Dr. Najiba M Abdulrazzaq
Consultant Internist
Head of Medical Dept.
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai
Head of Central IPC Committee, MOHAP
National AMR Committee Co-Chair
Dubai, UAE
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the 6th UAE International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (ICAMR), which will be held on Friday 17 & Saturday 18 March 2023 in Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
ICAMR 2023 promises you an enriching scientific and educational gathering, which will shed light on the latest advances in research and practice through presentations and interactive discussions with current, in-depth quality scientific content in the field of Antimicrobial Resistance. The conference is organized by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Committee in UAE.
We believe that the conference will provide an exceptional opportunity for everyone to share and acquire knowledge and experience on a wide spectrum of topics that are related to microbiology, infectious disease, infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship in addition to an opportunity to meet and rub shoulders with the experts in the field and innovative educators.
We look forward to welcoming you to ICAMR 2023.
Sincerely,
Global Health Leader
Supported by
In Collaboration with
2023 Endorsed By
Dr. Najiba M Abdulrazzaq
Consultant Internist
Head of Medical Dept.
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai
Head of Central IPC Committee, MOHAP
National AMR Committee Co-Chair
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ashraf El Houfi
Chairman of the Infection Control-
Committee Dubai Hospital
Consultant ICU
Dubai Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Abeer Rajeh
RN-BSN
Infection control Expert
Quality and accreditation Department
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Husna Nazar
Medical Secretary
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Joseph Tannous
Infection control Specialist
Central Infection Control
Emirates Health Services
Dr. Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Consultant Internal Medicine
Chair of Medicine and ASP
Member of UAE National ASP committee
Member of ESCMID, ESGAP, BSAC
Prime Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Jens Thomsen MD MPH
Consultant, Clinical Microbiology and ID Epidemiology
Section Head, Environmental Health, Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC)
Chair, UAE National Sub-Committee for AMR Surveillance (MOHAP)
President, Emirates Society for Clinical Microbiology (ESCM)
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Zulfa Al Deesi
Acting Head of Pathology Section
Head of Microbiology and infection Control Unit
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
Pathology & Genetics Department
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ahmed Al Hammadi
Consultant
President, Emirates Infectious Disease Society
Infectious Disease
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Layla Al-Dabal
BSc, MD MSc (UK) FRCP (UK)
Consultant
Medical-Infectious Diseases
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Nehad Alshirawi
Intensive Care Consultant and
Head of ICU Department
Intensive Care
Al Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Duaa Salem Jawhar
Master in Clinical Pharmacy
American Board Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
Co-leader Antimicrobial Stewardship programe
Pharmacy Department
Saqr Hospital
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Abeer Rajeh
RN-BSN
Infection control Expert
Quality and accreditation Department
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Elias Tannous
BSN-MBA-CIC
Manager, Infection Control
Co-chair Infection Control Committee
Quality and Patient Safety Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Joseph Tannous
Infection Control Consultant
Central Infection Control
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Consultant Internal Medicine
Chair of Medicine and ASP
Member of UAE National ASP committee
Member of ESCMID, ESGAP, BSAC
Prime Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Jens Thomsen
Section Head, Environmental Health
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
Abu Dhabi Public Health Center
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Najiba M Abdulrazzaq
Consultant Internist
Head of Medical Dept.
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai
Head of Central IPC Committee, MOHAP
National AMR Committee Co-Chair
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ahmed Al Hammadi
Consultant
President, Emirates Infectious Disease Society
Infectious Disease
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Majid Al Shamrani
Executive Director
Infection Prevention and Control Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Fatima Saeed Al Memari
Infection Control Officer
Prevention and Control of Infection Department
Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidallah Hospital & Obaidallah Geriatric Hospital
Ras AL Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Majid Al Shamrani
Executive Director
Infection Prevention and Control Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Layla Al-Dabal
BSc, MD MSc (UK) FRCP (UK)
Consultant
Medical-Infectious Diseases
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Hajar Ali Aldhanhani
RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Prevention & Control Manager
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani
Medical Consultant
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Jameela Alsalman
CIC, CMQ
Infectious Disease Consultant
Manama, Bahrain
Ms. Tabrikah Al Shibah
BsN,Msc, TQM, CIC ,CPHQ
Infection Control Officer
Organization development
Quality & Accreditation
NRC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Nehad Alshirawi
Intensive Care Consultant and Head of ICU Department
Intensive Care
Al Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Mrs. Dina Ataig
Infection Control Officer
Prevention and Control of Infection
Saqr Hospital
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. April Baller
Infection Prevention and Control
Country Readiness Strengthening
WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Adrian Brink
Professor and Chair and Head of the Division of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Services
Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine
University of Cape town
Cape town , South Africa
Dr. Miguela Caniza
MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Dr. Heba Dada
Director of Antimicrobial Resistance Department
Saudi Public Health Authority
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ashraf El Houfi
Consultant HOD /Chair infection Control
Intensive Care Unit
Dubai Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Duaa Salem Jawhar
Master in Clinical Pharmacy
American Board Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
Co-leader Antimicrobial Stewardship programe
Pharmacy Department
Saqr Hospital
Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Souha Kanj
MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FECMM, FESCMI
Professor of Medicine,
Associate Dean, for Global Affairs
Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Chair, Infection Control and Prevention Program
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Consultant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Honorary Dr, Radboud University Medical Center, NL
Prof. Martin Kiernan
Visiting Professor
Richard Wells Research Centre
University of West London
London, UK
Ms. Abeer Rajeh
RN-BSN
Infection Control Expert
Quality and Accreditation Department
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ziad Memish
Senior Infectious Disease Consultant
College of Medicine, AlFaisal University
Director, Research & Innovation Centre
King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Godfred A Menezes
Professor & Chairperson- Medical Microbiology & Immunology (MMI)
RAK College of Medical Sciences (RAKCOMS)
RAK Medical & Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU)
Clinical Microbiologist – RAK Hospital
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Ali Omrani
Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Hamad Medical Center
Doha, Qatar
Dr. Jehad Abdalla
ID Consultant, SKMC Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Chair of ASP Committee in SEHA , Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdalla is American board certified in Infectious Diseases.
His current area of research and teaching interest includes viral infections, tuberculosis, antimicrobial stewardship, multidrug resistant organisms and prevention of healthcare associated infections
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Abiola Catherine Senok
Professor of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
College of Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Jacqueline Sneddon
FRPharmS
Programmes Manager
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Member of RPS Scottish Pharmacy Board
PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Scotland, United Kingdom
Mr. Elias Tannous
BSN-MBA-CIC
Manager, Infection Control
Co-chair Infection Control Committee
Quality and Patient Safety Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Joseph Tannous
Infection Control Consultant
Central Infection Control
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Mr. Ajish Thankachan
RN, Pg DIC, CIC
Senior Infection Control Practitioner
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Consultant Internal Medicine
Chair of Medicine and ASP
Member of UAE National ASP Committee
Member of ESCMID, ESGAP, BSAC
Prime Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Jens Thomsen
Section Head, Environmental Health
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
Abu Dhabi Public Health Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Dr. Heiman Wertheim
Medical Micorbiology
Radboudumc
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Prof. Mohammad Yaqub
Assistant Professor at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Conference Main Topics
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
- AMR: updates, novel technology and artificial intelligence
- Global infection control strategy to combat AMR
- Challenges and research priorities to combat AMR
- Mass gathering and AMR
- Country readiness and strengthening for pandemics
- GCC achievements on combatting AMR
- Challenges and solutions of AMR during COVID-19
- AMR in paediatric services
- Prevention of healthcare-associated infections
- Surveillance of multidrug resistance organisms
- Implementation science and business case for infection control
- Environmental disinfection in healthcare settings
- Developmental path of the infection preventionist (CBIC)
- Assessing risks in building projects
Target Specialities
- Infection disease physicians
- Internal medicine physicians
- Microbiologist
- Pharmacist
- Infection control practitioners
- Critical care physicians
- Lab technicians
- Quality officers
- Public health officers
- Internal Medicine Specialists
- Family and Primary Care Physicians
- Medical Informatics
- Nursing
- Nurses, Nurse Practitioners
- Researchers
- Biomedical Engineers
- Hospital and Corporate Administrators and Executives
Learning Objectives
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: interventions and outcomes
- UAE AMR surveillance updates
- GCC: experience and strategies to combat AMR
- Strengthening country readiness for pandemics
- AMR in mass gathering and implications for public health
- Strategies, technology and artificial intelligence to combat AMR
- Challenges and research priorities to combat AMR
- Implementation of science in the fight against HAI
- Innovative approach to prevent MDRO
- Prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections
- Business case for Infection, Prevention and Control Programs
- Environmental hygiene for patient safety
- Improving healing environment in building projects
- Certification: preparation and tips for infection preventionists
