Why Attend

Mr. Daniel Rodrigues

Specialist Physiotherapist, Mindmaze | Switzerland

Daniel Rodrigues is Physical Therapist with 15+ years of experience in Neurological Rehabilitation and over 7 year of clinical experience in the UAE. All throughout his career he was always passionate about integrating innovative technology directly into his clinical practice. With the recent expansion of Telerehabilitation, added value of new technologies and research methods, he pursued a career with MindMaze where he could create a broader impact into the current state of NeuroRehabilitation. Daniel is part of a multinational team in Switzerland and works closely with Rehabilitation sites in Southern Europe, UAE and GCC countries, with the goals of implementing Digital Therapeutics as a solution to improve the access of clinical care and quality of NeuroRehab programs in these areas of the globe.

Dr. Mohamed Farghaly

Consultant CEO Office, Dubai Health Insurance Corporation | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohamed Farghaly is a highly experienced physician who worked in United Arab Emirates for around 30 years, he worked as a doctor in charge in al-Mankhool Center, Dubai for around 3 years, then he worked as senior community Physician in charge in the Al Safa health center, Dubai for 11 years, in 2002, he was in charge as manager of the region 4 in primary health care in the department of health and medical service in additional to his clinical duty, in 2006 was allocated to be the head of chronic care unit. In 2014 he got reallocated to be the head of insurance medical regulation, Dubai health authority

Prof. Shai Efrati

Director, Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research / Director, Research & Development, Shamir Medical Center / Professor, Tel Aviv University | Israel

Dr. Shai Efrati is a professor at Sackler School of Medicine and the Sagol School of Neuroscience of Tel Aviv University and the director of the Sagol center for hyperbaric medicine and research at Shamir (Assaf- Harofeh) Medical Center in Israel. The center, under Prof. Efrati management, has become the largest hyperbaric center worldwide, currently treating more than 300 patients per day. Prof. Efrati is also the director of Research & Development at the Medical center, affiliated to Tel-Aviv University. Taking the two passions/positions together Prof. Efrati has initiated a research program focusing on the neuroplasticity (regeneration of damage brain tissue) looking at the brain as a tissue and characterizing the non-healing wounds in the brain and bottle necks that prevents their recover. In addition to diagnosis and characterizing, neuroplasticity can be induced using dedicated protocols of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). The newly used HBOT protocol induce brain and tissue repairment by fluctuations in oxygen and pressure that initiate regenerative biological cascade usually happens during hypoxia in hyperoxic condition- the so called Hyperoxic-Hypoxic paradox (HHP). The clinical studies proved that HHP can induce neuroplasticity in different types of brain injuries such as stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, post- COVID, central pain syndromes and the so-called age-related cognitive/functional decline

Prof. Stephan Jacob

Endocrinologist, Diabetologist, Nutrition Expert and Clinical Hypertension Specialist / Professor, University of Tübingen | Germany

Stephan Jacob is an endocrinologist, diabetologist, nutrition expert and clinical hypertension specialist in private practice. He has established a cardiometabolic institute (CMI) to coordinate the outpatient care of cardiometabolic patients, including non-pharmacological and Pharmacological therapy, and lifestyle coaching, and he aims to establish a network between family doctors and clinics in his town. He also teaches at the University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Dr. Zemer Wang

Medical Director, Aviv Clinics | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Wang is the Medical Director of Aviv Clinics Dubai, is a certified family medicine and hyperbaric physician. Formerly the Director of the major primary health facility in Eilat, Israel, which cares for over 10,000 patients. Dr Wang has been practicing hyperbaric and diving medicine for fourteen years. He has also served as Medical Director of the hyperbaric chamber at the Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat, Israel. For over a decade, Dr Wang has treated patients with chronic pain and taught courses in the management of myofascial pain syndromes. He is a graduate of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.