Colorectal health:
Why it is crucial for your wellbeing?
February 10, 2022, 12pm-1pm
Even though general awareness of health issues and
the importance of regular screenings has increased
exponentially among the general public, there are
certain aspects that still don’t get the attention they
merit. One such is colorectal health, an incredibly
important, yet often overlooked part of a person’s wellbeing.
Apart from lack of awareness, this neglect also stems from the fact that colorectal health is not something most people want to talk about. However, the colon is a major organ that is essential for waste removal in the body, any issues with it will result in the body being unable to absorb essential nutrients or rid itself of waste. Most people only start to pay attention to their colon health when they experience discomfort. But experts stress the importance of proactive screening and treatment to keep major colorectal health issues at bay.
Speakers
Dr. Nader Salti
Dr. Salti has a substantial experience of 22 years, out of which he had a busy surgical practice for 10 years in the US. He then moved to Dubai in 2009, whereby he has held senior surgical consultant positions since then. Dr. Salti has special training in advanced laparoscopic, gastrointestinal, breast, and endocrine surgery. Dr. Salti is Certified (1999) and double-Recertified (2009, 2019) by the American Board of Surgery. He is an associated fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons and the American Medical Association and Wisconsin Medical Society. He completed his General Surgery residency training at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, under the tutelage of Dr. Seymour Schwartz, true giant of American surgical scholarship (1998). Subsequently, he completed advanced subspecialty Fellowship training in colon-rectal surgery at the University of Illinois and Cook County Hospitals, Chicago (1999), under the direction of American pioneer Dr. Herand Abcarian
Dr. Amir Nisar
Professor Amir has 33 years of experience in open and laparoscopic Gastrointestinal surgery. He had his full surgical training in United Kingdom and Ireland in some of the best teaching and training centres. After completion of full training and award of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), he practised as a consultant lead surgeon in tertiary referral centre for more than 10 years. Professor Amir Nisar excels in traditional and most modern operative approaches to various disease conditions requiring conservative or surgical management. He has been practising, teaching and training Minimal Invasive (Keyhole surgery) at the highest levels for more than 27 years. Having mastered the skills in Laparoscopic surgery, now he is particularly interested in making Laparoscopic surgery safe, pain free and cosmetically better than the routinely practiced keyhole/ minimal invasive laparoscopic surgical operations.
Dr. Mustafa Hakam
Dr. Mustafa El Hakam is an experienced Interventional Gastroenterologist. He has extensively performed ERCPs with stones retrieval by balloon/basket, dilatation of stricture, plastic\metallic biliary stent; EGDs both diagnostic and therapeutic; esophageal and duodenal metallic stents, esophageal band ligation, ulcer hemostsis using clips, injection, bipolar coagulationa and APC; colonoscopies both diagnostic and therapeutic (polypectomy, endoloop, stricture dilation, APC coagulation); PEG placement using the transillimunation-pull technique; BIB insertion and removal. He has been associated with many known hospitals across UAE and Lebanon, as a consultant interventional gastroenterology/hepatology and endoscopy. He also has teaching and training experience
Reshma Devjani
Mrs. Devjani is a Senior Clinical Dietician at Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai. Her experience spans across specialized nutritional care for diabetes, cancer, weight loss, cardiovascular disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, critical care, renal diseases, pregnancy and lactation, and infant nutrition. Mrs. Reshma is dedicated to educating the patients about healthy diet, lifestyle and behaviour modifications that are appropriate to their therapeutic conditions. She is skilled in evidence based clinical nutrition, data analysis, nutrition education and counselling. She is associated with the following organizations as: Member – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Member – British Dietetic Association (BDA) Member – Dietitians of Canada (DC) Life member – Indian Dietetic Association (IDA)
