Under the High Patronage of his Excellency
The President of the Republic of Lebanon

General Michel SLEIMAN

The Lebanese Society for Emergency Medicine
Lebanese Order of Physicians
Invites you to attend its

2nd Annual Congress

October 7th - 9th 2008, Bait Al Tabib - Beirut

Endorsed by the :

• WHO
• AAEM: American Academy for Emergency Medicine
• SFMU: Société Française de Médecine d’Urgence
• SRLF : Société de Réanimation de Langue Française
• MBC : Mediterranean Burns Club
• “Urgence Pratique” Journal – France
• “Annahar” Newspaper - Lebanon

In Collaboration with the:

• Lebanese Army Medical Services
• Lebanese Society of Cardiology
• Order of Nurses in Lebanon
• Lebanese Red Cross

PS: Simultaneous translation will be available

Preliminary program:

Tuesday, Oct 7th 2008:

8:30: WELCOME NOTE, Registration

9:00 – 11:30: WORKSHOP SESSIONS;(each of these will be held twice during             the same session):

• Room A : Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Sponsored by Zoll

Dr JC Deslandes, Dr Rabih Asmar, Dr Charbel Bou Ghosn

• Room B: Airway Management, Sponsored by Karl Storz

Dr Jean Cyrille Pitteloud, Dr Chadi Sabbagh, Dr Dany Raad

• Room C: ESI Triage: a special workshop for ED nurses

Dr Amin Kazzi, FAAEM,

12 noon – 13:15: ED NURSING SESSION:

Moderators: Ursula Rizk (ONL President), Dr Ibrahim Dao (LSEM)

• Why ESI? (Emergency Severity Index): Vicky Nassar (AUBMC)
• Facteurs influençant la satisfaction des patients admis au service des urgences : Josette Nassar (HDF)
• Communication in ED : Mohammad Ali Hammandi (Makassed Hospital)

14:00 – 15:30: NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT AT      RISK FOR HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK . Sponsored by Novo Nordisk

Moderators: Pr Patricia Yazbeck, Dr Georges Fhaily

• Transport of the Hemodynamically Unstable patients: Dr J.Cyrille Pitteloud (Switzerland)

• Proper transfusion practices: Dr Hanadi Samaha (St George Hospital),

• A Clinical Approach to the hemorrhagic Lesions in the ED: Dr Georges Abi Saad (AUBMC)

16:00 – 18:00: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN TIMES OF WAR AND    CONFLICTS: “Retour d’expériences”

Moderators: Dr Wassim Wazzan (RHUH General Director), Col Dr Khalil Helou, Dr Antoine Zoghbi,

• Medical Logistics in fields: Lt Col Dr Jamal Moukarzel,

• Medical evacuation in fields: Cap Dr Haytham Abdel Rahman,

• Mass Casualty Response in the ED, Lessons Learnt: Dr Amin Kazzi, FAAEM

• The Nahr El Bared Experience at Al Youssef Hospital: An Emergency Contingency Hospital Based Plan: Dr Omar Ayache

• The Rationale behind the need for a National Emergency Plan: Dr Nagi Souaiby and Dr Abdo Khoury (Besançon, France)

18h30 – 19h30: OPENNING SESSION الجلسة الافتتاحية             

Wednesday, Oct 8^th 2008 :

08h30: Registration

9:00 - 11:30: WORKSHOP SESSIONS:(each of these will be held twice during              the same session)

• Room A : Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Sponsored by Zoll

Dr JC Deslandes, Dr Rabih Asmar, Dr Adel Hikri

• Room B: Airway Management, Sponsored by Karl Storz

Dr Jean Cyrille Pitteloud, Dr Afif Mufarrij, FAAEM,  Dr Michel Hakim

• Room C: ESI Triage: a special workshop for ED nurses

Dr Amin Kazzi, FAAEM,

12 noon – 13:15: ED NURSING SESSION:

Moderators: Gladys Mouro (Nursing Services Director, AUB), Dr Amin Kazzi, LSEM, FAAEM

• ED crowding: Rima Jabbour (AUBMC)

• Managing Cardiopulmonary arrest during hemodialysis: Murtada Chaaban (KSA)

• The Impact of Lebanese Wars and Conflicts on the Medical Team: Georges SAAD (St Georges Hospital) 

14h00 – 15h30: ROUND TABLE: PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Moderators: Dr Ali Berri, Cap. Dr Haytham Abdel Rahman, Georges Kettaneh (LRC)

• Cardio-Respiratory Arrest: new recommendations: Dr Abdo Khoury

• Semi-AEDs  (Automated External Defibrillators): Benefit Possibilities from their Implantation in Public Places : Dr Dany Raad
• Medical Control of the Chain of Survival : Benefits and Limitations: Dr Antoine Zoghbi
• ED Crowding and Diversion : Amin Kazzi, MD, FAAEM

16h00 – 18h00: CARDIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES:

Managing an Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) outside of the Coronary Care Unit (New Recommendations)

• Moderators: Dr Fouad Farhat, Dr Joseph Khairallah

• Strategies for the Management of Chest Pain in the ED: Dr Wael Chalak

• Decisional Criteria for Recommending Coronary Angioplasty in an AMI,  Reperfusion Strategies in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), and Adjuvant Treatments in  STEMI: Dr Rabih Azar

• Managing the Early Complications of an AMI (Arrythmias, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiogenic Shock) and the “Special” Patient (the diabetic, the elderly, the  peri-operative, etc.): Dr Rabih Dandashi

• Pre-Hospital and Inter-hospital Transfer of Patients with Complicated AMI : Dr JC Pitteloud (Switzerland)

08:30 – 10:00: ROUND TABLE: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH  IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE: LSEM, Syndicate of  hospitals, MOH, LOP, etc.

Discussants :

• Dr Walid Ammar, MOH General Director,

• Pr Dominique Bertrand : French Ministry of Health representative

• Health emergencies : An opportunity to strengthen the Health system- the Lebanon case :Dr Alissar Rady (WHO)

Moderators: Dr Hussein Abou Zeid (WHO representative), Gl Dr Joseph Khoury,  Dr Nagi Souaiby (LSEM President)

10h30 – 12h00: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SESSION:

Moderators: Dr Jean Cyrille Pitteloud, Dr Bishara Atiyeh, Dr Dany Raad

• Stroke : the First Three Hours : Pr Kamal Kallab (Doyen FDM, USEK)
• ED Management of COPD exacerbations : Dr Charles Nahas
• Management of the Traumatic Brain Injury in the ED: Dr JC Deslandes (France)
• Management of severe burns in ED : Dr Wassim Raffoul (Switzerland)

12h30 – 14h00: ROUND TABLE : NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS IN LEBANON: Impact on the Emergency Department

Discussants : 

• Mr Karim LARRIBI : HAS representative (Haute Autorité de la Santé - France)

• Mr Sleiman Haroun, Syndicate of hospitals President.

• Dr Nisrine Bazarbachi (LSEM)

Moderators: Dr Walid Ammar, Dr Charbel Bou Ghosn

13h30: CLOSING SESSION:

Recommendations: Dr Nisrine Bazarbachi, Dr Joe Khazen.

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