Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and Ethio-American Doctors Fund In partnership with the American College of Surgeons and Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital “4 th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2019” Message from H.E. Dr. Amir Aman Minister, Ministry of Health On behalf of the Ministry of Health (MOH), I am delighted to welcome you to the fourth annual Continuing Medical Education (CME), titled “4 th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery”, held in Addis Ababa July 8-9, 2019. Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG) — the event facilitator — has demonstrated commitment to the motherland by expanding the scope of its educational activities and volunteer-medical services to promote and support knowledge sharing between health professionals in Ethiopia and those in the diaspora. I am glad to see EADG is making significant contributions towards our effort in making Continuing Professional Development (CPD) — also known as CME in the West — a means to promote updated medical knowledge for health professionals and to enhance the delivery of medical services in Ethiopia. The MOH looks forward to this annual event; and we look forward to your engagement in transforming Ethiopia’s health sector. I want to congratulate EADG for its demonstrated efforts to promote medical education; to conduct volunteer-medical missions by its members; and to build a state-of-the-art tertiary hospital. In conclusion, I would like to share with you a quote from former President Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or for some other time, we are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Thank you – and a heartfelt welcome to all of you. In compliance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. All reported conflicts are managed by a designated official to ensure a bias-free presentation. Please see the insert to this program for the complete disclosure list. Course Directors Dawd Siraj, MD, MPH&TM - Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Girma Tefera, MD – Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; EADG Board Chairperson; Medical Director Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons Course Co-Directors Henock G. Zabher, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine and Interventional Cardiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Kebede Begna, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Ethio-American Doctors Fund, Inc. (EADFund)
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health
Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and Ethio-American Doctors Fund In partnership with the American College of Surgeons and Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital
“4th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2019”
Message from H.E. Dr. Amir Aman Minister, Ministry of Health
On behalf of the Ministry of Health (MOH), I am delighted to welcome you to the fourth annual Continuing Medical Education (CME), titled “4th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery”, held in Addis Ababa July 8-9, 2019. Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG) — the event facilitator — has demonstrated commitment to the motherland by expanding the scope of its educational activities and volunteer-medical services to promote and support knowledge sharing between health professionals in Ethiopia and those in the diaspora.
I am glad to see EADG is making significant contributions towards our effort in making Continuing Professional Development (CPD) — also known as CME in the West — a means to promote updated medical knowledge for health professionals and to enhance the delivery of medical services in Ethiopia. The MOH looks forward to this annual event; and we look forward to your engagement in transforming Ethiopia’s health sector.
I want to congratulate EADG for its demonstrated efforts to promote medical education; to conduct volunteer-medical missions by its members; and to build a state-of-the-art tertiary hospital.
In conclusion, I would like to share with you a quote from former President Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or for some other time, we are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Thank you – and a heartfelt welcome to all of you.
In compliance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. All reported conflicts are managed by a designated official to ensure a bias-free presentation. Please see the insert to this program for the complete disclosure list.
Course Directors
Dawd Siraj, MD, MPH&TM - Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Girma Tefera, MD – Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; EADG Board Chairperson;
Medical Director Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons
Course Co-Directors Henock G. Zabher, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine and Interventional Cardiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Kebede Begna, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Ethio-American Doctors Fund, Inc.
(EADFund)
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health
Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and Ethio-American Doctors Fund In partnership with the American College of Surgeons and Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital
“4th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2019”
Chairperson Welcoming remarks Dawit Wondemagenge, MD, CEO TASH
8:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Session I – “Research in Academic Practice Panel”
Dawd S. Siraj, MD, MPH&TM, moderator Wondwossen Amogne, MD, moderator
8:20 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. How can we develop good research capabilities in Ethiopian academic institutions?
Elias Siraj, MD
8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Research, best practices, and the value of mentoring Susan Thibault, PhD 9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Challenges and opportunities for research in Ethiopian academic environments Miliard Derebew, MD 9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. MoSHE policy statement on research Representative Ministry of Science and
Higher education: TBD 9:40 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion All Speakers & Prof. Damen Hailemariam
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Keynote Address: US Engagement in Improving Healthcare in Ethiopia
H.E. Ambassador Michael Arthur Raynor United States of America
11:05 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Session II – “Chronic kidney disease and transplantation in Ethiopia” Girma Tefera, MD, moderator Mekdem Tadesse, MD, moderator
11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Epidemiology of kidney disease in Ethiopia Yewodwossen Tadesse, MD 11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Experience with post-kidney transplant care Momina Mohammed Ahmed, MD 11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Setting a kidney transplant program: surgical and immunological challenges Jeffrey Punch, MD 12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Q&A All Speakers 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Session III – “Cancer Care”
Edom Seifu, MD, moderator Netsanet Bogale, MD, moderator
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Early stage breast cancer therapy options Kebede Begna, MD 2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Breast cancer surgical aspects Endale Anberber, MD 2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Options for early breast reconstruction Catherine Garland, MD 3:00 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Added extra time, followed by Q&A All speakers
3:35 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Session III – “Cancer Care” (cont.)
Mathewos Assefa, moderator
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. Cervical cancer eradication Gelila Goba, MD 4:05 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. Epidemiology, prevalence, and medical management of colon cancer Tigeneh Wondemageghehu, MD 4:25 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Surgical management of colorectal cancer Daniel Zemenfes, MD 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Q&A All Speakers
Ethio-American Doctors Fund, Inc.
(EADFund)
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health
Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and Ethio-American Doctors Fund In partnership with the American College of Surgeons
“4th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2019”
VENUE: Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH)
July 9, 2019 (Day 2 of 2)
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Special lecture: Updates on diabetes
Elias Siraj, MD
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Session IV – “Pressing issues in infectious diseases”
Daniel Shirley, MD, moderator Alemseged Abdissa, PhD, moderator
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Infection control and antimicrobial resistance: FMOH perspective Sentayehu Tsegaye, MD 9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Antibiotic Stewardship: A Template for Developing Countries Dawd S. Siraj, MD, MPH&TM 9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Preparing for outbreaks Thomas Kerkering, MD 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Outbreak readiness in Ethiopia Beyene Moges, MD 10:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Added extra time, followed by Q&A All Speakers
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Session V – “Critical Care Issues”
Elias Ashame, MD, moderator Tewodros Haile, MD, moderator
11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Updates in stroke Mehari G. Yohannes, MD 11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Acute Coronary Syndrome: current management Henock G. Zabher, MD 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s new in Congestive Heart Failure therapy Bekele Alemayehu, MD 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. Pediatric emergencies Muluwork Teferra, MD 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion All Speakers
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch Break
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Special lecture: Importance of Leadership in Life
Mehret Debebe Gebretsadik, MD
2:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Session VI – “Quality Care and Academic Leadership”
Senait Fisseha, MD, moderator Helen Yifer, MD, moderator
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Opening Remarks Lia Tadesse, MD 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Defining Quality of Care: Why, What, and How? Rahel Selassie, MD 2:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Improving care in Ethiopian teaching institutions: a local perspective Amanuel Haile, MD 3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Academic leadership: the US perspective Michael Bentz, MD 3:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Leading a major health care institution in the US: challenges and lessons Fitsum Tesfay, MD 3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Leading an a major academic institution in Ethiopia Dawit Wondemagen, MD 4:10 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Open discussion, Q&A All Speakers
4:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Summary and Adjourn
Girma Tefera, MD
Ethio-American Doctors Fund, Inc.
(EADFund)
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health
Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and Ethio-American Doctors Fund In partnership with the American College of Surgeons and Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital
“4th Annual – Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2019”
Speakers and Moderators
Alemseged Abdissa, PhD Deputy Director General, Armauer Hansen Research Institute Amanuel Haile, MD Chief Executive Director, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University Bekele Alemayehu, MD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Addis Ababa University School of Medicine Beyene Moges, MD, PhD Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Center for Public Health Emergency Management Catherine Garland, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Public Medicine and Public Health Daniel Shirley, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Daniel Zemenfes, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa University Department of Surgery Dawd Siraj, MD, MPH&TM Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Dawit Wondemagene, MD Associate Professor and Chief Executive Officer for the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University Edom Seifu, MD Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine Elias Siraj, MD Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School Endale Anberber, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa University Fitsum Tesfay, MD Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. and Alta Hospitals System Gelila Goba, MD Assistant Professor Of OB-GYN, The University of Illinois Girma Tefera, MD Professor, Depart. of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Director
Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons; EADG Board Chairperson Helen Yifter, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences Henock G. Zabher, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Interventional Cardiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Jeffrey Punch, MD Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Kebede Begna, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Lia Tadesse, MD State Minster, Ethiopian MOH Mehari G. Yohannes, MD Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, UT Southwestern Mehret Debebe Gebretsadik, MD Consultant Psychiatrist Mekdem Tadesse, MD Assistant Professor, Kidney Transplant Surgery, St. Paul Hospital Medical School
Speakers and Moderators (continued)
Michael Bentz, MD Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Miliard Derebew, MD Professor, Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine Momina M. Ahmed, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Director, National Kidney Transplant Center, Ethiopia, St. Paul Hospital Medical School Netsanet Bogale, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hawassa University Rahel Selassie, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiologist, Baylor College of Medicine H.E. Ambassador Michael Arthur Raynor Ambassador, United States of America Senait Fisseha, MD, JD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Director of International Programs, The Susan T.
Buffett Foundation, WHO Special Envoy & Chief Advisor to the Director General Sentayehu Tsegaye, MD Senior Technical Advisor, Ministerial Delivery Unit, and Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force – Ethiopian MOH Susan Thibeault, PhD Professor, Division of ENT, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health Thomas Kerkering, MD Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Tigeneh Wondemagegnehu, MD Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine Wondwossen Amogne, MD Associate Professor Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Addis Ababa University School of Medicine Yewodwossen Tadesse, MD Director of Renal Unit, Addis Ababa University School of Medicine
Course Objectives
The course participants will be provided with updates in various areas of surgery and medicine, more specifically: 1. Discuss the fundamentals of research and mentoring. 2. Appreciate the challenges and opportunities of medical research in Ethiopia. 3. Learn about the current status of kidney diseases and kidney transplant challenges in Ethiopia. 4. Updates and reviews in breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer. 5. Review of the status of diabetes and diabetic care in Ethiopia. 6. Review of current status of antimicrobial resistance and future plans in Ethiopia. 7. Understand the importance and mechanism of establishing antibiotic stewardship in low income countries. 8. Understand ways to prepare for outbreaks and current status of outbreak preparedness in Ethiopia. 9. Review critical care issues including Stroke, Coronary Artery Diseases and CHF. 10. Learn how and why to improve quality in clinical care. 11. Learn the challenges of academic Leadership from US and Ethiopian perspective. 12. Understand the challenges of leading an academic institution. 13. Appreciate the challenges of improving care in Ethiopian teaching institutions.
