Future of Preventive Health Conference

10:15 | Opening welcome remarks: Public Health Transformation in the Kingdom 
Conference Chair: Dr Abdullah Assiri, Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

SESSION 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA 
Moderator: Dr Abdullah Assiri, Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

10:30 | Keynote: Future of Preventive Health
Dr Cother Hajat, Professor of Public Health, Director, Real World Health, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Fellow, Faculty of
Public Health, Oxford, UK

10:50 | Team based care as a corner stone in public health programs
Dr Khalid Abdulkareem, Assistant Deputy Minister for Primary Healthcare, Ministry of Health, KSA 

11:10 | National preparedness and response plan  
Dr Riyad Al Ghamdi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Public Health Authority, National Health Security Strategy Project Lead, Health Sector Transformation Program (HSTP), Riyadh, KSA 

11:30 | Climate change and disease Prevention
Dr Ash Pachauri, Co-Founder, POP (Protect Our Planet) Movement, New York, USA 

11:50 | Q/A all speakers

12:00 Lunch break | Exhibition visit 

SESSION 2: GULF CDC SYMPOSIUM 

13:00 | Data Governance in Gulf CDC-Challenges and updates
Dr Sami AlMudaraa, Director, Health Information, Gulf CDC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

13:20 | Gulf CDC Epidemic Intelligence and Risk Assessment 
Dr. Naif Al Harbi, Director, Public Health Emergencies, Gulf CDC, Riyadh, KSA 

13:40 | Regional Public Health Prioritization outcomes
Dr. Rasha Alfawaz, Director, Public Health Programs and Polices, GCDC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

14:00 | Discussion 

SESSION  3: DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
Dr Sami Al Mudaraa, Director, Health Information, Gulf CDC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

14:10 | Panel Discussion: The status of Public Health in Saudi Arabia: Aligning with the National Transformation Plan 

• Infectious diseases and the status of vaccination in the kingdom
• Chronic diseases elimination efforts and roadmap

Moderator: Dr Abdullah Assiri, Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

 Panelists:      

• Dr Cother Hajat, Professor of Public Health, Director, Real World Health, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Fellow, Faculty of Public Health, Oxford, UK
• Dr Emad Almohammadi, Chief Officer of Communicable Diseases Control, Public Health Authority, KSA
• Dr Musallam Yunus Abu Hassan, Community medicine consultant, Epidemiologist, EPI Manager, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 
• Dr Shaker Abdulaziz Alomary, Director General of the General Directorate for Health Programs and Chronic Diseases, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

14:50 | The Current emerging challenges in infectious diseases: Are we ready for the next pandemic?
Dr Maha Al-Mozaini, Senior Scientist, Head of Immunocompromised Host Research, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA

15:10 | Updates on Communicable diseases eradication in the Kingdom (Where we are in Hepatitis C & TB eradication)
Dr Ali Alawi Milibary, Preventive Medicine Specialist, General Directorate of communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, KSA

SESSION 4: CHRONIC DISEASES BURDEN AND ELIMINATION EFFORTS 
Moderator: Dr Musallam Yunus Abu Hassan, Community medicine consultant, Epidemiologist, EPI Manager, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

15:30 | New update in obesity in Saudi Arabia  
Dr Taghreed Alghaith, Chief Officer for National Health Improvement and Prevention, Public Health Authority, General Director of National Health Economics and policies General Directorate, Saudi Health Council, Riyadh, KSA 

15:50 | Roadmap of Chronic diseases in the kingdom
Dr Fatma Al Slail, Director of the national diabetes prevention and control program, Director of the cardiovascular program, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

16:10 | Screening of diabetes, where to start? 
Dr Hadi Alshaikh Nasser, Executive Director of Primary Care & Community Health, Qatif Health Network, Eastern Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

16:30 | Innovative Strategies for Cervical Cancer Screening: Examining the Promise of Self-Sampling in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Fatimah S. Alhamlan, Senior Scientist, Department of Infection and Immunity, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA

16:50 | Embracing AI in public health: A key to Saudi’s Vision 2030
Dr Abdulrahman Al Sheikh, Assistant Professor and Department Head - Public Health Department, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Consultant -Centre for National Health Insurance, Riyadh, KSA 

17:10 | Closing Remarks 
Dr Abdullah Assiri, Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA 

17:30 | End of conference