Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates

ISBN-13: 9789819967933 / Angielski

Humaid Al Shamsi

Spis treści

1 Introduction 

2 Cancer Care in the UAE 

3 UAE National Cancer Registry 

4 Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Detection in the UAE 

5 A Proposal for Cancer Control Plan in the UAE 

6 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the UAE 

7 Emirates Oncology Society

8 Factors Influencing Seeking Cancer Care Abroad for UAE Citizens

9 Non-Governmental Organizations’ (NGO) Role in Cancer Care in the UAE: Friends of Cancer Patients as an Example 

10 Clinical Cancer Research in the UAE 

11 Basic Cancer Research in the UAE 

12 Oncology and Hematology Fellowship Training in the UAE 

13 Oncology Nursing in the UAE

14 Genomic medicine in Cancer care in the UAE  

15 Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk in the UAE 

16 Fertility Preservation and Onco-Fertility in the UAE

17 Psycho-Oncology in the UAE

18 Artificial intelligence (AI) in Oncology in the UAE 

19 Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Cancer Care in the UAE

20 Radiation Oncology in the UAE 

21 Surgical Oncology in the UAE 

22 Palliative Care in the UAE 

23 Nuclear Medicine in the UAE

24 Pediatric Cancer in the UAE 

25 Geriatric Oncology in the UAE

26 Breast Cancer in the UAE 

27 Colorectal Cancer in the UAE 

28 Gastric Cancer in the UAE

29 Pancreatic Cancer in the UAE

30 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in the UAE

31 Head and Neck Malignancies in the UAE

32 Thyroid Cancer in the UAE

33 Lung Cancer in the UAE   

34 Gynecologic malignancies in the UAE 

35 Genitourinary malignancies in the UAE 

36 Sarcoma in the UAE 

37 Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the UAE 

38 Hematological Malignancies in the UAE 

39 Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in the UAE 

40 Cancer Survivorship Programs in the UAE 

41 Suggested Quality Control Measurers for Cancer Care in the UAE

42 The National Guideline for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

43 The National Guideline for Cervical Cancer Screening 

44 The National Guideline for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

45 DOH Standard for Center of Excellence in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Services for Adults and Pediatrics

46 Cervical Cancer Screening Program Requirements

47 DOH Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Specifications

48 JAWDA KPI Quarterly Guidelines for Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Service Providers

49 DOH Lung Cancer Screening Service Specifications

50 Regulation for Oncology Services 2016

51 Standards for Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

O autorze

Professor Humaid Al-Shamsi is the Director of Burjeel Oncology Services in the UAE & GCC, the largest cancer care provider network in the UAE. He is also the President of the Emirates Oncology Society. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, and also a Professor of Oncology at the Gulf Medical University in Ajman, UAE.

Professor Al-Shamsi is the first Emirati to achieve a full professorship in oncology within the UAE. He serves as the Chairman for Colorectal Cancer in the MENA region by the esteemed NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network). He is the chairman of the Oncology and Hematology Fellowship Training Program for the National Institute for Health Specialties in the UAE.

Prof. Al-Shamsi has triple specialty board certifications in internal medicine and medical oncology from the UK, USA, and Canada. He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles published in prestigious journals such as JAMA Oncology, Lancet Oncology, The Oncologist, and BMC Cancer.

Blurb

This open access book is a one-stop shop for all stakeholders interested in a deep understanding of the status quo of the healthcare sector in the UAE across all of its seven emirates and various private and public health systems.

The book goes through the evolving journey of healthcare policy, delivery, and innovation celebrating success stories over the years while also highlighting persisting unmet needs.

The book is authored by experts from various sectors in the UAE with representation from primary and specialist care and prevention, public health policy, regulatory affairs and reimbursement structures, clinical research, health informatics, health economics, medical education, training, and licensing. Particular topics of interest and unique to the UAE are also discussed, such as medical tourism.

The chapters address specific disciplines' challenges and provide insights into future directions and roadmaps for desired change—an overall outlook for the UAE healthcare sector for the next 50 years.

This is the first comprehensive book that addresses healthcare broadly in the UAE and is endorsed by the prestigious Emirates Oncology Society and the Emirates Medical Association.