The Al Qassimi Women and Children Hospital is hosting the second International Pediatric Conference and third International PICU Conference, under the umbrella of Emirates Health Services (EHS) in association with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on 30 April at Le Méridien, Dubai.
The conference, under the theme "Innovation and Artificial Intelligence in Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care," is part of the ongoing efforts of EHS to establish the highest standards of medical excellence and to support initiatives for medical education and scientific research, particularly relating to children.
Dr. Issam Al Zarooni, Acting Executive Director of the Medical Services Sector, at the EHS, said the conference is a cutting-edge, knowledge-rich, and distinctive global platform that reflects the future course of pediatrics in the twenty-first century. It will cover a wide range of themes aimed at enhancing the performance of professionals in charge of pediatric services at the local, regional, and global levels. Emirates Health Services believes that the health of future generations depends on the well-being of our children now. In addition to covering the most recent achievements and clinical developments in education and research, the conference will focus on improving the health of children, encouraging excellence in pediatric practice, and fostering a high-level international collaboration for patient care.”
Dr. Safia Al Khaja, Director of Al Qassimi Women's and Children's Hospital, said: " This scientific meeting will offer participants the opportunity to strengthen collaboration with prestigious global organisations to enhance health care for all sectors of society. In addition to learning about the most recent novel advancements in pediatric research and clinical practices, which are attended by hundreds of specialists from around the world representing their scientific associations, the event will promote a healthy exchange of academic information and experience among all the participants. Leading pediatricians from across the world will have the opportunity to participate in the most recent inventions in children's health for the benefit of their patients.”
The conference will include the most recent developments in pediatrics and telemedicine, such as simulation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, the use of microbubbles to measure head pressure, and targeted gene therapy, the treatment of mental disorders symbolically, the impact of social media platforms and cellphones on children, and how to deal with them, as well as the significance of scientific research and training in enhancing the participants' experiences in general and specialised pediatrics.
For the first time, the "National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation," which is affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Prevention, is participating in the conference, to ensure that patients receive the greatest standards of care in accordance with global best practices, in line with the nation's policy for collaboration and integration between the relevant agencies.
Participants at the conference will cover a wide range of crucial themes over the course of three days, including the future of pediatrics, global expertise and technology in pediatrics, transfusion medicine, Children's Rehabilitation Service and home care, simulation in teaching pediatric resuscitation, pediatric telemedicine, diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Practice, quality and safety in the pediatric intensive care unit, and pulmonary rehabilitation in the pediatric intensive care unit and beyond. The event will evaluate the most recent breakthroughs in pediatric endocrinology, and have a pediatric injury course, and a unique simulation exercise to deal with parents of a terminally ill child.
The conference focuses on innovation and modern technologies in the kidney, chest, digestive, allergy, immunology, glands, diabetes, brain, nerves, metabolic and genetic conditions, and pediatric intensive care. In addition to the utilisation of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy for uncommon thoracic and surgical conditions in children and infants, the event will also discuss congenital heart problems and how to diagnose them, and the appropriate care of critical and emergency cases is covered.
The conference will cover the ethical perspectives on organ donation and transplantation, continuous renal replacement therapy and plasmapheresis, modern mechanical ventilators, neuroprotective techniques, neuroradiology, and behavioural and mental disorders in children, pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, child nutrition and development, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric cardiology, cutting-edge pediatric surgery, metabolic errors and genetics of metabolism, pediatric nursing prospects, pediatric emergency perspectives.