Invited Lectures

Pediatric Grand Rounds Presentation: “Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection: Natural Immunity and HPV Vaccines”. Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center. Abu Dhabi, UAE. August 2008.

Meet the Experts Seminar: “Shots Heard Around the World: Vaccination Update 2009”. GEMS Wellington High School. Dubai, UAE, March 2009.

Meet the Experts Seminar: “Human Papillomavirus: The Virus & Vaccines”. Jumeira College. Dubai, UAE. January 2010

Mother’s Support Group presentation: “Infant Safety and CPR”. The City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. April 2010.

Surgical Grand Rounds Presentation: “Principles of Antimicrobial Surgical Prophylaxis”. The City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. May 2010.

Infection Control Seminar Presentation. Accredited by Dubai Ministry of Health for 4.5 CME hours: “MRSA Infections in Healthcare Settings”. The City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. June 2010, Sep 2010, Sep 2011 & Jan 2012

Invited CME Speaker: “Asthma Pathogenesis & Epidemiology” at Merck-MSD Scientific Symposium. Dubai, UAE. November 2010. Accredited by Dubai Ministry of Health for 2 CME hours.

Meet the Experts Seminar: “HPV: What You Need to Know”. Repton School. Dubai, UAE. January 2012.

Teaching rounds: “Infectious Skin Rashes I”. The City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. January 2012. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour.

Meet the Experts Seminar: “HPV: What You Need to Know”. GEMS Wellington High School. Dubai, UAE. February 1st & 15th, 2012.

Teaching rounds: “Infectious Skin Rashes II”. The City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. March 2012. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour.

Invited speaker: “Pediatric Asthma in Real Life Practice”. Merck-MSD Pediatric Asthma Meetings. Sharjah, UAE. March 2012.

Invited speaker: “Pediatric Asthma in Real Life Practice”. Merck-MSD Pediatric Asthma Meetings. Abu Dhabi, UAE. March 2012.

Invited expert speaker for World Health Organization EMRO health media day 2012: “New Pediatric Vaccines: Give Them a Shot!” The City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. April 2012.

Invited speaker for “Updates in Infectious Diseases and Antibiotics Use” at the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress. Abu Dhabi, UAE. October 15-16, 2012.

Grand Rounds speaker “Mycoplasma pneumoniae”. Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. July 2013. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour.

Keynote speaker for “Healthcare-Associated Infections” at Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission. Doha, Qatar. January 7th, 2014.

Keynote speaker for “Healthcare-Associated Infections” at Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission. Dubai, UAE. January 9th, 2014.

Invited expert speaker for World Health Organization EMRO health media day 2014: “Immunize for a Healthy Future: Know, Check, Protect”. Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. April 2014.

Invited speaker “A Child with Fever and Rash” at 2nd Annual Dermatological Emergencies conference. Dubai, UAE, May 1st 2014. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 6 CME hours.

Invited speaker “Common Skin Viral Infections” at 2nd Annual Dermatological Emergencies conference. Dubai, UAE, May 1st 2014. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 6 CME hours.

Grand Rounds speaker “MERS Coronavirus: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know”. Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. May 2014.

Pediatric Journal Club. Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. June 2nd 2014. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour.

Grand Rounds speaker “Hospital-Acquired Infections: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?” Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. June 2014. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour

Invited speaker “A Child with Fever and Rash” at 3rd Annual Dermatological Emergencies conference. Dubai, UAE, May 7th 2015. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 6 CME hours.

Invited speaker “Common Skin Viral Infections” at 3rd Annual Dermatological Emergencies conference. Dubai, UAE, May 7th 2015. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 6 CME hours.

Pediatric Journal Club. Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. June 1st 2015. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour.

Invited speaker Mediclinic Middle East Pediatric Conference. Dubai, UAE, November 6th, 2015. Presentation titled “Dilemmas in Pediatric Infectious Diseases”. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 5 CME hours.

Invited speaker: “All That Wheezes Is Not Asthma- Viral Wheezing in Children”. Merck-MSD Pediatric Asthma Meetings. Sharjah, UAE. December 21st, 2015.

Invited speaker for 2nd International Pediatric Conference of Columbia University Medical Center and The Heart Medical Center. Al Ain, UAE. May 12th-13th, 2016. Presentation titled “Pediatric Infectious Disease Dilemmas”. Accredited by Health Authority of Abu Dhabi for 14 CME hours.

Pediatric Journal Club. Mediclinic City Hospital. Dubai, UAE. Sep 5th 2016. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City CPQ for 1 CME hour.

Invited speaker: “Varicella Vaccination” and “Pediatric Asthma- a Pediatrician’s Perspective”. December 12th, 2016. Merck-MSD Scientific Meetings. Dubai, UAE.

Invited speaker for 2nd Annual Dubai Pediatric Club Conference: New Horizons in Pediatric Practice. Dubai, UAE. Dec 16th, 2016. Presentation titled “Fever in Returning Travelers”. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 7.5 CME hours

International Faculty speaker: “Fever and Rash in a Toxic Child”. Feb 28, 2017. The Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health. Lahore, Pakistan.

International Faculty for the 12th Annual Symposium at The Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health. Lahore, Pakistan. March 1, 2017. Presentation titled “Healthcare- Associated Infections: Is There a Problem?”

Invited speaker for Dubai Vaccines Club. Dubai, UAE. March 13, 2017. Presentation titled “Recent Advances in Vaccines”. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 2 CME hours.

Faculty panelist for NMC Hospital’s 4th Annual Pediatric Conference: Practical Approach to Pediatric Problems. Dubai, UAE. April 28th, 2017. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 6 CME hours.

Invited speaker for 2nd Annual Dubai International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Vaccination. Dubai, UAE. May 11th -13th, 2017. Presentation titled: “HPV Vaccination- Bridging the gap between Infections and Cancer”. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for CME for 6 CME hours

Invited speaker: “Get Tough against Varicella”. September 28th, 2017. Merck-MSD Scientific Meetings. Dubai, UAE

Invited speaker for HPV Vaccine Launch meeting: “Healthcare Provider Communication: The Local Perspective”. October 4th, 2017. Dubai, UAE.

Invited speaker for 4th International Pediatric Conference of Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and The Heart Medical Center: Case Scenarios in Pediatrics. Abu Dhabi, UAE. October 12th-13th, 2017. Workshop titled “Congenital Infections: Why? How? What Next?” Accredited by Health Authority of Abu Dhabi for 27 CME hours.

Invited speaker for 3rd Annual Dubai Pediatric Club Conference. Dubai, UAE. Nov 17th, 2017. Presentation titled “HPV Vaccination in Pediatrics- Are we missing the boat?” Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 8 CME hours.

Invited speaker & panelist for Dubai Pediatric Club Symposium titled: Immunizations and Vaccines. Dubai, UAE. Dec 15th, 2017. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 3 CME hours

Invited speaker for the Pediatrics Conference at the Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. Jan 29th to Feb 1st, 2018. Presentation titled “The Epidemic of Antibiotic Resistance.” Accredited for 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education.

Invited speaker for Pneumococcal Vaccination Pharmacoeconomic Summit. Dubai, UAE. Feb 24th, 2018. Presentation titled “Clinical Value of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines”.

Invited speaker for 5th International Pediatric Conference of Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and The Heart Medical Center: Case Scenarios in Pediatrics. Al Ain, UAE. March 14th-16th, 2018. Presentation titled “Dilemmas in Pediatric Vaccination”. Accredited by Health Authority of Abu Dhabi for 29.5 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Clinical Insights into Pediatric Asthma Management. Dubai, UAE. Mar 22nd, 2018. Presentation titled “Case Studies of Viral Wheezing in Pre-School Children”.

Invited speaker for Dubai ID Week. Dubai, UAE. Oct 17th-20th, 2018. Presentation titled “Pneumococcal Vaccination: Where are we headed?” Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 30 CME hours.

Faculty panelist. International Symposium on Pediatric Infectious Diseases, hosted by NMC Royal Hospital. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Nov 16th, 2018. Accredited by Abu Dhabi Department of Health for 7 CME hours.

Presentation titled “Bundle Approach to Infection Prevention”. Selected for the 1st Dubai Healthcare City Best Practice Conference. Dubai, UAE. Nov 18th, 2018.

Faculty panelist. 4th Annual Dubai Pediatric Club Summit. Dubai, UAE. Nov 23rd, 2018. Case presentation & discussion. Accredited by Ministry of Health for 6.5 CME hours.

Invited speaker for the Pediatrics Conference at the Arab Health Congress. Dubai, UAE. Jan 28th to Feb 1st, 2019. Presentation titled “Trends in Management of Neonatal Sepsis.” Accredited for 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education.

Invited speaker for Dubai Pediatric Club Influenza Symposium. Dubai, UAE. Nov 1st, 2019. Presentation titled “Let’s Beat Influenza Together!” Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 3 CME hours

Invited speaker for the 4th Annual BioFire Meeting. Dubai, UAE. Nov 5th, 2019. Presentation titled “CSF Rapid Syndromic Testing: A Game-Changer in Pediatrics”.

Invited speaker for Emirates Airlines Clinic CME Program. Dubai, UAE. Nov 13th 2019. Presentation titled “Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship: Skin & Soft Tissue Infections”. Accredited by Dubai Healthcare City Authority for 1 CME hour.

Invited speaker for Dubai Pediatric Club Virtual Webcast. June 29th, 2020. Presentation titled “Pediatric Immunization Practices during the COVID19 Pandemic”. Accredited by Ministry of Health for 3 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Enteromeet 2020 Virtual Webcast. July 10th, 2020. Presentation titled “Gut Microbiota and Immunity: Is There a Link?” Accredited by Ministry of Health for 3 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Virtual Pediatric Essentials (VIPES) Live Webinar. Sep 7th, 2020. Presentation titled “Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination: The Current Situation” Accredited by Health Authority of Abu Dhabi for 3 CME hours.

Invited speaker for the Dubai Pediatric Club Live Vaccine Webinar. Nov 13th, 2020. Presentation titled “Combined Vaccine Opportunities in Managing MMRV”. Accredited by UAE Ministry of Health for 3 CME hours.

Invited speaker for 3rd Annual International Pediatric Forum, Oman. March 11th-13th, 2021. Presentation titled “Meningococcal Vaccination”. Accredited by Oman Health Authority for 5 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Saudi Immunization Week: Immunization Week Webinar. April 24th, 2021. Presentation titled “Meningococcal Vaccination in Adolescents”. Accredited by Saudi Health Authority for 8 CME hours.

Invited speaker for World Immunization Week Webinar: Pediatric Immunizations Session. April 29th, 2021. Presentation titled “Varicella: Real-World Evidence”. Accredited by UAE Ministry of Health for 6 CME hours

Invited speaker for Meningococcal B vaccine launch. Sep 14th, 2021. Presentation titled “Meningococcal B vaccine: Real-World Evidence”. Dubai, UAE.

Invited speaker for 10th Pedia Dubai Conference. Nov 18th-19th, 2021. Presentation titled “Quadrivalent Meningococcal Vaccination in Infants”. Dubai, UAE.

Invited speaker for 1st MENA Rare Diseases Conference. Feb 18th-20th, 2022. Presentation titled “Unusual Presentations of Pediatric Infections”. Accredited by UAE Department of Health for 21 CME hours. Dubai, UAE

Invited speaker for Enterosummit 2022 Webinar. Feb 26th, 2022. Presentation titled “Probiotics, Gut Microbiota & Immunity”.

Invited speaker for GCC Public Health Summit 2022. Dubai, UAE. March 25th-26th, 2022. Presentation titled “Meningococcal Vaccination in Adolescents”. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority for 14 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Dubai Pediatric Club Virtual Webcast, Latest Advances in Childhood Immunization. Dubai, UAE. March 25th, 2022. Presentation titled “Pediatric Vaccines at a Glance”. Accredited by UAE Ministry of Health for 3 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Middle East Pediatric Allergy & Respiratory Conference (MEARC). Dubai, UAE. May 13th-14th, 2022. Presentation titled “Role of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in IPD Prevention”. Accredited by UAE Ministry of Health for 16 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Vaccine Webinar, Saudi Arabia. June 11th, 2022. Presentation titled “Acellular Pertussis Vaccines, Continuity of Care”.

Invited speaker for 2nd International Conference of Pediatrics. Dubai, UAE. Sep 30th – Oct 1st, 2022. Presentation titled “Prevention of HPV-Related Cancers”. Accredited for CME hours

Invited speaker for 9th International Family Medicine Conference & Exhibition. Dubai, UAE. Oct 25th – 27th, 2022. Presentation titled “Role of Healthcare Providers in Preventing HPV-Related Diseases”. Accredited by UAE Ministry of Health for 18.5 CME hours.

Invited speaker for Global HPV Vaccination Education Forum. Madrid, Spain. Nov 4th – 5th, 2022. Presentation titled “Vaccine Hesitancy & Social Media”.