Waldorf Astoria, Kuwait
5th October 2024
 

Speakers

Dr. Nishaki Mehta
Associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and associate program director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of medicine, Royal Oak Michigan
Dr. Ali AlQattan
Consultant Geriatric Medicine in Mubarak Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Mona Al-Rasheed
Consultant hematologist and head of clinical hematology unit in Adan hospital
Dr. Ahmed AlShatti
Consultant Cardiologist, structural interventional cardiologist at Dabbous Cardiac Center (DCC), Adan Hospital , Kuwait
Dr. Nour Al Mutairi
Senior specialist in internal and obstetric medicine at Amiri and Maternity Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Fawziah Al-Kandari
Consultant Cardiac electrophysiologist at Kuwait heart center & Head of department of cardiology in Jaber hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Mohamad ElKholy
Senior specialist Cardiac electrophysiologist at Dabbous Cardiac Center (DCC), Adan Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Samah AlKharji
Senior specialist Cardiac electrophysiologist & head of department of cardiology at Dabbous Cardiac Center (DCC), Adan Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Jassim
Senior Specialist of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the Ministry of Health Kuwait Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC) and Jaber Hospital Medical Oncology

Scientific Program

Saturday October 5, 2024

09:00AM - 09:15AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Samah AlKharji
Session 1:
Moderators: Dr. Fawziya AlKandari
09:15AM - 09:45AM
Updates in AF management 2024
Management of AF through Cases
Dr. Samah AlKharji
09:45AM - 10:15AM
Direct oral anticoagulants, new agents, use in dialysis and obesity
Dr. Mona Al-Rasheed
10:15AM - 10:30AM
Q&A
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Coffee Break
Session 2:
Moderators: Dr. Noor Al Mutairi - Dr. Fawziya AlKandari
10:45AM- 11:15AM
AF management in the elderly Challenges in applying guideline directed management
Dr. Ali AlQattan
11:15AM - 11:45AM
AF in active cancer patients, mechanisms, and management; insight into cardio-oncology
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Jassim
11:45AM - 12:15PM
AF in pregnancy & post-partum period (virtual live transmission)
Dr. Nishaki Mehta
12:15PM - 12:30PM
Q&A
12:30PM - 12:45PM
Coffee Break / Prayer
Session 3:
Moderators: Dr. Samah AlKharji
12:45PM - 01:15PM
Aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation diagnostic and management challenges
Dr. Ahmed AlShatti
01:15PM - 01:45PM
Prevention and screening of atrial fibrillation (Device detected)
Dr. Mohamad ElKholy
01:45PM
Closing Remarks / Lunch

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