WCM-Q webinar series puts health and well-being center-stage
Left to right - Dr. Liana Lianov, Dr. Igor Rudan, Dr. Sander Kersten, and Ms. Zahra Babar
A webinar series hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) brought expert speakers from leading international academic and healthcare institutions to share their knowledge on a range of key determinants for population health and well-being.
Coordinated by the Institute for Population Health (IPH) at WCM-Q, the Population Health and Well-being Series featured live webinars on migrant health, population health research methodologies, the effects of fasting on the metabolism, and positive psychology in the context of lifestyle medicine.
In a webinar titled ‘The Regulation of Metabolism During Fasting,’ Dr. Sander Kersten, director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Schleifer family professor at Cornell University in the US, discussed the molecular mechanisms that underlie the regulation of lipid metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue during fasting.
Dr. Liana Lianov, president and founder of the Global Positive Health Institute and assistant professor at the Center for Positive Health Sciences of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, presented a webinar titled ‘Positive Psychology in Lifestyle Medicine for Positive Health.’ In the session, Dr. Lianov explained the importance to overall well-being of positive psychology, which encompasses positive emotions, healthy relationships, a sense of meaning in one’s life, engagement, and achievement.
In a presentation titled ‘Measuring Research Ideas: The CHNRI Method,’ Dr. Igor Rudan, joint director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborative Centre for Population Health Research, discussed methods for assessing priorities in health research, described the key instruments used in health research, and explained the skills required to successfully use the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) research method.
Zahra Babar, executive director for research at the Center for International and Regional Studies of Georgetown University in Qatar, presented a webinar titled ‘Social Determinants of Health Among Migrant Laborers in the Gulf.’ She explored the social, economic, and structural factors that shape the health outcomes of migrant laborers in the Gulf and outlined potential areas for policy reform to address the gaps in healthcare access for migrant populations.
Dr. Ravinder Mamtani, professor of population health sciences, and vice dean for population health and lifestyle medicine, said: “It was extremely gratifying to see our participants gaining so much knowledge from some truly excellent speakers during the webinar series. Sharing expertise in this manner not only helps spread knowledge and skills, it also allows us to build a thriving community of healthcare professionals who are dedicated to continually upgrading their capabilities in order to help diverse populations enhance their health and well-being.”
The series is aimed at physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, allied health practitioners, students, researchers, educators, and administrators. 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).