COVID-19 Diagnostics and Testing in the Middle East
DIAGNOSTICS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE: ROLE OF SEROLOGY TESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
– CHALLENGES OF SCALING UP TESTING
– USE OF SEROLOGY TESTS AND POTENTIAL IMPACT
– COVID-19 UPDATES IN THE REGION
EXPERTS FROM THE REGION:
DR. ALI HAJEER
PROFESSOR AND ASSISTANT DEAN, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES (KSAU-HS); DIRECTOR, IMMUNOPATHOLOGY LABORATORY, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS
DR. SAMEERA AL JOHANI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND HEAD, MICROBIOLOGY & VIROLOGY, KING ABDULAZIZ MEDICAL CITY; ASSOCIATE DEAN, KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES (KSAU-HS)
DR. GEORGE F ARAJ
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT MEDICAL CENTER (AUBMC)
PRESENTERS:
DR. ZIAD MEMISH
PROFESSOR AND SENIOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANT; DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE, KING SAUD MEDICAL CITY; SAUDI MINISTRY OF HEALTH & COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY
DR. DAVID HEYMANN
PROFESSOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AT LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (LSHTM)
DR. ROSANNA PEELING
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF DIAGNOSTICS RESEARCH AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (LSHTM); DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTICS CENTRE (IDC) AT LSHTM
