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January 27, 2025/News Updates

Delegation from Cleveland Clinic’s Global Network to Advance Continuing Medical Education at Arab Health 2025

Experts from Cleveland Clinic’s locations in the U.S., London and U.A.E. will deliver educational sessions at annual healthcare conference in Dubai

Arab Health 2025

Experts from Cleveland Clinic’s international locations will be sharing their insights on topics such as infection control, emergency medicine and critical care and general surgery at Arab Health, the Middle East’s largest healthcare trade event taking place in Dubai, UAE, from January 27 to January 30.

The joint participation at Arab Health reflects the collaborative nature of Cleveland Clinic’s international operations, with facilities in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and UAE working together to improve patient care, and medical education and research. Cleveland Clinic’s presence in these countries has expanded rapidly over the past few years, now totaling 23 hospitals and more than 276 outpatient facilities. At the same time, the health system is further expanding its patient reach globally, with local in-country representatives helping to coordinate care for medical travelers, and seeing strategic relationships forged with hospitals in Vietnam, Mexico and Chile.

As the 50th edition of Arab Health, the four-day event will take place at the Conrad Dubai and the Dubai World Trade Centre, under the theme ‘Where the World of Healthcare Meets’.

Through a collaboration with Informa, Cleveland Clinic will provide CME accreditation for the various conferences at Arab Health, with experts sharing insights on globally relevant healthcare topics, including infection control, emergency medicine and critical care and general surgery. The conferences include:

  • The 25th Total Radiology Conference focusing on ‘Empowering Radiology 2.0: Transforming patient care’ through innovation and collaborative technology, led by Dr. Hidayath Ali Ansari, Consultant Radiologist and Chair of Nuclear Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
  • At the 16th Quality Management & Patient Safety Conference, Dr. Samer Ellahham, Consultant Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, will lead discussions on bridging innovation, policy and practical application to enhance healthcare quality.
  • The 24th General Surgery Conference, overseen by Dr. John Rodriguez, Chair of General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, will offer an in-depth exploration of topics ranging from RNYGB Complications to trauma care.
  • The 8th Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Conference, led by Dr. Timothy Souster, Institute Chair, Emergency Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, will focus on the theme of ‘Many Hats, One Mission: Excellence in Emergency and Critical Care’.
  • At the 17th Obs & Gyne Conference themed, ‘Fast Forward 50: Obs Gyne Evolution: Celebrating 50 years of progress and future innovations’, will be led by Dr. Tommaso Falcone, Executive Vice President and President, International and Emerging Markets at Cleveland Clinic.
  • The 2nd Infection Control Conference, spearheaded by Dr. Fernanda Bonilla, Consultant, Infectious Diseases in the Medical Subspecialties Institute of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, will focus on topics like the latest trends in infectious disease management and the rise of antimicrobial resistance.
  • At the 9th Public Health Conference, Dr. Samah Nour, Department Chair, Occupational Medicine, Caregiver Wellbeing at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, will discuss topics like scalable health innovations and climate change.
  • The 2nd Decontamination & Sterilisation (CSSD) Conference, highlighting topics like cutting-edge technologies like AI, automation revolutionizing CSSD, will be led by Richard Schule, Senior Director Enterprise Reprocessing at Cleveland Clinic.
  • The Healthcare Leadership: Samson Global Leadership Academy, led by Dr. James Stoller, Chief of Education at Cleveland Clinic and including Dr. Sawsan Abdel-Razig, Chief Academic Officer of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi will discuss topics like teamwork and team building in healthcare and effective ways of building an organization culture.

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