WCM-Q webinar series advances population health
Left to right (from top row): Dr. Saurabh Mehta, Dr. Liz Arbittier, Dr. Jyotishman Pathak, Dr. Albert Lowenfels, Mr. Patrick Maisonneuve, Dr. Linda Gerber, and Dr. Benjamin Kligler
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Institute for Population Health (IPH) recently concluded the 2023 edition of its Population Health and Wellbeing webinar series that focused on addressing pressing population health issues.
Aimed at physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, allied health practitioners, students, researchers, educators, and administrators, the series is designed to share expert knowledge on major global health challenges, such as the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases, the rising prevalence of mental health issues, inequity in women’s health outcomes, lack of access to basic healthcare in many communities, and widening national and regional health disparities.
The webinar series discusses contemporary and critical topics relevant to healthcare, medicine, and population health; examine evidence-based practices germane to public health and patient care; and describe opportunities and challenges in the evolving face of healthcare and population health.
Topics covered in 2023 included evidence-based use of nutritional supplements; Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of global health; AI and digital psychiatry challenges and opportunities; interpreting medical literature; measuring blood pressure; the contribution of veterinary medicine in transforming concept into practice; precision nutrition for population health; and reducing non-alcoholic/metabolically active fatty liver disease as a global strategy for mitigating non-communicable diseases.
Speakers included Dr. Saurabh Mehta, Janet and Gordon Lankton professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, founding director of Cornell Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, co-director of NIH Center for Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer in Global Health (PORTENT), director of Program in International Nutrition, and director of NIH Training Program for Artificial Intelligence and Precision Nutrition; Dr. Liz Arbittier, associate professor in Equine Field Service, New Bolton Center, associate director of academic and community affairs, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, US; Dr. Jyotishman Pathak, professor of Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY; Dr. Albert Lowenfels, Emeritus professor of surgery and professor of family medicine, New York Medical College, US; Mr. Patrick Maisonneuve, epidemiologist and chief of Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Dr. Linda Gerber, professor of population health sciences, Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY; Dr. Shiv Sarin, chancellor and director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi and president of National Academy of Medical Services, India; and Dr. Benjamin Kligler, executive director of Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation, veterans health administration, and professor of family and community medicine at Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NY.
Dr. Ravinder Mamtani, WCM-Q professor of population health sciences, vice dean for population health and lifestyle medicine, and professor of medicine at the Centre for Global Health, said: “Our overall mission is to enhance the health of communities at local and population levels through education, scientific research, and community engagement. As such, all our initiatives and activities are designed in response to an identified healthcare need or set of needs. By sharing expert knowledge, we ensure healthcare professionals are better equipped to effectively manage and guide their patients towards a healthier future.”
Dr. Sohaila Cheema, assistant dean for IPH and associate professor of clinical population health sciences at WCM-Q, said: “Our Population Health and Wellbeing webinar series demonstrates our commitment to raising awareness of major global health challenges and the opportunities they represent, especially since the vast majority of non-communicable diseases can be prevented, treated, and often reversed. We look forward to continuing to host similar webinars in 2024 and beyond.”
The webinars were accredited locally by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions – Accreditation Section and internationally by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).