1. V. Mesopotamia Medical Congress
13th – 16th of March, 2013
CONGRESS AGENDA (Draft Version)
13th of March, 2013
Venue: Holy Huner – Slemani (Art Hall)
Time Event
1. Registration.
18:00 – 21:00 2. Opening remarks.
3. Dinner at Komalayati hall.
Note: Transportation will be available from your hotels to the target place at 17:00.
14th of March, 2013
Note: Transportation will be available from your hotels to the target place at 7:30.
Venue: Holy Huner – Slemani (Art Hall)
Place: Hall-A
1st Session
Chairperson: Prof. Hama Nejm Jaff Co-chairperson: Dr. Osama Hassan
New protocols for diagnosis and management of Prof. Shahriar khateri.
08:30 – 08:45 Prof. Mustafa Ghanei.
patients with chemical warfare exposure
The long term health effects of Weapons of Mass
08:45 – 09:00 Destruction (WMD) on civilian population of Dr. Fouad Baban
Iraqi Kurdistan as an act of genocide
Long-term complications of chemical weapons: is Dr. Mohamed
09:00 – 09:15
it real or not? Shekhani
Literature published on chemical weapons Dr. Kamaran
09:15 – 09:30
victims: the east-west divide Karadakhy
09:30 – 09:50 Discussion
2nd Session
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2. Chairperson: Dr. Ary Sami Co-chairperson: Dr. Abdulla Jasem
09:50 – 10:05 Nerve agents & Halabjans Dr. Dylaan Dowlati
The intervention of MSF (Doctors without Dr. Ahmet Kaya
10:05 – 10:20 Borders) for the victims of the Halabja Dr. Martin De Smet
chemical attack in 1988 Dr. Reginald Moreels
Role of Kurdistan medical & scientific
10:20 – 10:35 federation in the campaign for Halabja Dr. Hiro Khoshnaw
massacre in the UK
Case report: The intoxication of RDX
Dr. Kamile Kaş Keskin
10:35 – 10:50 (Hexogen, Cyclonite): the result of the dermal
Dr. Sedat Kaya
and inhaled exposure
10:50 – 11:10 Discussion
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee break
3rd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Kareem Tofiq Co-chairperson: Dr. Honar Jafar
Important socio-demographic characteristics & Dr. Abdulfatah
11:30 – 11:45
bombed sites in Halabja by GIS Hawramy
Chemical bombing of Dolli Balisan in 19 May Dr. Dilzar Kader
11:45 – 12:00
1987; Personal experiences Yasseni
12:00 – 12:15 International regulations of chemical weapons M. Emin Aktar
12:15 – 12:30 History of the Halabja city Dr. Teshk Shawais
12:30 – 13:00 Discussion
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at talar hall
4th Session
Chairperson: Dr. Raoof Raheem Merza Co-chairperson: Dr. Falah Hawramy
The rehabilitation center for victims of chemical
Dr. Azad Mustafa
15:00 – 15:15 attacks - experiences from treating 1500 survivors
Kadr
of chemical attacks in Halabja (2010-2012)
Long-term pulmonary complications of Halabja Dr. Mustafa Ghanei
15:15 – 15:30
chemical weapons victims Dr. Kosar Mohamed
Oral mucosal & dental problems in Halabja
15:30 – 15:45 Dr. Mohamed Hassan
chemical weapons victims
15:45 – 16:00 Ocular manifestations of chemical weapons Dr. M. Hassan
16:00 – 16:30 Discussion
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3. Place: Hall-B
1st Session
Chairperson: Dr. Faroq Hassan Faraj Co-chairperson: Dr. Hazha Abdulla
New developments in medical oncology
08:45 – 08:30 Dr. Mahmut İlhan
practice in 2012
09:00 – 08:45 Surgery of mediastinal lesions Dr. Serdar Onat
09:15 – 09:00 Radiation injury in health centers Dr. Mustafa Eren
09:30 – 09:15 Discussion
2nd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Taher Hawrami Co-chairperson: Dr. Najmadeen Hassan
Dr. Mariwan Nejat
Round table discussion:
Dr. Mustafa Zangana
09:30 – 10:30 Debate: Reforming health system in Kurdistan:
Dr. Tishk Shawais
can we adopt the UK NHS system
Dr. Zrian younis
Suggestions for improving health system in
10:30 – 11:00 Dr. Zrian Younis
Kurdistan
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
3rd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Rang Shawis Co-chairperson: Dr. Ahmed Mokhtar
11:30 – 11:45 Delivering bad new to patients Dr. Anwar Sheikha
Dr. Kalander
11:45 – 12:00 Thinking outside the box
Kasnazan
Medical education & training opportunities for Dr. Sertip Zangana
12:00 – 12:15
Kurdish future doctors Dr. Sultan Cetiner
Ethical considerations in conducting pediatric Dr. Abu Sadat M.
12:15 – 12:30
research Nurunnabi
12:30 – 13:00 Discussion
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at talar hall
4th Session
Chairperson: Dr. Nezar Ismat Co-chairperson: Dr. Rebwar Hama Ghareeb
Parkinson disease services in Kurdistan: The
15:00 – 15:15 current situation & the possibilities for Dr. Mariwan Nejat
improvement
Dr. Saman Sheikh
Prevalence of PTSD among Kurdish soldiers in
15:15 – 15:30 Anwar
Iraqi Army
Prof. Nazar M. Amin
Unrealistic social believes about psychiatric
15:30 – 15:45 Dr. Hajar Maruf
diseases
Human pain & suffering: Insights from Buddhism
15:45 – 16:00 Dr. Ahmad Sohrabi
& mind-body medicine
16:00 – 16:30 Discussion
Time Event
20:00-23:00 Social activity (Kurdish folk) with dinner at High Crest Hotel
15th of March, 2013
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4. Note: Transportation will be available from your hotels to the target place at 7:30.
Venue: Holy Huner – Slemani (Art Hall)
Place: Hall-A
1st Session
Chairperson: Dr. Jamal Salih Co-chairperson: Dr. Fraidon Gaftan
Prof. Kadri Yıldırım
08:30 – 08:45 Mother tongue or English in science and medicine
Dr. İsrafil Bülbül
Maternal body composition in first trimester of
08:45 – 09:00 Dr. Chro Najmaden
pregnancy
Outbreak of acute heart failure in children in
Duhok / Kurdistan: Was it acute myocardial Dr. Hawar Taib
09:00 – 09:15
damage due to chemical gases or was epidemic of Gollany
viral myocarditis?
Global increasing incidences of cutaneous
09:15 – 09:30 malignant melanoma and impact of the Dr. Aram Ismail Rasul
environmental UV light on the skin
09:30 – 09:50 Discussion
2nd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Gazi Zibari Co-chairperson: Dr. Bakhtyar Faiq
09:50 – 10:05 Liver resection for colorectal cancer metastasis Dr. Husein Bektas
10:05 – 10:20 Organ transplantation in Kurdistan Dr. Abdulla S. Abdulla
10:20 – 10:35 Emergency coordination center in Duhok Dr. Haitham A. Suleman
Patient safety culture in Azadi teaching hospital Dr. Afrasiab Mussa
10:35 – 10:50
- Duhok Yones
10:50 – 11:10 Discussion
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee break
3rd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Las Hawizy Co-chairperson: Dr. Warzer Shali
11:30 – 11:45 Fall in elderly: establishing a protocol Dr. Aso Fraidun
Contaminated open fractures: from surgical
11:45 – 12:00 Dr. Dior GHAFIL
decontamination to deformity correction
12:00 – 12:15 Rehabilitation after orthopedic procedures Dr. Shvan Al Hussein
12:15 – 12:30 Rheumatoid arthritis: current approach Dr. Yildrim Recit
12:30 – 13:00 Discussion
Place: Hall-B
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5. 1st Session
Chairperson: Dr. Amanj Khaznadar Co-chairperson: Dr. Halis Yerlikaya
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of H1N1 Dr. Mohammed Omer
08:30 – 08:45 infection in Sulaimani center of infectious disease Dr. Kosar M. Ali
during the global pandemic in 2010 Dr. Ahmed Saed
Multiple factors modulate biofilm formation by
08:45 – 09:00 Dr. Sozy Baban
the anaerobic pathogen Clostridium difficile
09:00 – 09:15 DM updates Dr. Fahrettin Adsay
Dr. Hemn Mohamed
09:15 – 09:30 Case report: Yellow nail syndrome
Dr. Rebeen Saeed
09:30 – 09:50 Discussion
2nd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Hussein Taib Co-chairperson: Dr. Shehmus Ozmen
Dr. Shwan A. Hamad
Encapsulation of living cells and therapeutic Amro. K. F. Dyab
09:50 – 10:05
drugs for targeted and controlled delivery Simeon Stoyanov
Vesselin N. Paunov
10:05 – 10:20 Ova implantation failure Dr. Sacit Gunes
Dr. Aso Faiq
10:20 – 10:35 Trans-catheter closure of PDA in Kurdistan Dr. Abbas Rabati
Dr. Zuhair Al-Nasiri
Dr. Jalal Hamasalih
10:35 – 10:50 Tissue expander in post burn reconstruction
Fattah
10:50 – 11:10 Discussion
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee break
3rd Session
Chairperson: Dr. Farhad Khorsheed Co-chairperson: Dr. Razhan Foad Izat
11:30 – 11:45 Small cell lung cancer; a personalized therapy Dr. Hirsh Koyi
11:45 – 12:00 Adult testicular yolk sac tumors Dr. Hedayet Musa
12:00 – 12:15 Case report: Inferior vena cava leimyosarcoma Dr. Aram Baram
Dr. Vian Salih
Dr. Sara Sheikh
12:15 – 12:30 Case report: cancer of accessory breast
Dr. Jannet
Dr. Jenefer
12:30 – 13:00 Discussion
Closing Remarks
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6. Place: Hall A
Time Event
1.Announcement of next Mesopotamia Medical Congress
13:00 – 13:30
2.KuMA-UK Prizes for best presentations
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch at Kurdistan Medical Association
15:00 – 17:00 Visit to amna suraka (red security) museum
17:00 Free time
16th of March, 2013
Time Event
07:30 – 13:00 Visit to Halabja monument
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at Kurdistan Medical Association
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7. Place: Hall A
Time Event
1.Announcement of next Mesopotamia Medical Congress
13:00 – 13:30
2.KuMA-UK Prizes for best presentations
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch at Kurdistan Medical Association
15:00 – 17:00 Visit to amna suraka (red security) museum
17:00 Free time
16th of March, 2013
Time Event
07:30 – 13:00 Visit to Halabja monument
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at Kurdistan Medical Association
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8. Place: Hall A
Time Event
1.Announcement of next Mesopotamia Medical Congress
13:00 – 13:30
2.KuMA-UK Prizes for best presentations
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch at Kurdistan Medical Association
15:00 – 17:00 Visit to amna suraka (red security) museum
17:00 Free time
16th of March, 2013
Time Event
07:30 – 13:00 Visit to Halabja monument
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at Kurdistan Medical Association
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