Dr. Ahmed Abo-Bakr

R.Ph., M.Sc., PGDip, ESPEN Dip, BCNSP, BCSCP | Kuwait

Ahmed is a specialist pharmacist at Kuwait Cancer Control Center, the reference Cancer hospital in Kuwait. Previously, he was the head of TPN unit at Maternity Hospital in Kuwait for 11 years. The TPN Unit of Maternity Hospital is the first USP<797> compliant sterile compounding center in Kuwait, and it has an industrial scale like-production of PN bags; more than 150 bags per day, in addition to the IV preparations, as well it serves as a training center for Pharmacy students and fresh graduates, and TPN outsourcing center as well. Ahmed Holds B.Sc. Pharmacy from Cairo university in Egypt. He obtained ESPEN Diploma of Clinical Nutrition. He is Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP), and Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP). Ahmed is a guest speaker in various local and regional events, ESPEN speaker, and an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University. As well, he is an item writer for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, and one of the founding members of IVPN-Network since 2012. He recently joined the advisory board of IVPN-Network.

Dr. Osama Tabbara

R.Ph., BCNSP, EMBA; Pharmacy Consultant; President, IVPN-Network | United Arab Emirates

Osama Tabbara has joined the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) in 2010; He is now the Executive Director of Pharmacy. Prior to joining CCAD, Osama served as Director of Pharmacy Services Administration at King Fahad Medical City for 4 years. Osama also served at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh for 11 years as Clinical Pharmacist and Supervisor of the TPN Team and IV Room; he also served as Director of Pharmacies in Abu Dhabi Middle Region hospitals for 3 years. Osama Tabbara is a graduate of King Saud University in 1984, completed his EMBA in 2014 and is Board Certified in Nutrition Support in 1997. He was a guest speaker at more than 100 symposia & seminars in topics related to Clinical Nutrition, IV Therapy, IT, and Quality Management. Osama had given more than 1000 presentations and has many publications in the field of TPN, Leadership and Quality Management.

Dr. Wafaa Ayesh

Consultant Clinical Dietitian, RD, MsN, ESPEN Diploma, founder of Sweet Kids Group, Vice President ASPCN | United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Wafaa Helmi Ayesh is the Previous Director of Clinical Nutrition Department for Dubai Health Authority-Dubai. She graduated from the medical Allied Sciences Yarmouk University, Jordan, before gaining an M.Sc in Food Science and Nutrition from Clayton University in the USA. Her other qualifications include Diploma in Nutrition from the American Association of Continuing Medical Education, the European ESPEN Diploma in Nutrition & Metabolism and Diploma in Therapeutic Nutrition. She has also set the Accredited Curriculum in the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, and is Adjunct and Advisory Board Member as well as part-time lecturer for College of Health Science in University of Sharjah.

Dr. Alessandro Laviano

MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine | Italy

Prof. Laviano currently works at department of clinical medicine Sapienza University, in Rome, Italy. He is a member of many associations and societies, such as, a member of ESPEN, AAAS (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE), a member New York Academy of sciences and a member of South African of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Member, Editorial Advisory Board of Nutrition, Abstract reviewer of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and many others. Dr. Laviano’s main research interests are: regulation of food intake under physiological and pathological conditions, disease-associated anorexia and cachexia, hyperphagia and obesity, impact and treatment of hospital malnutrition. Prof. Laviano has over 140 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has authored more than 50 book chapters and more than 200 abstracts presented at National & International congresses. Prof. Laviano has delivered more than 200 invited lectures in both National and International events. He is also one of the authors of the most recent 2016 ESPEN guidelines on Nutrition in Cancer patients, as well as the 2017 ESPEN expert group recommendations for action against cancer related malnutrition.

Dr. Moez Al Islam Ezzat Faris

Associate professor Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah/UAE | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mo’ez –Al-Islam Faris was born in Kuwait, and holds Jordanian citizenship. Dr. Faris got his three higher university degrees from the University of Jordan in the field of human nutrition. Recently, Dr. Faris has been completed Harvard Medical School/ Global Clinical Scholar Research Training (GCSRT) Program. Dr. Faris works now as an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics/the University of Sharjah, with eighteen years’ experience in the academic field in four Arabian universities. Dr. Faris published more than 120 original research, review, and meta-analysis articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals, in addition to book chapters, and conference proceedings, and abstracts. Dr. Faris provided the community with public articles in popular magazines in different Arab countries. He is an author and co-author in a list of scientific and academic refereed books and participated in editing and reviewing several important Arabic books in nutrition. Recently, he had published his refereed scientific books on Nutrition and Cancer and Foods of the Holy Quran from a Modern Nutritional perspective. Dr. Faris holds the research Award of the University of Sharjah for the academic year 2021, the State Award for the Excellent Ph.D. Student from Jordan 2010, and The Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award at the University of Jordan in 2009. Dr. Faris presented in more than thirty local, regional and international conferences and workshops in the areas of human nutrition and dietetics, in addition to providing dozens of lectures in cultural and scientific societies, as well as attending different mass media. Dr. Faris is a member and a founder of several associations and professional societies and specialized committees, and a reviewer for many international journals.

Dr. Doaa Genena

Lecturer of Nutrition, Medical Research Institute | Egypt

Associate Professor and Clinical Nutrition Consultant - Medical Research Institute (MRI)- Alexandria University, Egypt. Director of the Training Program (internship) for the graduates of nutrition department (Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Pharos University in Alexandria). Formerly, Assistant Prof & Head of Nutrition and dietetics dep. Faculty of Health sciences Beirut Arab University (BAU), Beirut Lebanon, and Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA), Egypt). President of the Alexandria Physician Nutrition Association.

Dr. Elsa Nel

Supervisor Clinical Dietitian, Pediatrics ICU | United Arab Emirates

Elsa is a supervisor clinical dietitian at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, which she joined in May 2021. She qualified as registered dietitian in South Africa and worked as clinical dietitian in South Africa, Saudi Arabia and UAE. Since 2002, Elsa worked in tertiary hospitals in UAE. She has experience in all clinical fields including adults and paediatrics. For years she is focusing on nutrition support and participate with the multidisciplinary teams in intensive care units as certified nutrition support clinician ( CNSC) developing nutrition care plans for patients as well as design and implement nutrition related protocols and policies. Elsa participate regularly in education programs and loves sharing clinical nutrition knowledge.

Dr. Fatema Haddad

Chief Dietitian | Bahrain

Fatima Al-Haddad is a Clinical Dietitian from the Kingdom of Bahrain. She has been working as a Clinical Dietitian in the Salmaniya Medical Complex for the past 17 years. Fatima obtained her BSc. in Nutrition with a Major in Dietetics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, after which she went on to earn a Fulbright Scholarship and obtained a MSc. in Public Health Nutrition with a Minor in Public Health from the University of Knoxville-Tennessee in the United States. She has a passion for infant and child nutrition and her focus on diabetes was the drive behind her PhD thesis from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Her area of research focuses on child health with an emphasis on evidence-based strategies for improving health outcomes in these populations.

Dr. Ismail Halahleh

Medical Nutrition Consultant | Palestine

Mr. Ismail M. Halahleh has received his MSc. Degree from the University of Jordan in 1992 in the field of nutrition science. He was graduated in 1988 from the Jordan University of Science and Technology, faculty of medicine, in the field of Public Health with specialization in nutrition. Mr. Halahleh started his work as a clinical dietitian Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem. He was then promoted to Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Department and acted as clinical nutrition instructor and clinical trainer for nutrition specialization students from different Palestinian Universities. Currently, he is a nutrition instructor at Palestine polytechnic University and Head of Medical Professions Department, the Faculty of Medicine and Health professions. During the last years Mr. Halahleh acted as a Nutrition consultant for WHO and Flagship projects in Palestine that responsible for Palestinian Health Sector Reform and Development. Mr. Halahleh participating in formulation the Nutrition profession National Law responsible for Dietitians Licensure in Palestine. Then he was elected as the president of Palestinian Dietitians Syndicate.

Dr. Hamdy Amin

Pharm.D; MBA; BCNSP; Consultant Clinical Pharmacist | Saudi Arabia

Hamdy is currently the Deputy Director of Scientific and Clinical Head, Modawa Medical Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has been the former PN director, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Former PGY-2 program director, Nutrition Support, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia