Prof. Carole Ayoub Moubareck
Pharmacist (BSc) - Microbiologist (PhD)
Associate Dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences
Emirates Society Of Clinical Microbiology
2024
4th Annual International Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology
November 15th to 17th 2024, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Prof. Carole Ayoub Moubareck presented the topic "The Human Microbiome: Insights into UAE Data" at the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology Conference, that took place from November 15th-17th 2024, at RAK Medical & Health Sciences University in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
2023
3rd Annual Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology
November 3rd to 5th 2023, Dubai, UAE
The 3rd International Annual Conference of the ESCM was held from 3rd to 5th November 2023 at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai. The below video announces the leadership that steered the event.
The conference witnessed inspiring lectures and discussions from 37 national and international expert speakers about the latest in research and guidelines in clinical microbiology. Topics included antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance and the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare in the UAE. Considering the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, the urgent topic of how microbiologists can address climate change and help achieve the UN sustainable development goals was another major area discussed.
Other key topics were lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic, advances in diagnostics, healthcare associated infections and distinct areas such as microbiome-based therapeutic tools, gene-microbiota interactions as well as antifungal stewardship. The conference was attended by professionals in healthcare, clinical laboratory, pathology and industry specialists along with students and professors from various UAE universities. The event also hosted oral and poster presentations of research students (at UG, PG and PhD levels), post-doctoral researchers and professors and recognized the best projects at the end of the event. The conference turned out to be successful in highlighting the region's perspective in clinical microbiology research and development with renewed inspiration for tackling challenges.
Some pictures from the prize distribution for poster presentations, post-doctoral (left) and undergraduate (right) research, held during the 3rd Annual Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology
Radio interview on 7th November 2023 about the 3rd Annual Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology
(in Arabic)
2022
I was asked to join the Scientific Committee of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology (ESCM) in August 2022, after being a committee member since January 2022. The ESCM is part of the Emirates Medical Association (EMA) that was established in 1981 as a non-profit organization by the Ministry of Social Affairs to be the leader in the field of Clinical Microbiology in the UAE and the region. The aims of ESCM are to respond to the local needs of clinical Microbiologists, to encourage interactions and collaborations, to promote scientific knowledge, education and professional development and to raise public awareness in the Clinical Microbiology field.
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In March 2022, the society organized the WHONET training course to fight the rise in Antimicrobial Resistance, a training offered by none other than the co-founder of WHONET, Dr. John Stelling (Co-Director of the WHOCollaborating Center for AMR Surveillance, Boston, USA) & Dr Jens Thomsen (President ESCM and Chair, National AMR Surveillance Sub-Committee, Abu Dhabi, UAE).
2nd Annual Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology
December 7th to 9th 2022
As co-chair of the Scientific Committee of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology (ESCM), I contributed to the organization of the scientific program of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology (2nd AC-ESCM) that occurred between 7th and 9th of December 2022 at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. Kindly find to the left the Brochure for the 2nd AC-ESCM. The purpose of this conference was to enhance the capacity building and provide excellent opportunities for concerned healthcare professionals to share and acquire knowledge and experience on a wide spectrum of topics that are related to clinical microbiology, infectious disease, infection control, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and antimicrobial stewardship (ASP), in addition to an opportunity to meet the experts in the field and pioneering educators.
