Expert Seminar 2011: Science in the 21 st century- Medical research in Africa and the Middle East

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ARABMED In EUROPE UN Member (NGO) وروأ با ءأ دإ ةا ا ه !"

Arabian German Medical Alumni Network (AGMAN)

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Expert Seminar 2011:

“Science in the 21

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Medical research in Africa and the Middle East”

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Distances

Erlangen to Airport Nuremberg 14 Km Nuremberg City 24 Km Bamberg City 40 Km Fankfurt City 200km Munich City 190 Km

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ARABMED In EUROPE

UN Member (NGO)

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Arabian German Medical Alumni Network

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Expert Seminar 2011:

“Science in the 21st century-

Medical research in Africa and the Middle East”

July 15

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University Hospital of Erlangen- Germany

Non Operative Center (NOZ)

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Welcome

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Dear colleagues,

It´s our pleasure to invite you to our expert seminar: “science in the 21st century,

Medical research in Africa and the Middle East”.

A continuous connection to their former university hospital or institution is essential for a fruitful scientific and personal cooperation between alumuni and german institutions.

Especially Alumni working at their home universities are interested in a mutual research. Due to our experience most of the basic science research is performed in german labs, while collection of samples and data is often done in so called developing countries. In contrast to many problems with clinical and molecular research in countries of Africa and the Middle East there are encouraging examples of mutual research and exchange.

During our workhop we will present some of these examples. Another target of this expert seminar is to connect scientists and clinical researchers from different African and Arabian countries. Many of them take responsibility of research programs, loan programs and medical curricula.

AGMAN the “Arabian German Medical Alumni Network” connects already more than 250 members from seven Arabian and African countries. We are delighted to organize this workshop for the first time with ARABMED e.V. the association of Arabian physicians in Europe.

Hope to see you in Erlangen

Dr. med. Faidi O. Mahmoud Dr. med. Martin Grauer

Heads of AGMAN & DAAD Physicans programm PAGEL Erlangen

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General information

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General information

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Organizing bodies and partners ا ت ا

AGMAN (Arabian-German Medical Alumni Network); www.agman.de DAAD Arbeitsgruppe Ärzteprogramm / PAGEL Erlangen

ARABMED in Europe e.V. www.Arabmed.de Registration and Contact Address

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Dr. Faidi Omar Mahmoud, Head of DAAD Group Medical Programme Erlangen, Head of AGMAN Germany for Middle East, Senior Consultant at University Heart Centre of Erlangen, Phone: (++49) 9131- 853- 33984, Fax: (++49) 9131 - 853 3983, E-Mail: faidi.mahmoud@uk-erlangen.de

Dr. med. Martin Grauer, MD, Head of DAAD Group Medical Programme Erlangen, Head of AGMAN Germany for Africa, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Infectiology, Tropical- and Travel Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Dept. of Medicine 1, Ulmenweg 18, D-91053 Erlangen, Tel: (++49)- 9131/85 35- 140 Fax: (++49) 9131/85 35 141, martin.grauer@uk-erlangen.de

Ahmed Al Kumaim, DAAD Working Group Physicians Programme Medical Student, Halle, Germany, Administrator of AGMAN and Arabmed Homepage email

ahmed.alkumaim@googlemail.com Location:

NOZ (Non Operative Center), 3rd Floor, Ulmenweg 18, 91094 Erlangen /Germany Language of conference:

English, German and Arabic, (presentation in English or two languages) Information for speakers

• Time management of your presentation is important.

• Please do not exceed the allocated time for your presentation, oral presentation 15 minutes

• Please bring by your presentation into the conference hall before the beginning of your session. This guarantees a fluent course of the session.

• Only presentations on CD or USB sticks can be processed.

• The date (July 15th to 17th in Erlangen) and room of your presentation can be found in the conference program which will be available on AGMAN and ARABMED’s homepage www.AGMAN.de and (www.arabmed.de) soon. Accommodation in Erlangen:

• Novotel Erlangen, Hofmannstrasse 34 , Erlangen

• Mercure Hotel, Bayreuther Str. 53 , Erlangen Social Program

Get -Together in Bamberg

German participants: Teilnehmerliste und Fortbildungspunkte

Die Bayerische Landesärztekammer(BLÄK) vergibt für die vollständige Teilnahme 14 Fortbildungspunkte. Bitte bringen Sie ihre Aufkleber mit der einheitlichen Fortbildungsnummer mit.

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Timetable

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Friday, July 15th 2011

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Arrival to Erlangen

University Hospital Erlangen NOZ, Registration from 13:00

Time

Main Auditorium

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16:00 – 17:00 Visit Siemens Healthcare Solution Center (Bus transfer) 18:00 – 19:30 Session 1 Xوا ;,#ا

Saturday, July 16th2011 :

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13:00 – 14:30 Break

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Expert Seminar 2011

“Science in the 21st century,

Medical research in Africa and the Middle East”

Unversity Hospital Erlangen, Non Operative Center (NOZ) Conference Room 3rd Floor

14:30 – 15:35

Introduction

• Dr. med. Faidi Omar Mahmoud Head AGMAN Germany

• Dr. Siegfried Balleis, Major of Erlangen city (requested)

• Dr. Brigitte Perlick Head of Central Office for International Affairs

• Dr. Christian Huelshoerster, Head of the North Africa, Middle East,

Gulf Region Division

• Dr. med. Martin Grauer, Head AGMAN Germany

1. Double ethical review of North-South collaborative clinical research: hidden paternalism or real partnership?

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Dr. Raffaela Ravinetto, Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine Prince Leopold, Antwerp, Belgium

Visiting Siemens Healthcare Solution Center 16:00 - 17:00 h

Wolfgang Merkel

Siemens Director Visitor Relations

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Friday; July 15

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Unversity Hospital Erlangen, Non Operative Center (NOZ) Conference Room 3rd Floor

18:00 – 19:00

Session 1

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2. Overview AGMAN history and structure: What kind of research in which country?

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Dr. med. Faidi Omar Mahmoud,

Head AGMAN Germany, University Heart Center, University Hospital Erlangen 3. "Health research in the era of political transformation"

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Prof Abdel Meguid Kassem;

Editor Arabian Journal of Gastroeneterology Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

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• Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Schüttler, Dean Medical Faculty,

University Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Prof. Dr. med. Markus F. Neurath, Director Dept. of Medicine 1,

University Hospital Erlangen

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NOZ conference room 3rd floor 09:00 – 11:00

Chair: Prof. Dr. med. Martin Röllinghoff (Germany) Prof. Dr. med. Abdul Kader Martini (Syria, Germany)

4. “Experience of Witten/Herdecke Medical Faculty in installing a significant architecture in medical teaching and research”

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5. Experience with Weill-Cornell University in Doha, Quatar

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Prof. Dr. med. Martin Röllinghoff

Medical Faculty, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

6. The challenge to start medical research at a new founded Medical Faculty

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Prof. Dr. med. Abdul Kader Martini

President of Al Andalus University, Qadmous, Syria Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Fathalla

Dean Faculty of Medicine, Al Andalus University, Qadmous, Syria 7. Higher Education Cooperation and the Arab Spring

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Dr. Christian Hülshörster:

Head of the DAAD Division: North Africa, Middle East, Gulf Region, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn

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University Heart Center University Hospital Erlangen 9. Research activities within AGMAN

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Dr. med. Martin Grauer

Dept. of Medicine 1, University Hospital

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Examples of medical research 11.30-13.00

Chair: Prof. Dr. med. Faisel Al Hafi (Syria) Prof. Dr. med. Helmut Neumann ( Germany) 10. Introduction of laparascopic surgery in Syria

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Prof. Dr. med. Faisel Al Hafi

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Ass. Prof Dr. med. Ayman Agha

University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Regensburg, Germany

12. Hope for end-stage cardiac patients to recover with non-invasive external counter pulsation treatment

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Prof. Dr. med. Helmut Neumann

Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen

15. The coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure: spiral of time, proven and news

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Examples of medical research 14:30 – 17:00

Chair: Ass. Prof Dr. med. Abbas Agaimy (Germany, Sudan) Dr. med. Khalil Bajbouj (Germany, Syria)

16. The schistosomal induced colitis mouse model. Basis for an Egyptian-German research project

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Prof. Dr. Nagwa Elkhafif, Theodor-Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo

17. 19. Radial cystectomy in bladder cancer with muscular layer invasion

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Dr. IslamYassin-Kassab

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University Hospital Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

19. Microsatellite Instability (MSI) and Loss of Herterozuygosity (LOH) in BAT26 is predominately associated with early onset of colorectal cancer in Sudan

Dr. Ommniyah Elfateh Youssif, Ass Prof. Dr. med. Abbas Agaimy Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan

Dept. of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen

20. Hepatocellular carcinoma: Evidence based approach for the management of HCC

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Dr. Nazir Ibrahim MD, MRCP, President of the Syrian Society of Gastroenterology Al-Kalamoon University, Syria

21. What's new in epilepsy in children

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Dr. med. Khalil Bajbouj

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22. Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar and gallstone ileus : presentation of 6 cases 8, يا دا7Eا روfا ا = &راا ت <(او : ض ٦ تE

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Sunday, July 17th 2011

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First joint meeting of the AGMAN &ARABMED country representatives

9.30-12.00 Chair: Dr. med Faidi Mahmoud (Germany)

Dr. med Martin Grauer (Germany)

23. Presentation of the new homepages of AGMAN and ARABMED e.V. in Europe: How to benefit from the transfer of information and data

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Mr Ahmed Al Kumaim, AGMAN, Germany

24. Why does arab countries favour german education and specialization?

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Mr Sizar Omar Mahmoud

Al Suweidi Engineering, Abu Dhabi, UAE

25. Teaching hospitals in Syria and Iraq: the Al Andalus experience

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Dr Mazen Fani, Prof Martini

Al Andalus University, Qadmous Syria

AGMAN country representative meeting

26. Short report about Syrian alumni

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Prof. Faisal AlHafi, Prof. of Surgery, Damascus University, Syria Dr. Hassan Ghazzi, Syrian Society of Gastroenterology

27. Short report about the Sudan potential

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Dr. Abdelmounem Abdo, Ibnsina Hospital

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28. Short report about VAE alumni potential

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Sunday, July 17th 2011

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First joint meeting of the AGMAN &ARABMED country representatives

Chair: Dr.med Faidi Mahmoud (Germany) Dr. med. Tammam Kelani (Austria)

ARABMED country representatives

30. Short report about ARABMED conference in Madrid& Istanbul

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Dr. med. Faidi Omar Mahmoud President of ARABMED in Europe Erlangen, Germany

31. Short report about ARABMED in Austria

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Dr. Tammam Kelani,

President of Arab medical and Pharmacists Union in Austria Wien, Austria

32. Short report about ARABMED in Ireland

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Dr.Ghassan Elagha, Dr. Khalil Ekky

President of Arab Medical Union in Ireland

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Upcoming ARABMED & AGMAN Conferences

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• The 27th Annual Meeting of the ARABMED

October 28 – 30 2011 in Madrid, Spain

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• IV International Medical Conference on

«The Advances in Contemporary Medicine»

October 7th to 9th 2011 Istanbul- Turkey

Info: www.arabmed.de

• Workshop: “Interventional endoscopy and ultrasound”, July 13th

2011 in Erlangen

Registration and Contact Address

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Mrs Silvia Feldt, University Hospital Erlangen, Dept. of Medicine 1 E-Mail: silvia.feldt@uk-erlangen.de, Phone 0049-9131/85-36375

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Speaker

Prof. Dr. med. Faisal Al Hafi Al Assad University Hospital, Damascus, Syria E-Mail : feisalalhafi@hotmail.com

Ass. Prof. Dr. med. Abbas Agaimy, Dept. of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen E-Mail: abbas.agaimy@uk-erlangen.de

Ahmed Al Kumaim, Medical Student, Halle, Germany, Administrator of AGMAN and Arabmed Homepage E mail: ahmed.alkumaim@googlemail.com

Ass. Prof. Dr. med. Ayman Agha, , Department of Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, E-Mail: ayman.agha@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Dr. Abdelmounem Abdo, Ibnsina Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan, E-Mail: munem2002@hotmail.com

Dr. med. Ossama Al Babbili, Al Andalus University, Syria , E-Mail: babilli@emirates.net.ae

Ass. Prof. Dr. med. Monther Bajbouj, Klinikum rechts der Isar, University Hospital Munich, E-Mail: monther.bajbouj@lrz.tum.de

Dr. Khalil Bajbouj, Facharzt für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Berghofer Str. 155 44269 Dortmund Deutsch-Syrische Ärztegesellschaft e.V

Dr. Nabil El Nahas, Consultant of Internal Medicine; Cairoscope, Cairo Email: nabilelnahas@yahoo.com

Prof. Dr. Nagwa Elkhafif, Theodor-Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo

Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Ensminger, Heart Center, University Hospital Erlangen, Email: stephan.ensminger@uk-erlangen.de

Dr. Khalil Ekky Dublin, Ireland, E-Mail: ekky@eircom.net Dr.Ghassan Elagha, President ARABMED Ireland, Email: ghassanalagha@hotmail.com

Prof. Mahmoud Fathalla, , Andalus University University, Quadmus, Syria, E-Mail: mfathalla8428@hotmail.com

Ass. Prof. Dr. med. Richard Feyrer, Heart Center, University Hospital Erlangen, Email: richard.feyrer@uk-erlangen.de

Dr. Mazen Fani, Al Andalus University, Qadmous Syria, E Mail: acea@scs-net.org

Dr. Hassan Ghazzi, Syrian Society of Gastroenterology, E-mail: yanaha@scs-net.org Dr. med. Martin Grauer, Dept. of Medicine 1, University Hosptial Erlagnen, E-Mail: martin.grauer@uk-erlangen.de

Prof. Dr. med. Eckhard G. Hahn, MME (Bern) Dean, Medical Faculty University of Witten-Herdecke, Witten, Germany

E-mail: eckhart.hahn@uni-wh.de

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Speaker

Dr. Nazir Ibrahim , Al-Kalamoon University, Syria ,E-Mail: naziribrahim10@gmail.com Dr Saeed Mohammed Jarbou., Royal Medical Services, Irbid, Jordan, Email

saeedjarbou@yahoo.com

Dr. med. Frank Harig, Heart Center Erlangen, University Hospital Erlangen, E-mail: frank.harig@uk-erlangen.de

Prof Abdel Meguid Kassem, Kasr Alaini Hospital, Cairo Universtiy, E-Mail: kassem@git.eg.net

Dr. Tammam Kelani, ,President of Arab Medical and Pharmacists Union in Austria, E-Mail: Dr.kelani@chello.at

Prof. Dr. Abdul Kader Martini President of Al Andalus University, Qadmous Syria Dr. Faidi Omar Mahmoud, President of ARABMED in Europe, Head of DAAD Medical Programm Erlangen. E-Mail: faidi.mahmoud@gmail.com

Mr. Wolfgang Merkel ,Siemens AG Director Visitor Relations, E-Mail: wolfgang.merkel@siemens.com

Prof. Dr. med. Helmut Neumann , Dept. of Medicine1, University Hospital Erlangen, E-Mail: helmut.neumann@uk-erlangen.de

Prof. Dr. med. Markus F. Neurath, Director Dept. of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, E-Mail: markus.neurath@uk-erlangen.de

Ass. Prof. Dr. Esam Neizamy Consultant of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt E-Mail: esamneizamy@hotmail.com

Mr. Sizar Nur din Mahmoud Al Suweidi,Abu Dhabi, UAE,E-Mail

:sizar.mahmoud@gmail.com

Dr. Brigitte Perlick, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Head of Central Office for International Affairs

Prof. Dr. med. Martin Roellinghoff, Dean emeritus, Medical Faculty, University of Erlangen-Nueremberg,, E-mail: martin.roellinghoff@uk-erlangen.de

Dr. Raffaela Ravinetto , Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine Prince Leopold, Antwerp, Belgium, E-Mail: rravinetto@itg.be

Herr Nasser El Hazek

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Schüttler, Dean Medical Faculty, University Erlangen-Nuremberg

E-mail: juergen.schuettler@uk-erlangen.de

Dr. Islam Yassin-Kassab, University Hospital Teshrin Hospital, Lattakia, Syria, E-Mail: i.yassin-kassab@hotmail.com

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How to get to Erlangen:

By car coming from the motorway A3 from Wuerzburg: Exit

“Erlangen-West” in direction “Erlangen”. Straight ahead across the district “Dechsendorf” to the “Neue Strasse” (New Road), turn left into the “Ulmenweg”. From the motorway A3 from the South: from the motorway junction “Fuerth-Erlangen” on the A73 in the direction “Bamberg”, exit “Erlangen Nord”. Take “Bayreuther Strasse”, the main road to the “Martin-Luther-Platz”, then turn left into “Neue Strasse” (New Road), turn left into the “Ulmenweg

By train from “Erlangen” station. Leave the station through the main

entrance and go straight ahead “Universitaetsstrasse (University Street)” Turn left at “Krankenhausstrasse” and go straight on till “Maximiliansplatz”, (Department of Surgery). There you cross the “Neue Strasse” and reach directly the “NOZ” at “Ulmenweg”.

By plane Nuremberg Airport is located south of the city, about 15

kilometers from the city center. From there you can get to Erlangen station by train in about 25 minutes drive. Taxis are also available at the airport. If you inform us about your arrival time we will organize a pick-up by one of our Medical students