Day one | Monday, 28 January 2019.

08:00 | Welcome coffee

08:50 | Opening remarks
Global chair: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Local chair: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE

Session 1: Radiology leadership lectures
Moderators: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant Radiologist,Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

09:00 | Quality management in your radiology practice
Prof Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Professor and Chairman of Radiology, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Director, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Executive Board, Medical Director, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

09:30 | The concept of value-based-radiology
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

10:00 | Artificial intelligence and machine learning in radiology
Prof Emanuele Neri, Department of Translational Research, University of Pisa, Chair, Radiodiagnostics, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

Session 2: Arab Health welcomes Turkish Society of Radiology
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

10:30 | Imaging of non-ischemic cardiac pathologies
Prof Dr Tuncay Hazirolan, Professor, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Radiology Department, Ankara, Turkey

11:00 | Pitfalls in shoulder MRI
Prof Dr Tamer Kaya, President, Turkish Society of Radiology, Eskisehir Acibadem University Medical Faculty Radiology Department, Eskisehir, Turkey

11:30 | Management of high-risk breast lesions
Prof Dr Aysenur Oktay, Breast and Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Ege Medical University School, Izmir, Turkey

12:00 | Lunch break and visit exhibition

Session 3: Conrad röntgen lecture
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

14:00 | Introduction of keynote speaker
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

14:05 | The future of imaging of breast cancer
Prof Elizabeth Morris, Chief of the Breast Imaging Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Session 4: Breast imaging
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

14:35 | The role of digital breast tomosynthesis in clinical practice
Dr Nehad Kazim Albastaki, Specialist Breast Radiologist, Head of Breast Imaging, Mediclinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE

15:05 | Fundamentals of Breast MRI reporting according to BI-RADS®
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

15:35 | Strategies to overcome “overdiagnosis” with breast MRI
Prof Elizabeth Morris, Chief of the Breast Imaging Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

16:05 | Coffee break

Session 5: Musculoskeletal imaging
Moderators: Dr Jamal Aldeen ALkoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Dr Asim Khwaja, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

16:50 | Ankylosing spondylitis imaging
Dr Adnan Ali Kassis, Consultant, Head of Department – Radiology, Ain Alkhaleej Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

17:15 | MR imaging in the diagnosis of sports related overuse injuries
Dr Gamal Mahgoub, Consultant Radiologist, Abu Dhabi Police Medical Services, Abu Dhabi Police G.H.Q., Abu Dhabi, UAE

17:40 | Post-op imaging of the MSK system
Dr Reto Sutter, Deputy Head of Radiology, Orthopedic University Hospital Balgrist, Senior Lecturer, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Session 6: Focus on virtual pathology
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

18:05 | Virtual anatomy with cinematic rendering
Dr Christian Krautz, Senior Physician and Head of the Surgical Skills Lab, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Germany

18:30 | End of day one

Day two | Tuesday, 29 January 2019.

08:00 | Welcome coffee

08:25 | Opening remarks

Session 7: Cardiothoracic AC imaging
Moderator: Dr Moulay Meziane, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Chairman, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

08:30 Lung cancer screening and nodule management
Prof Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Professor and Chairman of Radiology, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Director, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Executive Board, Medical Director, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

09:00 | New TNM staging of lung cancer
Dr Moulay Meziane, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Chairman, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

09:30 | Imaging pneumonia
Prof Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Professor and Chairman of Radiology, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Director, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Executive Board, Medical Director, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Session 8: Arab Health meets the European Society of Breast Imaging
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

10:00 | Digital breast tomosynthesis in population-based screening programs
Prof Dr Sophia Zackrisson, Executive Board Member, European Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Malmo, Sweden

10:30 | From breast cancer screening recall to final diagnosis 
Prof Dr Ulrich Bick, Chairperson of the Educational Committee, European Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Department of Radiology, Charite University, Berlin, Germany

11:00 | MRI of the breast for high-risk screening 
Prof Dr Frederica Pediconi, Chairperson of the Educational Committee, European Society of Breast Imaging - EUSOBI, Department of Radiology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

Session 9: Focus on urogenital radiology
Moderator: Prof Sudhir Vinayak, Past President, African Society of Radiology, Chairman of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

11:30 | Principles and clinical applications of MR urography
Prof Dr Tarek El Diasty, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Urology and Nephrology Centre, Mansoura University, President, Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt

12:00 | Lunch break and visit exhibition

Session 10: Updates in obstetrical ultrasound
Moderator: Prof Sudhir Vinayek, President, African Society of Radiology, Chairman of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

14:00 | Emergency obstetrical ultrasound in the first trimester
Prof Dr Peter Doubilet, Senior Vice Chair, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

14:30 | Emergency obstetrical ultrasound in the second and third trimesters
Prof Dr Carol Benson, Director of Ultrasound, Co-Director of High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound, Radiology Director of the Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory, Professor, Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

15:00 | Ectopic pregnancy: diagnosis and ultrasound-guided treatment
Prof Dr Peter Doubilet, Senior Vice Chair, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

15:30 | Coffee break

Session 11: Focus on gastrointestinal and abdominal imaging
Moderator: Dr Eric Vens, Department Chair, Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

16:15 | CT colonography 
Prof Emanuele Neri, Department of Translational Research, University of Pisa, Chair, Radiodiagnostics, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

Session 12: Radiographers session
Moderator: Anthony John Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

16:45 | Artefacts in mammography
Kaltham Abdulwahid Noor, Specialist Radiographer, Deputy Supervisor – Radiology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE

17:15 | Effectiveness of thyroid shield in CT brain: evaluating the dose reduction and image quality
Dr Mohamed Abdelfatah Abuzaid, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

17:45 | Pitfalls and challenges of arterial doppler studies
Sariah Mhango, Radiographer, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

18:15 | End of day two

Day three | Wednesday, 30 January 2019.

08:00 | Welcome coffee

08:25 | Opening remarks

Session 13: Arab Health meets European Federation of Radiographer Societies
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

08:30 | Progressing radiography education
Assoc Prof Dr Jonathan McNulty, President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Head of Subject, Radiography, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

09:00 | Advanced practice in radiography: impact on patient care and service delivery
Dr Napapong Pongnapang, ISRRT Vice-President Asia-Australasia, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

09:30 | Audit and research opportunities for clinical radiographers
Prof Dr Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging & Radiotherapy, IPC-ESTeSC, Coimbra Health School, Head, WHO Collaborative Centre for Radiation Protection and Health IPC-ESTeSC, Coimbra Health School, Past President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Coimbra, Portugal

Session 14: Nuclear medicine
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

10:00 | Treatment of advanced differentiated thyroid cancer
Prof Dr Michael Kreissl, Professor and Chairman of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

10:30 | Impact of Saudi transformation program on medical and molecular imaging practice
Dr Yasser Asseri, Transformation Administration, Radiology PSP lead, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA

11:00 | The theranostic principle in nuclear medicine
Prof Dr Michael Kreissl, Professor and Chairman of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

Session 15: Keynote
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

11:30 | Introduction of keynote speaker
Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

11:35 | Artificial intelligence: a tool for quality and safety improvement of imaging
Prof Dr Guy Frija, Chair ESR EuroSafe Imaging, Professor of Radiology, Imaging Department, Hospital Europeen Geroges Pompidou, Paris, France

12:15 | Lunch break and visit exhibition

Session 16: Patient safety
Moderator: Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE

14:15 | Hypersensitivity reaction
Prof Olivier Clement, Professor of Radiology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

14:45 | The concept of safety in imaging and its application to MRI
Prof Dr Guy Frija, Chair ESR EuroSafe Imaging, Professor of Radiology, Imaging Department, Hospital Europeen Geroges Pompidou, Paris, France

15:15 | Recent advances on CM safety: brain deposits, nephropathy
Prof Olivier Clement, Professor of Radiology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

15:45 | Coffee break

Session 17: Radiographers session
Moderators: Anthony John Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Prof Dr Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging & Radiotherapy, IPC-ESTeSC, Coimbra Health School, Head, WHO Collaborative Centre for Radiation Protection and Health IPC-ESTeSC, Coimbra Health School, Past President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Coimbra, Portugal

16:30 | Patient Safety: opportunities and challenges in medical imaging
Assoc Prof Dr Jonathan McNulty, President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Head of Subject, Radiography, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

17:00 | Risk communication in medical imaging
Prof Dr Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging & Radiotherapy, IPC-ESTeSC, Coimbra Health School, Head, WHO Collaborative Centre for Radiation Protection and Health IPC-ESTeSC, Coimbra Health School, Past President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Coimbra, Portugal

17:30 | DRLs a tool for optimisation: the role of the radiographer
Dr Napapong Pongnapang, ISRRT Vice-President Asia-Australasia, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

18:00 | End of day three

Day four | Thursday, 31 January 2019.

08:00 | Welcome coffee

08:55 | Opening remarks

Session 18: Interventional radiology
Moderators: Dr Asim Khwaja, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Jamal Aldeen ALKoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist; Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

09:00 | Complex central venous interventions
Dr Asim Khwaja, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

09:30 | Prostate artery embolisation
Dr Alaa Hakim, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

10:00 | Interventional radiology in women's health
Dr Jamal Aldeen ALKoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist; Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Session 19: Arab Health welcomes the European Society of Oncologic Imaging – ESOI
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

10:30 | Imaging of prostate cancer
Prof Daniele Regge, Past President, European Society of Oncologic Imaging, Turin, Italy

11:00 | Colon cancer staging
Prof Andrea Laghi, Professor of Radiology, "Sapienza”, University of Rome, Director, Radiology Unit, Sant' Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy

11:30 | MR assessment and prediction of response to neoadjuvant rectal cancer treatment
Prof Regina Beets-Tan, Chair, Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, President, European Society of Oncologic Imaging, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

12:00 | Lunch break and visit exhibition

Session 20: Advanced practice in oncologic imaging – II
Moderator: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

14:00 | Imaging of liver metastasis
Prof Daniele Regge, Past President, European Society of Oncologic Imaging, Turin, Italy

14:30 | Imaging of small bowel tumors
Prof Andrea Laghi, Professor of Radiology, "Sapienza”, University of Rome, Director, Radiology Unit, Sant' Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy

15:00 | Rectal cancer staging: where are we now?
Prof Regina Beets-Tan, Chair, Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, President, European Society of Oncologic Imaging, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

15:30 | Coffee break

Session 21: Technologists masterclass on MRI
Moderator: Anthony John Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

16:15 | MRI masterclass
Session 1: Basic principles of MRI to include net magnetic vector, precession, larmor equation, resonance, signal generation, and contrast mechanism

Session 2: Tissue characterisation using MRI - topics covered include reference to sensitivity and specificity, T1 and T2 relaxation times, new sequences, in depth discussion of diffusion and perfusion and their roles in characterising tissue, together with discussion about dynamic contrast enhanced imaging and functional imaging

Denise Conroy, Radiology Manager, Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Allison McGee, Lecturer, University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland

17:45 | End of conference