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Event Report

For

The 1

^st

meeting of the Monthly Seminar Series on:

Kidneys and Dialysis

Definitions, Principles, Maintenance, New Trends

Wednesday, Dec 1

^st

, 2010 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM

International Medical Center (IMC) –Hail Street

Main Lecture Hall, Ground floor, Near main Entrance Brief Summary of the event:

 Email announcement were sent on the society email list, Saudi Engineering Council list and posted on society website www.sssbe.org/main

 Total of 64 email confirmations were received.

 Total of 93 people attended (88 Male and 5 Females).

 The event started at 8:05 PM, finished at 9:30 PM.

 Snacks and location were comlimentary by the IMC hospital. SSSBE paid only 400 S.R.

for the hall and refreshments.

 The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at King Abdulaziz University contributed 400 S.R. for the event.

Organizing Committee:

 Nazeeh Alothmany, PhD, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (Biomedical Option) at King Abdulaziz University.

 Eng. Ahmad Qashgari, Biomedical Engineer at GE Medical Systems.

 Eng. Nizar Aljifri, Director Biomedical Engineering Department at the IMC Hospital.

 Eng. Sameer Abulooz, senior Biomedical Engineer and Manager, Salehiya Establishment

Report Contents:

 What is the Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSSBE)

 Event Summary

 Pictures from the event

 Sildes for the presentations during the event

 To view event Photoalbum click here Report Prepared by: Dr Nazeeh Alothmany

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What is the SSSBE?

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Event Summary

   Speaker  Topics  Time

1. 

Eng Ahmad Qashgari (SSSBE member, BME Engineer at GE Medical Systems)

Dr Nazeeh Alothmany, Assistant Professor, KAU

 Opening Remarks

 Welcome quests

 Solicit Ideas for future events

5 Min

2. 

Dr Mohammed D Ayran

Consultant, Internal Medicine and Kidney Transplant, International Medical Center (IMC). American Board

of Internal Medicine and Kidney Disease

 Kidney Functions

 Kidney Diseases in Saudi Arabia

 Maintain Your Kidneys

15 Min

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3. 

Eng. Zeyad Ali Saddiq

Biomedical Engineer at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Mphil, MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the

Bioengineering & Electronic & Electrical Bioengineering, University of Strathclyde, U. More

than 15 years of experience in Dialysis Machines

 Compensating Kidneys

 Dialysis Machines Design issues

 Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemo‐

dialysis

 Water Treatment

 Regular Maintenance and Safety Issues

20 Min

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4. 

Eng. Magdi Ghattas

Dialysis Business Unit Manager, Salehiya

Establishment, more than 20 years of experience with Dialysis Machines

 Technical Specifications of a Dialysis Machine

 Pre‐Installation requirements

 Tips for Choosing a Suitable Machine

 New and Future Trends in Dialysis

20 Min

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5.  Prof. Bahattin Karagozoglu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (Biomedical Option), King Abdulazi University

 Introducing the 1^st Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering.

http://mecbme.org

5 min

6.   Appreciation Certificates

 Eng Sameer Abulooz from Salehiya Establishment

 Eng Magdi Ghattas (speaker from Salehiya Establishment

 Eng Zeyad Saddiq (speaker from King Abdulziz Medical City)

 Eng Nizar Jifri (IMC Hospital)

 Dr Mohammed Ayran (IMC Hospital)

 Eng Ahmad Qashgari (SSSBE Society)

7.  Eng Rafat Salamah

Board of Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineers

 Closing Remarks

Refreshments by IMC Hospital

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Pictures from the event

The 3 speakers (from left: Eng Magri, Dr Mohammed, Eng Zeyad)

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Audience

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Eng Ahmad Qashgari from SSSBE welcomes guest

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Dr Nazeeh Alothmany Introducing the event

Audience

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Audience

Dr Mohammed Ayran Introducing the Kidneys

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Eng Zeyad Intrucing Dialysis Machine

Eng Magdi Explaining the Dialysis Machine

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Dr Bahattin Karagozoglu Introducing the MECBME conference

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Audience

Questions from Audience

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Audience

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Eng Rafat Salamah from SSSBE gives Appreciation Cerificate to Eng Sameer Abolooz from Salehyia

Eng Rafat Salamah from SSSBE gives Appreciation Cerificate to Eng Nizar Jifri from

IMC Hospital

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Eng Rafat Salamah from SSSBE gives Appreciation Cerificate to Eng Zeyad

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