This approved course will take place on the 13th December 2018 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Muscat, Oman. The organising institution is the Oman Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The course is being directed by Dr. Mouza Al Salmani. Other speakers include Prof. Hisham Mirghani (ISUOG ambassador to UAE and Middle east) and Dr. Asma Khalil (ISUOG ambassador to Egypt and North Africa).
More information and registration
The following ISUOG ambassadors will be speaking at the course:
Prof. Hisham Mirghani:
Education
- Master's Degree in Health Professions Education (MHPE), University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 2012.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (FRCOG), London, UK, 2007.
- Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, University of Toronto, Canada, 1997–1999.
- Advanced Obstetrical Ultrasound, RCOG/RCR, London, UK, 1995–1996.
- MRCOG, London, United Kingdom, May 26, 1995.
Positions
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Consultant & Chair of Fetal Medicine Services at NMC Hospitals, February 2023 – present.
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Consultant & Chair, Fetal Medicine Department, Danat AL Emarat Hospital,
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Abu Dhabi. Nov. 2017 – Feb. 2023.
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Head of Academic Affairs , Danat AL Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Nov. 2017 – Feb. 2023.
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Professor of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. United Arab
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Emirates University from August 2001 to 2015.
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Chair of Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2007 - 2014.
ISUOG Service
- Member of ISUOG International Faculty.
- Previous member of ISUOG Advisory Group
- Previous Chair of ISUOG Outreach Committee
- Previous ISUOG Ambassador to UAE & Middle East
Notable publications:
Begam MA, Alsafi W, Bekdache GN, Chedid F, Al-Gazali L, Mirghani HM. Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome: a skeletal dysplasia characterized by bowed long bones. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2011;38(5):553-8.
Mirghani H, Begam M, Bekdache G, Khan F. Specialised fetal and maternal service: outcome of pre-gestational diabetes. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2012;32(5):426-9.
Country: United Arab Emirates
Field: Obstetrics
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening 1st trimester and 2nd trimester; fetal biometry; fetal anomalies screening; aneuploidy screening; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal growth restrictions; maternal and fetal Doppler; multiple pregnancy; early pregnancy; detection of fetal and neonatal growth abnormalities.
Languages: English; Arabic
Twins & Multiple Pregnancy Special Interest Group Chair
Prof. Asma Khalil is a Professor of Fetal Medicine. She is the Obstetric Lead at the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). She gained her MD at the University of London in 2008.
Prof. Asma Khalil has published more than 500 peer-reviewed papers, and many published review articles and chapters. She was awarded many research prizes, both at national and international meetings. She was awarded the 2021 FIGO Women's Awards: Recognising Female Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Her research interests include twin pregnancy, congenital infections, fetal growth restriction and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
She had a fellowship with the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). committed to the implementation of clinical guidelines in practice. She is the Lead author of the ISUOG guideline on the role of ultrasound in twins and congenital infections. She also led the guideline team developing the FIGO guideline on twin pregnancies. She was a member of the NICE Guideline Committee updating the Twin and Multiple Pregnancy guidance.