Session 3: Diabetes Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
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Plenary Hall
| Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| 11:55 AM - 1:00 PM |
Speaker
Dr. Aseilah Al Qaydi
Head of Internal Medicine Department
Fujairah Hospital
Redefining Remission: Is T2DM Reversal a Practical Goal?
11:55 AM - 12:10 PMBiography
Dr. Khadija Hafidh
Consultant Physician and Diabetologist
Rashid Hospital
Cardiovascular Safety of Emerging Glycemic Agents: A 2026 Update
12:10 PM - 12:25 PMBiography
Dr. Khadija Hafidh, MD, FRCP (Edin), is a Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Rashid Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, with over 20 years of experience in internal medicine, diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. She heads the Diabetes Unit, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, a SCOPE-certified obesity expert, and a Cardio-metabolic Health Specialist. She serves on UAE diabetes guideline committees and focuses on cardiovascular complications in diabetes and obesity.
Dr. Mahmoud Korashy
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah
New Hope for the Cardiorenal Patients for Safer Angiography and Angioplasty with recently, US Patented Balloon Angiography Procedure
12:25 PM - 12:40 PMBiography
Dr. Mohamoud Korashy is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah, with 20 years of experience in cardiovascular care. His clinical interests include interventional cardiology and catheterization, cardiac device therapy, peripheral interventions, ischemic heart disease, dyslipidemia management, preventive cardiology, and heart failure care. Dr. Korashy holds an MD and PhD in cardiology, an MSc in cardiology, and European Board diplomas in interventional cardiology and echocardiography.
Dr. Sabaa Alhemyari
Clinical Pharmacist
Emirates Health Services
Pharmacological Approach of CROMHS: Clinical Pharmacy Overview
12:40 PM - 12:55 PMBiography
Session Chair
Umaira Aziz
Consultant Diabetes and Endocrinology and Internal Medicine
Emirates Health Services, Ibrahim bin Hamad Obaidallah Hospital, RAK
Thair Fadhel
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Head of Cardiology Department - Fujairah Hospital
Shady Hamouda
Head of Cardiology Department
Ibrahim Bin Hamad Hospital