Monday 26th January 2004

08:00-16:00

09:00-17:00

Registration
Venue: Reception & Information Desk (Library)

Poster Mounting
Venue: Exhibition Hall

Unmanned Poster Exhibitions
Venue: Exhibition Hall

1^st GCC Medical Exhibition
Venue: Exhibition Hall

08:00–10:00

WORKSHOPS

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

MEDICAL STUDENTS AND SOCIETY

Venue: Theatre A

Chairpersons: Prof. Taher Al Sharkawy, Noora Al Kuwaiti


10:30-10:45 O 19	Withdrawal of student from the medical college: A personal experience Islam SI King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
10:45-11:00 O 20	Let's learn the pathology of medical errors: Towards patient-safety oriented medical education Al-Azri NH Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman
11:00-11:15 O 21	Anxiety level among medical students in Kuwait & Bahrain: A comparative study between traditional & problem based medicine Al-Enezi SA, Al-Shammeri KM, Al-Mutairi MM Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
11:15-11:30 O 22	Qualifying health team professionals: Saudi nursing program Islam SI King Fahd Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11:30-11:45 O 23	Breaking bad news Sindi AAR King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

COMMUNITY BASED STUDIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Venue: Theatre C

Chairpersons: Dr. Fatma Al Maskari, Mai Al Jaber


10:30-10:45 O 24	A study on the prevalence of HIV infection among tuberculosis patients presented to Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH)in Papua New Guinea Pakalu W Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia
10:45-11:00 O 25	Hepatitis B virus an occupational hazard to healthcare workers that can threaten the future of medical students -A descriptive study of the immunity status against HBV in 3rd year female medical students at KKUH Jastaniyah NT, Al-Rasheed TAM King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11:00-11:15 O 26	Knowledge and practice of medical students about Hepatitis B vaccination Tavoosi A, Tajik P, Rostambeigy N, Rahbari H, Jamshidi A Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran, Iran
11:15-11:30 O 27	Patterns of acute abdominal emergencies in Khartoum teaching hospital (KTH) outpatient in the period Sep- Oct 2003 Omer MA Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan
11:30-11:45 O 28	Antibiotic prescribing patterns in primary health care at Muscat governorate for children 6-12 years old Al-Azri NH, Al-Rubei RS, Al-Mantheri NM Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman

MOLECULAR AND GENETIC BASIS OF MALIGNANCIES

Venue: Theatre B

Chairpersons: Dr. Ayman Saleh, Asma Al Marzooqi


10:30-10:45 O 29	Flow cytometric assay of ABC-transporters’ functional activity in intact solid tumour specimens Pokataev I, Konukhova A, Ravcheeva A, Bogush T, Timofeeva N, Ozherelyev A M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
10:45-11:00 O 30	Expression of heat shock proteins after thermo induced drug sensitization or resistance as observed in monolayers and spheroid cultures of MCF-7 cells Athanasius M, Oosthuizen MMJ University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
11:00-11:15 O 31	Growth inhibition of gastric cancer cells by aloe emodin Al Awadhi HK, Hammadi MA, Al Ateeq MA, Al Shehhi FA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
11:15-11:30 O 32	Head and Neck cancer susceptibility: a genetic marker in the methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase gene Taj F, Frossard PM Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
11:30-11:45 O 33	Study of the effect of protease inhibitors on omental(OM) and subcutaneous(SC) human adipose tissue Stanculescu C, Cianflone K, Zakarian R Mike Rosenbloom Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Venue: Sheikh Khalifa Auditorium
Chairpersons: Dr. FC Howarth, Watfa Al Dhaheri

12:00 – 13:00	Dr. Amer Awadh Al-Rawas “Information and Communication Technologies in Medicine”
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break (Food Hall)

Social Program

13:30- Open	Tours in Dubai, Sharjah, (Female Delegates)
16:00-Open	Al Ain Sightseeing, (Male Delegates)