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International Speakers
Prof. R. Gary Sibbald (Canada)
Wound Care Leader , Dermatologist and Internist
Executive Director, WoundPedia
Toronto Regional (Dermatology) & Wound Healing Clinic, Canada
Prof. Harikrishna Nair
(Malaysia)
President WUWHS
President - Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals
President Elect of D-Foot International
Head and Consultant
Wound Care Unit, Dept. of Internal Medicine,
Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Malaysia
Dr. Elizabeth A. Ayello
(USA)
Co-Editor in Chief, Advances in Skin and Wound Care Journal
Faculty, IIWCC Canada & UAE
Wound and Ostomy nurse from Queens,
New York City, USA
Prof. Kimberly LeBlanc
(Canada)
Advanced Practice and Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse
Academic Chair- NSWOCC WOC Institute.
President- CNA (Canadian Nurses Association)
Prof. Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts
(Australia)
Associate Professor
Personalised Medicine Centre
Murdoch University, University of Western Australia,
Founder and President- ISWA
Dr. Bharat Kotru
(India)
Podiatrist & Wound Care Specialist
Head of Department of Podiatry and
Wound care, Max Hospital
India
Ms.Widasari Sri Gitarja
(Indonesia)
Leader in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC)
CEO WOCARE Indonesia,
Program Director Indonesian ETNEP-WCET
Prof. Guido Ciprandi
(Italy)
Specialist In Pediatric Plastic Surgery,
Thoracic Surgery
Adjunct Professor, Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery,
University Hospital Of Padova, Italy
Dr. Ibby Younis
(UK)
Consultant Cosmetic Surgeon,
Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Dr. Suhail Chughtai
(UK)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
NHS, England
Director of Orthopaedics at M L Professionals, London
Ms.Terry Swanson
(Australia)
Leader in wound management, with expertise in wound infection and chronic wound care.
Nurse Practitioner (Private Practice) specializing in wound management,
WERC-certified, Australia
Prof. Zulfiqarali G. Abbas
(Tanzania)
Honarary President Of D-Foot International,
Founder & Chairman of Pan-African Diabetic Foot Study Group
Consultant Physician, Endocrinologist and Diabetologist,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dr. Shailesh Ranade
(India)
Consultant Burns, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Bhatia Hospital & P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai, India
Dr. Somia Iqtadar
(Pakistan)
Associate Professor
King Edward Medical University,
Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Prof. Zahid Miyan
(Pakistan)
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinologist, Baqai Medical University in Karachi,
Pakistan
Ms. Hiske Smart
(Bahrain)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care & Hyperbaric oxygen Therapy
Department of Baromedicine,
King Hamad American Mission Hospital Kingdom of Bahrain
Dr. Chaitanya Kodange
(Bahrain)
Consultant Hyperbaric Medicine& Wound care & Psychiatrist
King Hamad University Hospital
Kingdom of Bahrain
Regional Speakers
Dr. Hani Mohammed Badahdah
(Saudi Arabia)
Consultant Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery,
International Medical Center,
Dr. Suliman Al-Habib ,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Director of Diabetic Foot Project,
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Ms.Eseya Abbas
(Saudi Arabia)
Senior Specialist Wound, Ostomy,
and Diabetic Foot
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Jeddah – KSA
AWCA Vice President
Ms.Ruth Mary Aruna Kommu
(Saudi Arabia)
Senior Clinical Specialist
Wound & Ostomy at
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
and Research Centre
KSA
Mr. Ali Hussein Alibrahim
(Saudi Arabia)
Wound Care Manager
Jizan Health Cluster-
King Fahd hospital, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Abdulaziz Binkanan
(Saudi Arabia)
Wound Care Manager
Riyadh First Health Cluster,
King Saud Medical City
President AWCA
Mr. Brinsley Davids
(Saudi Arabia)
Advanced Wound Care – Nurse Specialist
National Guard Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Maisa Mohammed Salamah
(Saudi Arabia)
Education Coordinator and Management
King Faisal Specialist & Research Center-
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Ms. Hayat Alsaleh
(Saudi Arabia)
Nurse Specialist and Team Leader
Wound & Ostomy Care
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs,
Saudi Arabia
Ms. Ghadeer Redha Alkhouder
(Saudi Arabia)
Wound Care Director
Prince Saud Bin Jalwai Hospital - PSBGH
Saudi Arabia
Ms. Reem Ayesh Althobaiti
(Saudi Arabia)
Wound Care Specialist
Al Hada Armed Forces hospital
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Rehab R AL-Dossary
(Saudi Arabia)
Wound Care Specialist –
Eastern Cluster
Saudi Arabia
Local Speakers
Dr. Linda Haskins
(UAE)
Chief Nursing Officer
SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi
Ms. Gulnaz Tariq
(UAE)
Founder, IIWCG
CEO, IIWCG
Past President WUWHS
Events & Program Producer - IIWCG
Clinical Consultant Debra Pak.
Executive Member ISWCAP
Dr. Mohamed Baguneid
(UAE)
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Chair of Vascular Surgery at
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),
Abu Dhabi
Mr. Abbas Abdul Hassan Anad
(UAE)
Medical Affairs Director
SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi
Ms. Salvacion Cruz
(UAE)
Senior - Wound care Nurse
SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi
Dr. Amin El Tahir
(UAE)
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Nmc Royal Hospital , Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Ines Rosado
(UAE)
Manager Tissue Viability & Stoma Care Services
M42 – Amana Healthcare
UAE
Ms. Merin Daniel
(UAE)
Senior Wound Care Specialist Nurse
Unit in charge
Rashid Hospital, Dubai
UAE
Ms.Nasreen Abdelatif
Fadlelsid
(UAE)
Wound Care Specialist Nurse,
Al Qasimi hospital, Sharjah
UAE
Dr. Rashid Shahbazi
(UAE)
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah,
NMC Royal Hospital, DIP,
NMC Royal Medical Centre, The Palm
Dr. Neerod Kumar Jha
(UAE)
Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon
SEHA Sheikh khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi
Mr. Hamza Abed Al Karim Ahmad Al Shraiedeh
(UAE)
Wound Care Specialist Nurse
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman, UAE
Ms. Diana Darweesh
(UAE)
Wound and Ostomy Nurse Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
UAE
Ms. Asha Ali Abdi
(UAE)
Wound Specialist Nurse
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Fatima Kasem El Ahmad
(UAE)
Wound Care Nurse
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Ms. Leena Kennedy
(UAE)
Wound Care Specialist Nurse
Dubai Hospital, UAE
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Mr. Julius Ray P.Inso
(UAE)
Wound Care Team Leader
Reem Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Rawan Shadouhi
(UAE)
Wound Care Specialist
Al Jalila Childrens Hospital
Duabi, UAE
Ms. Iline Ragheb Taha
(UAE)
Wound Care Nurse Specialist,
Sheikh Tahnoon Medical City - Al Ain,
UAE
Ms. Divya Das
(UAE)
Wound Care Nurse Specialist, Charge Nurse
Sheikh Tahnoon Medical City - Al Ain,
UAE