SKMC PULSE Issue No. 8 - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

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CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMSSKMC ‘s Second Annual Transplantation SymposiumSheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic, organized the second annual transplantation symposium on 5 & 6 November 2010 at thePark Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi. More than 400 nurses and other healthcare professionals who are also interested in transplantation care and organ donationattended the first day and about 200 physicians attended the second day. The nurses earned 5.5 hours of accredited Continuous Medical Education (CME)and physicians earned 5 CME hours.The SKMC Kidney Transplant team has preformed 35 kidney transplants since February 2008, with outcomes that are as good as or better than internationallypublished results; 2 of which were for children below 10 years of age.SKMC Inaugurated the SecondAnnual Obesity SymposiumUnder the Patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan,Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sheikh KhalifaMedical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic inauguratedthe second annual symposium on obesity under the title of “TheManagement of Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Updates in MinimallyInvasive Surgery” on 16 October 2010 at the Sheraton Resort and Hotel,Abu Dhabi. More than 400 Physicians/surgeons of different specialtiesattend the symposium and earned 17CME hours.The symposium had been organized in cooperation with the ClevelandClinic, Ohio, and the SKMC Diabetes and Endocrinology Center. Physiciansconsider it a great opportunity to discuss new cutting-edge trends andtechniques used in the field of minimally invasive surgeries with otherhealthcare providers interested in surgical interventions and strategiesto treat diabetic patients. Dr. Nimeri, Director of Bariatric and MetabolicInstitute – Abu Dhabi at SKMC and Chairperson of the symposium said“Bariatric surgery is not just weight loss surgery, or cosmetic surgery. Itcan save lives, and help patients with the metabolic syndromeSKMC Marked theWorld Diabetes DayAs part of its commitment towards health education and promotion,Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic,celebrated the World Diabetes Day on Friday, 26 November 2010The World Diabetes Day, which falls on the 14th of November annually,marks the primary global awareness campaign of the InternationalDiabetes Federation and United Nations. The International DiabetesFederation (IDF) is an umbrella organization for over 200 memberassociations in more than 160 countries, advocating for the more than250 million people with diabetes, their families, and their healthcareproviders. Its mission is to promote diabetes care, prevention and acure worldwide.The event, organized by a multidisciplinary team from SKMC’s Diabetesand Endocrinology Clinic, took place at the Khalidiyah Mall on 26November. The team focused on diabetes prevention through adoptinghealthy lifestyle practices including diet and physical activity for thewhole family.SKMC’s Diabetes and Endocrinology clinic offers unique and innovativetreatments to patients with all forms of diabetes and its relatedcomplications. The clinic provides a balanced, proactive, and patientcentered approach in Diabetes management that focuses on patientcare, education, research, and community service. The team includesendocrinologists, primary care physicians, diabetes educators, dietitians,podiatrist, clinical pharmacist, clinical psychologist, diabetes nurses,translators and clerical staff. The clinic receives patients on a referralbasis only from SKMC’s other Outpatient Clinics, as well as from theFamily Medicine Clinics, and currently has more than 6000 patientsregistered."14
CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMSSKMC Organizes aPublic Health Talk aboutthe Psychological Effects ofPhysical PainSheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic,organized a public health talk about the psychological effects ofphysical pain on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 at the BehavioralSciences Pavilion (BSP) auditorium from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Thishealth talk is part of the Mental Health Awareness Program thatstarted March 2010. The talks are given monthly by a panel of mentalhealth professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists as well associal workers from the BSP. The topics for these presentations arecarefully chosen to address mental health issues and social problemsthat are of utmost importance to the community.The BSP team is committed to go on with these talks in order to helppeople in the community understand the importance of psychologicalwellbeing and improve the quality of their lives.SKMC and General Womens' UnionOrganized a Public Symposium onWomens' HealthIn collaboration with the General Womens' Union, Sheikh KhalifaMedical City (SKMC) managed by Cleveland Clinic organized the secondpublic symposium on womens’ health on 29 November 2010 at theGeneral Womens’ Union auditorium. The purpose of this symposiumis to promote health education and disease prevention among womenbecause SKMC management believes that womens' health is a vitalcomponent of Family Medicine. The symposium was chaired by Dr.Amira Al Sayed, Family Medicine Consultant and Chair of SKMC’sWomens' Health Committee. The speakers were physicians from theWomens’ Health Committee of SKMC; the presentations addressedall health issues related to women, including osteoporosis, obesity,diabetes, hypertension, breast cancer and asthma.SKMC Organized PerioperativeCare of Pediatric PatientsSymposiumSheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC,) managed by Cleveland Clinic,organized the first symposium on “Perioperative Care of Pediatricpatient “ in Khalidiyah Rayhaan Hotel, Abu Dhabi on 8 October 2010,targeting physicians, nurses and technicians in the anesthesia, surgeryand pediatrics field.The half-day symposium was organized by the Anesthesia Departmentin collaboration with the Pediatric Intensive Care at SKMC and wasaccredited for 4.5 hours of Continuous Medical Education (CME), andcomprised different presentations by a distinguished faculty of expertsfrom SKMC covering essential topics in the field of anesthesiology,surgery and critical care for pediatric patients. They discussed thesurgical aspects of neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit patients,neurosurgery in pediatric patients, perioperative assessment andpreparation, sedation and acute pain management, mechanicalventilation - cardiopulmonary interaction, high frequency ventilation,and perioperative care of patients with neuromuscular disorder.The Critical Care Institute at SKMC provides specialized care to criticallyill patients, adults, pediatric and neonates. It manages twenty ICUand CCU beds for pediatric patients and another seven beds for highdependency pediatric patients. The unit provides complete medical andsurgical care for critically ill infants, children and adolescents, run by aspecialized team of pediatric intensive care clinicians, catering to thespecial needs of the young patients“Excellence in Diabetes andEndocrinology Conference”Organized by SKMCSheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic,and Mafraq Hospital managed by Bumrungrad International, jointlyorganized “Excellence in Diabetes and Endocrinology” conference on25 – 27 November 2010 at the Khalidiyah Palace Rayhaan Hotel. Thethree-day conference targeted all health care professionals. More than200 individuals attended and earned 15 hours of Continuous MedicalEducation (CME). The scientific presentations covered all essential topicsin the field of diabetes in children and adults such as the insulin pump,children growth, the management and status of diabetes type 1 and 2in the Gulf and UAE, growth hormone therapy, calcium, vitamin D andadrenal disorders in children; polycystic ovary syndrome, osteoporosis,acromegaly and incretin mimetics in Diabetes.These talks were delivered by national and international speakersfrom renowned healthcare organizations in Bahrain, Denmark, Kuwait,Libya, Saudi Arabia, UK, and USA. Numerous presentations were madeby physicians from SKMC, Mafraq, Corniche and Tawam hospitals ofSEHA as well as other hospitals and clinics from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.The focus was to discuss topics which are relevant to the Middle Eastand to the physicians of the community.15
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