TIME	DESCRIPTION		SPEAKER
08:30 – 09:00	Registration Mini Breakfast & Coffee
09:00 - 09:05	Introduction		Dr. Zakaullah Khan Senior Corporate Medical Director Mediclinic Middle East
09:05 - 09:10	Opening Remarks		Dr. Pietie Loubser Chief Clinical Officer Mediclinic Middle East
09:10 - 09:20	Address by Guest of Honour		Mr. Hein VanEck Chief Executive Officer Mediclinic Middle East
09:20	Introduction to the Keynote Speaker		Dr. Rakshinda Mujeeb Research Projects Manager Mediclinic Middle East
09:20 - 10:00	KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Why breast cancer screening with mammography is effective?		Dr. Jean Seely Head of Breast Imaging & Professor of Radiology University of Ottawa, Canada
10:00 – 10:20	Coffee Break
Podium Presentations – 1st Session, Day 1 Moderator: Dr. Saeed Rafii, Consultant Medical Oncologist Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai
10:20 – 10:40	MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsies: Our experience as the first private healthcare facility setting up the service in UAE.			Dr. Alexandra Economacos Specialist Radiologist Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai
10:40 – 11:00	Randomized trial of surveillance with abbreviated MRI in women with a personal history of breast cancer– impact on patient anxiety and cancer detection.			Dr. Tasneem Alhassan Consultant Breast Radiologist Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai Dr. Jean Seely Head of Breast Imaging & Professor of Radiology University of Ottawa, Canada
11:00 – 11:20	Contrast-enhanced Spectral Mammography: the MCIT experience.			Dr. Alexandra Economacos Specialist Radiologist Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai
11:20 – 11:40	Patterns and Trends of Colorectal Cancer in the United Arab Emirates: A retrospective cohort study, 2012- 2021.			Mr. Ali Al Najjar Medical Student Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Mr. Ahmad Amrou Medical Student Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai
11:40 – 11:50	Q&A
11:50 – 12:50	Lunch
Podium Presentations – 2nd Session, Day 1 Moderator: Dr. Iram Siddiqui, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Fetal Medicine Mediclinic Al Noor Hospital
12:50 – 13:10	Prediction of Covid-19 Patients’ Disposition and Prognosis Using National Early Warning Scores in A Tertiary Care Hospital, 2021: A Retrospective Case Series.	Ms. Asmaa Haj Husin Medical Student Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai
13:10 – 13:30	Global and regional prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.	Dr. Ahmed Hossain Professor University Of Sharjah
13:30 – 13:50	Prevalence and associated risk factors of glaucoma among adults in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates – a retrospective study.	Ms. Maryam Jafari Medical Student Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai
13:50 – 14:10	The Role of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in the Management of Prediabetes.	Ms. Hibba Yousef Teaching Assistant Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
14:10 – 14:30	Initial experience of robotic ventral hernia repair at a single center.	Dr. Muhammad Umar Hospitalist Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai
14:30 – 14:40	Q&A
14:40 – 16:30	WORKSHOP: Clinical Trials of the Future 2023 – 2053 • Introduction to study design (14:40 – 15:00) • Workshop on design of trials of future (15:00 – 15:15) • Discussion (15:15 – 16:30)	Dr. Marie Ibrahim Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs & Pharmacovigilance Director Insights Research Organization & Solutions G42, Abu Dhabi Ms. Nargis Azizali Kings college London, Dubai