresearchinterestsincludebedsideultrasoundandmedicaleducation.
Dr. James PalmaAssistant Professor, Military and Emergency Medi-cine,UniformedServicesUniversityofTheHealthSciences, United States of America
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 57
Faculty Profile
MajorVasudhaA.Panday is theConsultant to theAirForceSurgeonGeneral forRefrac-tiveSurgery.SheprovidesoversightfortheWarfighterRefractiveSurgeryProgramintheAirForce,whichincludessevenlasercentersacrosstheUnitedStates.Shemanagesanextensivebudget,evaluatesnewtechnologiesforthelasercentersandhasperformedthou-sandsofrefractivesurgeryprocedures.MajorPandayisalsochiefoftheCornea/ExternalDiseaseandRefractiveSurgerysectionoftheDepartmentofOphthalmologyatWilfordHallandprovidesclinicalandsurgicalcaretoactiveduty,dependent,andretiredmembersoftheArmedForcesinthesubspecialtyofCorneaandExternalDisease.Shehasperformedmanycataractaswellastransplantprocedures. ShealsoservesastheOphthalmologyResidencyProgramDirectorfortheAirForce.Assuchsheisdirectlyresponsibleforrecom-mending candidates from medical school, as well as flight surgeons, to undergo training to becomeophthalmologists.MajorPandayholdsanacademicappointmentattheUniformedServicesUniversityoftheHealthSciencesandaclinicalappointmentattheUniversityofTexasHealthSciencesCenter,SanAntonio.Shehasservedinavarietyoforganizationsduringhercareer,includingbeingnominatedasChairoftheCertificationCommitteefortheJointCommissiononAlliedHealthPersonnelinOphthalmology.
Major Panday is from Newark, Delaware where she completed her undergraduate education attheUniversityofDelaware.ShewasselectedtoreceivetheHealthProfessionsSchol-arshipandwascommissionedin1997.ShecompletedhermedicaltrainingatJeffersonMedicalCollegeinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.ShewentontocompleteanOphthalmologyResidencyatWillsEyeHospitalinPhiladelphiaandafellowshipinCornea/ExternalDiseaseandRefractiveSurgeryatWilmerEyeInstitute,JohnsHopkinsHospitalinBaltimore,MD.
Upon completion of her fellowship, Major Panday was assigned to the 59th MDW at Lack-landAirForceBaseinSanAntonio.Sheasremainedthereforthepastsixyearsservinginthepositionsoutlinedabove.
Maj. Dr. Vasudha PandayConsultanttotheAirForceSurgeonGeneralforRefractiveSurgery,U.S.AirForceAirEducationandTrainingCommand,TexasUnited States of America
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae58
Faculty Profile
Mr.James(Jimi)PillowcurrentlyservesasaMedicalCountermeasures(MC)ProgramAna-lystforthePartnerNationCapabilitiesBranch(PNCB),J5-CStrategy,Plans&Policy,CentralCommand(CENTCOM)inTampa,FL.Heprovidesmedicalplans,operations,andtrainingsubject-matter-expertiseforCBRNresponsecapabilitiesandcapacitywithpartnernations.Additionally, he assesses, reviews, andmakes recommendations regarding EmergencyOperationsCenters,nationalresponseplans,andconsequencemanagementoperations.HeroutinelytravelstoUAE,Bahrain,Kuwait,etc,toconductmeetings,workshops,assess-ments,exercises,andproviderecommendationstopartnernationleaders.
AsaretiredArmyColonel,MedicalServiceCorpsofficer,MrPillowhas20+yearsofex-perienceinmedicalplans,operations,training,leadership,andbuildingrelationships.Hislast assignment was Chief of Operations for Task Force Medical-East/North/Central in Af-ghanistan,April2010-April2011.HemanagedallU.S.medicalunitsabovebrigadecombatteamforthenorthernhalfofAfghanistan.Asanintegralpartofthecoalition,healsobuiltrelationshipswithninepartnernationswhereU.S.medicalunitswereco-locatedorembed-ded.COL(Retired)Pillowgraduatedfromnumerousmilitaryschoolsandservedatalllevelsofleadershipandresponsibility.Hereceivednumerousawardsandaccolades,toincludethe Valorous Unit Award, Bronze Star, Combat FieldMedical Badge, and Gold GermanSportsBadge.MrPillowisanativeofHumboldt,TN.,earningaBachelorofScience(BS)inBiologyfromMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity(1988)andaMasterofScience(MS)inEmergency&DisasterManagementfromTridentUniversity(2008).HeisamemberoftheReserveOfficer’sAssociation(ROA),theInternationalAssociationofEmergencyManagers(IAEM),andtheowner/traineratCrossFitMadBeach.YoucanreachMr.Pillowatpillowj@centcom.mil,[email protected],orFacebook&Linked-In-JimiPillow.
Col. Dr. (Ret.) James D. Pillow Program AnalystCentralCommand(CENTCOM)Florida, United States of America
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 59
DrMarkRayson(PhD,MA,BSc)istheOwnerandManagingDirectorofOptimalPerformanceLimited(OPL),aspecialistproviderofoccupationalphysiologyservicestotheArmedForcesandEmergencyServicesintheUK,MiddleEastandAsia.TheCompanyhasalsosupportedtheUSDepartmentofDefenceandtheAustralianDefenceForce.DrRaysontrainedinexer-cisesciences(PhD,MA,BSc)attheUniversitiesofBirminghamandLoughboroughintheUKandhasover25yearsofexperienceinprovidingoccupationalresearchandconsultancyinboththepublicandprivatesectors.PriortosettingupOPLin1996,DrRaysonworkedfortheUKMinistryofDefence,leadingasectionofhumanscientistsonvariousoccupationalresearchprojects.In2007OPLconductedtheirfirstprojectintheUAEforGHQUAEArmedForces.In2008,OPLsetupanofficeinAbuDhabiandestablishedaresearchteaminAlAin.ThetaskwastosetupandhelptomanagetheHealthandSportsMedicineCentreattheMilitaryHighSchool,andtoprovidearangeofhealthscienceprofessionals.DrRaysonisa member of the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, and theAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicine.www.optimalperformance.co.uk;email:[email protected].
Dr. Mark RaysonManaging DirectorOptimal Performance LimitedUnited Kingdom
Faculty Profile
BrigadierRudzkigraduatedfromAdelaideUniversityandjoinedtheRoyalAustralianArmyMedicalCorpsin1982.HehasservedasRegimentalMedicalOfficerofthe3rdBattalion(Para)andthe1stRecruitTrainingBattalion. Heservedasanexchangeofficerwith theUnited States Army at the US Army Medical Department Centre and School in San Antonio Texas,andhashadoperationalpostingstoWesternSahara,Bougainville,EastTimorandtheMiddleEast.SeniorstaffappointmentshaveincludedDirectorofPreventativeHealth,DefenceHealthServicesDivision,DirectorofOccupationalHealthandSafety–ArmyandinauguralDirectorofArmyHealth.HismostrecentappointmentwasasDirectorGeneralPolicyandResearchwithinJointHealthCommand.BrigadierRudzkihashadalongstandinginterest in reducing injury in military recruits, and has published a number of research pa-person thesubject.HewasawardedaDefenceForceFellowship in1993 todocumentandcompareInjuriesintheAustralianArmywithAlliedForces.HewasalsoresponsiblefortheintroductionoftheDefenceInjuryPreventionProgramin2003,andhisPhDthesiswastitled“TheCostofInjurytotheAustralianArmy”.HewasawardedafoundationFellowshipofthe Australasian College of Sports Physicians in 1991, and admitted as a Fellow of the UK FacultyofSportsandExerciseMedicinein2008.,HerecentlyretiredfromtheAustralianArmyafter31yearsofService.
Brig. Dr. (Ret.) Stephan RudzkiRegionalMedicalAdvisor(FormerlyDirectorGeneralPolicy&ResearchAdf),DepartmentOfDefenceAustralia
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae60
Dr.GokseliscurrentlyaStaffSurgeonintheDepartmentofOralandMaxillofacialSurgeryatLandstuhlRegionalMedicalCenter,Landstuhl,Germany.HereceivedhisDDSin1992fromtheUniversityofTennessee–MemphisandhisMDin1999fromtheUniversityofTex-as–SanAntonio.HeearnedhiscertificateinOralandMaxillofacialSurgeryfromtheSanAntonioUniformedServicesHealthEducationConsortiumin2002.Hecompletedafellow-shipinGeneralCosmeticSurgeryattheCosmeticSurgeryCenterinLittleRock,Arkansasin2003.HeisaDiplomateofboththeAmericanBoardofOralandMaxillofacialSurgeryandtheAmericanBoardofCosmeticSurgery.Dr.GokselisaFellowoftheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons,theAmericanAssociationofOralandMaxillofacialSurgeonsandtheAmericanAcademyofCosmeticSurgery.Dr.GokselhasbeenanActiveDutyArmyDentalCorpsOf-ficerforover20yearsandholdsnumerousawardstoincludemembershipintheOrderofMilitaryMedicalMerit.
SurgeonCaptainJohnSharpleytrainedinmedicineatCambridgeUniversityandGuysHos-pital,London.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyin1987whilstcompletinghismedicaltraining.Oncompletionofhousejobs,heworkedasageneraldutiesmedicalofficerbetween1991and1994,atCTCRMLympstone(RoyalMarinetrainingcentre),deployedonthreefrigatesfor6monthseachandfinishedwithatouratRNASCuldrose(RNAirStation).In1994hecommenced psychiatric training, working in the NHS in the Southampton area, and special-isttraininginYorkshireandOxford.Appointedasaconsultantin2001,heworkedatRoyalHospitalHaslar,until2007whenthecommunitymentalhealthdepartmentmovedtotheNavalBaseinPortsmouth. InJan2003hedeployedasthe leaderofthementalhealthteamsupportingamphibiousforcesenteringIraq.HehasdeployedinavisitingcapacitytotheBalkansandAfghanistan.InDecember2003hewasappointedasConsultantAdvisorinPsychiatrytotheMedicalDirectorGeneral(Naval)andhasrunnavalpsychiatricservicesuntilMay2010whenhewasappointedtheDefenceAdvisorinPsychiatry.Heispublishedonalcoholdetoxification,historyofmentalhealthatRHHaslarandpre-deploymentstressbriefingamongstothertopics.HewaselectedFellowoftheRoyalCollegeofPsychiatristsin2009.
Capt. Dr. John Sharpley Surgeon Captain DefenceConsultantAdvisorinPsychiatryUnited Kingdom
Col. Dr. Goksel TamerStaff Surgeon, Landstuhl Medical CenterUnited States ArmyUnited States of America
Faculty Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 61
Faculty Profile
CompletedmystudiesformyVeterinaryDegree(BVSc)in1986.JointheSouthAfricanNa-tionalDefenceForcein1986.TransferredtotheformerSouthWestAfrica(Namibia)astheveterinaryofficerinchargeofallanimalsoftheDefenceForceinSouthWestAfrica.Trans-ferredin1988totheformerTranskeiwiththeresponsibilitytoestablishaMountedBattalion.Transferred in1989to theEquestrianCentre inPotchefstroomas theChiefVeterinarian.Transferredin1989totheSouthAfricanMilitaryHealthHQtoestablishthesectionrespon-sibleforwildlifeveterinaryservices.CompletedmyHonorsDegree(BVScHons)inwildlifephysiologyin1991.AppointedastheDeputyDirectorAnimalHealthin1995.Appointedin2000astheStaffOfficerresponsibleforthedeliveryofallPrimaryHealthCareServicesintheSouthAfricanMilitaryHealthService.CompletedmyMastersdegree(MMedVet(Fer))inwildlifediseasesandmySeniorManagementProgram.AppointedastheChairpersonoftheICMM’sVeterinaryTechnicalCommission.In2001to2002thepromoterforamastersstudentinvestigatingtheriskofthetransmissionoftuberculosisfromtuberculousvenisontohumans.In2004appointedastheDirectorAnimalHealth.In2004to2006thepromoterforamastersdegreestudentinvestigatingtheKnowledge,AttitudeandPracticesofFoodHandlersinanoperationalarea.In2006and2010re-appointedastheChairpersonoftheIC-MM’sVeterinaryTechnicalCommission.Iamavividproponent/supporterofthe“OneHealth”conceptandtheimplementationoftheconceptthroughConservationMedicine.Ibelievethatthe concept is the only workable option for the health challenges of the world, but more spe-cificallySouthAfrica.Beinginvolvedinwildlifemedicinegrantsmetheopportunitytobetterunderstandthewildlife,animal,humanenvironmentinterfaceandsodeliverevidencebasedinputsastotheoptimalmanagementofdiseases,especiallyzoonoticdiseases.
Col. Dr. Paul van der MerweDirector Animal Health, South African Military Health Service,SouthAfricanNationalDefenceForceChairman of the ICMM Technical Commission on VeterinarySouth Africa
Sabahat Wasti completed his bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from Khyber Medi-cal College Peshawar, Pakistan andmoved to United Kingdom for postgraduate studiesin1984.Aftergaining themembershipofRoyalCollegeof IrelandDrWasti entered intoRehabilitation Medicine training in Leeds Teaching Hospitals and became consultant in Reha-
Dr. Sabaht Asim WastiConsultant in Physical Medicine and RehabilitationSheikh Khalifa Medical CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae62
ProfessorFikriAbu-Zidan isaConsultantTraumaandAcuteCareSurgeon.HeobtainedhisMD fromAleppoUniversity (Syria) in1981; FRCS,Glasgow,Scotland in1987;PhDinTraumaandDisasterMedicinefromLinkopingUniversity(Sweden)in1995;andfinallyPostgraduateDiplomaofAppliedStatisticsfromMasseyUniversity(NewZealand)(1999).HeworkedasasurgeoninKuwait(1983–93),asaTraumaResearchFellowatLinkopingUniversity,Sweden (1993-95),asaSeniorResearchFellowatAucklandUniversity (N.Z)(1996–2001),asaTraumaFellowatRoyalPerthHospital,Perth,Australia(2001),andfi-nallyastheHeadoftheTraumaGroupattheFacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,UAEUniversitysince2001.Duringhis30yearspostgraduatecareer,Hehasmademajorcontri-butions to trauma management, research and education in Kuwait, Sweden, New Zealand, AustraliaandUAE.Clinicalexpertiseexistsinthemanagementofmultipletraumapatients.ThisincludedtreatingwarinjuredpatientsduringtheSecondGulfWar(1990)inKuwait.Hehascontributed tomore than220publications in refereed international journals.Profes-sor Abu-Zidan has been promoting the clinical use of Focused Assessment Sonography of Traumaformorethantwentyyears.TrainingcourseswereruninUAE,Kuwait,Oman,Bah-rain,Egypt,Sweden,France,AustriaandItaly.Severalnationalandinternationalawardsforclinical,researchandeducationalactivitieshavebeengiven.AninvitedspeakerandvisitingProfessoratnumerousinternationalmeetings.ChairedorCo-chairedtheorganizationcom-mitteesofseveralsuccessfulinternationalconferencesonTraumamanagement.
Prof. Fikri Abu ZaidanProfessorHead,TraumaGroupUAEUniversityAl Ain, United Arab Emirates
Faculty ProfilebilitationMedicineinSheffieldTeachingHospitals,SheffieldUK.Heservedtherefornearly9yearsbeforemovingtoUAEtotakeupSeniorConsultantPostatShiekhKhalifaMedicalCityinPhysicalMedicineandRehabilitationin2007.HeservedonasBritishSocietyofRe-habilitationrepresentativeonConsensusReferenceGroupforMultipleSclerosisGuidelines,commissionedbytheNationalInstituteofClinicalExcellence.DrWastiisperhapsthemostwellknownpracticingphysicianinthefieldofMedicalRehabilitationofPakistaniorigin.HehasbeenapioneerinadvancingthespecialtyofRehabilitationMedicineintheregionandhaslecturedandpublishedarticlesonthesubjectofimpactofculturalvarianceontheout-comesinrehabilitation.HeisrecognizedforpromotingthecauseofNeurorehabilitationinparticularandwidelyrespectedbyhispeers.Hehasspecialinterestinearlyneurorehabili-tationstartingfromtheintensivecaresetting.Heiswellknownforhisviewsonculturalandethicalvariancesandtheimplicationsoftheseonneurorehabilitation.DrWastihasservedonmanycommittees.HecurrentlyservesasRegionalVicePresidentWorldFederationofNeurorehabilitation(GulfRegion),SecretaryEthicsSpecialInterestGroup,WorldFederationofNeurorehabilitationandSecretary,AppliedResearchGroup,WorldFederationofNeurol-ogy.uslyhehasbeenanexecutivememberoftheBritishSocietyofRehabilitationMedicineVocationalRehabilitationSub-committee.DrWastihasservedasChairofseveralRehabilita-tionconferencesandhefrequentlydeliversinvitedlectures.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 63
Abst
ract
s
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae64
Abstracts
Day 2: 10th December, 2012
The Presentation narrates the detailed story of the United Arab Emirates multiple International Humanitarian missions since the year 1976 in Lebanon, as part of the Arab Deterrent Forcesduring thecivilwar,dedicatedlycontinuingtheirmissions to thepresent time inAfghanistan,aspartof ISAF,andconcurrently inJordantodelivershelterandmedicalservicestotheSyrianrefugees.IthighlightstheimportanceofUAEroleaspartoftheinter-nationalcommunity’scollectiveeffortsinpeacekeepinganddeliveringqualityhumanitarianaidtothelessfortunatepopulationaroundtheworld.
ThepresentationillustratesthecommitmentandinvolvementoftheUAEleadersevenbe-foresendingtheteamsfortheexecutionupuntilthesuccessfulcompletionofthehumani-tarianmission.Inadditiontotheimportanceofthepartnershipbetweenthegovernmentalandnon-governmentalagenciesbothatthelocalandtheinternationallevelinconductinghumanitarianmissionssuccessfully.ItalsorecognizestheprimeimportanceoftheMedi-calServicesCorpsasacornerstoneinthesuccessofthehumanitarianmissions,andthevalueoftheFemalemedicalstaffparticipationincertainhumanitarianmissions.
Lt. Col. Dr. Aysha AldhaheriDeputy Commander ZMHZayed Military HospitalMedicalServicesCorpsAbu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Warren LocketteDeputy Assistant Secretary of DefenseHealth AffairsUnited States of America
PLENARY SESSION I (Emirates Hall) 10:50 - 11:40
Role of UAE in Humanitarian Missions
Human Performance in Extreme Environment
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 65
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae66
Abstracts
As a consequence of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the nuclear power plant wasseverelydamaged resulting in the releaseof radioactivematerials into theenviron-ment.ThisnuclearaccidentisconsideredtobesecondonlytotheChernobyldisasterof1986andwasassessedasbeingatlevel7,whichisthehighestlevelindicatingamajoraccident,on the InternationalNuclearEventScale (INES).Todealwith thiscatastrophe,theJGSDF,mainlytheCentralResponseForce,wasgiventheresponsibilitiesofsprayingwaterontheplant,monitoringtheexposureofpersonnelandequipment,andsupportingdecontaminationeffortsandmedicalcare.SixminorinjurieshavebeenreportedastheresultofahydrogenexplosiononMarch14th,andtheexposurelevelsseeninSDFpersonnelhavebeenaslowasacceptable.
TheNBCCounterMeasureMedicalUnitexecutedmedicalsupportandeducationrelatedtoradiologicexposureprevention.AnothermissionoftheGSDFmedicalteamwastoevacuateand attend to hospitalized patients or bed-ridden refugees at home in an area within a 30 km radiusofthepowerplant,asthisareahadreceivedahighspatialradiationdose.
Followingacriticalityaccident inTokaivillagewhichendedintwodeathsin1999,GSDFdoctors were sent to training courses conducted by the National Institute of Radiological Sciencetoimprovetheircapacityfordealingwithradiationaccidents.GSDFdoctorswhohad passed the course played an important role in establishing guidelines dealing with preventivemeasures,includingcriteriafortheadministrationofpotassiumiodide.AfterthemissioninFukushima,GSDFhaveconductedphysicalandmentalcheck-upofthepersonnelincludingevaluationoftheinternalradiationexposureasnecessary.
Col. Yasunori MatsukiChiefofPlansandAdministrationOfficeMedicalDepartment,GroundStaffOffice(GSO)Ministry of DefenseTokyo, JapanMedical Support of Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) For The Eastern Japan Earthquake, Massive Tsunami And Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Symposium A (Emirates Hall) 13:30 - 15:15
Militarymedical servicesworld-wide are expected to support troops at different deploy-ments,duringpeaceandwar.Suchsupportmandatesspecialskills,trainingandprepared-nessinordertoprovidethebestcarepossible.Differentguidelineshavebeenpresentedin
Maj. Dr. Saleh AlaliEmergency Medicine Consultant Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Pre-Deployment Training, What Is The Answer?
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 67
Abstracts
Use of military forces for humanitarian purposes is a long- established tradition in all corners oftheworld.Inthepublicmind,thereisanassociationbetweendisasterreliefandmilitaryinvolvement;indeed,thereisoftenanexpectationthatmilitaryunitswillassistthecivilianpopulationintheimmediateaftermathofwarsandlarge-scaleemergencies.Humanitarianassistanceoperationscanencompassbothreactiveprograms,suchasdisasterrelief,andproactiveprograms,suchashumanitarianandcivicassistance(HCA)orcivilsupport.JordanArmedForcesandRoyalMedicalServicesofJordan(RMS)hasinvolvedinmanyactivitiesofhumanitarianassistanceprogramsbothonnationalandinternationallevels.FewwarsjustontheboardersofJordanmakethechallengesindealingwithbothrefugeesinfluxandhelpingciviliansinthewarzonesademandingissuetoRMS
ThispresentationwillfocusonJordanianexperienceindealingwith1. HumanitarianStrategiestodealwithrefugesinfluxtoJordan(IraqandSyriacases)2. LessonsfromDeploymentsofHumanitarianassistanceteamstointernationallociof disasters and war zones 3. PlanstodealwithnationalhumanitarianmissionswithinJordanincasesofdisasters
Col. Dr. Aiman Alsumadi ConsultantOBGYNJordanianRoyalMedicalServicesJordan
Strategies to Deal With Refugee Influx
theliteraturewithnoclearconsensusontherightapproach.
Aim: The aim of this lecture is to present different models of medical training currently in use and present a common approach that will enable military medical leaders on planning forthenextdeployment.
Objectives: 1. Giveanoverviewofpre-deploymentmedicaltrainings.2. Presentthemaincomponentsofpre-deploymentmedicaltrainings.3. Shedsomelightonsomeofthebestpracticesavailablefromdifferentpartsofthe world.4. Presentfewrecommendationsonhowtoplanforapre-deploymentmedicaltraining program.
Target Audience: Health care leaders and policy makers, administrators, physicians, nurses and paramedicalpersonnel.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae68
Abstracts
Col. Prof. Fethi BayoudhChefdeservicedepédiatrieHôpitalmilitairedeTunisTunisia
Lt. Col. Mohamed A. J AlansariSearch&RescueDepartmentHead–AbuDhabiPoliceAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tunisian Medical Services Corps Humanitarian Action During The Crisis In Libya
UAE Search and Rescue Team Abu Dhabi Police
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 69
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae70
Abstracts
Symposium B (Abu Dhabi Hall)
Missedinjuriesaredefinedasinjuriesdiagnosedafter24hoursofadmission.Theyarereportedtooccurin9%ofmultipletraumapatients.Missedinjurieswillbereducedwhenperformingtertiarysurveyinmultipletraumapatients. It is logicalthatmissedinjuriesmayincreasewithmasscasualtysituationsbecause tertiarysurveymayprove tobeoccasionallydif-ficult.ThelecturewillhighlightthelessonedlearnedfromtheSecondGulfWarbygivingexamplesofmissedinjuries.Missedinjuriescanbeeitherinthepreoperativeoroperativestages.Preoperativemissedinjuriesincludespinalcordinjuriesorblastlunginjuriesduetolackofappreciationofthetransmissionofenergyawayfromthetrackoftheballistics.Itisalwaystoimportantfindtheinletandexitoftheballisticwoundsoastomapthemissileinjuries.Missedintraoperativeinjuriesoccurmainlyintheretroperitonealstructureslikethepancreas,ureterandcolon.Understandingthebiomechanicsofballisticsinjurywillhelpthetreatingsurgeontoearlydiagnosewar–relatedinjuries.
Mr. Michael HunterDeputy ChiefEmergencyMedicalServicesUmass Memorial Medical CtrUnited States of America
Prof. Fikri Abu ZaidanProfessorHead,TraumaGroupUAEUniversity
Pre-Hospital Management of Penetrating Trauma
Minimizing Missed War - Related Injuries
13:30 - 15:15
Embolization,CoilingandStentingetc..permanentlyestablishedsince2002,wehaveinUAE4centersperformingthistechnique,beforethatdate,therewereonandoffoffewvisitingInterventionalNeuroradiologistsperformingsomeprocedures in localhospitalsforshortperiod.IOMforSpineSurgerystartedintheyear1999-2000,thenafteritisenlargedtobrainsurgeryIOMandBrainMappingwithAwakeCranialSurgeryinfewpatients.SpinalandBrainNavigationareofroutineworkinthemajorNeurosurgicalUnitsinpublicandprivatehospitals,thatinvolvestheuseofO-ArmasroutineinSpineSurgeryin3hospitals,withthisyearintroductionofIntraoperativeMultisliceCTScan.MoreandmoreavailableNeurosurgi-cal ICUandspecializedNeurointensivistsareinthemajorhospitals.Forsurewewillnot
Dr. Abdul Karim Msaddi
Current Status of Neurosurgical Services and Developments in UAE
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 71
Abstracts
Objectives of the Lecture• TogiveanoverviewofhistoryofthedevelopmentoftheRehabilitationMedicine• GivedetailsofchangingfaceofRehabilitationandmovefromgeneralistapproachto specialized programs• Thecurrentsetupsfordeliveryofrehabilitation• Newapproachesandtreatmentmodalities• CurrenttrendsinassessingeffectivenessofRehabilitation• Abriefoverviewofshapeofthingstocome
Dr. Sabaht Asim WastiConsultant in Physical Medicine and RehabilitationSheikh Khalifa Medical CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Current Trends in the Medical Rehabilitation
forgettheneurorehabilitationwhichisavailablebutstillnotabletocovertherealneed.
In General : The progress of Neurosurgery is continuous with more sub specialties established and more expertNeurosurgeonssupportedbyadvancedtechnologyaredealingwithmoreseriouspathologies, theflowofpatients travellingabroad isminimizedandwearewitnessingareversetendencyofpatientscomingtoUAEforNeurosurgicalTreatment.
One main issue still on the way: The Stereotactic Radiosurgery which is not ready and an-otherweaknessisthelackofexpertiseinNeuropathology.
TrainingProgramsinNeurosurgerystillnotyetestablished,scientificactivitiesaremainlycoveredbytheEmiratesNeuroscienceSocietywhichwasestablishedin2001,theSocietyrepresentthemainNeurosurgicalactivitiesinUAEwithinternationalcongressevery2years,local monthly meetings and participate in the organization of Dubai Spine Conferences since 10 years, European Spine Course Diploma since 2 years and few other courses and hands oncadavericworkshops.
In Conclusion: UAEisprogressingfastinthedomainofNeurosurgery,expertiseandtechnologyaremoreandmoreavailable,scientificactivitiesarestartingwell,butstillmissingeducationalpro-gramsinNeurosurgery,fewimportantservicesstillmissingtoo,suchasStereotacticRa-diosurgery,Neuropathology,andFunctionalBrainNeurosrugery.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae72
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 73
Abstracts
Obesity is a surprising common condition among military forces. This seems in-congruous in a population which is highly active, but a number of factors cancome into play. The most common factor in soldiers is injury, where activ-ity levels are reduced but diet, and in particular calories remain unchanged. It isimportant to educate soldiers that their caloric intake must reduce when activity lev-els decline. Equallymany jobs within themilitary involve clerical work and do not justi-fy large caloric intake. This has led to discussions about “healthy choice” foods incanteens or messes, to guide members towards better foods. Traditionally weight re-duction programmes have involved a combination of compulsory exercise, dietary ad-viceandadministrativethreat. Thisapproachhasbeenproblematicandoftenresults inprolongationorworseningofinjury.RecentlytheADFistrialingtheuseofweightwatcherswith promising results. Bariatric surgery is also being considered becausemany obesemembershavehighlyvaluableskillsetsandlosingthemonadministrativegroundsrepre-sentsacapability loss.Surgery insuchcasesmayrepresentacost-effectivemethodofmanagingtheconditionwithadditionalbenefitsintermsofdiabetesandCVdisease.
Brig. Dr. (Ret.) Stephan RudzkiRegionalMedicalAdvisor(FormerlyDirectorGeneralPolicy&ResearchAdf)Department Of DefenceAustralia
Lt. Col. Dr. Ashraf AlzaabiHead,RespiratoryDivisionZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Successful Projects In Combating Overweight and Obesity in The Military
The Prevalence of COPD in The Middle East and North Africa
Symposium C (Dubai Hall)
• Historicalaspectsofmilitarymentalhealth• Mentalhealthdata/epidemiologyinUKarmedforces• MentalhealthcareserviceprovisionforUKarmedforces
Surg. Capt. Dr. John SharpleySurgeon CaptainDefenceConsultantAdvisorinPsychiatryUnited Kingdom
Mental Fitness Assessment for Military Personnel With Mental Health Disorders
13:30 - 15:15
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae74
Thelevelofheatstrainexperiencedbyanindividualisaresultoftheinteractionbetweenthelevelofphysicalexerciseundertaken,theclothingwornandtheprevailingenvironmentalconditions.Heatstrainisexacerbatedinsoldiers,firefighters,oil,gasandotherindustrialworkerswhowearpersonalprotectiveequipmenttocarryoutroutinetasks.Heatstraincanseverelylimitperformanceandworkproductivity,aswellasincreasingtheriskofheatillness.
Militarypersonnelaroundtheworldareparticularlysusceptibletoheatillness.IntheUnitedStatesofAmericathe2009MedicalSurveillanceMonthlyReportreported229casesofheatstrokeand1467casesofheatexhaustionintheUSArmedForcesduring2008.Heatinjuriesarenotonlyconfinedtohotenvironments;intheUKinthe2003-2004academicyear12officercadetssustainedheatrelatedillnessattheRoyalMilitaryAcademySand-hurst(RMAS)followingfivedifferentcompetitionevents.
Strategies can be employed to try and reduce the risk. Monitoring body core tem-perature (Tc) enables the worker and/or supervisor to assess the level of strainexperienced by each person. However, this is limited by the technology avail-able for non-invasive measurement of Tc in a field environment. Work/rest sched-ules can be altered to reduce the rise in Tc, as was employed by RMAS to reduce the number of heat casualties in the competition events. Additionally, cooling strategiessuchascoolvestsorpre-coolingusingiceddrinkscanreducetheriseinTcobserveddur-ingexercise,aswellasensuringadequatehydration.
Thispresentationwillgiveexamplesoftheheatstrainexperiencedbyvariousoccupationalgroupsandshowhowstrategiescanbeemployedtoreducetheriskofheatillness.
Dr. Mark RaysonManaging DirectorOptimal Performance LimitedUnited Kingdom
Prevention of Heat Illness
Abstracts
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 75
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae76
Abstracts
Alargenumberofdefinitionsexist.LetustakethoseexpressedsomanytimesbytheICRC.
Humanitarian action includes any action undertaken in order to help human beings in a state of physical or moral suffering, in particular in time of disasters, whether those are from hu-man, natural or technologicalorigin,butalsoandespeciallyinperiodsofconflict.Thedevelopmentofthisconceptof“conflict”hasbeenobservedforafewyearsinsofarasbetweenthelightofthe“stateofpeace”andthedarknessofthe“stateofwar”,awholeareaofshadesofgreyexist,fromthemostpaletothedarkestone,whereonecanfindthedefinitionofwordssuchas:peacekeeping,peacemaking...
Legally,internationallawsspecifythattheobjectivestobeachievedaretorespectlifeandrecognise the right for any human being to enjoy health and dignity, in peacetime as well as inwartimewithoutdifferenceinideology,thought,religionorethnicorigin.
1)Humanrightsstresstherightofthevictims,andonlyofthevictims,whileitrefusestorecognisehumansufferingasjustifiable,whateverthecircumstances.Thisrightsstressthevictims’righttocallforhumanitarianaid.
2)Itcompelspeopleinvolvedinconflictsordisasterstoacceptthehumanitarianaid.
3)Itgivesnorighttothoseproposingthisaidtoimposeitbystrength.Humanitarianactioninvolvestheagreementandtherequestoftheassistedregion.
According to these circumstances, the actors of this aid can be:
• Themedicalorganisationsofthecountriesconcerned• Thegovernmentalorganisations• Thenongovernmentalorganisations(NGO)• TheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocietiesaswellas national societies • TheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross• TheArmedForces• Themedicalmilitarydepartments.
Dr. Warner AndersonDirectorInternationalHealthDivisionUnited States of America
Successes, Controversies and Lessons in Military Medical Humanitarian Operations
Symposium D (Emirates Hall) 15:30 - 16:45
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 77
• TheagenciesoftheUnitedNations(UNHCR,UNICEF,FAO,WFP,UNDP,WHO, UNOCHAetc)
Concernforneutralityandimpartiality,particularlydevelopedamongcertaincountries, isstillareasonofconflictofinterest,eachonewantingtopreserveitsmoralintegrityand/oritsinfluence.Thereisnotalwaysaharmoniousintegrationforthesimultaneouscontrolofthehumanitarianemergencyactions(healthandfoodaidrestingonheavylogistics)andofthehumanitariandevelopmentactions(supportduringtheprogrammeimprovingthequal-ityofpeoplelife,withactiveparticipationofpeople).Thereisnoconsensusbetweenthereports of the humanitarian agencies and the states which want to carry out their actions withintheframeworkofastrategy«ofcoherentintegration»ofmeans.Betterco-ordinationofthesevariousgroupsofparticipantswouldremainthebestwayofincreasingtheeffec-tivenessofhelpforthevictims,whoshouldremaintheonlysubjectofimportance.
Abstracts
Disasters usually strike resource-poor nations, where women and children are often the mostaffected.Theyrepresent themajorityof thepoor, themostmalnourished,and theleasteducated,andtheyaccountformorethan75%ofdisplacedpersons.
Disastersusuallymagnifiesthedutiesandresponsibilitiesofwomeninparticularwhereonthehandtheyhavesignificantlylesssupportandfewerresourcesthantheyhadbeforetheincident.
Besidestheeffectsofthedisaster,womenbecomemorevulnerabletoreproductiveandsexualhealthproblemsandareatincreasedriskforphysicalandsexualviolence.Womenbecomebothvictimsandtheprimarycaretakers.Healthpractitionersareoftennotawareoftheseissueswhenprovidingemergencycare.Developingadisasterreliefteamwithexpertsinmaternalhealthisnecessarytoimprovewomen’shealthoutcome.
Addressingthehealthneedsofchildrenincomplexemergenciesiscriticaltothesuccessofreliefeffortsandrequirescoordinatedandeffectiveinterventions.
Themajorcausesofchildhoodmorbidityandmortalityincomplexemergenciesaresimilarto nonemergency settings: diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory tract infection, measles, malaria,andmalnutrition.However,theseverityandmagnitudeofthesediseasesareoftenexacerbatedbyconflictordisaster,necessitatingrapidassessmentandtreatmentoflargenumbersofseverelyillchildren.Diseasesurveillancesystemsmustberapidlyestablished,particularlyfordiseasesknowntocauseoutbreakswithhighcasefatality.
Col. Dr. Aiman Alsumadi ConsultantOBGYNJordanianRoyalMedicalServicesJordan
Women and Pediatric Aspect in Humanitarian Mission and Disasters
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae78
Surg. Capt. Dr. John SharpleySurgeon CaptainDefenceConsultantAdvisorinPsychiatryUnited Kingdom
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Abstracts
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 79
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae80
Talkwill provideabroadpictureof the statusofRefractiveSurgery in theUnitedStatesmilitary. Topics coveredwill include current regulations, demographics, technology, andpracticepatterns.Outcomesandperformancewillalsobediscussed.
Maj. Dr. Vasudha PandayConsultanttotheAirForceSurgeonGeneralforRefractiveSurgeryU.S.AirForceAirEducationandTrainingCommandTexas,UnitedStatesofAmerica
Refractive Surgery Current Practice
Symposium E (Abu Dhabi Hall)
Abstracts
15:30 - 16:45
Background: DatafromWHOsurveyshowedaworld-wideprevalenceofchronicpainintherangeof20%to30%.WhileOpioidprescribinghasincreaseddramatically inrecentyears,There isevi-dence that chronic pain remains under-treated and chronic Opioid therapy for chronic pain conditionscontinuestobesurroundedbyconsiderablecontroversyformanyreasons.
ManyoftheMilitaryHealthSystem’s(MHS)challengeswithpainmanagementareverysimi-lar to those faced by other medical systems, but the MHS also faces some unique issues becauseofitsdistinctivemission,structureandpatientpopulation.ForExample:• ThenationexpectstheMHStoprovidethehighestlevelofcaretothosecarrying Wars’heaviestburdens.• Thetransientnatureofthemilitarypopulation,makescontinuityofcareachallenge formilitarymedicine.• Painmanagementchallengesassociatedwithcombatpoly-traumapatientsrequire integrated approaches to clinical care• Finally,theMHScareforwarriorsisrootedinamilitaryculturethatpraises selflessness,toughness,andwillingnesstoacceptpain.“NoPain,NoGain”.
Objective:• DiscusschallengesofproperpainmanagementinMilitaryHealthSystem• Discussproperpainmanagementmodalitiesinallsittings
Main Message:Understanding that pain is not just a symptom of disease but at times, Is a fundamental changeoccurringinmodernmedicine,explainingtheNewemphasisoneffectivepain
Maj. Dr. Farah AlzaabiDepartmentoffamilymedicine&chronicpainclinicZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Pain Management in Military During Peace and War
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 81
Abstracts
control.Regardlessof the treatment setting (CivilianVs.Military), inadequateacutepaincontrolisassociatedwithamyriadofphysiologicchangesthatcansignificantlyincreasepatientmorbidityandpossiblymortality.Painspecialistshavereportedthataddictionisarareoccurrenceamongchronicpainpatients,andOpioidsremainourmosteffectivemeansto control pain, and their appropriate use is an essential cornerstone to the practice of medi-cine.However,carefulandconsideredprescribingofOpioidmedicationsmustbeadoptedbyallphysicianstopreventinappropriatemisuseanddiversion.
Conclusion:TheMilitaryHealthCareSystem,whichincludesproviders,administrators,resourceman-agers and patients, must be re-educated on the management of pain as well as the con-sequencesoffailuretotreatthisdisease.Thisre-orientationtopainwillrequirearobusteducationandtrainingcurriculumthatimpactsallservicemembersandtheirdependents.Thegoalsare lofty,thetask isdifficult,buttheeffortwillenhancewounded-warriorcarewhichisreasonenoughtomoveout.
• This20minuteslecturehighlightsthepresenceofhiddenagendainourclinical practice which is when the patient’s presenting complaint is not the real reason why theyhavecometoseethedoctor.
• Itisbasedonrealcasesfrompracticedemonstratingexamplesofpatientshidden agendas
• Itshowstheothersideofclinicalpracticewherephysicianshavetheirhiddenagenda from patients
• ItraisestheissueofVIPtreatmentandtheseriousdownsideofVIPcare
• Bytheendofthepresentationparticipantswillbeableto:
1. Recognizethedifferentpresentationsofhiddenagendainclinicalpracticebythe illustratingcasereports.2. OutlineBioMedicalModelofaconsultationversusPatientcenteredapproachwhich isanessentialtooltorecognizethehiddenagendasofpatients.3. ApplydifferenttechniquestouncovertheHiddenAgenda.4. RecognizepossibleHiddenAgendaofphysiciansinconsultations.5. DiscussdifferentconceptswhendealingwithVIPpatientsandtheseriousdown sidesofVIPcare.
Maj. Dr. Fayza AlameriSpecialist Family MedicineZayed Military Primary Care CentreAbu Dhabi, UAE
Hidden Agenda in Clinical Practice
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae82
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 83
Abstracts
The huge amount of logistic demands and the increasing numbers of operation tasks, cre-atedaverychallengingenvironmentinthemilitarymedicallogisticservicesthatresultedinlogisticsoversize,difficultmanagement,andheavyburden.Therefore,UAEarmymedicallogisticstooktheinitiativeoftotalbusinesstransformationandre-engineering,byrecogniz-ing opportunities that emerge outside traditional business models, constantly seeking new knowledge,“thinkforthecustomer”,anticipating,andinnovatingservicestomeetcustom-ers’evolvingneeds.
This paper examines how themedical logistics center inUAEarmed forces adopted in-novationinlogisticsthroughtechnology,knowledgeandrelationshipnetworks,inordertoachievegreaterefficiency;allowbetterstrategicplanningandimproveddecisionmaking.
Thisisa20minuteslecturewhichwillteachesandinformstheattendeeaboutforensicfirearmcasesinvestigationtechniquesthatcanbeappliedinincidentssuchasinhomicide,suicide,masskillingoraccidentalshooting.Firearmforensiccasesinvestigationrequireintensiveworkfromafire-armexperttoidentifyseveralfactorsandconditionsuchastypesofammunition(e.g.bot-tleneckcartridge,expandingbullet),gunstypesandnumber,bulletscomposition,distanceof shooting, injuries location in human body and clothes, the gun shot residues, and to study thetrajectoryoftheprojectile.Acaseexamplewillbepresented.Theeffectofprojectileentrancesandexitonbonewillbediscussedinitsrelationtotheinvestigationprocess.
After attending this lecture, the participants will be able to:• Understandtheimportantofcrimesceneintheinvestigationprocess.• Identifythefirearmcasesforensicinvestigationtechniques.• Recognizeandunderstandtheeffectoffirearmprojectile(e.g.differentbullets)on boneincaseexamplesandinexperimentalcondition.
Mr. Saeed AljasmiHeadofBusinessSupportandDevelopmentMedical Logistic Center, UAE Armed ForcesUnited Arab Emirates
Mr. Khudooma AlnaimiAbu Dhabi PoliceAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Transformation of Medical Logistics Through Innovation and Technology
Method of Investigating Firearm Cases and the Study of the Projectiles Trajecto-ries in Bone
Symposium F (Dubai Hall) 15:30 - 16:45
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae84
Abstracts
Airway management in the Prehospital setting differs from that encountered in the tactical/combatsituation.Thispresentationwillreviewthecommonairwaymanagementtechniquesusedinthenon-tacticalPrehospitalenvironmentandcompareandcontrastittothatoftahetacticalenvironment. Reviewofairwaymanagementtechniquesusedandthetimingoftheseduringthedifferentphasesofthecareoftraumatizedpatientinthecareunderfiretacticalfieldcareandevacuationcarewillbediscussed.ThediscussionwillcenteraroundtheprimaryfieldMEDIC.
Mr. Greg ChapmanDirectortheCenterforPrehospitalMedicine-ViceChairmanPHTLSCarolinas Medical CenterUnited States of America
Can the Data From the Battlefield Extrapolated into the Non-Tactical Setting
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 85
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae86
When the risk is highWhen the risk is high
Atorvastatin
®
Your Patients’ Lifeguard
United Arab Emirates, P.O. Box 997, Ras Al Khaimah Tel.: (971-7) 2461461, Fax: (971-7) 2462462
www.julphar.net
G U L F P H A R M AC E U T I CA L I N D U S T R I E S
EN/1
46/A
dv/0
01/1
112
Hos
B
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 87
Abstracts
Day 3: 11th December, 2012
A total of 496 individuals, all males, participated in the cross-sectional study.Those were serially selected from the attendees of the military recruitment clinic in early 2012.All participants were UAE nationals. Demographic datawas collected and anthropometric measurements were done using standard methodologies.Classificationofriskfactorswasbasedonpublishedinternationalcriteria.CalculationoftheBMIrevealedthat27%oftheparticipantswerewithinthenormalrangewhile40%wereover-weight,30%wereobeseand3%wereextremelyobesewithaBMIabove40.Theprevalence rateofotherCVD risk factorswereas follows;hypertension,25%;smoking,24%;highbloodcholesterol level,40%;elevatedLDL level,40%;hypertriglyceridemia,40%;lowHDLlevel,46%;central(abdominal)obesity,41%;hightotalbodyfat,67%;pre-diabetics,15%;anddiagnoseddiabetics8%.Thestudywasundertaken tomeasuretheprevalenceofknownriskfactorsforthedevelopmentofcardiovasculardis-easesinmilitarypersonnelservingintheuaearmy.
Those selected for the study were coming for their periodical medical check up for the purpose of renewingtheirmilitaryreengagementcontracts.ThestudyisbothtimelyandrelevantgiventhealarmingratesofCVDriskfactorsamongthecivilianpopulation.Themajorriskfactorsincludeobesity,diabetesMiletusandhypertension.TheimpactofCVDonthehealthoftheindividuals,thequalityoftheirlivesandthetollonproductivityandhealthcareexpenditureareenormous.Standardprocedureswereusedintheclinicalassessment,laboratorytest-inganddatacollectionusingvalidatedquestionnairestoassessdietaryandlifestyleknowl-edgeandpractices.ThestudyconcludedthattheprevalenceofCVDishighamongUAEmilitarypersonneltested,mirroringtheratesinthegeneralpopulation.Therefore,thereisdefiniteandacuteneedforinterventionalmeasuresaimedatreducingthoseratesandpro-moting and sustaining healthy dietary and lifestyle practices among the military personnel andtheirfamilies.
Col. Dr. Abdullah AlnaeemiMedical DirectorZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
PLENARY SESSION II (Emirates Hall)
Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Program In Military Employees
09:00 - 10:30
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae88
BackgroundReligiouspilgrimage,orHajj,isabasictenetoftheIslamicdoctrine.Eachyearapproxi-mately 3million pilgrims congregate for up to 2 weeks in a <3 square mile area around the cityofMakkah.Hajjiscanexperiencephysicalandemotionalstresswithlimitedhealthcareaccess.CardiovasculareventswerethemaincauseofdeathduringHajjforthelastdec-ade;thereforetheStrategicCardiacHajj InterventionalProgram(SCHIP)was launchedin2009toprovideimprovedcardiacoutcomes.
Aim:ToassesstheimpactofSCHIPoncardiacmortalityduringHajj.
Methods: A team of Cardiologists, specialists, nurses with access to 3 cardiac catherization labora-toriesprovided24hour-a-daysupportto13localhospitalsthroughouttheHajjperiod.Car-diacandallcausesmortalityadjustingforthepotentialothercovariateswerestatisticallyanalyzedusingtimeseriesdatabeforeandafterintervention.
Results:Cardiacdeathratesduring2006,2007and2008were51.7%,50.6%and53.2%.AfterSCHIPintroductionratesin2009,2010and2011were43.3%,32.5and19.7%.Thein-hospitalmortalityforACSwere4.7%,4.6%and3.0%.Thenumberofcardiacprocedureperformedin2weekduringHajj2009,2010,and2011were183,288and550.Themajorityoftheprocedureinthelast3yearswerecoronarycatherization90.1%,80.9%and86.7%.Theratesofopenheartsurgerywere7%,5.2%and4.5%.
Conclusion:AfterintroductionofSCHIP,cardiacandin-hospitalmortalitysubstantiallyreduced.Futureintroduction of mobile cardiac catheterization laboratories may further reduce cardiac mor-tality.
Col. Dr. Khalid AlfaraidyDirector of KFMMC Cardiac CenterDirector of Medical AdministrationCardiac CenterKingFahdMilitaryMedicalComplexDhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Remarkable Reduction in Cardiac Mortality Associated with the Introduction of The Strategic Cardiac Hajj Interventional Program During The Largest Gathering in the Planet
Abstracts
Dr. Johnny LauAssistant Professor, Consultant Orthopedic SurgeonUniversityofTorontoToronto, Canada
Prevention of Orthopedic Injuries During Military Training
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 89
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae90
Abstracts
Keratoconusisacommoncornealdiseaseaffectstheyoungpopulation.Therehavebeenseveraladvancesinthetreatmentofthiscondition.Contactlenseshavebeenrefined,In-trastromalCornealRingshavebeenintroducedandcornealcrosslinkingisused.Intraocu-larcontactlensesandlamellargraftinghasbeensuccessful.Thelecturewillshedlightonhowtoapproachdifferentcaseswiththebestmodalityoftreatment.
Lt. Col. Dr. Ahmed AlsaadiConsultant,CorneaandRefractiveSurgeonZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Terry MartinConsultantinAnaesthesiaandIntensiveCareDirectorCCAT Aeromedical TrainingMedical Director, Capital Air AmbulanceUnited Kingdom
Brig. Gen. W. Bryan GambleDeputyDirector,TRICAREManagementActivityUnited States of America
Keratoconus, What’s New?
Wartime Evacuation
Logistical Challenges in Humanitarian Mission
PLENARY SESSION III (Emirates Hall) 11:00 - 12:30
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 91
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae92
Immunization protects the personal health of the military personnel and maintains their ability to accomplish missions.This presentation will provide the audience with a comprehensiveoverviewofthemilitaryimmunizations
Themainobjectiveswillbe:1. ToReviewMilitaryimmunizationStandards2. ToprovideanOverviewofImmunizationsinMissions3. ToreviewSmallpoxandAnthraximmunization
Lt. Col. Dr. Nawal AlkaabiDivisionHeadofPediatricInfectiousDiseaseSheikh Khalifa Medical CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Symposium G (Emirates Hall)
Immunization Strategies in Missions
Abstracts
Inworldwidemilitaryoperations,vector-bornediseasessuchasmalaria,dengue,leishma-niasis, Lyme Disease, etc… and associated discomfort caused by biting arthropods can be largelypreventedwithproperuseofpersonalprotectivemeasures,particularlyarthropodrepellents.Personalprotectivemeasuresandrepellentsareusuallythefirstlineofdefenseagainstbitingandvector-bornediseasearthropodsandprovidemilitarycommanderswithaquickandinexpensivemeasuretoprotecttheforceinanymilitarysituation.Thispresen-tationwilldescribetheU.S.DepartmentofDefenseArthropodRepellentSystemandotherimportantpersonalprotectivemeasuresusedtoprotectthemilitarytroopsfromdiseasevectorsthroughouttheworld.
Mypresentation,entitled“PointofInjurytoHospital”willgivetheaudienceageneraloverviewofthetreatmentandevacuationresourcesusedbytheU.S.militarytomanagetraumapatientsonthebattlefield.Inadditiontoreviewingthemilitarytreatmentandevacuationsystem,Iintenttoamplifyproventoolsandtechniques,andstimulatethoughtanddiscussionasitrelatestodevelopingacomprehensivemilitarymedicalsystem.IwillspeakfromanArmyperspec-tive,butwillacknowledgeoursisterservices.Theexamples,pictures,andlessons-learnedarefrommytourinAfghanistan,April2010-April2011.
Col. Dr. Mostapha DebbounChief,DepartmentofPreventiveHealthServicesUSArmyMedicalDepartmentCenter&SchoolTexas,UnitedStatesofAmerica
Col. Dr. (Ret.) James D. Pillow Program AnalystCentralCommand(CENTCOM)Florida, United States of America
Personal Protective Measures Used Against Disease Vectors
Field & Medical Management of Chemical/Bio Casualties (FCBC & MCBC)
13:30 - 14:50
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 93
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae94
Abstracts
Militaryadvancesinthefieldhadaffectedandreducedmortalityincombatenvironment.Civiliansectorhaveappliedmanyoftheserecentadvances.Newtherapeuticdevicesanddrugscanprovidetreatmentoptionsforcriticallyinjuredtraumavictims.Thespeakerwillreviewrecentmilitaryadvances,includinghemorrhagecontrol,resuscitativeadjuncts,andfieldultrasound.• Discussnewdevicesforpossibilitytoimprovepatientcare.• Thecriticallyinjuredtraumapatientandnewresuscitativeagents.• Discussnewmedicaldevicesthathavebeendevelopedbythemilitaryandhowcan weapplyitinciviliansetting.• MilitaryinnovationsforIntravenouslinesincombatenvironment.• Innovationsofdifferenthemostaticagentsandtourniquetsforextremitiesandnon extremitiesinjuries.• Newphysiologicalmonitoringdevicestosupporttheresuscitativeeffortsdoneto casualtiesanditscivilianapplication.
Col. Rafael De JesusDeputy, Medical CorpsJoint Staff SurgeonWashington DCUnited States of America
Lt. Col. Dr. Ahmad Mubarak HumaidEmergency Physician ConsultantZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Symposium H (Abu Dhabi Hall)
Telemedicine in Military
Top Recent Innovations in Military Medicine: Can We Apply it in Civilain Setting
Thisone-hourlectureteachestheextendedFocusedAssessmentwithSonographyinTrau-ma(eFAST)examwithdynamicvideosandcase-basedexamples,specificallyfocusingonusingtheFASTexamtoaidintriageandevacuationdecisions.Thereisalsoabriefreviewof other ultrasound applications that have particular utility in austere environments (eg,ocularandmusculoskeletal).
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:• Differentiatenormalversusabnormal(positive)eFASTultrasoundexamimages.• Describeintegrationofultrasoundintotriage,evacuation,andmedical decision-makingscenarios.• Appreciatetheutilityofbedsideultrasoundforotheraustere-environment applications.
Dr. James PalmaProgram AnalystCentralCommand(CENTCOM)Florida, United States of America
Operational Ultrasound: Efast and Beyond
13:30 - 14:50
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 95
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae96
Abstracts
Thepresentationwillguidetheattendeethroughtheprocessofevaluatingandtreatingcombatmaxillofacialinjuriesinanareawithlimitedmedicalresources
Bytheendofthelectureparticipantswillbeableto:1. Appreciatecurrentinjurypatternsrelativetothoseexperiencedinpastconflicts2. Learntechniquestoexpedientlymanagemaxillofacialinjurieswhenresourcesare limited
ThespeakerwillgiveanoverviewoftheBritishMilitaryMedicalinvolvementandsecondarycareassetsduringtheKosovoconflictofthelate1990’s,Personalexperienceandcasereportsduringthisconflictarepresented.Keyperformanceindicatorsinclinicalmanage-mentarediscussed.Bytheendofthelecture,delegateswillbeableto.1.UnderstandthescaleandscopeofthemajortraumaloadtreatedattheBritishMilitaryHospitalPristina.2.Bemadeawareofsomeofthesuccessesandfailuresofthetreatmentofmajortrauma at the time
Col. Dr. Goksel TamerStaff Surgeon, Landstuhl Medical CenterUnited States ArmyUnited States of America
Group Captain Andrew M. MonaghanEngland, United Kingdom
Dr. Steven LigginsConsultantMaxillofacialSurgeonZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Symposium I (Dubai Hall)
Expedient Management of Maxillofacial Trauma
Management of Maxillofacial Trauma in The Field
Trauma Experience in KOSVO Conflict
13:30 - 14:50
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 97
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae98
Abstracts
ThisTwentymintslectureaboutankleinstabilityanditismanagement.Anklesprainsarethemostcommonathletic-associatedinjury:theyrepresentupto40%ofallsports-relatedinjuries.The incidenceof this inversion typeof ankle sprain is around10,000people per day.Literaturehascitedthatabout50%ofpatientswithanklesprainshavesomelong-termsequelaeoftheirinjury.Manyofthesepeopledevelopankleinstability.
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:• Differentiatedifferenttypeofankleinstability.• HowtodiagnosetheAnkleinstability.• Whatisthedifferentwaysofsurgicalandnonsurgicaltreatmentofankleinstability.
Maj. Dr. Salem AlnuaimiConsultant Orthopedic Head of Department Zayed Military hospitalAbu Dhabi, Unites Arab Emirates
Dr. Johnny LauAssistant Professor, Consultant Orthopedic SurgeonUniversityofTorontoToronto, Canada
Symposium J (Emirates Hall)
Ankle Instability
Flat Foot, Can We Ignore It?
Dr. Omar BatoukAssistant Professor KSAU-HS(KingSaudbinAbdulazizUniversityforHealthScience)-College of Medicine Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ehab FarhanConsultant of OrthopaedicsZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Management of Multidirectional Shoulder Dislocation
Advances in Treatment of ACL Injuries
15:10 - 16:45
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 99
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae100
Abstracts
At the end of 2011, an estimated 34 million people were living with HIV and es-timated 2.5 million people were newly infected cases in 2011. The HIV situ-ation in UAE can be characterized as low prevalence country. There is no globaldata in the prevalence of the diseases in the military and or its impact on militaryeffectivenessandreadiness.But,uniformedservicesarevulnerablegrouptoHIVduetofacilitatingfactorsthatexposethemtohigherriskofHIVinfection.
The presentation will outline:
1. TheglobalandregionalepidemiologicaldataofHIV/AIDS2. TheprevalenceofAIDSinuniformedservices3. TheimpactofHIV/AIDSinthemilitary4. OverviewofUAEArmedForcesHIV/AIDSprogram
Maj. Dr. Saif AlbedwawiInfectious Diseases Consultant Zayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Symposium K (Abu Dhabi Hall)
HIV/AIDS in Uniformed Services
15:10 - 16:45
AbstractInfectiousdiseasesandwarhavebeenintertwinedthroughouthistory.Trauma-relatedcom-plications,food-andwater-bornediseases,endemiczoonoses,andrespiratoryandvector-borneinfectionscharacterizespecifictypesofchallengestothehealthoftheForcesduringOperations.Thisreviewcentersonsub-acuteinfectionslike,tuberculosis,malaria,leishma-niasis,brucellosis,diarrhea,andwound infectionswithmultidrug-resistantgram-negativebacteria.
Learning Objectives
• UnderstandingtheimportanceofwoundinfectionsinWar• UnderstandingtheroleofotherinfectionsassociatedwithWar• Learninghowtoprotectthetroopsfromcommoninfectionsassociatedwithwar
Maj. Dr. Mohamed R. AlkaabiConsultant Medical Microbiologist and Public HealthZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Infections in War
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 101
Abstracts
KnowledgeofthechallengesfortheMilitaryMedicalOfficerinmoderntimeshavebecomemore and more important especially after the creation of the International Tribunals and InternationalCriminalCourt.
The relationship between morals, Ethics and Law and the principle of Dual Obligation is not onlyimportantbuthasgivenrisetomorechallengesfortheMilitaryMedicalOfficer,espe-ciallyinconflictsituations.
Dr. Abdulla AlreesiEmergency Medicine ConsultantSultanQaboosUniversityHospital,MuscatOman
Col. Dr Johan CrouseMedico Legal South African National Defence ForceSouth Africa
How to Start and Monitor a Research Project: From the Idea to the Results
Military Medical Ethics
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae102
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 103
Abstracts
This20minuteslecturehighlightssourcesofnoiseinthemilitaryserviceandtheeffectofnoiseonhearing.Itwillfocusonthecriticalneedtoimplementandre-inforcehearingprotectionpro-graminthemilitary.Itwillincludeabriefexplanationofhearingprocessandthemechanismofnoise-inducedhearingloss.
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:• Outlinehearingprocess• Understandthemechanismofnoise-inducedhearingloss• Appreciatetheimportanceofavalidhearingprotectionprogram
This will include;1. IndicationforCTA2. Technique3. Interpretation4. NonCoronaryDisease5. Advantagesanddisadvantages6. FutureplansofZMHexperienceusingCTA.
Objectives;ToshowtheBasicCoronaryCTAngiographyandtheclinicaluseofthistechnologyandourexperienceinZMHinthisregards.
Group Captain Andrew M. MonaghanEngland, United Kingdom
Maj. Dr. Reem AlalawiSpecialistENT Department, CMSAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lt. Col. Dr. Abdulla AlremaithiConsultant Radiologist and Head of Department of Imaging StudiesZayed Military HospitalAbu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Management of Craniofacial Vascular Malformations - The Birmingham Experience
Noise - Induced Hearing Loss in the Military Service
CT Angio Experience In ZMH
Symposium L (Dubai Hall) 15:10 - 16:45
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae104
Abstracts
Objective:Tostudytheeffectofnoiseexposureonthehearingsensitivityofthescreenedstudysubjects,analysisofthequestionnairefornoiseexposureandtocomparebetweenhearingimpairmentindifferentnoiseexposurecategories.
Materials and methods:asafirstpartofthescreeningstudy,1879subjectswereevalu-ated.Noiseexposuresurveywasfilledbythestudygroup.Screeningairconductionpuretoneaudiogramwasdoneforeachparticipant.PatientwhodidnotpassthescreeningwerereferredtotheENTandaudiologyunitforfurtherevaluation:completehistory,otologicalexamination,puretoneaudiometry,tympanometryandDPOAEs.
Results: Theaveragedurationofdutyforthestudygroupwas10.26±8.06years.33.9%ofthestudygroupwascigarettesmoker.188subjectsoutof1879(10%)didnotpassthe screening air conduction pure tone audiogram and they were referred to audiology clinic. Themeanemission amplitudeacross theDPOAEsmeasured frequencies inNIHLpatientsathighfrequenciesweresignificantlylowerthanthatofthelowfrequencies.Alsoitwas noticed that as the hearing loss increases at high frequencies region with the NIHL the DPOAEsamplitudedecreases.
Discussion and Conclusion:10%ofthehighrisknoiseexposedsubjectshadhighfre-quencieshearing loss.Thishearing losscouldbeminimizedwith theproperuseof thehearingprotectivedevicesonexposuretointensenoiselevel.DPOAEsinNIHLevokedatlowfrequenciesdiffer fromthoseevokedathigh frequencies.Reduction in theemissionamplitudeofDPOAEsathighfrequenciesregionwassignificantincomparisonwiththatofthelowfrequencies.Thesedifferencescanbeattributedtothehearinglossandthepatho-physiologicmechanismatthelevelofOHCsencounteredinthosepatients.
Brig. Dr. Saud S. AlsaifConsultant ENT SurgeonHead of ENT DEPARTEMENTKingFahadMilitaryMedicalComplexKingdom of Saudi Arabia
Screening For Noise Induced Hearing Loss Among Military Personnel in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 105
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae106
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 107
Abstracts
Day 5: 13th December, 2012
Synopsis: This presentationwill briefly cover the history of theAeromedical Evacuationsystem through early Army Air Corps to present day capabilities with emphasis on organ-izing,traininganequippingoftheforceandtheuniversalcapabilitiesbyplatformtoincludetheC-17,KC-135andtheC-130.Basicprinciplesofenroutecoordinationandregulatedpatientvalidationareadefinedforthetheatreofoperation,discussingthecollaborationofthemedicaltreatmentpreparationfortheoperationalliftofpatientrequirements.
Col. Rafael De JesusDeputy, Medical CorpsJoint Staff SurgeonWashington DC, United States of America
Lt. Col. Tammy PokorneyAeromedicalEvacuationandMedicalOperationsPlannerAir Force Central CommandUnited States of America
Recent Advances in Operational and Tactical Planning for Field Medicine
USA Aeromedical Evacuation, A US View
PLENARY SESSION IV (Emirates Hall)
Thepresentationwillinformtheattendeeofthechallengesofprovidingwartimeandhumanitarianmedicalevacuationsservicesinthepracticalsenseofoperations.ThechallengeswillbepresentedfromaUAEprospectiveandwillgiveexamplesofthecurrentaeromedicalevacu-ationsystemintheUAE.Thepresenterwillgivehisviewsofpossiblesolutionstothechal-lenges.
By the end of the lecture participants will be able to:1. UnderstandthechallengesofprovidingAeroMedicalEvacuationServicefrom anoperationalpointofview.2. Understandpossiblesolutionstothechallenges.
Lt. Col. Dr. Nasser AlnuaimiCommandingOfficerofUAEAFMedicalCenter,ChiefFlightSurgeonCommander Aeromedical Training CenterMedicalServicesCorps/UAEArmedForcesAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Challenges of Providing Wartime/Humanitarian Medical Evacuation Services
08:30 - 10:00
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae108
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 109
Abstracts
Symposium M (Emirates Hall) 10:30 - 12:15
The presentation will inform the attendee of the differing echelons of care in military medi-cine.Thelecturewillalsocovercurrenttriagetechniquesandadvancesinmilitaryemer-gencymedicine.
By the end of the lecture participants will be able to:1. Understandthechangesimplementedincurrentmilitarytriagetechniques2. Understandtheechelonsofcareinmilitarymedicineandtheimpactithason casualties
Col. Dr. Tamer GokselStaff Surgeon, Landstuhl Medical CenterUnited States ArmyUnited States of America
Col. Dr. (ret.) James D. Pillow Program AnalystCentralCommand(CENTCOM)Florida, United States of America
Echelons of Care and Current Triage Techniques in Combat
Wartime Evacuations “Point of Injury to Hospital”
Aeromedicalevacuationproceduresprovideservicesothatnosoldierawayfromamedicalfacilitycapableofgivingdefinite,resuscitativelife-savingtreatment.
Thispresentationgiveanoverviewofmission,organizationandcapabilityofUAEmilitarySARandAeromedicalevacuationteam.
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:• ListtheTenetsofMedicalEvacuation• Describewhatmedicalevacuationencompasses• Describewhataretheplanningconsiderations• Identifythedifferentmodesofevacuation• Identifytheadvantages&disadvantagesofourmilitaryevacuationequipment• AeromedicalevacuationteamcompositionandmedicalequipmentRequirements
Maj. Dr. Salem K. AlnuaimiAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Aero Medical Evacuation Team Compositions and Medial Equipment Requirements
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae110
Abstracts
Introduction The need to understand basic aerospace physiology has been accelerated by the growing numberofpassengerswhousecommercialairtraveland,inparticular,theincreasingnum-berofelderly,disabledorchronicallyillpassengers.Althoughcommercialairtransportationisverysafecomparedwithotherformsoftransportation,bothenvironmentalandhealthconcernsmustbeconsideredwhencounselingillpatientswhoareabouttotravelbyair.
In-Flight ResourcesCivilAviationAuthorityrequireallUAEbasedairlinestocarryabasicemergencymedicalkitwithspecifiedcontents,aswellasafirst-aidkitforemergenciesthatmayoccurduringflight.However,thecontentsofthekitsarelimitedandareintendedforbasicemergencytreatmentonly,nottosustainortreatcriticallyillpassengersonextendedflights.Themedi-cal kit may be opened during flight only when authorized by a physician, either on board or fromtheairline’sMedairassistanceservicesconnectedtotheaircraftviaair-to-groundcom-munications.Inaddition,anumberofairlineshaveinstalledautomaticexternaldefibrillators,Tempusandenhancedmedicalkitscontainingawidevarietyofacutecardiaclifesupportdrugsandequipmenttoaidinmedicalemergencies.TheflightattendantsorCabinCreware trained in basic life support and the use of emergency equipment onboard but the use is only limited during emergency
Transfer of ill passenger Transfer of ill passenger on the commercial flight requires to follow certain procedure to assessthefitnessofthepassengerbeforeandduringthecourseofflight,passengerwithpreexistingmedicalproblemandhealth issuearerequesttofill theMEDIFformandac-companythatwithmedicalreportwheretheairlinemedicalcenterevaluateseachcaseandadvicesandrecommendscertainrequirementsduringtheflightwhichmayinclude(medicalescort,oxygen,stretcher)theAirlinemedicaldepartmentmayalsorefusecasesdepend-ing on medical condition and it course during the flight , safety of other passenger Aircraft diversionsriskThepresentationwilldiscussallthisaspectsandhighlightpointsrelatedtopatient transfer in long haul flights
Mr. Wayne Hayman Chief Flight ParamedicGHQ–ArmedForces,AirForceMedicalCenterAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Military Aeromedical Evacuation Training
Dr. Nadia BastakiSeniorMedicalOfficerEtihad Airways Medical CenterAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ultra-Long Haul Patient Movement on Civilian
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 111
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae112
Abstracts
Symposium N (Abu Dhabi Hall) 10:30 - 12:15
Dr. Mark RaysonManaging DirectorOptimal Performance LimitedUnited Kingdom
Optimizing the Selection and Training of Military Personnel UK Military Experi-ence
Theoverallincidenceofinjuryduringtrainingamongrecruitshasbeenrecordedtobeintherange8%to20%withaninjuryratefrom10to15per100recruitspermonth.Thisrepresents a large burden on academies in terms of recruits’ missed training time and resultant decreased fitness togetherwithgreatly enhancedacademy training costs. Asimilarsituationexistsforthetrainingofpolicerecruitsbuttherearelittledataavailabletoquantifythemagnitudeoftheproblem.
Purpose:ToexploretheepidemiologyofinjuriessustainedduringtrainingamongrecruitsintheAbu-DhabiandDubaipoliceacademiesandtoinvestigateaninjurypreventionprogram.
Methods:AprospectivecohortstudywasconductedamongrecruitsjoiningtheAbu-Dhabi& Dubai police academies during the period 2009-2011. Incidence (injuries /recruits-hours)wasevaluatedinadditiontoinjuryseverity,location,type,andcausesofinjuries.
Results: injurieswererecorded,ofwhich60.4%weretime-lossinjuriesand39.6%weremedicalattentioninjuries.Seventyonepercentofinjuriesaffectedthelowerlimbs.Muscle,tendon,andbonepathologieswerethemostcommontypesofconditionsencountered.Eightythreepercentoftheinjuriesweregradualonsetinnature.Sixtyfourpercentofin-jurieswereofminimalseverity.Physicalworkloadatallstagesofthetrainingprogrammewasassessedandaninjurypreventionprogrammehasbeenconductedhowever,shownosignificantchangesininjuryreduction.
Conclusion: Incidence of injuries among recruits resembles that amongst athletes under-takingenduranceexercises,butlowerthanfewathletesinvolvedwithcontactsports.Low-erlimbinjurieswerethecommonestencounteredinjuries,however,ofminimalseverity.
Maj. Dr. Reema AlhosaniSpecialist Sports PhysicianMedicalServiceAdministrationofAbuDhabiUnited Arab Emirates
Injuries in Police Recruits
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 113
Abstracts
Neck pain and impairment is a common condition that affects an estimated 22-70% of thepopulationduringtheirlifetime.Inaddition,30%ofpatientswhosufferfromneckmaydevelopchronicpain.Avarietyofcausesofneckpainhavebeendescribedandincludeosteoarthritis, discogenic disorders, trauma, tumors, infection, myofascial pain syndrome, torticollis,andwhiplash.Similartolowbackpain,apathoanatomicalcauseisnotidentifi-able in majority of cases that present with neck pain or neck related pain in the upper quar-ter.Ifseriouspathologyisruledout,patientswhopresentwithaboveconditionsarearediagnosedashavingmechanicalneckdisorderornon-specificneckpain.Physiotherapistsusemanyclinicalexaminationandtreatmenttechniquestoassesstheconditionandtreatit.Aimofthistalkwillbetopresentcurrentbestpracticeinphysiotherapymanagementofneckpain.Interventionsthatareusedinmanagementofneckpainwillbereviewed.
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:• Understandprevalenceandclinicalcourseofneckpain.• Describeaclassificationsystemproposedforassessmentandtreatmentofneck pain.• Describeevidencebasedexaminationandtreatmentinterventionusedin assessmentandtreatmentofneckpain.
Maj. Abduladheem KamkarHead of Physiotherapy SectionDubai Police Health CenterDubai, United Arab Emirates
Physiotheraphy Management of Neck Pain
Fitnessisanessentialrequirementforallsoldierswhoengageincombat.Butthereisconsiderabledebateabouthowbesttoassessmilitaryfitness.ForcenturiesArmieshaverelied on pack marches to condition soldiers, but from the 1970’s onwards running became thepreferredmethodoftrainingandassessingsoldiers.Fitnesstestsinvolvingrunning,situpsandpush-upsbecomecommonplaceamongWesternMilitaries,andhadtheadvantageofadministrativesimplicityandminimumtimerequirements.However,recentconflictshaveconfirmedthatitistherequirementtocarryloadthatisthemostimportant.Runperfor-manceisafunctionofpowertoweightratiowhichisbestsummarisedbyVO2MAXwhichisexpressedasmillilitresofoxygenconsumedperkgbodyweightperminute(malls/kg/min).Thisfavours lightrunnersof lowmass.LoadcarriageperformanceisdeterminedbyabsoluteVO2andthisisafunctionofbodymass.Sotheparadoxexistsofacombatrequirementforloadcarriagebutafitnesstestingregimethatpenalisessoldiersoflargemass.TheAustralianArmyhasmoved towards the introductionof new testsbasedonphysicalemploymentstandardsandthesewillbediscussed.
Brig. Ret. Dr. Stephan Rudzki RegionalMedicalAdvisor(FormerlyDirectorGeneralPolicy&ResearchAdf)Department Of DefenceAustralia
Fitness Assessment and Readiness for Military Exercise Readiness in Military Training O
ral P
rese
ntat
ions
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae114
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 115
Oral Presentations
Cervical Spine MRI Analysis in Asymp-tomatic Fighter Pilots Flying F-16 and Mirage-2000
Dr.MuntaserA.Husein(UAE)
Abstract : Reclined seat-back angle has been identifiedasariskfactorforneckinjuriesin+Gzflyingenvironment.Theadditionalneck-flexionrequiredtomaintainnormalgazerela-tivetohorizonincreasestheriskofextremecervical spine (CS) positions and reducesmechanicalefficiencyofneckmusclesinCSprotection. In thisMRIstudy,CS imagesof9F-16fighterpilots(FP)and9Mirage-2000FPhavebeenevaluatedby2-blindedradiolo-giststoassessprevalenceandpatternofde-generativechanges in theseFPgroups forthe hypothesis that F-16 FP are more prone for CS degeneration than FP flying other air-craftsofsimilarperformance.Therewerenosignificantdifferencesbetweenstudygroupsin relation to numbers, grades, disc levelsinvolvement and nature of degenerative le-sions.24(57.1%)lesionsaffected13discsof7F-16FPcomparedto18(42.9%)lesionsin9discsof5Mirage-2000FP.Degenerativechanges in these subgroups concentrated aroundC3-4 (38.1%)andC5-6 (38.1%) lev-els and they were frequently in form of poste-rior disc protrusion/bulging (42.9%), signalintensityreduction(28.6%)andposterioros-teophyteformation(19%).ItwasconcludedthatF-16FParenotathigherriskofdevelop-ing CS injuries because of reclined seat-back angle.FPscreeningandperiodicCSimagingwas suggested for identifying those at higher riskandtorevealacquireddegenerativele-sions.Furtherstudieswithmorecriteriaanddefinite grading together with larger studysamples and non-flying controls might be of greater statistical significance and help inunderstanding linksbetween+GzexposureandCSloading.
The Netherlands experience with frozen -80°C red cells, plasma and platelets in Combat Casualty Care
Dr.JohnF.Badloe(Netherlands)
Background: Since 1987 the Netherlands MilitaryBloodBankhasworkedcloselywithDrCRValerifortheproductionof-80°Cfro-zenbloodproducts.Withtheproceduresofhis Naval Blood Research Laboratory theNetherlandsMilitaryisabletoprovidefrozenred cells since 1993 and frozen plasma and platelets since 2001 for peacekeeping and peace enforcing missions abroad the Neth-erlands.With theavailabilityof these -80°Cfrozen blood products the ‘walking blood bank’ and its potentially unsafe blood prod-ucts are obsolete and this concept is thus safely abolished in 2001 by the Netherlands military.
Since the introduction of 4°C storage ofthawed red cells in 2004, theNetherlandsmilitarymainlyuse-80°Cfrozenbloodprod-ucts to cover operational needs. Here wedescribe the experiences with these prod-ucts of NLD blood bank facilities in Afghanistan,fromAug2006-April2011.
Methods: All-80°Cfrozenproductsareleu-kodepletedandofuniversaldonortype,pro-duced in theNetherlands,shippedat -80°C (dry ice)andstoredintheatreat-80°C.Productsarethawed on demand (red cells, plasma andplatelets)orfor4°Cstorageafterthaw(redcells14daysandplasma7days).Occasion-ally, non frozen liquid red cells are sent as asupplementtocover(expected)higherus-age.Allproductsare incompliancewith in-ternationalregulationsandguidelines.
Results: During the past 4.7 years, 1002patients(83%Afghan)weretransfusedwith6164 -80°C frozen blood products (2168
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae116
Oral Presentations
redcellunits,2953plasmaunitsand1043plateletunits)and876unitsliquidredcells.On one location, where all blood products were provided by the Netherlands MilitaryBloodBank,bloodusageandsurvivalwerefurtheranalyzed.Itshowedthat>95%ofthetransfused patients were trauma patients, of which 14% (48 out of 341) requiredmorethan 10 red cell units within 24 hours. Inthesemassivelytransfusedpatientssurvivalimprovedfrom44%(N=16)to84%(N=34)after the introduction of the new ‘1:1 transfu-sionpolicy’ inNov2007.Nowalkingbloodbank was required and no shortages or transfusionreactionswerereported.
Conclusions: Fully tested, frozen blood products,readilyavailableafterthawprovedto be a safe, available, effective and efficient blood sup-port for combat casualty care and together with the use of a 1:1:1 ratio increased sur-vivalinMTpatientssignificantly.
Venomous Bites and Stings Amongst the Armed Forces: A Review of Risk FactorsPreventive Measures And Management
Dr.AbdulrahmanAlasmari(SaudiArabia)
Snakebites, scorpion stings, and spider bites are risks for deployed troops in the desert environment. In Operation DesertShieldwhenArmyunitsenteredunimprovedareas in Saudi Arabia, numerous stings and bitesaccidentsoccurred.Fifty-sevencasesof scorpion stings alone were reported, which required treatment with fluid support andseveraltypesofdrugs.
First and foremost, awareness about time of year when encounters are increased is necessary along with preventivemeasuresofhabitatavoidanceifpossibleandprotec-tiveclothingaspractical aspossiblegiventhehotenvironment.Somestudiesshowedthat the peak occurrence of encounters oc-curred in the spring and summer months, with snakebites peaking in May and arthro-
pod bites peaking in August. This can beexplained by the poikilothermic nature ofsnakes,withmostactivityinthespringandfallandminimalactivityinextremetempera-tures. Arthropods are less reactive to ex-treme temperatures, but extreme heat insummermonthsleadsoldierstohavemoreexposed skin. It is because of this reasonspider/scorpion encounters were reported more likely during the third quarter of the year. The Saudi study also demonstratedtheincreaseinthesummermonths(51%ofstings)anddecreaseinwintermonths,withthehighestincidenceinMay.
Prevention remains the bestmethod to re-duce snake, scorpion and spider encoun-ters. Besides wearing protective clothing,shaking clothes/shoes before wear are use-ful common sense activities. Soldier’s be-havior,with regard tosnakebites,scorpionbitesandspiderbitesalsoplaysasignificantrole.Soldiersshouldavoiddisturbinganimalhabitats and “looking for trouble” by han-dling or provoking snakes, scorpions, andspiders. Once bitten, the systemic effectsvarybasedonspeciesintermsoftheirtoxic-ity.Species-specificantiveninistheprimarymedical treatment but due to real world con-ditionswherespeciesmaynotbeidentified,polyvalent antivenin ismaintained atmajortreatment facilities. Defense Forces gener-ally follow a well established protocol for field treatment that includes reassurance,splinting, rest, intravenous fluid administra-tion,andpainmedication.Rapidevacuationtoahospitalfordefinitivecareandantiveninadministration complete the treatment pro-tocol.Thecontraindicatedmeasuresincludecutting or applying suction to the wound, ap-plyingarterialorvenoustourniquets,givinghot fluids or alcohol, cooling the wound, or cauterizingorfreezingthewound.
Medical personnel deployed on operations are strongly recommended to attend brief-ings about snake/scorpion/spider avoid-anceandthepreventionofbitesandstingswith the emphasis on the particular species of venomous animals that are reported inthatarea.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 117
Oral Presentations
The Role of Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Patients with Acute Abdominal Trauma. Our experience at King Hussein Medical Centre
Dr.AsemAAlhiari(Jordan)
Abstract: Acute abdominal trauma may re-sult in multiple internal organ injuries which maybequitedifficult tocharacterizeespe-ciallyinthepresenceofmoreobviousexter-nalinjuries.
Purpose: the main aim of this study is to evaluate the roleofComputed tomography(CTscan)indeterminingthenature,typeandassociatedfindingsofinternalorganinjuriesdue to acute blunt abdominal trauma, and to determine the effect of its result on the deci-sionofthesurgeon..
Methods: the surgical team evaluated thecases and wrote-down their notes before and after abdominal CT in 285 patients who pre-sented to the emergency room due to acute abdominal trauma between January 2007 and January2009.ThestudywasdoneatKing Hussein Medical Center, Amman-Jordan .Thesampleincluded193males(68%)and92females(32%),withanagerangeof2-78years(meanage,23.5years).
The surgeon was asked to estimate the prob-ability of an underlying internal abdominal or-gan injury, which organ was injured and if he is suspecting other associated complication likehemoorpneumoperitoneum.
Results: The CT scan results changed the surgeons\›initialsuspicionin188(66%)pa-tients. Management plans changed in 82(29%)patients.AdmissionintoIntensiveCareunithasdecreasedby(35%.CONCLUSION:CTscansisextremelyhelpfulininitialevalu-ation of patients with acute abdominal inju-ries particularly in haemodynamically-stable
patients. It isfastandwidelyavailable.Thestudy showed strong effect on surgeons› clinicaldiagnosesandtreatmentplans.
Treatment of Patients with Explosive Defeats in the Act of Terrorism
Dr.TrukhanAlexey(Belarus)
Abstract: Theaimofthestudy.Identifythemost common surgical procedures in pa-tientswithexplosivedefeats.
Material and Methods: The work is based on an analysis of treatment of 195 injured in theexplosionat themetrostation \\\”Octo-ber\\\”11April2011.Thestudycomprises15 hospitals, including hospitals of the Min-istry of Defence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Results:Weconsideredsurgeryforvictimsofthisterroristact.Themaintypesofopera-tions on different anatomical areas are ana-lyzed, technical characteristics and priorities fortheirimplementationaredefined.Thene-cessity of the ability to perform primary sur-gicaltreatmentofwoundsbycivilsurgeonsis shown. The active search for diagnosticin patients with blast lesions for early detec-tion of life-threatening trauma has great im-portance.Weshoulduseallpossiblelabora-tory and instrumental techniques, including invasive (laparocentesis, laparoscopy). Thedependence of the nature and type of sur-gery for fractures of the bones on the type ofinjury,severityoftheconditionofthevic-tim,theavailabilityofmedicalspecialistsandtheirequipmentisshown.
Conclusion:. Victims of blast lesions inneed of performing a large number of sur-gical interventions, including in specializedcare, and should be guided by the principles of«damagecontrol».Eachsurgeonmustknow the characteristics of the pathogenesis and treatment of gunshot and blast wounds, and technique of primary surgical treatment ofwounds.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae118
Oral Presentations
Prevalence and Modifiable Determinants of Obesity Among School Children and Adolescents in Abu Dhabi
Dr.AbulahAljunaibi(UAE)
Prescription Behaviours of General Prac-titioners While Working as a Reserve Of-ficer
Dr.MehmetCetin(Turkey)
Abstract: Introduction - Today, there are numerous medications developed for aparticular indication. The physician has tochoose the most appropriate drug for his or herpatient.Theobjectiveofthisstudyistoinvestigatetheprescriptionbehaviorofgen-eralpractitionerswhileworkingasareverseofficerinmilitarymedicalfacilities.
Material and Methods:Thisdeterminativestudy was carried out between April-June 2009, with the doctors who joined military servicetotakebasictrainingasreserveof-ficersinSamsunTerrainMedicalSchoolandEducationCommandCenter.Atotalof267general practitioners were asked to par-ticipate in thestudyand189 (70,7%) vol-unteers were included in the study. In thisstudy, a questionnaire which was composed of three parts was used as data collection proceeding.
Results: The mean age and the mean year of service were 30,2 and 2,8 years, re-spectively.The resultsof thequestionnairerevealedthat,themostimportantfactordur-ing deciding to write a prescription was as follows:safetyofdrug (adverseeffectpro-file) (6.0), clinical effect of the drug (5.8),andsuitabilityofthedrugtothepatient(5.8).The least important factors were found to be expectations and influence of the phar-macist(1.8)andthementalityof“goodphysician prescribesmore drugs� (2.1).A mock prescription was asked from all par-ticipants and the lowest prescription cost was0$,thehighestonewas39,94$,andaveragecostwas9.5$.
Conclusions: The results of this study are thought to shed light on the issue which fac-
torsshouldbegivenmoreweightandwhatkind of political and administrative strate-gies must be developed to change physi-cians’prescribingbehavior.
Ramadan Fasting and Type 2 Diabetics: Influence of Regular Military Training
Dr.SolimanAMhdEwis(Qatar)
Abstract: Purpose & Participants: As iscustomary,mostreducetheirdailyactivitiesduring the monthe of Ramadan, which this year runsduringsummer time.Westudiedthebiochemicalandclinicalchanges in42military,maletype2diabetics.Nonofthemknown to have IHD, diabetic nephropathy,neuropathy or peripheral vascular disease.Theywereaged39.2yr(range25–51);hadhaddiabetesfor9.3yr(range2–14);18 took light tomoderate regularexercise“Group I�and24didnot“GroupII�.
Methods & Results: They were left to man-age their diabetes as they usually did each yearduringRamadan.After3weeksoffast-ing, plasma glucose fell from 12.7±6.1mmol/l (fasting) to 8.9±4.1 mmol/l (p=0.048) in group I and from13.6 ±6.8mmol/lto12.5±6.2mmol/l(NS)ingroupII.HbA1cshowednon-significantdiffereces,while serum triglycerides fell signifcantly in both groups. Serum createnin, uric acid,BUN, total protein, albumin, alkaline phos-phatase, ALT and AST showed a non-signif-icant increase during the fasting period in bothgroups.Nopatientswerenotedtohavelost any weight. Non showed Ketonuria orhypoglycemia.Fiftysixpercentofthosewhotookregularexerciseand37%ofthosewhodidnot,hadasubjectivefellingofbeingbet-terduringRamadan.
Conclusion: Non-complicated type 2 diabet-ics who wish to take light to moderate regu-larmilitaryexerciseduringRamadanshouldencouragtodoso.Moreinvestigationsarerecommended.Differentresultsmaybeob-tained if similar study was conducted during Ramadaninwinterperiod.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 119
Notes
Post
er P
rese
ntat
ions
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae120
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 121
Poster Presentations1-Children and Disasters, Public Mental Health Approches. 2-Resilience, Burn-out, and the Role of Stress
Dr.AsmaaAminAbdelaziz(Qatar)
Abstract: Children have unique risks fromweaponofmassdestructionduetovariousphysiological and psychological factors in-cluding susceptibility to radiation, propensity to become hypothermic from mass decon-tamination, inadequate availability of pedi-atric emergency care and equipment, con-traindications for pediatric use of standard treatments and possible greater risk from biologicalagentsthemselves.Todate,thereare no reliable large scale epidemiological data on the morbidity or mortality of children exposedtoterrorismandspecificdisastershavebeguntodocumentarangeofadversemental health consequences. Subsequentto thePublicHealthSecurity andBioterror-ism Preparedness and Response Acts of 2002, federal guidance directs all states to address the unique needs of children and families in recognition that children are more susceptible to the untoward consequences of disasters because of a host of special circumstances, including biological and psy-chologicalvulnerability.Asaresult,therehasbeen a significant modernization of publicchild and family mental health approaches to terrorism and disaster preparedness, re-sponseandrecovery.
The 2nd Abstract: While psychopathological changeafterstressisrelativelycommon, itisnoted that it is theexceptionrather thanthe role.Even after significant exposures tostress or trauma, most of people do not de-veloplastingpsychopathology.Increasingin-terest in stress resilience has led to research on the neurobiological basis of protectivefactorsaswellasriskfactorsfordevelopingpsychopathologicalchanges.Resiliencehasbeendefinedashavingeithernosymptoms
oronlyonesymptomafterstressortrauma.It is a measure of coping and
Applying crime scene investigation techniques and its importance in solving violence death case
Dr.HamadAlghafri(UAE)
The role of forensic anthropology in the identification process of dead and miss-ing military service members in war and peace
Mr.KhudoomaSaeedAlnaimi(UAE)
Abstract: Forensic anthropology is the sci-encestudyhumanbody for legal identifica-tionpurposes.Itincludesearchingforhumanremains, collecting them in an organized man-ner, differentiate between human and non hu-man skeletal remains, estimate the minimum numberofpersonsoftheseremains,extractinformation from human remains regarding ageingtheskeleton,sexing(maleorfemale),humanrace(e.gWhite,Black,Asianhumanpopulation), stature estimation (how tall isthe person before death?), type and loca-tion of different trauma on human skeleton (Ballistics, blunt, or sharp force trauma),identify any other characters on human bone which can help in its identification such asmuscle attachment on bone, teeth condition (e.g.attrition,caries,missingteeth,medicalintervention),andgeographicaloriginofhu-manremains.Thetechniqueswhichforensicanthropology can use include CT scanning of human remains, comparing postmortem and antemortem teeth andbone x-rays, fa-cial reconstruction, face-photo superimposi-tion, osteometric measurement, and stable isotopes analysis from teeth, bone, nail and hair. In themilitary situationswhich can fo-rensic anthropology help are in missing mili-tary servicemembers during action ofwar
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae122
Poster Presentationsor peace, plan crash accident with multiple casualties, explosive accidents with sev-eral human remains mixed together, andinnaturaldisasters.Forensicanthropologywillhelpismustininitialidentificationoftheremainsbefore takingsamples forDNAfi-nalidentification.Theaimsofthisresearchis to outline the importance of the forensic anthropologytothemilitaryidentificationofmissing persons in order honor them and reach the truth of their death circumstances andtoreturntheirremainstotheirfamilies.Caseexampleswillbepresented fromthelocalandinternationalexperience.
The DNA and its Database as military biometric management identity tools.
Dr.MariamAlquahtani(UAE)
Abstract: In modern armies the use ad-vancetechniquesandequipmentswillhelpin reaching its full military operation capaci-ties. To reach this target a strong identifymanagement tool will help to identify its mili-tary staff especially for men lost in local and overseas military duties either in fightingorinmilitaryaccidents.Theuseofidentitymanagementmethodfor itsstaffwillhavepositive e security and humanitarian con-sequences especially when other means of identitysuchasfingerprint,militarynumber,clothes and ID cards are missing or dam-aged.DNAisoccupyinganimportantloca-tion in the identification and verification ofthe identify of unknown dead persons by comparing their DNA to a stored DNA data-baseprofilesortoaclosefamilialmembers.TheDNAmethodscanbeaneffectivestaffidentity management methods in the military lifeasitscanbeanalysisfrombiologicalevi-dencessuchasblood,boucles’swabs,teeth, hair andbone.TheDNA techniquescan include nuclear DNA, Y-chromosome, andMitochondrialDNA.Thesuggestmeth-ods of collecting DNA samples is by buccles
swabs.Thesesamplescanbeanalysisandstored in a separated military DNA database ortobestoredandanalyzedwhenit’sneeded.Inthisresearchcasesexampleofusing DNA in identifying deceased persons inAbuDhabiwillbereviewed,paternityanal-ysis, and the Abu Dhabi forensic DNA da-tabase system will be discussed which will explainthedatabasetypes,itsmethodsofsearchinganduploadingDNAprofiles.
The important of fingerprint in the hu-manforensic identification
Dr.SultanAlTenaeji
Abstract: Fingerprints are friction ridges of human hand and foot which can be used in theidentificationprocess.Itcanberecoverfrom dead bodies in early decomposition stage,ormummifiedbodes,andother im-pressionfromdifferentsurfaces invariousitems such as cars, pens, wood, skin, glass, plastic,paper, fruitsandother.Fingerprintcanbeimportanceevidenceincasessuchas homicide, burglaries, unknown persons identification.Incasesofdecomposedbod-ieshandsskincanberemovedtobewashand treat the skin in the laboratory in order to facilitate the fingerprinting process, inmummified human bodies fingers can becut from the hands in order to clean their skin and to treat later by distilled water to maketheskinsoftertorecoverfingerprint.There are several fingerprint classificationsystemssuchaswhichcategorize thefin-gerprintintoloop,whorlandarch.Modernink-freeequipmentsareusedtotakefinger-print from the hand which enables transfer themelectronicallytothedatabase.Finger-print which are taken from crime scene or dead unknown bodies will be compared to local or international (Interpol) fingerprintdatabase. This researchpaperwill explainthe importanceoffingerprint,applications,
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 123
Poster Presentationsandprocedures.Casesexampleswillbepre-sentedwhichexplainthefingerprintrecoverytechniques from different surfaces using severaltechniques.
Methods of investigating firearm cases and the study of the projectiles trajecto-ries in bone
Dr.JasimObaidAlali(UAE)
Abstract:Firearmforensiccasesinvestiga-tion require an intensive work from an ex-periencedfirearmexpert to identifyseveralfactors and condition such as types of am-munition (e.g.bottleneckcartilage,expand-ingbullet),caliber,bulletscomposition,dis-tance of shooting, number of round, injuries location in human body and clothes, the firearmresidualontheshooterandvictims,andtostudythetrajectoryoftheprojectile.Firearmforensiccasesinvestigationcanbein situations such as homicide, suicide, hu-manrightinvestigationinlikegenocideandmasskilling.Theworkoftheexpertwillbedivided between the shooting scene and alaboratoryforexamination,comparisonandinterpretationofresult.Bulletswhichwillberecoveredfromthescenewillbecomparedregarding their striation and grooves withthesuspectedfirearmwhich isused in theshooting. Integrated Ballistics IdentificationSystem (IBIS) will be used to compare thesuspect bullets with a local and international firearm database to identify and track un-knownfirearmandifithasbeenusedinpre-viousshootingcaseseither locallyor inter-nationally.Theeffectofprojectileentrancesandexitonbonewill beused tostudy thetrajectory of shooting to help to differenti-ate between homicide, suicide or accidental shooting.Inthisresearchthegeneralproce-dureof firearmshooting forensic investiga-tion and procedure will be presented in addi-tiontoexperimentalshootingonanimalbonewith known shooting trajectory in order to be
use in human shooting case investigation.Caseexamplesfromlocaland internationalexperiencewillbediscussed.
Extreme Hot Climate Related Health Hazard Among Armed Forces: Experi-ences During Gulf War
Dr.AbdulrahmanAlasmari(KSA)
Heatillnessisamajorcauseofpreventablemorbidityforarmedforces.Themajorheat-related illnesses, heat exhaustion and heatstroke,involvevaryingdegreesofthermoreg-ulatoryfailurethatoccurwhenindividualsareexposedtoelevatedtemperatures(101-102degrees F) whereas paleness, dizziness,nausea,vomitingarecausedasaresultofexcessiveheatanddehydration.Itmayrap-idly progress to heatstroke when the body’s thermoregulatory mechanisms become overwhelmed.Exertionalheatstrokegener-allyoccursinhealthyindividualswhoengagein heavy exercise during heat waves whentemperaturesexceed102.50F(39.20C)for3 or more consecutive days. Those withexertional heat stroke usually have bothrespiratoryalkalosisand lacticacidosis. Itoccurs in younger patients: typical military cadets,soldiersandathletesduringtraining.Heatexhaustionandexertional heat strokeaffect our soldiers and athletes during train-inginextremehotclimate.Riskofdevelop-ingexertionalheatstrokeisrelateddirectlyto peak temperature, duration of exposureandacclimatizationperiod.Heatwavesmayalso increase the mortality rate. In SaudiArabia,theincidencevariesseasonally,from22to250casesper100,000populations.
Besides stroke and exhaustion Gulf Warexperience revealeda largenumberof hotclimate related health hazards including sun-burns,milivia(keratinizationandsubcornealvesicles formation of skin), hyperpyretion,heat syncope, dehydration and depletion of salt.ThesoldiersinGulfWaralsosufferedfromhotclimaterelatedintertrigo(inflamma-torydermatosis)inaxillaryandinguinalfold,upper eyelids, neck creases, antecubital fos-sa, emblical, perineal and interdigital area.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae124
Poster PresentationsIn some soldiers these heat related disorder also lead to secondary bacterial and fungal infection.OntheotherhandtineabodyandtineaversicolorwascommonlyobservedinGulfWarveterans.Theseconditionsresult-ed from heat and moisture in the foot due towearingocclusivemilitaryboots.Hotcli-mate is known to be predisposal factor for fungal infection caused by high temperature, sweatingandhumidity.
Gulf War veterans also suffered from urti-cariacausedbydirectwarmthandhotsun.Xerosis(dryskin)wasverycommonamongdeployed personnel during Gulf War. Hotand dry climate with temperature reaching up to 1220F during daytime also resulted in cheilitis characterized by scaly and dry lips manifestedby fissuredappearanceof lips.Superficialerosionandsecondary infectionalso occur due to licking the lips or picking atthescales.Natureofhotclimaterelatedhealthhazardsandpreventivemeasureswillbediscussed.
A Review of Neurological Disorders in Gulf War Veterans
Dr.AbdulrahmanAlasmari(KSA)
In thispresentationwereviewedtheneuro-logicaldisordersinGulfWarveterans(GWV).Twenty-twostudieswerereviewed,includinglarge hospitalization and registry studies, large population-based epidemiological stud-ies, investigations of a singlemilitary unit,smalluncontrolledstudiesofillveteransandsmallcontrolledstudiesofveterans.Innearlyall studies, neurological function was normal in most GWVs, except for a small propor-tion who were diagnosed with compres-sion neuropathies (carpal tunnel syndromeor ulnar neuropathy). In the great majorityof controlled studies, there were no differ-ences in the rates of neurological abnormali-ties inGWVsandcontrols. InanationalUSstudy, the incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)seemstobesignificantlyin-creased inGWVs, compared to the rate incontrols.However,itispossiblethatmilitaryservice,ingeneral,mightbeassociatedwith
an increased risk of ALS, rather than GulfWarserviceinparticular.Takentogether,theconclusionisthatifaneurologicalexamina-tion in a GWV is within normal limits, thenextensiveneurological testing is unlikely todiagnoseoccultneurologicaldisorders.
On the other handGulfWar veterans havereported an increase in symptoms that could beduetocentralorperipheralnervoussys-tem (PNS) disorders, compared to non-de-ployed veterans. The five most frequentlyreportedsymptomswere:muscle(andjoint)pain, fatigue, headache, memory problems and sleep disturbances. Some of thesesymptoms could also be related to psychi-atric conditions, such as major depression, posttraumaticstressdisorder(PTSD)oranx-ietydisorders.
A meta-analysis of the published data based onothercombatexperienceswillthrowfur-therlightonthisimportantsubject.
Molecular eidemiological study of hepa-titis B virus in the United Arab Emirates based on the analysis of pre-S gene
Dr.MubarakS.Alfaresi(UAE)
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is asmall,enveloped3.2-kbDNAviruswithfouropenreadingframes(ORFs).HBVenvelopeproteins are encodedby three overlappingenvelope genes contained within a singleORF: pre-S1,pre-S2, andS.Dependingonthe translated initiation site among S, pre-S2, or pre-S1, three different sized proteins areproduced.In the late 1990s, two major types of pre-SdeletionmutantLHBSwereidentifiedandhighlyassociatedwithHCC.
After pre-S mutant LHBS was discovered,variousgeographicallydiversestudies(Chenetal.,2006;Chenetal.,2007;Chenetal.,2008;Fangetal.,2008;Huyetal.,2003;Kajiyaetal.,2002;Preikschatetal.,2002;Santantonio et al., 1992; Suwannakarn etal.,2008)screeningforpre-Smutationsin-
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 125
variablyreportedthattheywereprevalentinchronicHBVcarriers.Inthisstudy,weinvestigatedtheprevalenceand characteristics of the pre-S gene muta-tions predominant in the United Arab Emir-ates population as well as its association withHBV genotypes and both precore andcoremutants.
Materials & Methods: Patients.Atotalof120 consecutive serum samples from HB-sAg-positivepatientswereevaluated in thisstudy.Thesesampleswerederivedfrom98males and 22 females with a mean age of 36.4±12.6years.AllofthesepatientswereUAE citizens. The samples were evaluatedforthepresenceofseveralserologicalmark-ersofHBV infection (includingHBeAg,anti-HBeAg, and HBsAg) using the bioMérieuxELISA kit according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Analysis of HBV sequences from differentgenotypes.We used selected primers thathavebeendescribedpreviously(Sitniketal.,2004)andthatcorrespondedtoconservedregions of the variousHBVgenotypes thatflank heterogeneous intervening regions todistinguishbetweentheHBVgenotypes.Theregionselectedforamplificationalsoinclud-ed the amino acid loop corresponding to the a, d/y, and w/r allelic subtypic determinants aswellasmutationsthathavebeenshowntoberelatedtotheHBIgantibody,theanti-HBs monoclonal antibody, and vaccine re-sistance.
DetectionofBCPandprecoremutants.ForthedetectionofBCPandprecoremutants,HBV-DNA-positivesampleswereamplifiedbyusing the primers described by Takahashi et al.(1995).
Amplification of HBV pre-S region and se-quencinganalysis.Thepre-S1andpre-S2re-gionswereamplifiedasdescribedpreviously(Huyet al.,2003)byheminestedPCR.Re-coveredPCRproductswerethensubjectedtodirectsequencingwithanABIPrismBigDye terminator cycle sequencing ready reac-tionkit.
Sequenceanalysis.Genotyping,BCP,andprecore mutant and pre-S region analysis were carried out by sequence comparison with knownsequencesfromdifferentHBVgeno-types that have been previously describedandwerealignedasdescribedabove. TheGeneious program (Biomatters, Inc.) wasused for genotyping as well as for phyloge-neticandmolecularevolutionaryanalyses.
HBV DNA quantification. All samples weresubmitted to HBV DNA quantification usingthecommercialTaqManAmplicorHBVassay(RocheDiagnostics),whichhasalowerlimitofdetectionof12IU/L.
Statistical analysis. For statistical analysis,we used the PASW Statistics software pack-age, version 18.0. Either the �2 test withtheYatescorrectionorFischer’sexacttestwasusedtoanalyzequantitativedataandtocompareproportions.AllcalculatedPvaluesweretwo-tailedandallP-values<0.05wereconsideredtobestatisticallysignificant.
GenBank accession numbers. Sequencesfrom the S gene that were acquired during thisstudyweredepositedintheGenBankun-dernumbersGU594063-GU594150.
Results:DistributionofHBVgenotypes.Ofthe 120 HBsAg-Positive subjects, HBeAgwasdetectedinnineserumsamples(7.5%).90(75%)ofthe120HBsAg-Positivesubjectswerepositive forHBV-DNA in the sera, de-tected by PCR. Themean age of the sub-jects was 36.4 ± 12.6 years and 82.2%weremale.Of thosepositive forHBV-DNA,70 cases (77.8%) were determined to begenotypeD,16cases(17.8%)belongedtogenotypeA,and4cases(4.4%)belongedtogenotypeC.
ThedistributionoftheHBVantigensubtypesamong these subjectswas: ayw2 (78.9%),adw2(14.4%),andadw(2.2%).Inthisstudy,all cases with genotype D belonged to the subtype awy2. The sequences were alsoaligned with those of the isolates of known genotype and subjected to phylogenetic
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae126
analysis(Figure1).
Prevalence and characterization of pre-Smutations.Basedondirectsequencing,pre-S mutations were detected in only four of the90cases(4.4%).Allofthesecasesbe-longedtogenotypeC.Asfortheprevalenceof pre-S mutations according to site, pre-S2 deletionwas themost common (50%), fol-lowed by both pre-S2 and pre-S1 deletion (25%),andstartcodonmutation(25%).Themean age of patients with a pre-S mutation wassignificantlyhigherthanthatofpatientswithoutthemutations(P<0.05).Inaddition,themean HBV load in patients with a pre-Smutationwas significantly higher than inthosewithoutmutants(P<0.05).
Discussion: BV infection is an importantglobal health problem that places a continu-ouslyincreasingburdenondevelopingcoun-triesliketheUAE.Molecularepidemiologicalstudiesprovide valuable informationonun-derstandingtheprevalenceandcharacteris-ticsofHBVgenotypesandmutations fromdifferentareasoftheworld.Inthisstudyweconfirmed the predominance of genotypesDandAamongtheHBVstrainsintheUAE,which accounted for more than 95% of cas-es. These findings are not surprising; theyreflect the typical genotypes circulating in the area. Genotype Cwas not a prevalentgenotype in this area. HBV genotype C ismorecommonlyassociatedwithsevereliverdiseasesandthedevelopmentofcirrhosis(Kaoetal.,2000).
Theprevalenceofpre-Smutationsisvariableand considerably different among different geographicareas. Inourstudy itwasverylow(4.4%).Huyetal.reportedthattheprev-alence of HBV pre-S mutants 197 rangedfrom0% to36% inananalysisofHBV198DNA-positive serum samples from individu-als residing in 12 countries (2003). Eitherno cases or fewer cases with such a mutant wereseenincountrieswithlowHBVpreva-lenceandincountrieswithlowprevalenceofHBVgenotypeC.
Interestingly, our data only showed pre-S
mutations in patients infected with genotype C.Taking intoconsiderationthat thesemu-tations were predominantly found in geno-type C, it is possible that this genotype may bemoreprone todevelopsuchmutations.Moreover, the mean age of patients withpre-Smutationswassignificantlyhigherthanthatof thosewithout themutants.Thisob-servationalsoconfirmedpreviousdatasug-gestingthattheprevalenceofpre-Smutantstends to increase in direct relation to the patient’s age (Chenetal.,2006;Choietal.,2007;Huyetal.,2003).Regarding thesiteofmutation,ourreport showed that pre-S2 deletion was the mostcommonmutationtype.Thisresult isalso in agreement with those of recent re-ports from Japan and Korea (Choi et al.,2007;Huyetal.,2003).
Psychiatric Disorders in the Armed Forces
Dr.SaeedGhuderAlkadasah(KSA)
It is well known that mental health issues and their treatment are major challenges, as the stress, psychological trauma and loss are always involved among service men. Theposttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) andmild traumatic brain injury may account for avery largenumberofpsychologicallyandcognitivelyimpairedveterans.
Trauma-related conditions, such as com-batstress,acutestressdisorder(ASD)andPTSDmayaccountforasignificantnumberofpsychiatriccases.Given thehighpreva-lence rates for psychiatric illness in the gen-eralpopulation(lifetimeprevalenceformoodandanxietydisordersapproaching20%),thehigh presence of these psychiatric illnesses inthearmyisunderstandable.Generally,4types of patients are presented for assess-ment/treatmentofpsychiatricillnesses.Someofthecaseshavepreexistingmentalillness.Thespectrumofillnessinthisgroupmay be broad, covering anxiety disorders,and obsessive-compulsive disorder; mooddisorders, suchasmajordepressivedisor-der;andsubstance-usedisorders.Manypa-
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 127
tients in this categorymay have conditionsthatwerepreviouslyundiagnosed,andtheill-ness only became apparent in theatre as it in-terferedwiththesoldiers’functioning.Othersmayhavehadapreviousdiagnosisandweresuccessfullytreatedbeforebeingdeployed.
On the other hand some of the soldiers’ ill-nessesmayhavebeenfirstmanifesteddur-ingdeployment.Thesedisordersincludethepsychiatricillnessesmentionedaboveaswellasillnesses,suchasschizophreniaorseverebipolar disorder, that are typically not seen in activemilitarymembers. Theemergenceoftheseillnessesmayhavebeenentirelycoinci-dentaltodeploymentandexplainedbyepide-miologic risk or deployment factors, such as stressandsleepdeprivation,whichmayhaveunmaskedanotherwisedormantcondition.Other psychiatric conditions may be trauma-specific conditions. From a diagnostic per-spective,theseconditionsincludeadjustmentdisorder,ASDandPTSD.Thetermcombatstress reaction used by soldiers to describe stress symptoms may be best described as adjustment disorder or ASD. These condi-tions may pose the greatest challenge for the treatmentteam.
Lastly psychosocial issues such as common family problems on the home front dominate and interfere with the normal functioning of the soldiers. These issues are traditionallynotintherealmofpsychiatry;however,theycan be a significant distraction for the indi-vidualandmayjeopardizeamission.Manage-mentoftheseissuesofteninvolvedcreativeapproaches.
Novel Approaches for Screening Military Personnel for Drug Abuse
Dr.SaeedGhuderAlkadasah(KSA)
Despite strict implementation of anti drug laws in Saudi Arabia and a strong religious belief against the use of alcohol and other ad-dictivesubstances,thereisageneralnotionthat alcohol and substance abuse still existtosomeextent in theSaudiArabiansocietyas well as armed forces. It is important to
stress that drug misuse in the Armed Forces asawhole involverelatively lownumbersofpersonnelandisoftenconfinedtooccasionalrecreational rather than habitual use of drugs
TheMedicalServiceDepartment(MSD)oftheMinistryofDefenseandAviationtakesallnec-essary measures to create a totally drug-free ArmedForcesinKSA.ItsZerotolerancepol-icyondrugmeansthatservicemenwillhavethe best mental and physical health neces-sarytoperformtheassignedduties.Facilitiesareavailable toparticipate inearly interven-tionprogramincludingeducation,behavioraltherapy,rehabilitationandcounseling.Inviewof National Security and Occupational Safety in Armed Forces, MSD is keen to make all outefforts toreviewand investigate theex-tent, pattern and causes of drug abuse and take all necessary measures to addresses thisproblem.
This presentation will include:
1.Recenttrendsinsubstanceabuse.
2.Contemporarytechniquesintheidentification/screeningofsubstancesofabuse.
3.Currentmethodologyforthesettingupofvoluntaryself/supervisoryreferralsofemployeesusingillicitdrugsfortreatment.
4.Thebehavioraleffectsassociatedwithdifferenttypesofsubstancesofabuse.
5.Recenttrendsinthecounseling, rehabilitation and treatment of personnel foundpositiveforsubstanceabuse.
6.Currentdevelopmentsinthefieldof treatment including the introduction of novelvaccinesforthetreatmentofsubstanceabusedisorders.
7.Importanceofperiodicalreviewofthepoliciesonsubstanceabuse.
Abovementioned aspects of drug abuse in
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae128
militarypersonnelwillbediscussedindetail.
Long Term Health Effects of Diving and Under Water Activities
Dr.HeshamAlkhashan(KSA)
Underwateractivities,divingandhyperbaricexposureisassociatedwithanumberofwellrecognized illnesses or injuries, including decompression illness (DCI),gasembolismandbarotraumas.Theoutcomedependsonthe extent severity, nature and duration oftheseactivities.Theseunderwateractivitymay lead to neurological abnormalities, lung functionchangesandinnereardamage.
Recent studies suggest that three complaints weremorecommonindiversthanoffshoreworkers; ‘forgetfulness or loss of concentra-tion’, ‘joint pain or muscle stiffness’ and ‘im-pairedhearing’.Diversarethreetimesmorelikely to report symptoms of forgetfulness or loss of concentration than an age matched group of offshore workers. The complaintof forgetfulness and loss of concentration was found to be themost significant longtermhealtheffect.Diverswithlongerdivingcareers were more likely to report that they suffered ‘forgetfulness or loss of concentra-tion’.Doseresponseeffectsforthissubjec-tivecomplaintwerefoundforspecificdivingtechniques;mixedgasbounce,surfaceoxy-gendecompressionandsaturationdives. Incasecontrolstudy,diverswerefoundtoperform more poorly on objective neuro-physiological test of memory and concentra-tion.Ahigherproportionofthesedivershaddone mixed gas bounce, surface oxygendecompression and saturation diving thandivers.
Taking into account confounding factors, ‘forgetfulness or loss of concentration’ was found to be associated with an increased in-cidence of periventricular hyper intensitiesonMRI.Periventricularhyperintensitieshavebeen related in previous studies to lowercognitiveperformance.Diverswerefoundtohave an increased likelihoodof subcortical
or deep white matter hyper intensities com-pared to offshore workers, but this was not relatedtoforgetfulness.
There should be follow-up studies in order to determinewhether divers are at increasedrisk of dementia in old age and to identify possiblepredisposingfactors. Certaindivingtechniques,notablymixedgasbounce diving, saturation and surface oxy-gendecompressiondivingarealsoassoci-atedwithmentalhealth.Furtherstudiesarewarrantedtoexamineforpossiblecausativefactorsfordivingrelatedhealtheffects.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss in the Mili-tary Environment
Dr.HeshamAlkhashan(KSA)
The mission of Military Medical service in Civil-war effort: what are the lessons learned from Humanitarian mission in civil war during Libya freedom?
Dr.MohammedAlmarri(Qatar)
Abstract:Background:theMilitaryMedicalServicehasvitalroleinprovidingthehealth-careinpeaceandwar,howeverthiswasthefirstcivilwarrelatedmissionfortheauthorasmilitarymedical officer therefore in thispapertheauthorwilldiscusstheroleincivilwar aids to civil war victims of Libya free-dom.
Finding: the preparation for mission was short.Missionwasdiversefrominsideandoutside Libya. Themissionwas to providethehealthcarecareforthecivilians`chronicdiseases and for the casualty of civil war.The gunshot wound and blast injuries were the commonest injuries faced in the casual-tiesofthecivilwar.
Conclusion: There were lots of lessons learned from this mission, thus in this paper we addressed those lessons that will help in futuremissions.
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 129
The mission of Military Medical service in Humanitarian effort: what are the les-sons learned from Pakistan Earthquake mission?
Dr.MohammedAlmarri(Qatar)
Abstract:BackGround:MilitaryMedicalSer-vicehasvitalroleinprovidingthehealthcareinpeaceandwar,howeverthiswasthefirsthumanitarian mission for the author as mili-tarymedical officer therefore in this paperthe author will discuss the role in humanitar-ianaidstoearthquakevictimsofKashmir.
Finding: preparation for the mission was short, selection of the mission area was ar-ranged, and majority of the causality were longbone fracture thatwasneglected.Co-operation local hospitals and other United Nationagencyinthefieldandothernationsfieldhospitalinutilizationtheresourcesandprovidingadditionalresources.
Conclusion: There were lots of lessons learned from this mission, thus in this paper we addressed those lessons that will help in futuremissions.
Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Combat Related Trauma
Dr.HaneaSaadiAlmosuly(KSA)
Background:AcuteKidney Injury (AKI)hasbeen hard to assess due to the lack of stand-arddefinitions.TraditionallyAKIhasbeende-fined as the abrupt loss of kidney functionthat results in the retention of urea, creati-nine and other nitrogenous waste products andinthedysregulationofextracellularfluidvolumeandelectrolytes. The extent of kid-ney injury is assessed by reassuring the se-rum creatinine according to the staging sys-temofAcuteKidneyInjuryNetwork(AKIN).Inthis study attempt was made to estimate the frequencyand theseverityofAKI followingcombat related trauma. An association be-tweentheseverityofAKIthelengthofstayin the ICU as well as the total length of stay
inthehospitalwasrecorded.TheroleofanearlyuseofanyHemodialysisModality(Inter-mittentHemodialysis),andcontinuousRenalReplacementTherapy(RRT)ontheoutcomewasalsostudied.
Objective: To elucidate the role of severeacute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in the outcome of combat related trauma.
Methods: Between 29 November 2009and24 January2010, eighty (80patients)combat related trauma patients were admit-ted to Prince Sultan Medical Military City.Out of these patients, 21 developed AKI.Demographic data, characteristics of injury, causes andseverityofAKI(asperAKINstag-ingsystem),frequencyofRRTrequiredandmortalityratewererecorded.
Results: Our results showed that 21patients (26%)ofthoseseverelyinjuredmilitaryper-sonnel developedAKI ofwhich17patients(80.9%) were admitted to the ICU, 16 pa-tients (76%) developed sepsis,10patients(47.6%)wereputonventilator.Severityscor-ing of renal function showed that 7 patients (33.3%)hadstageIIIAKI(increaseinserumcreatinine3 times thebaseline)allof themreceived Renal Replacement Therapy, IHD/CRRT.Totalmortalityrate inthoseseverelyinjuredpatientswithsevereAKIwas57%(4patients).Althoughnosignificantassociationwas found among the three AKI stages in re-lation to patient’s age and type of injury, how-everasignificantassociationwasfoundbe-tweentheseverityofAKIandtheoutcome.
Conclusion: AKI is a common feature among combat related trauma patients requiring in-tensivecare.OurobservationssuggestthatthedevelopmentofaseveredegreeofAKIisassociated with an increased mortality of the affected patients.We recommend an earlyinitiationofRRTofanymodality(IHD/CRRT)toimprovethepatientandrenalutcome
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae130
Policies And Programmes for Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis: A Global Perspective
Dr.MulfiMubarakAlotaibi(KSA)
Chronicviralhepatitisishighlyprevalentglob-ally,withsomefivehundredmillionpeoplees-timated to be currently infected with hepatitis BorC. These twodiseases are the causeofsignificantglobalmortalityandmorbidityamongmilitaryandcivilians.Approximately1million deaths each year attributable to them andtheirsequelae,liverdiseaseandprimarylivercancer.WorldHepatitisAllianceprovidesanunprecedentedanalysis andoverviewofcountries’ policies and programmes that de-terminepreventionandcontrolofviralhepa-titis.Ofthe135countriesthatrespondedtothesurvey,80%saidthattheyregardhepa-titis B and/or C as an urgent public healthissue. In the Western Pacific and EasternMediterranean regions the figure was 90%and in Africa closer to100%.And, overall,theresultsunderscorethat,whileveryeffec-tivepolicyandprogrammingexistsinsomeareas, there is huge variation and inmuchof the world it is either not yet in place or requiressignificantstrengthening.
Hepatitispreventionandcontrolprogrammesaremulti-facetedandmayinvolveimmuniza-tion, blood screening, injection safety, pub-lic health awareness and education, sexualhealth programmes, surveillance, drug andalcohol services, and blood testing andtreatment access. Strategic planning andcoordinationarethereforeessential.70%ofcountries report having a national strategyforthepreventionandcontrolofviralhepa-titisand71%nationalgoals.However,fromfurther detail supplied it is clear that some strategies are more a series of uncoordi-natedprogrammesthanacohesivestrategicapproach.Muchprogress isbeingmade inprotectingthenextgenerationfromhepatitisB;vaccinationpoliciesareinplaceinalmosteverycountryandalmostallofthesepoliciesinclude infants. However, other risk groupsareoftennotcovered,particularlyinlowerin-comecountries.40%ofcountrieswouldlike
assistancewith the delivery of vaccination,highlighting the need to widen and strength-envaccinationpoliciesandprogrammes.
The lack of accurate prevalence data onhepatitis is widely recognized as inhibiting more effective prevention and control atboth international and national levels. 82%ofcountriesreporthavinghepatitisBand/orC surveillancemeasures in place, althoughthe components of these differ considerably; one-thirdofcountriesreporthavingnopreva-lencedataavailableandmorethantwo-thirdsrequestassistancewithsurveillance.Accesstotestingandtreatmentisveryvariableandacrosssomeregionsbothareextremelylim-ited.Justtwoinfivepeopleliveincountrieswhere testing is accessible to more than half ofthepopulationandonly4%oflowincomecountries report that testing is accessible.Thediversecomponents required foreffec-tive prevention and control mean that ef-fective programming canbe very complex.Although challenging, this complexity alsooffersopportunities.
Syndrome de Sturge Weber Krabbe
Dr.BayoudhFethi(Tunisia)
Congenital Mitral Stenosis: Report of 5 Cases
Dr.KhaledOuldIsselmouBoye(Muritania)
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hy-perbaric O2 Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic non-healing Wounds among Physicians in the Saudi Armed Forces Hospitals, 2008
Dr.JamalDarandari(KSA)
Background: Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO2)Therapyhasbeenusedforseveraldecadesfor the treatment of diving accidents, andalsoasanadjunctivetreatmenttostandardcare for chronic non-healing Wounds. How-ever, very little is known about the factorsthat influenced Physicians use of this mode oftherapyintheirpractice.
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 131
Poster Presentations
Objectives: 1st to assess Physicians Knowl-edge, Attitude and Practice of HBO2 Ther-apy in the treatment of chronic non-healing wounds among Physicians, whose practice included wound care, in the Saudi Armed ForcesHospitals,duringtheyear2008.2ndto identify the factors associated with their Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of HBO2Therapy.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with an analyticalcomponent.Amodified,withAra-bic and English language, 21-item question-nairewhichwaspre-designedandvalidatedwasused.110Physicians,whosepracticeincluded wound care during the year 2008, participated.
Results: ThePracticeofHBO2Therapywasadoptedbyonly aminority (7.3%;95%C. I=3.7–13.7)ofPhysicianswhowerecon-centratedintheeasternprovince.Thiswasdespite that the majority of Physicians had a highKnowledge(76%;95%C.I=76.4–83.5)and agreed (61.9%;95% C.I=52.4–70.6)withtheuseofHBO2Therapy.PhysiciansKnowledge of HBO2 Therapy in the treat-mentofchronicwoundswassignificantlyas-sociated with Gender (P<0.05); Physiciansdependenceonvarioussourcesof informa-tiontostayinformedabouttheevidenceofwound care treatment, like Scientific Medi-cal Journals (P<0.001) and others. Physi-cians Attitude towards HBO2 Therapy wassignificantly associated with Knowledge ofPhysicians(P<0.05),HospitalLocation(P=0.007), number of years of Medical Prac-tice(P=0.002),andQualification(p<0.05).Physicians Practice of HBO2 Therapy wassignificantly associatedwith Patients volun-tary requestofHBO2Therapy (P=0.006),Symposia as a source of information (P=0.007), PhysiciansMajorMedicalSpecialty(P <0.001), Hospital Location (P <0.001),andpresenceofanoperatingHBO2Cham-beratFacilityPractice(P<0.001).
Conclusions: The low level of PhysiciansPractice, in contrast to their high Knowledge of and Attitude towards, HBO2 Therapy inthe treatment of chronic non-healing wounds
suggestedthattheHBO2Therapywasrela-tively inaccessibleorunavailable (except inJubail),despite theavailabilityof theHBO2Chambers.ToencouragefutureuseofHBO2Therapy, it is suggested that, simple policy proceduresandprotocolsforuseof (orre-ferralfor)HBO2Therapytobeconstructedand implemented. Also educating both Pa-tients and Physicians and focusing on cost-effectiveness most probably will promotefutureuseofHBO2Therapy.
Advances in wound care and wound diagnostics through moisture sensing
Dr.DavidHeath(UnitedKingdom)
Abstract: This paper presents results of moistureprofilingofaselectionofwoundsusing a novel ‘in dressing’ woundmoisture sensor that can be read with a hand heldmeterat theattendingphysician’sconvenience.Thedressingremainsinplaceduring the reading and decisions on dressing changeortreatmentvariationaresupportedwithouttheneedtodisturbthewoundbed.
Relevance: The method has potential for deployment in military trauma medicine, in humanitarian intervention,and inacuteandchronicwoundtreatment.
Participants: Case studies reported here covermoisture profiling in;military person-nel with trauma injuries , patients presenting forvascularsurgeryintervention,andchron-icwoundcarepatients.Ethicsapprovalwasobtainedwhererequired ( thesensor isCEmarked).
Methods: Dressing selection and wound bed preparation followed local normal clini-calprotocol.Woundswereassessedbytheattending clinician and photographed be-fore application of the moisture sensor and dressing.Moisturewasmeasuredregularly(atleastdaily)usingthehandheldmeterandits5dropmoisturescale..
Results and Analysis: The case stud-ies presented include graphical results of
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae132
Poster Presentationsmoisture profiles during healing. Woundsoncourseforhealinghadmoistureprofilesclose tomoist,with the exceptionof TNPtherapy where a dryer status was consist-entlyrecorded,consistentwiththeremovalofexudatebythevacuumsystem.
Conclusions: The sensor provides an ef-fectivemeans of profilingwoundmoistureduring healing and could be deployed in treatment protocols to check that moisture isbeingmanagedproperlyandtoavoidun-necessarydressingchanges.
Overview of 469 Patients with Major Thoracic Trauma in a Military Training Hospital
Dr.EyupTurgutIsitmangil(Turkey)
Abstract: The initial management in the golden hour after injury relates directly to chancesofsurvivalinthoracictrauma.
In thisstudywereviewedtheconsequenc-esofvarioustypesofthoracicinjuriesandtreatmentmodalities.Wehospitalisedatotalof469patientswithmajorthoracictrauma,consisting of 251 cases with blunt trauma and 218 cases with penetrating trauma (caused by 132 gunshot wounds and 86stab wounds) between January 1993 andDecember 2011. Four hundred eighteenmalesand51 females (meanage:33.79)were enrolled into our study. In the blunttrauma group, 17 hemopneumothoraces, 38 hemothoraces, 38 pneumothoraces, 35 major lung injuries, 6 flail chest, 2 contu-sion of the heart and 158 ribs, 15 sternal and 9 clavicular fractures were observed.One patient was quadroparalysed and pol-ytrauma was seen in 33 patients. Amongpatients with gunshot wounds, there were 57 hemopneumothoraces, 42 hemothora-ces, 15 pneumothoraces, and 35 lung in-juries. Among patients with stab wounds,there were 22
hemopneumothoraces, 24 hemothoracesand 28 pneumothoraces. In the patientswith thoracic trauma, tube thoracostomy
was performed in 210, thoracotomy in 25, VATSin8,laparotomyin28,video-assistedthoracic surgery in 1 and other operations in 20.Mean hospitalisationwas7.6days.There were five mortality in patients withblunt trauma and two mortality in patients withpenetratingtrauma.
Closedtubethoracostomyisveryvaluablein the management of patients with pneumo-thoraxand/orhemothoraxexceptforsomethoracic trauma cases with uncontrolled in-trathoracicbleedingorvisceralorganinjury.
Fixed-wing aeromedical evacuation during operation knight’s charge(saulat Al-Fursan),law imposition in Basrah governorate, Iraq
Dr.MohammedT.Kadhim(Iraq)
Abstract : In March 2008, there was plan for Iraqi armed forces to fight themilitiasand other armed groups to establish the securityatBasrahgovernorate insouthofcountry.
During the operations which last for almost 7days,therewere220causalities(injuredsoliders)fromIraqiarmedforcesevacuatedbyC-130IraqiairforceplanesfromBasrahtoBaghdadandtosendthemeventuallytoMinistryOfHealthhospitals.
1- Purpose: showing the ability of new Iraqi armed forcemedicalservices inachievingthe AE missions in wartime
2- Relevance:wartimeevacuations
3- Participants: injured soliders from Iraqi armed forces
4- Methods: descriptive study includes220 injured Iraqi armed forces soliders with differenttypesandseverityofinjuries,datacollectedfrommedicalservicecommandofIraqi air force
5-Results: out of those 220 injured solid-ers,25haveamputationofeitherupperor
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 133
Poster Presentations
lowerlimborboth(11.3%),144(withmultipleshell wounds at abdomen, chest or limbs)(65%),47withmorethanonetypeofinjury(shell wound +burns+amputation)(21.8%),3withheadinjury(1.4%),1other(0.5%).
6-Conclusion:1- There should be well trained medical staff to deal with these types of injury
2-Designatedaircraftforaeromedicalevacu-ation is the gold standard
3-Transportationofmedicalsupplies(medi-calandsurgicalkits)tothebattlefieldisveryessentialtoenduringthesolider’sperfor-manceandtoprovidepsychologicalsupportfor them
4-En-routecareisveryimportant
Delivering a Military-Civilian Healthcare Partnership: A Role Model
Dr.YassarMustafa(UnitedKingdom)
Abstract:TheQueenElizabethHospitalBir-mingham (QEHB), working with the on-siteRoyal Centre of Defence Medicine (RCDM),has gained world-class status for providingadvanced traumacareboth tociviliansandinjured military personnel returning from the conflictsinIraqandAfghanistan.Thisrobustmilitary-civilian healthcare partnership hasbecome a pioneering role model for coopera-tion and achievement. Four primary foci ofdevelopmenthaveensured thesamestand-ardsofcarearedeliveredtomilitarypatientsas tocivilians:manpower,capacity,co-ordi-nationandrehabilitation.
Manpower: There has been an increase in military deployment into QEHB across themultidisciplinary spectrum including labora-toryservices, imaging,nurses,alliedhealthprofessionals and doctors. The latter in-cludes a sizeable squad of anaesthetists, orthopaedic, general, burns and plastic sur-geons which ensures that there is always one personavailablefordeploymentandthatattimesofenhancedmilitaryactivitythewhole
squadcanbedraftedin, independentofex-istingrotas.
Capacity: There is a military/civilian wardwithupto32bedsandthiscanflexupanddown between military and civilian as re-quired.
Co-ordination:Thricedaily‘bunker’meetingsoccuronweekdaysandexisttoco-ordinateservices,for incomingandexistingpatients.Thisisenhancedwithaweeklyfeed-backvideo-conferencebymilitaryregistrarsmobilisedtoAfghanistan.
Rehabilitation: A weekly multidisciplinary militaryward roundoccursatQEHBand in-cludes a rehabilitation consultant. This pro-vides an early rehabilitation prescriptionwhich directs the point of care prior to trans-fer to Headley Court for social and psycho-logicalsupport.
Foot Infection Among Military Personnel
Dr.SalehBinSheikhan(UAE)
Abstract: Military personnel with variousskinconditionscanhavedisablingeffectsontroops.Skin infections like fungal infectionscausedbydermatophytesandgram-negativebacilli can be found more commonly within the military personnel community than oth-ers, especially in tropical and subtropical countrieswheretheclimateishotandhumid.During the time of war and missions as hy-giene gets disturbed, it may lead to outbreak of such infections which can affect the per-formanceofmilitarypersonnel.(Taplin1973).
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluatethemainepidemiologicandclinicalfeatures of foot infection with special stress onT.pedis,thefunctionofpromotingfactors,andthemeasurestakentotreatandpreventthisdisorder.
Methods: United Arab Emirates being a sub-tropical country, we performed our study on UAE Army, emphasizing foot infection which is more common among military personnel
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae134
becauseofocclusivebootsandhot,humidclimate. Randomly 450 military personnelwere taken for our studies for duration of 4years.Clinicalfindings,medicalquestion-naires, lab investigations and molecularstudies were analyzed and recommenda-tionsweremade.
Results: Gram-negative bacteria Pseu-domonas aeruginosa was found to be the prevailing pathogen followed by dermato-phytesofwhichT.rubrumwasthecommon-estthenyeastinfection.Clinicalmanifesta-tions were similar in the majority of patients, erythema, vesicopustules, erosions, andmarked maceration affecting the interdigital spacesandplantaraspectsoffeet.
Conclusion: Epidemiological study dem-onstrated no spread of infection and repre-sented individualcarriage.Regularscreen-ing for and early treatment of foot infection isimportanttoavoidtheriskofseverelocalor systemic complications. Patient educa-tion in terms of good personal hygiene is essential toprevent relapsesanddevelop-ingeffectivepreventivemeasures.
High Frequncy Hearing Loss in Pilots and Crew Members
Dr.SalamAdilTalfan(Iraq)
Abstract: In my study which is Analytic study about the high frequency hearing loss in the pilots and air crew members in the IqAFduringannualexamination.
I do it because of the need of my air force
toputaneffectiveprotectionmeasuresthatsuites the increased number of the pilots and crew members that suffer from this situation.
And the goals of it is to Find the causal of the high frequency hearing loss and treat it andPutplansfordevelopingprogramsandstandards to protect hearing in pilots and crewmembers.Iputinmyintroductionandmy overview the definition of hearing lossand its types (classification),causes,diag-nosisofH.L.
In my study I took sample of the pilots and crew members in the Iraqi air force during theirusualannualexaminationandIfindoutthat all the cases of HL are in age group from35-55years.
I found out the following facts regarding theiraudiologyexamination:
Allofthemservingintransporterandtrain-ingairplanesanditwillshownlater,servedin air force at least for 10-20 years, All of them where wearing hearing protection and have normal otoscopy examination andspeech discrimination and where normal clinicallyduringexamination,
TheirP.T.A.areshownthat:
80% of my sample have normal hearing.And 17% of our sample have unilateralhearing loss in high frequency. And3%ofour sample has bilateral hearing loss in high frequency.
Poster Presentations
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 135
Notes
Spon
sors
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae136
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 137
Sponsor Profile
Leader Healthcare is a leading distributor of medical devices and software
solutions from USA, UK, Germany, and other countries. The full range of
devices covers more than 50 international brands including 3M, AirSep,
Electromed and Zoll. 3M offers patient warming and therapeutic cooling sys-
tems for critical care. AirSep offers the full range of oxygen concentrators.
Electromed offers SmartVest® Airway Clearance System that delivers High
Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) to promote airway clearance and
bronchial drainage. Zoll produces advanced life-saving system solutions for
ambulances, hospital and pre hospital environments. Leader Healthcare has
its offices in UAE, GCC and India. Booth #54
Main Sponsor
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae138
Sponsor Profile
Pro-med is a medical trading company established on 1998, and since
then it is committed to provide quality health services and facilities for the
community by serving the local market more professionally and efficiently.
We are building a solid base for a huge operation that deals with medical
supplies and health care business lines in civil as well as in military, tacti-
cal, and combat field hospital supplies in the Gulf & Near East. Our name
reflects our image … “PRO” from Professional and “MED” from Medical
leading to “PRO-MED” We are proud to say that Pro-Med is present in
both Military and Civil Sectors, covering different segments of customers.
We fulfill the specific needs of various departments in hospitals like (ICU,
CSSD, Operation Theater, Renal Dialysis, Emergency, Radiology, Infection
Control, Urology, E.N.T., Dental and others).
A dedicated neurological and neurosurgical hospital treating over 1,000
inpatients, 20,000 outpatients each year. Celebrating 10 years of market
leadership, Neuro Spinal Hospital provides comprehensive services for the
diagnosis, treatment and care of all conditions that affect the brain, spinal
cord, peripheral nervous system, skeletal system and muscles. NSH is an
international center for neuroscience research and training.
NSH has over 40 inpatient beds in a specialized facility for tests, investi-
gation, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Its outpatient clinics cover all
aspects of neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-rehabilitation and orthopedics.
NSH is UAE’s pioneer in providing patient-centeredneuro-rehabilitation
service and specialized neurosurgical-ICU.
The hospital offers excellent amenities such as: 3 state-of-the-art operat-
ing room complex equipped with cutting-edge technologies, the latest in
Platinum Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 139
Sponsor Profile
instrumentation, advanced imaging technologies (neuro& spinal naviga-
tion systems which work in tandem with 3D fluoroscopy, intraoperative
MRI scanner, digital microscopy, O-arm, frame-based & frameless 3D ster-
eotaxy, cavitronultasonic surgical aspirator – CUSA system) and expertly
trained surgical support staff to treat the most complex spinal, neurosur-
gical and orthopeadics conditions.
Imaging and diagnostic department which offers high-quality neurological
assessments and treatments by using the latest radiological, diagnostic,
and therapeutic imaging technologies and equipment (1.5 Tesla hi-tech
interventional MRI, 64 slice CT-scanner, most advanced biplane neuro-an-
giography suite) deployed by a dedicated, multidisciplinary staff of clini-
cal experts which brings together clinical care and state-of-the-art neu-
ro-radiology. Neurophysiology department which offers a wide range of
important diagnostic tests and procedures to study the central nervous
system such as: 24-hour electroencephalogram (EEG), nerve conduction
studies (NCS), electromyogram (EMG), somatosensory evoked potential
tests (SSEP), visual and auditory evoked potential tests, blink response
and repetitive nerve stimulation.
Neuro-rehabilitation centre which is a crucial stage of any neurological
treatment aiming to enable individuals to live life to the fullest and be as
independent as possible in their daily activities. NSH works with its pa-
tients towards these goals within systematic, organised and integrated
rehabilitation programs. These are offered on an in-patient or out-patient
basis for spinal, neurosurgical, orthopaedic and neurological problems
such as spinal and back injury, surgery patients, cerebral palsy, spina bi-
fida, brain injury and other brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve dis-
eases. The NSH neuro-rehabilitation includes occupational therapy, adult
and paediatric physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy, speech and language therapy
and home nursing.
Cont....
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae140
Sponsor Profile
American Hospital Dubai is a private healthcare facility providing Ameri-
can standard healthcare to the UAE/Gulf states, through comprehensive
primary, secondary and selected tertiary care services. American Board
Certified (or equivalent) practicing physicians deliver high quality care
with a commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle, preventing illness,
restoring health, and alleviating suffering. The Hospital is adding new
services and facilities, transforming it into a 344-bed facility, and provid-
ing the latest medical technology innovations, equipment, and diagnostic
and therapeutic procedures. American Hospital Dubai was the first in the
region to be awarded JCI accreditation and continues to maintain its ac-
credited status.
Naghi Medical Co. Ltd. (NMC) was found in 1996 to continue the vision of bringing innovative state-of-the art medical technologies to the GCC; a vision created by the elder sister Gulf Medical Co. Ltd. (GMC). Under the management of GMC, NMC plays an active part in developing the skills of leading medical practitioners, particularly in the field of Cardiac Surgery, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Rhythm Management and Electrophysiology, Vascular Surgery & minimal invasive surgery, Critical Care, Anesthesia, Heamodialysis, Pain Management, Gastroenterology, Urology, Robotic Surgery, Surgical Instruments, and Ophthalmology. NMC’s dedicated team of professionals is a highly educated multilingual workforce consisting of Biomedical engineers and health care specialists covering the UAE market through offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Working in close cooperation with its suppliers and hospitals, Naghi Med-ical has established an enviable track record and reputation for bridging cultural barriers and bringing breakthrough medical technologies to the UAE, these help medical institutions provide the very best health care for their patients.
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 141
GulfDrug’s vision is to be our clients preferred provider of products, ser-
vices and solutions. It’s a vision centered on what the customer; partner,
wants, needs and expects; and even, to pleasantly surprise the customer
with something even better if possibl. In Gulfdrug’s quest to provide the
best possible service to our clients, we aim to continuously introduce
qualitative, innovative, cutting edge medical products and services in
the UAE. Be they pharmaceuticals, medical disposables, medical equip-
ments or just improving services, such as biomedical maintenance, or
express logistics and emergency supply to wards and patients
With the advent of the rapid increase of the population in the UAE since
the beginning of the decade, nearly doubling since the 90’s, and the
expected increase in the next two decades, the need for flexible, capable,
responsible and dynamic providers of healthcare products and services
has never been so vital and challenging, whereas Gulfdrug has from early
on vested its resources , capabilities and expanded them continuously to
cater to the needs of the customers for a better quality of care and ser-
vice.. this was evident in solidifying and proving its capability to imple-
ment major healthcare infrastructure projects all over the UAE, such as
the new Um Al-Quwain 120 Bed Hospital to be completed in 2010 and
introducing the best of breed innovative and essential products in the
UAE in a professional and responsible way all the time and every time…..
In 2010 Gulfdrug plans to introduce its renewed brand identity into the
market, to coincide with its 40 years anniversary, the developments with-
in the medical and healthcare sectors all over the UAE are very positive,
most entities have improved and expanded the quality and capability to
deliver even more improved healthcare services to the patients, via inter-
national partnerships as well as organically..
Gold Sponsor
Sponsor Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae142
Sponsor Profile
At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to improve health
and well-being at every stage of life. We strive to set the standard for
quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufactur-
ing of medicines for people and animals. Our diversified global health
care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule
medicines and vaccines and many of the world’s best-known consumer
products. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerg-
ing markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that
challenge the most feared diseases of our time.
We have a leading portfolio of products and medicines that support well-
ness and prevention, as well as treatment and cures for diseases across
a broad range of therapeutic areas; and we have an industry-leading
pipeline of promising new products that have the potential to challenge
some of the most feared diseases of our time, like Alzheimer’s disease
and cancer.
Consistent with our responsibility as the world’s leading biopharmaceu-
tical company, we also collaborate with health care providers, govern-
ments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable,
affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, Pfizer
has worked to make a difference for all who rely on us.
Gold Sponsor
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 143
Good health is the key to a good life. The desire to live healthy productive
life knows no border… To be able to do things you love to do…To be active
and productive at work…To see your children’s children… Julphar medi-
cines keep millions healthy throughout their lives. Julphar is committed
to the pursuit of medicines that helps ensure good health. A strong,
committed well-led company. It preserves a tradition of dedication and
professional integrity in the pursuit of excellence. It is the largest phar-
maceutical and drug manufacturing company in the Middle East Region.
AMICO, in its twenty-seventh year of operation, is the leading medical device promoter and distribution company for different medical special-ties, with a network of operations covering the entire Gulf and the Middle Eastern regions. Established in 1984 and headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, AMICO’s organizational structure has evolved through a series of expansions, new investments and acquisitions. AMICO network of offices and service support centers cover the entire Middle East region, including all major cities of Saudi Arabia, as well as other Gulf Cooperative Coun-cil (GCC) member countries of UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. AMICO is also present in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Yemen.
AMICO is acknowledged as a major regional player in the Middle East markets and continues to grow at a steady pace. AMICO has a work force of more than 600 persons that includes a large team of well trained and experienced sales force and service engineering team and marketing pro-fessionals.
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Sponsor Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae144
ARASCA vision has always been evident in our unique product line, which
aims at equipping the clients we serve with the best, up-to-date equip-
ment that will ensure that the health and safety standards is always main-
tained at an optimum level. The trademark of ARASCA is its tag line, “New
Ideas…One Concept” which clearly highlights our commitment to acquire
new knowledge, and to relay the same to our clients.
ARASCA is a true supplier to the leaders in health and safety such as
Philips (US), Spencer (Italy), St John Ambulance (UK), X-Collar / Emegear
(US), LESS (Norway), EMCOOLS (Austria), TSG Associates (UK), and Rofi
(Norway).
Ranging from paramedic professionals at the ambulance services or the
rescue departments, to trained first aiders at the chain of international
hotels, to nurses at schools or universities, and to the safety officers in
business enterprises; our clients are always served with the highest prior-
ity, to ensure that ARASCA is recognized not only locally as an innovative
products and service provider, but also at an international level, represent-
ing well-known brands that follow this very concept.
Silver Sponsor
Sponsor Profile
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 145
Royal Jet, the international luxury flight services company, is jointly owned
by Abu Dhabi Aviation, a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Stock
Exchange, and the Presidential Flight Authority, the royal flight service
of the United Arab Emirates. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Royal Jet is
chaired by H.E. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who also serves
as a Minister in the UAE Federal Cabinet.
Royal Jet’s product offering spans luxury air charter services, charter bro-
kerage, medical evacuation service, aircraft management and acquisition
consultancy and its award-winning Fixed Base Operations (FBO)/VIP ter-
minal at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Silver Sponsor
Sponsor Profile
Tour
s
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae146
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 147
Social Program & Tours
Orientation Tour in Abu DhabiTheoriginsofAbuDhabicitycanbetracedtothemid-1700s.Legendhas it that Sheikh DhiyaboftheBaniYastribeorderedhisson,SheikhShakhbut,toestablishasettlementonthesiteofararefreshwaterspringthathadbeendiscoveredbygazellehunters.ThenameAbuDhabimeans‘FatheroftheGazelle’.
Located on an island separated from the mainland by a slender channel of water, the new settlementchangedlittleoverthefollowingtwocenturies.Afortwasbuilt,andthefewhun-dredpalmor‘barasti’hutswereslowlyreplacedbymorepermanentbuildings.Unlikethede-sert the interior, where life was sustained by nomadic herding of camels, goats and sheep, togetherwithdatefarmingandthelimitedcultivationofothercropsaroundthescatteredoases,thepeopleofAbuDhabiislandlookedtothesea.Fishing,dhowtrading,varioustra-ditionalcraftsand,aboveall,pearldivingwerethemainactivitiesofthesparsepopulation.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Thethirdlargestmosqueintheworld.ThismosqueisnamedafterSheikhZayedbinSultanAlNahyanwhowasthefounderandthefirstPresidentoftheUAE.Heisalsoburiedthere.ThemosqueacquireslargeareabetweenMussafahBridgeandMaqtaBridge.Non-Muslimscannotentermosques inUAEbutSheikhZayedMosquewillbeanexception.Mosque isclosedtovisitorsduringFridays
Heritage Village LocatedattheBreakwaterinthemiddleofAbuDhabi,Heritagevillageisdesignedasaliv-ingmuseum.ItexhibitsBedouintraditionandlifestyledetailingavarietyoflocaltraditions,aswellasthoseofotherculturesemployedinagriculture,fishingandtrading.Itfeaturestents,courtyard houses, an ancient irrigation system, workshops where craftsmen ply their trades, amuseumandmuchmore.AvisitinsidetheHeritageVillageisnotpossibleduringFridays.
*For booking and more information, please visit the information desk at the registration area.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae148
About Abu Dhabi
Year-round sunshine, pristine beaches, spectacular sand dunes and pulsating cosmopoli-tanlifestyleawaiteveryguestinAbuDhabi.These,combinedwithdistinctiveArabianhospi-tality, mystique and world-class infrastructure make Abu Dhabi an enchanting destination for experiencedandnovicetravellers.TheemiratehoststheUAE’capital–AbuDhabicity.Thisisland capital is characterised by its signature Corniche, which fronts the amazing turquoise watersoftheArabianGulf.
InAbuDhabicityyou’llfindalltheconveniencesof21stcenturycapital livingwithsomesurprisingadditionsalongwiththeadventureofauniqueArabianexperience.Itisafasci-natingemiratewithbeautifulbuildings,excellentrestaurantsandnightlifeaswellaswhitesandybeaches,cultureandhistorythatyoucanfeelasyouvisitthesouks,shoppingmalls,museumsandhistoricbuildingsandsites.Whateveryouchoosetodo,youwillmeetwithawelcomewhichhasbeenextendedtotravellersthroughouttheages
Climate
Tropical, semi-dry climate. Sunshine can be expectedyearround.Allthoughsummer,fromJunetoSeptember,the weather is hot and humid, with temperatures typically averaging above 40 .C؛ FromOctober toMay tempera-turesaverageapleasant28 isAir-conditioning20C.–C؛presentinallvehiclesandbuildingsincludinghotels,con-ferenceandexhibitionhallsandshoppingmalls.
Clothing
AbuDhabiisgenerallyconservativebuttolerantwhenitcomestodresscode.Theattitudetodressisrelaxed,butvisitors(bothmenandwomen)areadvisednottowearexcessivelyrevealingclothinginpublicplaces,asasignofrespectforlocalcultureandcustoms.Thisalsoappliestopublicbeaches,whereswimmersshouldavoidexcessivelyrevealingswim-mingsuits.Mostnightclubsrequiretheirguestsnottowearshorts,capsorsportshoesontheirpremises.Unlessotherwiseindicated,officialeventsusuallyrequirenon-localstowearformaldress;asuitandtieformenandaneveningdressforwomen.As for the weather requirements, lightweight summerclothingissuitableformostoftheyear(summer,springandautumn),thoughalightsweaterorcardigancouldbehandywhenvisitingashoppingmall,hotelorrestaurantwherethetemperature might be kept too low to counter the outdoor heat.Slightlywarmclothesareneededfortheshortwinterseason,especiallyintheevening.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 149
About Abu Dhabi
Culture & Lifestyle
Abudhabi’scultureisfirmlyrootedintheIslamictraditionsofArabia.Courtesyandhos-pitalityareamongthemosthighlyprizedofvirtues,andthevisitorissuretobecharmedbythegenuinewarmthandfriendlinessofthepeople.Abudhabisocietyismarkedbyahighdegreeoftolerancefordifferentlifestyles.Foreignersarefreetopracticetheirownreligion,alcoholisservedinhotelsand,providedreasonablediscretionisshown,thedresscodeisliberal.Womenfacenodiscriminationandmaydriveandwalkaroundunescorted.Despiterapideconomicdevelopmentinrecentyears,Abudhabiremainsclosetoitsherit-age.Localcitizensdressintraditionalrobesandheaddress.Arabcultureandfolklorefindexpressioninpoetry,dancing,songsandtraditionalart.Weddingsandothercelebrationsarecolorfuloccasionsoffeastingandmusic.Traditionalsportssuchasfalconry,camelracinganddhowracingatseacontinuetothrive.
Language & Religion
TheofficiallanguageisArabicbutEnglishiswidelyspo-kenandunderstood.Bothlanguagesarecommonlyusedinbusinessandcommerce. Islamistheofficialreligionof the UAE and there are a large number of mosques throughout the city. Other religions are respected andAbudhabihastwoChristianchurches,StMary’s(RomanCatholic)andHolyTrinity(inter-denominational).
Photography
Normaltouristphotographyisallowed,howeveritisconsideredoffensivetophotographMuslimwomen.Itisalsocourteoustorequestpermissionbeforephotographingmen.
Currency
The monetary unit is the dirham which is divided into 100fills.Thedirham is linked to theSpecialDrawingRightof theInternationalMonetaryFund.IthasbeenheldconstantagainsttheUSdollarsincetheendof1980atamid-rateofapproxi-matelyUS$1=Dh3.67
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae150
Social Program & Tours
TheAlAin tourwill startoff in theoasiswhichcoversanareaofapproximately1,200hectares(nearly3,000acres)andcontainsover147,000datepalms,upto100differ-entvarietiesamongstthem.Thedatepalmsareoccasionallyinterspersedwithotherfruittreesincludingmangoes,oranges,bananas,figsandjujubes.Thedateorchardsformapatchworkofindividuallyownedplots,dividedbyamazeofpathwaysvaryingfromonetosevenmetresinwidth.
NextstopwillbetotheAlAinWildLifePark&Resort;atruefamilydestination,providingentertainmentand learningexperiences inanaturaloutdoorenvironment.Visitorsofallagesdiscoverthezoo’swildlifeandenjoyagreatdayoutpackedwithfunandadventure,andexplorethelargeanimalcollectionofover4,000animals.Beingconcernedaboutthewildlife and nature of his homeland all his life, the late Sheikh Zayed established this unique zoointheMiddleEastwiththevisionofcreatingnaturalhabitatsforanimalstolivefreely.Since its founding,AlAinZoohasbeenacentre forendangeredspeciesconservation,most notably the successful breeding of desert antelopes and gazelles, such as the endan-geredArabianOryx.
Other stops during the day will include the Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum, Al Jahili Fort and JebelHafeet.
Tour Option (Al Ain) - Al Ain Tour
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 151
Social Program & Tours
Tour Option (Dubai) - Modern Dubai TourDubai is known to be the fastest growing country in the Middle East and is known world-wideforitsarchitecturalwondersliketheBurjAlArabandBurjKhalifa,thetallestbuildingintheworld.ItisalsoknownforthePalmIslandandTheWorldprojects.weofferyouaparanormic tourof themodernDubaiwithexplanation fromyourguideon thosemulti-millionprojects.WewoulddrivepasttheDubaiMarinawhichisamarinawhichisactuallymanmademarinawhichcoversforapproximately25acres.NextonthelistwouldbeadrivethroughthePalmJumeirah-amultibilliondollar landreclamationproject.Alreadyhailed as a new wonder of the world, The Palm is formed in the shape of a palm tree with acrownof17frondssurroundedbyacrescentreef.
Nobuilding inmodern history has aroused somuch curiosity and intrigue as hasBurjKhalifa.Fromthevantagepointonlevel124oftheworld’stallestbuilding,youwillexperi-encefirst-handthismodernarchitecturalandengineeringmarvelandknowat lastwhatitisliketoseetheworldfromsuchaloftyheight.AtTheTop,BurjKhalifavisitbeginsinthereceptionareaonthelowergroundlevelofTheDubaiMall.Hereandthroughoutyourjourney, you will be entertained and informed by a multi-media presentation that chronicles Dubai’sexotichistoryandthefascinatingstoryofBurjKhalifa.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae152
However big the emergency, we can answer the call
Royal Jet Medical Evacuation Services is the Middle East’s most experienced aeromedical evacuation service with over1000 successfully completed missions to date.
We o�er health professionals and their patients:
- Specialist medical �ight teams of doctors and nurses providing expertise across all aspects of critical care
- An extensive �eet, including Boeing Business Jet, Gulfstream and Learjet aircraft
- Capability to carry as many as 6 ICU patients and up to 22 family/escorts to long haul medical destinations
- The most advanced medical equipment on board
- Immediate pre-�ight assessment and clearance meaning patients can be airborne within hours
- Access to a worldwide network of world class hospitals in Europe, Asia and the US
Visit us on our stand at the ICMM Pan Arab Regional Working Group Congress on Military Medicine
Contact us on +971 2 505 1500 or email [email protected] to arrange a meetingwww.royaljetgroup.com
9-13 December 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 153
However big the emergency, we can answer the call
Royal Jet Medical Evacuation Services is the Middle East’s most experienced aeromedical evacuation service with over1000 successfully completed missions to date.
We o�er health professionals and their patients:
- Specialist medical �ight teams of doctors and nurses providing expertise across all aspects of critical care
- An extensive �eet, including Boeing Business Jet, Gulfstream and Learjet aircraft
- Capability to carry as many as 6 ICU patients and up to 22 family/escorts to long haul medical destinations
- The most advanced medical equipment on board
- Immediate pre-�ight assessment and clearance meaning patients can be airborne within hours
- Access to a worldwide network of world class hospitals in Europe, Asia and the US
Visit us on our stand at the ICMM Pan Arab Regional Working Group Congress on Military Medicine
Contact us on +971 2 505 1500 or email [email protected] to arrange a meetingwww.royaljetgroup.com
9-13 December 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
P. 0. Box: 3264, Dubai UAE | Tel.: +971 4 3974949 | Fax: +971 4 3962970 | e-mail: [email protected] | website: www.gulfdrug.com
As leaders, we move forward with our achievements and successful endeavours in the Healthcare Sector of the U.A.E. Envisaged by our vision and motivated by skilled minds, we pioneer in:
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TURN-KEY PROJECTS
Determination and strong commitment has helped us achieve tremendous growth in the hospital projects, making us a dynamic provider for the following but not limited to:
Operating Theatre Fixed Services (Pendants, Surgical, Modular OT), OT Suite & OT Contro, Devices, Intensive Care Units (ICU/ CCU/ NICU), Radiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology, Medical & Industrial RO Plants, Dialysis, Central Sterilization Supplies Department - CSSD, Operating Package - OR, Accident & Emergency and OPD Equipment, Medical Rehabilitation Equipment & Physiotherapy Equipment, Specialized Lab Equipment, Hospital & Lab Furniture, Customized Clean Rooms (Installation Plan and Design), Piped Medical Gas Systems and Nurse Call Systems, UK, US, European Standards.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Complete design of Medical Gas System, Nurse Call System, Pendants, Modular OT, Lights and architectural products such as bed head units.
MOBILE HOSPITAL PROJECTS
(SEHA) JV ZEPPELIN MOBILE SYSTEM are highly flexible and
complex , whose functionality requires shelters for energy
supply, laundry, as well as kitchen, sanitary and service
shelters for medical gases, warehouse and water supply.
SPECIALIZED PROJECTS
A team of highly trained Civil, Electrical, & Mechanical
Engineers who productively ensure the implementation
carried out for such specialized projects which include Local
support for MEP, special Standards of Scientific infrastructure
& Equipment modalities .
KEY CLIENTS:
Gulf Drug partnered with the following International Companies:
Draeger, Toshiba, Olympus, Steris, KLS Martin, Seca, Francehopital, Omnicell, Welch Allyn, Promotal, Fresenius, Vial, Midmark, Sonosite, Fresenius Medical Care, Capsasolution, Nonin, Ackermann
SEHA DHA MOH
ZAYED MILITARY PRIVATE HOSPITALS
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae154
Click
to edit M
aster sub
1tle style
10/1
4/10
AMICO is proud
to prov
ide the latest te
chno
logies and
solu7o
ns in
the fie
ld of N
eurosurgery , O
rtho
pead
ic ,E
NT ,
Derm
atolog
y, Optha
lmolog
y in th
e pe
rsue
of Improv
ing
quality
of life
and
pa7
ent s
afety .
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 155
Click
to edit M
aster sub
1tle style
10/1
4/10
AMICO is proud
to prov
ide the latest te
chno
logies and
solu7o
ns in
the fie
ld of N
eurosurgery , O
rtho
pead
ic ,E
NT ,
Derm
atolog
y, Optha
lmolog
y in th
e pe
rsue
of Improv
ing
quality
of life
and
pa7
ent s
afety .
Notes
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae156
Main Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Exhibitors
Official Tourism Partner
Official News DistributorsMedia Partners
Thank you to all our Sponsors for their support
Al Razi Pharmacy Company American Spine Center Aspen Healthcare Solution
AstraZeneca Atlas Medical Bangkok Hospital
City Pharmacy Department of Transportation Abu Dhabi Hoffmann La Roche
Iman Healthcare International Committee for Military Medicine Medical Services Corps.
Modern Pharmaceutical Company MSD National Ambulance Service
Normeca A/s Open MRI for Spine Surgery Center Towers Trading EST.
www.panarab2012-icmm.ae 157