The 4th Annual Prostate Disease and Cancer Congress
Day 1 - 8 November 2023
Al Razi Hall - M24 - University of Sharjah
Registra�on Welcome coffee and drinks – 09:00 AM -10:00 AM Opening Ceremony 10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Prof. Hamid Al Naimiy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah
Prof. Maamar Betayeb, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies Prof. Qutayba Hamid, Vice Chancellor for Colleges of Medicine & Health Sciences
Dr. Zainab Al Shareef, Chairperson of the Congress, Assistant Professor, Head of Prostate Research, University of Sharjah
Honorary Guests
H.E. Dr. Hussein Abdel Rahman Al-Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for the Public Health Sector, Dubai H.E. Hamid Al-Shammari, Member of the Board of Trustees of the United Arab Emirates University, Khalifa University, and the Abu Dhabi Educa�on Council Scholarship Commitee. Deputy CEO of Mubadala Investments, Abu Dhabi
H.E. Dr. Abdelaziz Saeed Al Mheiri, Chairman of Sharjah Health Authority, Chairman of the Execu�ve Commitee for Healthy Ci�es Expansion Commitee in University Hospital of Sharjah
H.E. Dr. Moza Al Sharhan, Chairman of Emirates Medical Associa�on, Dubai Dr. Fa�ma Al-Hashemi, Director of Hortman Stem Cell Center, Dubai H.E. Mohamed Al Ansari, Chairman of Al Ansari Exchange
Sponsors 11:00 AM- 11:30 AM
Al Ansari Exchange
Dar Al Hikma LaboratoryHortman Stem Cell Laboratory
Astellas MedCare Hospital Leader Life Sciences
First Session 11:30 AM – 02:00 PM11:30AM - 12.00PM Topic 1 - The Role of Clinicians in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Follow-up in the UAE
Prof. Dr. Riyad Bendardaf, Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, Professor, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
12:00PM – 12:30PM Topic 2 - Prostate Disease and Prostate Cancer Research in the UAE Dr. Zainab Mohamed Alshareef, Chairperson of the Congress - Assistant Professor - Head of Prostate Research, University of Sharjah
12:30PM - 01:00PM Topic 3 - The role of wnt signaling in prostate cancer development and therapy Dr. Aamir Ahmed, Head of Stem Cell and Prostate Cancer Group, Kings College London, UK
01:00PM - 01:30PM Topic 4- Posi�ve Impacts of AI Screening for Prostate Cancer
Prof. Dmitry Mikhaylov, BRICS Ins�tute (Shenzhen), United Na�on Expert Chief Scien�st Officer of UAE AI Research Company HypermindLabs
PANEL DISCUSSION – Moderated by Dr. Rizwan Qaisar and Dr. Adel Elmoselhi
LUNCH BREAK – 02:00PM – 03:00PM Second Session 03:00 PM- 04:30 PM
3:00PM – 3:30PM Topic 4 - Bladder Neck Sparing Robo�c Radical Prostatectomy Technique Prof. Dr. Lu�i Tunc, Chief of the Department of Prostate Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Ankara Acıbadem Hospital, Turkey
3:30PM – 4:00PM Topic 5 - Molecular gene�cs of prostate cancer
Prof. Rifat Akram Hamoudi, Medical College, University of Sharjah
4:00PM – 4:30PM Topic 6 - Management of Prostate Cancer in Azerbaijan Strategic View for Treatment Approaches
Prof. Dr. Kenan Yusif-Zade, Azerbaijan Na�onal Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan
4:30PM – 5:00PM Topic 7 – Recent Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer (Virtual talk)
Dr. David Marghawal, Chief Physician, Department of Urology, Hospital Reinbek St. Adolf-S��, Germany
PANEL DISCUSSION – Moderated by Prof. Oktay Irkorucu and Prof. Arkan Sam FIRST DAY CLOSING - COFFEE BREAK
Day 2 - 9 November 2023
Al Razi Hall - M24 - University of Sharjah
Registra�on Welcome coffee and drinks 09:00AM – 9:30AM First Session 09:30 AM – 12:00 PM
09:30AM – 10:00AM Topic 1 - Dickkopf-3 (Dkk3) and its Role in Prostate Cancer
Dr. Ibrahim Yaseen Hachim, Assistant Professor at Medical College, University of Sharjah 10:00AM - 10.30AM Topic 2 - Improving detec�on of prostate cancer novel tools ready for prime �me? The
Nordic experience
Dr. Tobias Nordstrom, Associate Professor, Senior Consultant Urologist, Stockholm, Sweden
10:30AM – 11:00AM Topic 3 - The Current Status of Prostate Cancer Pathology
Prof. Iman Talaat, Professor and Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
11:00AM - 11:30AM Topic 4 - The Role General Surgeon in Uro-Oncologic Cases
Prof. Dr. Cem Ibis, Professor of General Surgery, HPB Surgery Liver Transplant Unit, Istanbul University, Turkey
11:30AM - 12:00PM Topic 5 - Computa�onal Modelling of Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy
Dr. Filippo Cas�glione, Execu�ve Director of Bioinforma�cs, Technology Innova�on Ins�tute (TII), Abu Dhabi
PANEL DISCUSSION – Moderated by Prof. Maha Saber and Prof. Basema Saddik LUNCH BREAK – 12:30PM – 01:30PM
Second Session 01:30 PM- 05:00 PM
01:30PM – 02:00PM Topic 6 - Non-surgical management of localised Prostate Cancer
Dr. Irfan Mahmood, Consultant in Medical and Radia�on Oncology at Mediclinic City, Hospital, Dubai
2:00PM – 2:30PM Topic 7 - Prostate cancer, from home of the pa�ent to treatment covering latest treatment methods and early detec�on indicators of the disease
Prof. Dr. Faruk Ozchan, Professor of Urology, Head of Urology department, Istanbul University, Turkey
2:30PM – 3:00PM Topic 8 - Robo�c Prostate Surgery is Changing the Game for Men Care in UAE Dr. Mudhar Nizar Hassan, Consultant Urologist, Head of Urology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai
3:00PM – 3:30PM Topic 9 - Advanced Research and Crea�ve Innova�on For Prostate Disease
Dr. Azman Seeni Mohamed, Assoc Professor at Department of Toxicology, Advanced Medical and Dental Ins�tute, Advanced Medical and Dental Ins�tute,
Penang, Malaysia
3:30PM – 4:00PM Topic 10 - Systems biology to understand prostate cancer: the new role of microbiome Dr. Mahmood Yaseen Hachim, Assistant Professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University (MBRU) of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai
4:00PM – 4:30PM Topic 11 - Integra�ng Epidemiology and Gene�cs: A Holis�c Approach to understanding Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
Dr. Fatemeh Askari, Assistant Professor at College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah 4:30PM – 5:00PM Prostate Cancer Awareness Session
Dr. Ahmad El-Shenofy, Consultant Urology, MedCare, Sharjah
PANEL DISCUSSION – Moderated by Prof. Yasser Bustanji and Dr. Wafa Alnakhi FIRST DAY CLOSING - COFFEE BREAK
