Regional Conference on Patient Informed Consent and Patient Confidentiality_FINAL

Regional Conference on Patient Informed Consent and Patient Confidentiality
International Code of Medical Ethics Regional Meeting
Provisional program
Day 1: February 6
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Opening ceremony
• H.E. Basel Hamoud Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Minister of Health, Kuwait
(TBC)
• Prof. Dr. Frank Ulrich Montgomery, Chair of Council, World
Medical Association
• Dr. Ahmad Thuwaini Al-Enezi, President of Kuwait Medical
Association
9:30 – 9:45 Introduction to the significance of the International Code of Medical
Ethics (ICoME) and the revision process
• Dr. Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of WMA ICoME revision workgroup;
Head of Dept. for International Affairs, German Medical
Association
9:45 – 10:15 Keynotes followed by Q&A
“Autonomy in informed consent”
Speaker: Dr. Andreas Rudkjøbing, Chair of WMA Medical Ethics
Committee; President, Danish Medical Association
Speaker: Prof. Urban Wiesing, WMA ethics advisor; University of
Tübingen
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:30 Panel discussion: Ethical challenges in obtaining informed consent
• Moderator: Dr. Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of WMA ICoME
revision workgroup; German Medical Association
• Panelists:
o Prof. Manal Bouhaimed, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral
Sciences, Kuwait University
o Dr. Fawzi Alkhuwari, Kuwait University
o Mr. Tomas Hedmark, Legal Advisor, Swedish Medical
Association
11:30 – 12:00 Keynotes followed by Q&A
“Islamic concepts and perspectives in informed consent”
Speaker: Dr.Abdulla Aljoudi, Chair of Ethics Committee, Head of
Research Unit, Director of Academic Affairs, King Faisal Hospital
Chair: Dr. Hashim Al Hashimi, Ethics Committee, Kuwait Medical
Association
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 Panel discussion: Ethical issues pertaining to patient confidentiality
• Introduction to patient confidentiality: Prof. Urban Wiesing,
WMA ethics advisor; University of Tübingen
• Moderator: Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World
Medical Association
• Panelists:
o Prof. Urban Wiesing, WMA ethics advisor;
University of Tübingen
o Dr. Abdulla Aljoudi
o Dr. Khadoon Al Roumi, National Ethics Committee,
Association Professor, Arabian Gulf University (TBC)
o Dr. Thalia Arawi, Founding Director of the Salim
ElHoss Bioethics and Professionalism Program at
the American University of Beirut (TBC)
14:00 – 15:00 Panel discussion: Islamic, legal perspectives in informed consent on “Do
Not Resuscitate”
• Introduction: Dr. Mohammed AlShehri
• Panelists:
o Dr.Abdulla Aljoudi
o Dr. Abdulrahman Al Kandari
o Dr.Hussain Buarki
o Dr. Essa Zaki/Dr. Essam Alenzi
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 16:15 Panel discussion: Autonomy in informed consent: islamic perspective
• Moderator: Dr. Andreas Rudkjøbing, Chair of WMA Medical
Ethics Committee; President, Danish Medical Association
• Panelists:
o Dr. Abdualla Aljoudi
o Dr. Fawzi Al Khawari
o Dr. Essa Zaki
o Dr. Khadoon Al Roumi, National Ethics Committee,
Association Professor, Arabian Gulf University (TBC)
16:15 – 16:30 Closing
Day 2: February 7
9:00 – 10:00 Regional roundtable consultation: Determining the appropriate
character and scope of the ICoME (by-invitation)
• Introduction: Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World
Medical Association
• Moderated by: Dr. Ramin Parsa-Parsi, Chair of WMA ICoME
revision workgroup; German Medical Association
• Panelists:
o Dr. Thalia Arawi, Founding Director of the Salim
ElHoss Bioethics and Professionalism Program at the
American University of Beirut (TBC)
o Dr. Raed Sayed Hashim
o Dr. Khadoon Al Roumi, National Ethics Committee,
Association Professor, Arabian Gulf University
10:00 – 11:15 Regional roundtable consultation: Physician conflict of interest and
advertising (by-invitation)
• Introduction: Mr. Tomas Hedmark, Legal Advisor, Swedish
Medical Association
• Moderated by: Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World
Medical Association
• Panelists:
o Dr. Abdulla Aljoudi
o Prof. Manal Bouhaimed, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral
Sciences, Kuwait University
o Dr. Fawzi Al Kandari
11:15 – 13:00 Prayer and lunch
13:00 – 15:00 Breakout sessions: feedback on the current draft of the ICoME
Group 1 / Moderator 1: Workgroup member
Group 2 / Moderator 2: Workgroup member
15:00- 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 16:30 ICoME Workgroup meeting (closed meeting)