Conference Structure

Day 1
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 (Atlantis)
Plenary Session Chair: Prof. Moustafa Nour El Din
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
 
9:00 - 9:20
CONGRESS TECHNICAL OPENING
Atlantis
Ballroom AB
9:20 - 10:30
CONGRESS MAIN KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Mr. Rowan Gibson, President of a global innovation consultancy
(common across all three conferences)
Atlantis
Ballroom AB
10:30 - 10:45
EXHIBITION OPENING
 
10:45 - 11:15
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
 

11:15 - 11:20

WELCOMING BY CONFERENCE CHAIR
Professor Moustafa Hassan
Dean e-School of Health & Environment, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, UAE
Atlantis CDE

11:20 - 12:05

Keynote Speaker I:
"e-Health in the Developing World: Is the Health Divide Widening?"
Prof Maurice Mars , Head of the Department of Tele-Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Atlantis CDE
12:05-13:15 Debate:
Patient safety: innovations, cost and quality dilemma
Moderator:
Prof. Moustafa M Hassan
Panel Members:
  1. Prof. Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Professor of Biostatistics and Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Public Health, USA
  2. Prof Maurice Mars, Head of the Department of Tele-Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  3. Dr. Amin Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Practice and License (CEO), Ministry of Health, UAE
  4. Dr. Mohamed S.M.Yasin, UN University, IIGH, Malaysia
  5. Dr. Ahmed Albarrak Chairman, Medical Informatics, and E-learning, KSU
Atlantis CDE
13:15 - 14:15
LUNCH
Saffron
Restaurant
14:15 - 15:30 CONCURRENT SESSION 1 : Desertification and Climate Changes Atlantis A
CONCURRENT SESSION 2: e-Health in UAE and Developing Countries Majlis
15:30 - 16:00
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
 
16:00 - 17:15 CONCURRENT SESSION 3 : Innovative Waste Management Strategies Atlantis A
CONCURRENT SESSION 4 : Information Infrastructure for Better Healthcare Majlis

 

Day 2
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 (Atlantis)
Plenary Session Chair: Dr. Sami Shaban
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION
Lobby
9:00 - 9:15
CONFERENCE RECAP & ANNOUNCEMENT
Atlantis CDE

9:15 - 10:00

Keynote Speaker II:
"Public Health and Biostatistics Meet the 21st Century"
Prof. Abdelmonem A. Afifi , Professor of Biostatistics and Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A

Atlantis CDE

10:00 - 11:15

Keynote Speaker III:
"Innovations for Healthcare Waste Management"
Dr. Bassel Al Yousifi , WHO, Director, Centre for Environmental Health Activities

Atlantis CDE
11:15 - 11:45
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
Lobby

11:45 - 12:30

Keynote IV:
"Innovative Solutions in the Face of Water Scarcity"
Dr. Mazen Malkawi , WHO, Centre for Environmental Health Activities

Atlantis CDE

12:30 - 13:15

Keynote V:
"Electronic Medical Advertisement control"
Dr. Amin Al Amiri ,  Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Practice and License (CEO), Ministry of Health, UAE

Atlantis CDE
13:15 - 14:15
LUNCH
Saffron
Restaurant
14:15 - 15:30 CONCURRENT SESSION 5 : Environmental Health Challenges Atlantis C
CONCURRENT SESSION 6: Implementation of Health Informatics Applications Atlantis D
15:30 - 16:00
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
Lobby
16:00 - 17:30 CONCURRENT SESSION 7 : Air Quality Monitoring in 21st Century Atlantis A
17:30 - 17:45
CONFERENCE CLOSING
Announcement of the theme for the 5th e-Health and Environment Conference 2014
Atlantic C