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Meetingof the MindsScientific Symposium Featuring Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology.

17th, 18th & 19th March, 2013Venue: Marina Hotel Coral Oyster and Pearl Rooms

Dar Al-Shifa Days

Hospital: 1 802 555, Clinic: 25 666 999daralshifa.com

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This event is CME accredited.There will be international and local speakers.

For more info. or registration, mail us on: alexandra@daralshifa.comRegistration is for free.

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Day 1, Sunday, March 17th, 20139.00am Opening speech Dr. Yusif Al-ZafiriSession 1 Moderator: Mrs. Tina Baramikian9.30am 50 years of excellence in health-

careMr. Ahmad Nasarallah

10.00am Imaging and imagining, making a difference through expanding radiology nurses role

Mrs. Nagwa Shaar

10.30am Coffee breakSession 2 Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Al-Quaimi / Dr. Ravi Mathai11.00am MSK made easy part I Dr. Khalda Dashti11.30am MSK made easy part II12.00pm Lunch BreakSession 3 Moderator: Dr. Osama Al-Baker / Dr. Mohammed Ismail3.00pm White matter disease Dr. F. Heran3.30pm Sellar and supra-sellar lesions Dr. R. Gupta4.00pm Neuro-trauma:Application of CT

and MRI in management of neuro-trauma

Dr. R. Gupta

4.30pm Coffee BreakSession 4 Moderator: Dr. Ahmed Al-Beltagi / Dr. Yusif Al-Zafiri5.00pm Imaging of orbital masses Dr. F. Heran5.30pm Enophthalmos, what to do? Dr. F. Heran6.00pm Extraparenchymal disease:

a practical approachDr. F. Heran

Day 2, Monday, March 18th, 2013Session 5 Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Ismail / Dr. Magdi Gadallah9.00am Radiation safety guidelines and

local rules in clinical radiology department

Mr. Mohammed Shaaban

9.30am Recent advance in CT Dr. R. Gupta10.00am Principle and clinical applications of

dual energy CTDr. R. Gupta

10.30am Coffee break11.00am MRI: Safety tips and infection

controlMr. Mohammed Shaaban

11.30am Advances in MRI and clinical ap-plications

Dr. R. Gupta

12.00pm Lunch BreakSession 6 Moderator: Dr. Saad Al-Kandari / Dr. Reem Al-Seef3.00pm Cardiac MRI part I Dr Ravi Mathai3.30pm Cardiac MRI part II Dr Ravi MathaiSession 7 Moderator: Dr. Mamdouh Abdulrazek / Dr. Hisham Yosry4.00pm Presentation and management of

sphenocavernous orbital menin-gioma

Dr. Aymen AlShayji

4.30pm Coffee Break

5.00pm Presentation and management of third ventricular tumour

Dr. Aymen AlShayji

5.30pm Endo nasal surgery for pituitary ad-enoma: towards one – day surgery

Prof F.Xavier Roux

6.00am Subfronto-orbital – nasal approach-es for anterior skull base tumour

Prof F.Xavier Roux

Day 3, Tuesday, March, 19th, 2013Session 8 Moderator: Dr. Hussien Safar/Dr. Hasan Abdullah9.00am Minimal invasive procedure for

spinal conditions Part IDr. Tariq Sinan

9.30am Minimal invasive procedure for spinal conditions Part II

Dr. Tariq Sinan

10.00am Amputation prevention in diabetic patients: role of interventional ra-diology

Dr. Adel Al-Ali

10.30am Coffee break 11.00am Uterine artery embolization for

treatment of uterine fibroidsDr. Adel Al-Ali

11.30am MRI imaging of bone marrow Dr. Magdi Gadallah12.00pm Lunch BreakSession 9 Moderator: Dr. Hasan Khaja / Dr. Fatma Dashti3.00pm Neuroimaging of epilepsy Dr. Mohammed Ismail3.30pm Indication for stereotactic brain

surgeryDr. Hasan Khaja

4.00pm Surgery for epilepsy: historical data, basic features and main indications

Prof. F. Xavier Roux

4.30pm Coffee BreakSession 10 Moderator: Dr. Tarek Al-Sheik / Dr. Waleed Azb5.00pm Low grade glioma in adult: current

data and strategy in 2013Prof. F. Xavier Roux

5.30pm Presentation and management of complex MCA aneurysm

Dr. Aymen AlShayji

6.00pm Presentation and management of spinal dural AV fistula

Dr. Aymen AlShayji

6.30pm Closing ceremony Dr. Yusif Al Zafiri7.00pm Dinner

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International Guest Speakers

Prof. F. Xavier-RouxProfessor of Neurosurgery Head of department at Sainte-Anne Paris Hospital, FrancePresident of French-Speaking Neurosurgical Societies

Dr. R. GuptaNeuro and Cardiac RadiologyDirector of Ultra-High Resolution Volume CT LabMGH, Boston, USA.

Dr. F. Heran Head of Radiology DepartmentFondation A deRothschild , Paris, France.

Dr. Aymen AlShayjiAssistant Professor Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University.Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Programme. at Horizon Health Network, Saint John, Newburnswick, Canada.

Local Speakers

Dr. Khalda DashtiHead of Radiology DepartmentConsultant MSK Radiologist, Farwania Hospital.

Dr. Adel Al–AliConsultant Interventional Radiology, Kuwait University and Mubarak Hospital.

Dr. Tarek SinanConsultant Interventional Radiology, Kuwait University and Mubarak HospitalHead of Radiology Department, DASH.

Dr. Ravi MathaiConsultant Radiology, DASH.

Dr. Magdi GadallahConsultant Radiology, DASH.

Dr. Mohammed IsmailConsultant Neuroradiology, DASH.

Dr Hassan KhajaConsultant NeurosurgeryHead of Neurosurgery Department, DASH.

Mr Mohammed ShaabanMedical Physicist, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.