500 Medical experts expected to attend clinical nutrition workshop in Rashid hospital, Dubai
Dr. Wafa Ayesh to discuss the benefits & importance of healthy cooking at a two-day workshop
As many as 500 medical experts are expected to congregate at a Clinical Nutrition workshop organized by the Clinical Nutrition Departments, Rashid and Dubai Hospital, in collaboration with Continuous Education Department of Dubai Health Authority. The CME Accredited Clinical Nutrition Workshop will take place at the Central Medical Library & Auditorium on 16th and 17th June 2009.
One of the key topic of discussion during the workshop will be “The Role of Nutrition in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment” by Dr. Wafa Ayesh. Several prominent speakers including Dr. Raees Mohammed, Dr. Omar Haddad, Dr. Wafaa Helmi Ayesh, Dr. Tariq Dandis, Mona Hashim from the University of Sharjah, Dr. M. Miqdady from the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Dr. Tariq Dandis and Dr. Amita Attlee from the University of Sharjah would also will address other relevant issues.
Prominent non-medical speakers at the workshop include Nathalie Haddad Product Manager - Cookware and Shonila Misra, Product Manager - Electrical Cooking both from Groupe SEB.
“According to medical experts, several changes in our lifestyle today, have given rise to chronic illnesses like obesity, cardiovascular, diabetes etc and nearly 80% of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes cases can be avoided by eliminating the key risk factors i.e. certain dietary factors, physical inactivity, alcohol abuse & smoking,” remarked Dr. Wafaa Helmi Ayesh.
One to three million people develops pressure ulcers commonly known as bed sores in the U.S. each year. Pressure ulcers cause pain and suffering and increased morbidity and mortality. They create a major burden on the healthcare system by increasing staff time needed and dramatically increasing the cost of healthcare, not to mention the increased risk of liability. Any intervention that can help to prevent or treat pressure ulcers is important. Nutrition is one intervention that plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
Tefal will utilize the event’s platform to underscore a new approach - “Nutricious & Delicious” - that highlights that nutrition is far more than just good ingredients. In order to eat Healthy - it is not only important to choose the right ingredients, but is also important to cook these ingredients in a right way.
Tefal’s range of advanced & innovative cooking solutions like Tefal Vitacuisine offer high preservation of nutritional quality & maximum flavor of all food & Tefal Actifry that offers the possibility to cook not only French fries but also traditional recipes like Shawarma in less fat.” Infact Tefal Actifry is the only appliance that allows you to cook 1 KG of french fries with just 1 spoon of oil with only 3% fat
Speaking on behalf of Groupe Seb, Ms. Haddad added: “Tefal’s Nutricious and Delicious approach was born from the desire to combine nutrition and pleasure and to respond to new requirements and consumer demands related to today’s lifestyle, by proposing healthy, convenient and innovative cooking methods.”
“Steam cooking is without any doubt the method that best retains the nutritional and organoleptic qualities of foods. In this context, the experts at Tefal’s Research and Development department decided to carry out a project aimed at optimizing steaming in the pressure cooker, and the results of this research led to the creation of a new-generation pressure cooker: Nutricook,” Ms Haddad pointed out.
Tefal, the inventor of non-stick cookware, is the number one name in small domestic equipment operating in over 120 countries worldwide.
