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7th Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiology Association – Eastern Mediterranean Region (IEA-EMR)
"Epidemiology: Translating Science to Health Care"
27 – 28 November 2007/17 – 18 Dhu Al Qada 1428

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS:

Professor Darwin Labarthe
Associate Director for Cardiovascular Health
Center for Disease Control
Atlanta, Georgia
USA

Professor Edwardo Franco
Director, Cancer Epidemiology Division
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

Professor Rana Hajjeh
Director, HIB Initiative
Center for Disease Control
Atlanta, Georgia
USA

Dr. Rabinah Imtiaz,
Chief, Public Health Systems Development Branch
Division of International Health
Center for Disease Control
Atlanta, Georgia
USA

Dr. Hassan El-Bushra
Regional Advisor for Emerging Diseases
WHO-EMRO
Cairo, Egypt

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Ali S. Al-Zahrani, MD, PhD,
Chairman, Organizing Committee,
Sr. Clinical Epidemiologist & Head of Epidemiology Research Unit,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saleh Al-Ageel,
Head of Technical Databases Core Facility,
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Scientific Computing,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al-Joudi, MD, DFE,
Epidemiologist, Department of Family and Community Medicine,
King Faisal University,
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Al-Othaimeen, PhD,
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology Research Unit,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Yasmin Al-Twaijri, M.Sc., PhD,
Scientist/Epidemiologist, Epidemiology Research Unit,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hanan Balkhy, MD, CIC, FAAP,
Consultant Pediatric Infectious Disease, Director Hospital Epidemiology, Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Randa Mohamed Nooh, MD, PhD,
Consultant Epidemiologist, Field Epidemiology Training Program,
Ministry of Health,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Shoukri, PhD,
Principal Scientist & Acting Chairman of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department, Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Dr. Yasmin Al-Twaijri,
Chairperson, Scientific Committee,
Epidemiologist, Epidemiology Research Unit,
Dept of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Al-Ahdal,
Principal Scientist & Chairman, Biological and Medical Research Department,
Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Lubna Al-Ansary,
Family and Community Medicine,
King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Jad Al-Ashry,
Professor, Family and Community Medicine,
King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Sulaiman Al-Jumaah,
Consultant, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Naser Elkum,
Scientist/Biostatistician,
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing,
Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ahmed E. Gomaa,
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology,
King Abdulaziz Medical City,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Gamal Eldin Mohamed,
Scientist/Biostatistician,
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department,Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist
Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hani Tamim,
Assistant Professor/Epidemiologist,
College of Medicine/Research Center
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohamad Al Saif,
Associate Professor,
Community Health/Nutrition
College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdallah Al-Khenizan,
Consultant, Family Health
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hamid Soori, Ph.D.
Associate Prof. of Epidemiology
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Tehran- Iran