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26 April 2024

Workshop on "End of Life Care and Death by Neurological Criteria Declaration"

Reference: CIR-2024-00000077

To: All Hospitals within the jurisdiction of Dubai Heath Authority –Dubai

Greetings 

 

Dear Valuable Stakeholder,  

 

Greetings from Organ Donation & Transplantation division at Health Regulation Sector – DHA.

 In alignment with the National directions to promote Human Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation program,

DHA is kindly inviting you to attend the below workshop which will be conducted by Ministry of Health and Prevention - MOHAP.

 

 Kindly find below details and the program agenda for your kind perusal.

 

Dates and Time:

The workshop will be conducted on 29th and 30th April 2024.

Healthcare professionals will have the flexibility to choose the date and location that suits them best.

from 02:00 to 3:45 pm

 

Location:

  • April 29th: AL Dhaid Hospital

 

  • April 30th: SKMC, Ajman

 

 

Target Audience: Hospital healthcare professionals from intensive care units, neurology and neurosurgical department and emergency service.

 

Workshop Objectives

  • Provide updated information on end-of-life care practices and legislation in the UAE.
  • Enhance participants' understanding of international best practices about death by

neurological criteria declaration.

  • Increase knowledge and strengthen skills of healthcare professionals regarding organ donation.

 

Agenda

Time

  

2:00 pm

Registration

2:10 – 2:20

Welcoming Address

2:20 – 2:40

Death by Neurological Criteria Diagnosis and end of life care

Dr. Alberto Sandiumenge

2:40 – 2:50 

Q&A  

2:50 – 3:00

In-hospital Critical Support Unit for Organ Donation

Dr. Federica Fant  / Dr Reginaldo Boni

3:00 – 3:10

Q&A 

3:10 – 3:20

UAE National Center for Regulating Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues

Dr. Reginaldo Boni

3:20 – 3:30 

 Process of Detecting, Identifying and Referring Possible Organ Donors in Rashid Hospital

Mr. Hisham Jameel

3:30 – 3:40

 

Discussion

3:40 – 3:45

Closing Remarks

 

For any further information on the above, please refer to the following email address:

amina.randhawa@hayat.gov.ae

 

 Look forward to seeing you there.

 

With Regards

 

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