Conference organization activities
–2025 Chairman, 3rd International Geriatric Conference: Samrter Aging: AI, Precision Medicine, and the future of Geriatric Care. Dar Al Shifa Hospital & MEAMA. 11-Oct , 2025. Session II.4 of Dementia Certificates and Session VIII.4 of Advanced Postgraduate Course in Geriatric
–2025 Chairman, Postgraduate Certificate Course in Dementia Care No. II. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), Egyptian Geriatric Society & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session II.3-April 8,. Dementia: Diagnosis, Management, and Research. Hybrid meeting.
–2024 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VIII Master class in Geriatrics. Dar Al Shifa Hospital-Kuwait. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 8.3-5th Oct. Insight into Geriatric Care & Healthy Ageing. Hybrid meeting
–2024 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VIII Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), The Faculty of Health Science-Tripoli, Beirut Arab University & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 8.2-April 20. Insight into Geriatric Care & Healthy Ageing. Hybrid Meeting
–2024 Chairman, Postgraduate Certificate Course in Dementia Care No. II. Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session I.2-Feb 29-March 1. Dementia: Management, Palliative and Care Giver issues. Virtual meeting.
–2023 Chairman, Postgraduate Certificate Course in Dementia Care No. II. Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session I.1-26-27 Sept. Cognitive Disorders: Diagnosis and Management. Virtual meeting.
–2023 Chairman, Diploma in Dementia Care Course No. I. Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session I.4-May 11-12. Dementia: Management, Palliative and Care Giver issues. Hybrid meeting, Kuwait.
–2023 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VIII- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 8.1-March 16-17. Principles of Geriatrics. Virtual webinar series.
2023 Chairman, Diploma in Dementia Care Course No. I. Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session I.3-Feb 16-17. Care Pathways, Ethics and Capacity Issues . Virtual.
2022 Chairman, Diploma in Dementia Care Course No. I. Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session I.2-Nov 17-18. Cognitive Disorders: Diagnosis & Management. Hybrid meeting, Tripoli-Lebanon.
–2022 Chairman, Diploma in Dementia Care Course No. I. Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session I.1-August 26-27. Overview of Dementia: Epidemiology and Demographic. Virtual webinar series.
–2022 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VII- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 7.4-Feb 18-26. Metabolism, Mood & Cognitive Disorders. Virtual webinar series.
–2021 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VII- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 7.3-Sept 24-Oct 2nd. Metabolism, Mood & Cognitive Disorders. Virtual webinar series.
–2021 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VII- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 7.2-March 12-26. Geriatrics Giants & Palliative Care-Virtual webinar series.
–2020 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VII- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 7.1-Nov-Dec 20. Principle of Geriatrics-Virtual webinar series.
–2019 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VI- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 6.4-Sep 20-21. Hammamet-Tunisia. Healthy Aging, Cardio, Neuro & Nephro- vascular diseases.
–2019 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VI- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA), & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 6.3-Apr 5-6. Tripoli-Lebanon. Metabolism, Mood & Cognitive Disorders.
–2019 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course in geriatrics for MOH-Kuwait in collaboration with Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA) & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 3 & 4-March 3-7. Mental Health, Metabolic disorders, cardio, neuro & nephron-vascular diseases-Kuwait.
–2018 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course No VI- Master class in Geriatrics. Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA) , Egyptian Society of Geriatrics & Gerontology & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 6.2-Oct 25-27. Geriatric giants & Palliative care-Cairo-Egypt.
–2018 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course in geriatrics for MOH-Kuwait in collaboration with Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA) & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 2-Sept 26-27. Geriatric giants & Palliative care-Kuwait.
–2018 Chairman, Advanced postgraduate course in geriatrics for MOH-Kuwait in collaboration with Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing (MEAMA) & International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA). Session 1-Sept 23-24 Principles of Geriatrics-Kuwait.
–2018 Chairman, Middle East Academy of Aging. The 5th Middle East
Congress of Age, Ageing & Alzheimer’s Updates on Geriatric
Syndromes & Giants April 13-14 & Advanced Postgraduate Course
No. VI-Session 1-April 12-13. In collaboration with The International Institute on Ageing-United Nation-Malta (INIA). Lebanese Order of Physician –North Lebanon & Lebanese. Jinan University-Faculty of public health.
–2016 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy of Aging. Third session of the fifth advanced postgraduate course. Health Care Trajectory of Older Person, in Cooperation with National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences & the Postgraduate Training Center. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dec 7-8. 2016.
–2016 Co-Chair, 4th Middle East Conference of Age & Ageing & Alzheimer’s (MECAAA). Meeting the Challenges of Multi-Morbidity, in Cooperation with National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences & the Postgraduate Training Center. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dec 6, 2016.
–2015 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy of Aging. Second session of the fifth advanced postgraduate course. Geriatrics Giants Update, in Cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation Doha. Session 5.2 March 21 to March 23rd, 2015. Doha, Qatar.
–2015 Chairperson, Leaders in Healthcare: Advancing geriatric care in the
Middle East. Arab Health Congress. Dubai, 29th, Jan 2015.
–2014 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy of Aging, First session of the fifth advanced postgraduate course. Principles of geriatric medicine. In Cooperation with National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences & the Postgraduate Training Center, Riyadh. Session 5.1, Oct 18-21, 2014.
- Co-Chair, Middle East Academy of Aging, Fourth session of the fourth advanced postgraduate course. Management of Mood and Cognitive Disorder. In Cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation Doha. Session 4.4 March 29 to April 1st, 2014. Doha, Qatar.
–2013 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy of Aging, Third session of the fourth advanced postgraduate course. Optimizing the Care Trajectories of Old Patients National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences & the Postgraduate Training Center, Riyadh& Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing. Session 4.3 Oct 26-29. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
–2013 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Second session of the Fourth Advanced Postgraduate Course, In Cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation Doha. Geriatric Giants. 16-19th March, Doha, Qatar.
–2012 Chair, Healthy & Active Ageing workshop. Organized for The Ministry of Health-United Arab Emirates, by Abyad Medical Center and Middle East longevity institute Nov 22-24, 2012, RAK-UAE.
–2012 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. First session of the Fourth Advanced Postgraduate Course, In Cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation Doha. Principles of Geriatric Medicine. 18-21 Sept, Doha, Qatar.
–2012 Co-Chair, the Third Middle East Congress of Age, Ageing, & Alzheimer’s. Meeting Challenges in Mental Health in the Elderly. In Cooperation with National Guard Health Affairs King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences & the Postgraduate Training Center, March 11-12th 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
–2012 Co-Chair, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Fourth session of the Third Advanced Postgraduate Course. Meeting Challenges in Mental Health in the Elderly. In Cooperation with National Guard Health Affairs King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences & the Postgraduate Training Center, March 11-14th 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
–2011 Member of the Regional Organizing Committee for the International Brain Research Organization Neuroscience in the Middle East, Al Ain University 7-9, Feb. Al Ain –UAE.
–2011 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Second session of the Third Advanced Postgraduate Course. Under The Patronage of His Excellency Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid
Director General of Dubai Health Authority. Prevention of Age –Related Disorders & Main Geriatrics Syndromes. 6-8 April, Dubai, UAE
–2011 Chairman, of the symposium update on diagnosis and management of Geriatrics Giants. Under The Patronage of His Excellency Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid Director General of Dubai Health Authority. April 9, Dubai, UAE.
–2011 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Third session of the Third Advanced Postgraduate Course. In Cooperation with Hamad Corporation Doha. Health Care Services for the Elderly. 27-30 Nov, Doha, Qatar.
–2010 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. First session of the Third Advanced Postgraduate Course. Principles of
Geriatrics & Gerontology. 3-6 Nov, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2010 First Symposium on Alzheimer’s –MESA: Challenges in Care. Abyad Medical Center & MEAMA & Al Jinan University. April 3, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2009 Co-Chair of the Second Congress on Age, Ageing & Alzheimer’s: Challenges in Geriatric Care. Nov 4-6, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2009 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Third session of the Second Advanced Postgraduate Course. Principles of
Geriatrics & Gerontology. 4-7 Nov, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2009 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Second session of the Second Advanced Postgraduate Course. Principles of
Geriatrics & Gerontology. 2-5 April, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2008 International Scientific Board. International Congress in Aesthetic, Anti-Aging Medicine and Medical Spa Middle East. 29-30 Nov, Dubai, UAE.
2008 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. First session of the Second Advanced Postgraduate Course. Principles of
Geriatrics & Gerontology. 6 -9 Nov, Tripoli, Lebanon.
2007 Chairperson of the session on Definition and Epidemiology of Emerging new treatment for obesity. Primary Health Care: Metabolic Syndrome and Associated diseases. 2-4 Sept, Abu Dhabi, UAE
–2007 Member of the Steering Committee of the 6the UAE Nursing Initiative Conference & 7the GCC Nursing Symposium. Ministry of Health UAE. 9-11 Jan, Dubai-UAE.
2006 Member of Scientific Advisory board of The IInd International Symposium on Social and Applied Gerontology in Turkey. 26-28 April, Antalya, Turkey.
–2006 Co-President of the First Congress on Aging, Istanbul. 15-19 March, Istanbul, Turkey.
–2006 Co Chairman and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the First International Annual Primary Health Care Conference in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi: The Challenges in Primary Care. 21-23 Jan 21 Abu Dhabi, UAE.
–2005 Chairman, Latest update on Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. 29th May, Dubai, UAE.
–2005 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging. Fourth session of the first course. Health Care Services for older people providing services and training: evaluation of results and problems, future development. 7-10 July, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2004 Chairman, Enhancing partnership between primary care and mental health. Lundbeck Symposium. Beach Rotana Hotel. 1st Dec, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
–2004 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging Third session of the first course. 29th Sept to 1st Oct, Manama, Bahrain.
–2004 Chairman, WONCA SIG in Psychiatry and Neurology Annual Scientific and Business Meeting: Mind and Body. Organized by Abyad Medical Center, Order of Physicians North Lebanon and Council of Health Ministers for GCC States. 2-4 Sept, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2004 Chairman, the First Annual Middle East meeting of Age & Ageing: Trends in management of common problems. 10th April, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2004 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging second session of the first course. 7-11 April, Tripoli, Lebanon.
2003 Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging first session of the first course. 2-5 Oct, Tripoli, Lebanon.
–2001-06 Abstract Reviewers. American Geriatric Society Annual Conference. USA.
–2002 Arab Scientist Organization. Member of Scientific Committee, since 2002.
–2001 Congress Chair: Ain Wazein First Annual Elderly Conference “Elderly Care in the 21st Century: Current Services and Future Projections”. 27-29 April, Ain Wazein Hospital, Chouf, Lebanon.
–1999 Conference President: National Health Policy for the Elderly in Lebanon SALAMAR Foundation Second National Meeting. 12-14 Nov, Beit-Meri, Lebanon.
-1999 Scientific Committee member of the ‘Regional Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the Middle-East-Mental health and the Growing Need for Care in an Aging Population ’. 19-21 Nov, Lebanon.
–1998 Congress chair. Elderly Care Services in Lebanon: Current Available services and Future trend. First SALAMAR national meeting. 28-29 Nov, Century Park, Kaslik, Lebanon.
