Plenary Speakers
Dr. Emmanuel Etim Clement
University of port Harcourt
Nigeria
Dr. Emmanuel Etim Clement
University of port HarcourtNigeria
Biography
Dr Emmanuel Etim Clement is a seasoned public health expert and National Principal Programme Officer with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Nigeria. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Health and a PhD in Public Health from University of Port Harcourt, reflecting his strong academic foundation in population health and disease prevention.
Dr. Clement has extensive experience in epidemiology and health systems strengthening. He has contributed to several research publications and policy-driven initiatives aimed at improving disease control and healthcare delivery in Nigeria. His work focuses on advancing evidence-based interventions and strengthening community and national responses to infectious diseases.
Speech Title
Trauma, Violence, and Substance Use among Female Sex Workers in Nigeria
Prof. Dr.habil. Bernd Blobel
University of Regensburg
Germany
Prof. Dr.habil. Bernd Blobel
University of RegensburgGermany
Biography
Dr. Bernd Blobel studied Mathematics, Technical Cybernetics and Electronics, Bio-Cybernetics, Physics, Medicine and Informatics at the University of Magdeburg and other universities in the former GDR. He received his PhD in Physics with a neurophysiological study. Furthermore, he performed the Habilitation (qualification as university professor) in Medicine and Informatics. He was Head of the Institute for Biometrics and Medical Informatics at the University of Magdeburg, and thereafter Head of the Health Telematics Project Group at the Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen. Thereafter, he acted until his retirement as Head of the German National eHealth Competence Center at the University of Regensburg as well as Head of the globally unique International Interdisciplinary PhD and PostDoc College. He was and is still leadingly involved in many countries health digitalization as well as electronic health record strategy. He published more than 600 papers, published/edited many books and supervised a big number of PhD students from all around the world. He was German Representative to many SDOs such as HL7, ISO, CEN, OMG, IEEE, ASTM, SNOMED, etc., also chairing the national mirror groups. Furthermore, he is still engaged in international higher education and supervised many PhD student from all around the world. He was leadingly engaged in many countries’ national digital health programs. He is Fellow of several international academies and played specific roles in global organizations such as WHO, European Commission, UNESCO, etc. His extended publication list is available at https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/view/people/Blobel=3ABernd=3A=3A.html.
Speech Title
Challenges and Solutions for Managing Integration and Interoperability in Intelligent and Ethical Transformed Health and Social Care Ecosystems
Prof. Razvodovsky Yury Evgeny
Grodno State Medical University
Belarus
Prof. Razvodovsky Yury Evgeny
Grodno State Medical UniversityBelarus
Biography
Razvodovsky Yury Evgeny, MD, PhD. Head of the Department of biomedical problems of alcoholism in the Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Professor of International Academy of Sobriety. He has worked as associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and a senior research scientist in the Scientific Laboratory (Alcohol and Drug-Related Problems Research Group) at the Grodno State Medical University (Belarus). He has published more than 1000 papers in English and Russian language and 30 monographs. He is a founding member of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM), presiding member of the International Academy of Sobriety (IAS), national representative for Belarus of World Suicidology Net and is an active member of National Association of Psychiatrists. His research interests include different aspects of alcohol and drug-related problems.
Speech Title
"Dual testing in alcohol use disorders: linking AUDIT with biochemical markers".
