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10Th EDITION OF GASTRO ABU DHABI -
INTERENATIONAL GI CONFERENCE

ORGANIZED BY NMC

27 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2024 | Bab Al Qasr, Abu Dhabi, UAE

DAY 1 | FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2024

Start

End

Duration

Topic

Speaker

Chairperson

08:00

08:35

35 min

Onsite Registration

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SESSION 1

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08:35

08:40

5 min

Welcome Address

08:40

09:00

20 min

Fibroscan non invasive modality to assess liver diseases

Dr. Arun Korah

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital
Abu Dhabi

Dr. Anand Vadivel

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Royal Hospital,
Abu Dhabi

09:00

09:20

20 min

Liver biopsy why and how

Dr. Kaiser Raja

Gastroenterologist,
King's College Dubai

Dr. Usama Warshow

Gastroenterologist
Mediclinic Dubai

09:20

09:40

20 min

Surgical approach to Indeterminate biliary strictures

Dr. Vikas Gupta

Hepatobiliary Surgeon,
NMC Specialty Hospital
Abu Dhabi

Dr. Nagendranath

Surgeon, NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi

09:40

10:00

20 min

What's new in Liver Transplantation

Dr. Shiva Kumar

Department Chair, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr. Salem Awadh

 Gastroenterologist, ACDS, Abu Dhabi

10:00

10:10

10 min

Coffee Break

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SESSION 2

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10:10

10:30

20 min

Management tips for Acute pancreatitis

Dr. Jenan Ghaith

Associate Professor
Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr. Atul Chawla

HOD Gastroenterology,
Medeor Hospital,
Abu Dhabi

10:30

10:50

20 min

Approach to Constipation

Dr. VeeraRaghavan

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital
Al Ain

Dr. Matthew Vadukoot

 Gastroenterologist, Lifecare Hospital, Abu Dhabi

10:50

11:10

20 min

Colonic diverticulosis & Diverticulitis

Dr. Suvadip Chatterjee

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Royal Hospital,
Sharjah

Dr Arun Korah

Gastroenterologist, NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi

11:10

11:30

20 min

Malignant Colonic obstruction-what’s the best approach

Dr. Ahmed Sultan

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
Mediclinic Hospital,
Abu Dhabi

Dr. Hameed Raina

 Gastroenterologist, Burjeel Hospital, Abu dhabi

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SESSION 3

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11:30

12:30

1 Hour

Nightmare in Endoscopy-Discussion
Upper GI Endoscopy
Colonoscopy
EUS
ERCP

Dr. Yogesh Shastri

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital
Abu Dhabi

Dr. Amol Bapaye
Dr. Pankaj Desai
Dr. Nilay Mehta
Dr. Shabeer Ahamed
Dr. Abed Al Lehibi

12:30

13:40

1 Hr 10 min

Lunch Break, Prayers & Hands on Session

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SESSION 4

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13:40

14:00

20 min

Role of Gastroenterologist in Anemia management

Dr. Amal Upadhyay

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
Aster Hospital,
Dubai

Dr. Saeed Salem Shaikh

Medcare Hospital,
Dubai

14:00

14:20

20 min

Non variceal GI bleed-burn, spray, clip or suture

Dr. Mazen Taha

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
Tawam Hospital,
Al Ain

Dr. Sathish Mogan

Gastroenterologist
Mediclinic, Dubai

14:20

14:40

20 min

Overview of recent AI developments in endoscopy

Dr. Prateek Sharma

 Professor of Medicine & Gastroenterology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, President of ASGE,USA

Dr. Azzam Kayyaseh

Gastroenterologist,
Dubai

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SESSION 5

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14:40

15:00

20 min

Role Of EUS in Pancreatic Cystic lesions

Dr. Linette Achecar Justo

Gastroenterologist, NMC Royal Hospital, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Khaled Al Amin

Gastroenterologist ,
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi

15:00

15:20

20 min

Mediastinal EUS-Interpretation & Clinical Utility

Dr Ashik Sainu

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
Aster Royal Hospital,
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Nikhil Gupta

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital

15:20

15:40

20 min

EUS Guided Biliary Drainage

Dr. Vinay Dhir

Director Endoscopy
Sl Raheja Hospital,
Mumbai,India

Dr. Abid Zargar

Gastroenterologist,
Saudi German Hospital,
Dubai

15:40

15:50

10 min

Coffee Break

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SESSION 6

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15:50

16:10

20 min

Bloating-Eternal problem for GI patients

Dr. Nisha Kapoor

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital
Abu Dhabi

Dr. Ali Choukair

Clemenceau Hospital Dubai

16:10

16:30

20 min

Tips & Tricks for difficult ERCP Cannulation

Dr.Khaled Bamakhrama

Associate professor of Medicine
Dubai Medical College
Gastroenterologist,
Rashid Hospital -Dubai

Dr. Ayadimir

Gastroenterologist, CCAD
Abu Dhabi

16:30

16:50

20 min

Radiation protection for Gastroenterologists

Dr. Amer Al Khatib

Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr. Emad Fayyad

Gastroenterologist, Medcare Hospital

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SESSION 7

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16:50

17:10

20 min

Small bowel apthous ulcers- are they all Crohn's disease

Dr. Rajneesh Rajan

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital,
Dubai

Dr. Wagdy Mikhail

Gastroenterologist,
Medcare Hospital,
Dubai

17:10

17:30

20 min

Emerging role of Biosimilars in IBD

Dr. Nabil Quraishi

Gastroenterologist,
SSMC, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Ali Fazari

 Gastroenterologist, Dubai

17:30

17:50

20 min

2024 year end review on IBD

Dr. Rahul Nathwani

Gastroenterologist,
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai

Dr. Sandeep Nair

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital,
Al Ain

17:50

18:00

10 min

Closing of Day 1

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DAY 2 | SATURDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2024

Start

End

Duration

Topic

Speaker

Chairperson

08:00

08:35

35 min

Onsite Registration

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SESSION 8

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08:35

08:40

5 min

Welcome Address

08:40

09:00

20 min

Procedural sedation by Endoscopist

Dr. Mahesh Verma

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
NMC Royal Hospital DIP,
Dubai

Dr. Makki Fayyad

Consultant Gastroenterologist,
HealthShield,
Abu Dhabi

09:00

09:20

20 min

Ergonomics in Endoscopy

Dr. Amol Bapaye

Chief Gastroenterologist, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research
Pune, India

Dr. Ayyappan G Pillai

Gastroenterologist,
Al Ahalia Hospital,
Abu Dhabi

09:20

09:40

20 min

Role of Endoscopic Bariatrics in the current era

Dr. Maryam Al Khatry

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Dr. Xavier Garcia Aguilera

HOD Gastroenterology,
NMC Royal Hospital,
Abu Dhabi

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SESSION 9

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09:45

10:30

45 min

Welcome Ceremony - NMC Management & Invited Dignitories

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SESSION 10

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10:30

11:30

1 Hour

Clinical Cases - Panel Discussion

Dr. Yogesh Shastri

HOD Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi

Dr. Sreehari Pillai
Dr. Nabil Quraishi
Dr. Abed Al Lehbi
Dr. Amar Kheir

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SESSION 11

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11:30

11:50

20 min

Newer Advances in diagnosing Esophageal motility disorders

Dr. Eyad Alkarad

Gastroenterologist,
SSMC, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Abhilash Haridas

 Gastroenterologist, Ahalia Hospital

11:50

12:10

20 min

Achalasia management

Dr. Abed Al Lehbi

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
King Faisal Hospital,
Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Gaurav Muktesh

Gastroenterologist, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai

12:10

12:30

20 min

Endoscopic management of GERD

Dr. Abdulla Alhassani

HOD, Gastroenterologist Zayed Military Hospital Sharjah.

Dr. Jithin James

Gastroenterologist,
NMC Specialty Hospital,
Al Ain

12:30

13:40

1 Hr 20 min

Lunch Break, Prayers & Hands on Session

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SESSION 12

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13:40

14:00

20 min

Colon Polyp characterization & its Clinical Utility

Dr. Ammar Kheir

Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr. Thomas Cherukara

Gastroenterologist
Al Qasimi Hospital,
Sharjah

14:00

14:20

20 min

Patient selection & Pre procedure Planning for ESD

Dr. Pankaj Desai

Director & Head,
Department of Endoscopy & EUS
SIDS Hospital & Research Centre,
Surat, India

Dr. Mohammed Shareef Tholoor

Gastroenterologist,
Mediclinic, Dubai

 

14:20

14:40

20 min

ESD-techniques & trouble-shooting

Dr. Asma Khandari

Gastroenterologist,
Taiba Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Zeshan Riaz

Gastroenterologist,
Yas Clinic
Abu Dhabi

14:40

15:00

20 min

Cold is new Hot in colonic polypectomy

Prof. Rajvinder Singh

Professor of Medicine
University of Adelaide &
Director of Gastroenterology
Lyell McEwin Modbury Hospitals, South Australia

Dr. Moath Al Azizi

Gastroenterologist
Mediclinic, Al Ain

15:00

15:20

20 min

Improve EMR outcome-Dive underwater

Dr. Nilay Mehta

HOD & Gastroenterologist,
Zydus Hospital
Ahmedabad, India

Dr. Mohammed Banama

Gastroenterologist,
Rashid Hospital,
Dubai

15:20

15:30

10 min

Coffee Break

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SESSION 13

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15:30

15:50

20 min

Quality Improvement in ERCP

Dr. Nageshwar Reddy

Director Gastroenterology,
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India

Dr. Sameer Al Awadhi

Head of Gastroenterology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai

16:00

17:30

1 Hr 30 min

Live Endoscopic Transmission

Dr. Nageshwar Reddy

Director Gastroenterology,
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India

Dr. Mukunda Madhavan
Dr. Prakash Shankar
Dr. Khaled Bamakhrama
Dr.Nikhil Gupta
Dr Laith Al-Rubaiy

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Closing of Day 2

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