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00:00:00There will be a partnership, meaning a community partnership, and
00:00:03civil society organizations that will be part of Sohar's file.
00:00:07These
00:00:09frequent hospitalizations due organizations in the
00:00:12private and public sectors
00:00:16will be a fundamental supporter and a basic pillar for these
00:00:18basic pillars, in terms of learning for
00:00:22sustainable development, health and well-being
00:00:24for citizens. Also, there is learning for international
00:00:28citizenship, and also, we are now addressing illiteracy,
00:00:32whether it is written, digital, or reading. These
00:00:36full of matters will be comprehensive and included
00:00:40that really put a strain on in all of our files that will be submitted. There are also economic aspects,
00:00:44tourism, historical, heritage, and developmental aspects.
00:00:47The Wilayat of Sohar, thank God, is one of the fully developed wilayats in
00:00:50terms of basic services and infrastructure
00:00:53that also serves many young people. There are
00:00:57parks and gardens in the municipal sector.
00:01:00In fact, there are many
00:01:02health walkways that focus on supporting health
00:01:06and building capabilities, also in
00:01:10without them having the presence of many institutes and schools specialized in building
00:01:14that have been conducted in the capabilities of young people. Your Excellency, how can
00:01:17lifelong learning contribute to achieving sustainable
00:01:20development as well?
00:01:25reduces their need for reduce their hospitalization, Of course, here in among the sustainable development programs for 20-30 at
00:01:28the global level. The quality of education and the quality
00:01:32of education receive great attention here in
00:01:35the Sultanate of Oman due to the Ministry of Education's commendable
00:01:38the annual efforts in this regard, including integrated support and creating
00:01:41appropriate conditions for our children's education,
00:01:44whether it is basic education up to
00:01:48higher education, and then higher education in universities, colleges,
00:01:52and institutes. How can Sohar currently join,
00:01:55Your Excellency, the Global Network of Learning
00:01:59Cities? And your aspirations,
00:02:02which you discussed at the meeting, as I mentioned to you,
00:02:06Brother Abdullah, we in the Wilayat of Sohar, the wilayat is ready in all
00:02:11burden on benefit after studies and its sectors, and this is considered one of the basic pillars in this
00:02:15regard. So, strengthening
00:02:17lifelong learning aspects,
00:02:22when the same patient is hospitalized and also literacy. There are also many developmental pillars upon which
00:02:26economic, developmental, investment,
00:02:30and tourism aspects are built.
00:02:32or long-term This is one aspect. Also, mobilizing energies, and by that, we mean mobilizing
00:02:36resources, whether human resources or material
00:02:39and financial resources. Your Excellency,
00:02:41in ecstasy, you talked about the strategic axes, but if we delve
00:02:43into them more broadly, what are the strategic axes
00:02:47that also enhance
00:02:49And even in light of Sohar's entry into learning
00:02:52cities? One of the basic
00:02:55pillars is education for sustainable development,
00:02:58as well as education for lifelong learning
00:03:02and for literacy, whether it is literacy in reading,
00:03:05writing, or digital literacy.
00:03:09expected Also, communication with
00:03:11mortality rate, these different committees at the level of the Wilayat of Sohar
00:03:14in the cultural sector. Also, communication with
00:03:16relevant government agencies
00:03:21effects. It reduces in the aspect of developing capabilities and building the capabilities of young people, including
00:03:25youth clubs,
00:03:27or a month, but in the remotely. What does this recreational centers, and educational centers. There are
00:03:30is its significance? Its impact on many pillars that we rely on, and the most important pillar
00:03:33is, as we always say, mobilizing energies and mobilizing resources
00:03:37so that Sohar becomes a city of continuous lifelong
00:03:40learning in this aspect. Of course,
00:03:43there will be an evaluation later on in this regard, and God
00:03:47willing, we are hopeful that Sohar's file will be
00:03:50a strong file and a professionally presented file,
00:03:54and God willing, we will achieve this accession in the near
00:03:57future, God willing.
00:03:59We will also have Dr. Aref bin Your Excellency, yes, Your Excellency, a final
00:04:02question due to time constraints.
00:04:05What are the recommendations that you came up with from
00:04:08the meeting? We came up with many recommendations,
00:04:11the most important of which is to start preparing
00:04:14the file for Sohar's accession,
00:04:17and that it be a complete file, and
00:04:20according to the pillars and foundations that
00:04:23the accession file
00:04:25Sultanate, with needs to join
00:04:27the remarkable development UNESCO, and God willing, we will work hard on that, God willing.
00:04:30Thank you, His Excellency Sheikh Saud Mohammed Al-Hinai, Wali of
00:04:34whether doctors Sohar. This is what we have
00:04:37and what is clear about this project. We will return
00:04:40to you in the studio there in Muscat. Thank you, colleague Abdullah
00:04:44Al-Riyami, and this is also a corner of giving from the corners
00:04:47of the nation in the Wilayat of Sohar, as we mentioned, and following
00:05:10I don't have enough time
00:08:05we continue with you, our viewers, tonight in your
00:08:09program "From Oman". How wonderful it is to talk about
00:08:13achievements. Today, our health sector is filled with
00:08:16national competencies, with highly skilled
00:08:19medical staff. What proves this are the qualitative
00:08:22achievements in various fields. Today, as
00:08:26we followed through social media and various
00:08:29media outlets, the Royal Hospital, dear viewers,
00:08:32succeeded in implanting the first sensor to monitor
00:08:36heart failure patients
00:08:39achievement mean, and what
00:08:43the health scene in the Sultanate of Oman in general, considering
00:08:46that it is also the first of its kind in the Sultanate of Oman.
00:08:50These details will be discussed with our esteemed guests. We welcome, on your behalf, our viewers,
00:08:53Dr. Amna bint Sulaiman Al-Busaidi, Consultant in Heart
00:08:57Failure and Heart Transplantation at the Royal Hospital. Good
00:09:00evening, Doctor. Welcome to the program "From Oman". Good evening, Professor
00:09:04Bayanan, and good evening, our dear viewers, and thank you for this
00:09:08wonderful hospitality. You're most welcome.
00:09:11Ishaq Al-Balushi, Consultant in Heart Failure
00:09:15and Heart Transplantation. Good evening, Doctor. We congratulate
00:09:18you on this honorable and qualitative achievement
00:09:22for the health sector in the Sultanate of Oman in general. Good evening
00:09:25and joy. Thank you for the kind invitation, sister
00:09:29Bayanan, and I greet you and the listeners,
00:09:32both male and female. As you kindly mentioned,
00:09:36this is indeed a wonderful medical
00:09:39advancement, praise be to God, that we are witnessing in our beloved Sultanate.
00:09:43From progress in treatment and improving the quality
00:09:46of life for patients with heart muscle failure here at the National
00:09:50Center for Cardiac Medicine and Surgery, and also attracting the latest technologies.
00:09:53If we talk from another perspective, there is much to discuss, but we will start
00:09:57by first wanting to inform the viewer about the nature
00:10:00of this operation. In the beginning, Dr. Amna, perhaps
00:10:03before we talk about the nature of the operation itself,
00:10:07I would like to give the viewers an overview of
00:10:09the device. The device is called
00:10:14this device. It is a sensor
00:10:17that measures pressures in the pulmonary arteries in patients who suffer
00:10:20from heart failure, and usually, heart failure
00:10:24is advanced, and these patients suffer from
00:10:27difficulty breathing, fatigue with exertion, and
00:10:31they have
00:10:34to fluid retention and congestion.
00:10:37So,
00:10:39perhaps one might wonder
00:10:43what is the relationship between measuring
00:10:45pressures in the pulmonary arteries and the heart?
00:10:48These pulmonary arteries are connected to the
00:10:51heart, and when pressures inside the heart chambers
00:10:55increase due to heart muscle failure,
00:10:58these pressures are reflected in the pulmonary arteries,
00:11:02and these can be early indicators
00:11:06that give us the opportunity to intervene early
00:11:09by adjusting the patient's treatment before
00:11:13symptoms appear, and before symptoms
00:11:16of fluid retention appear, and before the patient comes
00:11:19to the hospital. So, this is the basic
00:11:22idea behind using this device.
00:11:26And as you kindly mentioned,
00:11:29it is considered one of the latest technologies,
00:11:32and this technology is not available in all countries of the world.
00:11:36So, thank God, we feel great pride
00:11:39that these devices
00:11:42are available in Oman, and through them, we can
00:11:45monitor patients remotely,
00:11:48and improve their quality of life. As Dr. Aref mentioned,
00:11:52today we are not talking about the impact, and we are talking about
00:11:55many benefits of such
00:11:59technologies. Let's talk, Dr. Aref, about the sensor
00:12:02itself, its features, the duration
00:12:05of its implantation, and other details, and give an overview
00:12:09and idea to the viewer about the operation that was performed, God willing.
00:12:13As Dr. Amna kindly
00:12:17gave a brief
00:12:20and detailed explanation of the chip,
00:12:23the chip is approximately
00:12:27the size of less than 50
00:12:31baisa. Yes, the chip
00:12:35is very small. This chip usually
00:12:38has a self-renewal feature. It doesn't need any
00:12:42battery, no charging, nothing. Once it is implanted
00:12:46in one of the main branches of the pulmonary
00:12:48artery, specifically the left branch, it remains
00:12:52there for life, and it has the ability, through
00:12:55the design that
00:12:58was created, to self-renew without
00:13:01any power. Usually, the
00:13:05operation is performed through
00:13:07the femoral vein under
00:13:11local anesthesia. The patient is conscious,
00:13:14and this gives us an indication of the vital
00:13:17signs. We can communicate
00:13:20and interact with the patient, and this accelerates
00:13:23the recovery process after the operation.
00:13:26The operation takes about an hour,
00:13:29more or less, but generally around
00:13:33an hour. Patient selection
00:13:37follows certain steps. We choose the right patients.
00:13:41The technology is available, and it has many positive
00:13:46hospitalization, and we anticipate and prevent
00:13:49problems with what is called proactive predictive
00:13:53medicine.
00:13:56The occurrence of problems for these patients before any
00:13:59congestion or fluid retention occurs. Once this chip
00:14:03is implanted, it starts sending
00:14:07vibrations or readings. Once
00:14:10the readings are approved,
00:14:13we take about three or four readings, and then
00:14:16we agree and adopt these readings before the patient leaves the hospital.
00:14:20We set a specific range for the readings
00:14:24that are allowed or that we expect the patient
00:14:27to take, or we can say that this is the permissible
00:14:31range so that we can take proactive steps.
00:14:35The minimum reading and the maximum reading,
00:14:38and then there will be a median reading.
00:14:41Recovery usually takes about after we implant
00:14:45the chip.
00:14:47The patient is examined after the operation,
00:14:51praise be to God. This operation does not involve
00:14:55any surgical intervention or open-heart surgery, only through
00:14:59catheterization. The patient is discharged, and praise be to God,
00:15:02all patients were discharged on
00:15:06the same day after the operation, and
00:15:09the readings started reaching
00:15:13us to the treating medical the case.
00:15:17Therefore, we were able to know these
00:15:20readings and these numbers that we
00:15:23had previously set. So we can deal with these
00:15:27readings and then take the instructions
00:15:29and steps that follow that. How many patients have had
00:15:33a sensor implanted to date? And patient response varies
00:15:36from one patient to another. If we say today that those who suffer
00:15:40from heart failure, is this chip suitable
00:15:43for everyone, or are there, as they say,
00:15:46certain vital characteristics that must also be consistent
00:15:49with this chip? We have implanted the chip in
00:15:52three patients so far. And as
00:15:55you mentioned, there must be certain conditions that the patient
00:15:59must meet,
00:16:01including symptoms of heart muscle failure, fluid retention,
00:16:04and patient hospitalization during the past
00:16:08year or more than once
00:16:11during the past 12 months.
00:16:15Also, in addition to that, we rely on certain hormones
00:16:18called natriuretic peptides that give us an idea
00:16:21of the severity of fluid retention and the severity of
00:16:25the patient's condition with us. So these conditions
00:16:28must be met by the patient in order to implant
00:16:32the CardioMEMS chip. Yes, we know
00:16:35that even such technologies sometimes have side
00:16:38effects and effects that are not,
00:16:42let's say, good in the long run. What do today's studies
00:16:46say in this regard, Doctor? Yes, thank God,
00:16:49most recent studies
00:16:52the past, and I just want to mention a point, as my colleague
00:16:55Dr. Amna mentioned, this technology is not
00:16:58new. The technology has been around for a long time, but we
00:17:03the Sultanate preferred to see
00:17:07the results of all these studies before applying them to
00:17:10our patients. And almost two to three weeks ago,
00:17:16conference of the European
00:17:20Society of Cardiology
00:17:22raised the recommendations and instructions that this sensor
00:17:25or this chip has more
00:17:29benefits than the harms that
00:17:32may accompany it. So they even raised
00:17:36the rating, and they recommend it for patients with heart
00:17:39muscle failure to what is called Class 2
00:17:43A level, meaning that the expected
00:17:48their results over the past years showed that
00:17:51the maximum benefit and the reduction in the rate
00:17:55of patients being admitted to hospitals
00:17:58due to fluid retention or fluid congestion
00:18:01or acute increase in heart muscle failure decreased
00:18:04significantly over the years. Regarding the question of
00:18:07immediate
00:18:10complications, usually, it is like
00:18:13any cardiac catheterization procedure.
00:18:17The intervention is performed through the veins.
00:18:20In general, intervention through or catheterization through
00:18:23the veins has fewer complications and problems
00:18:26than intervention through the artery. So, blood
00:18:29clots, malformations,
00:18:31bleeding,
00:18:35clots, bleeding. Even internal bleeding is generally
00:18:39less. We, of course, before choosing any
00:18:42patient, as Dr. Amna mentioned, we have certain
00:18:46conditions and certain options,
00:18:48and a team meeting to say that
00:18:52this person is the right person for whom
00:18:55complications and problems may be less. In some
00:18:59cases, the catheterization or operation
00:19:02is performed through
00:19:05the vein in the neck instead of the saphenous
00:19:08vein in certain cases, in certain
00:19:11situations where it is difficult for us to access from other
00:19:15places, so we choose other alternatives. Complications in
00:19:18general may be
00:19:21like immediate bleeding or delayed bleeding, infections, pain,
00:19:25but praise be to God, all the patients we operated
00:19:29on, who are three patients,
00:19:32were discharged on the same day. It has been about a week or
00:19:36two weeks, and the results are reassuring,
00:19:39praise be to God. Patients, on the contrary,
00:19:43noticed that when we followed up with
00:19:46the patients and communicated with them, they felt
00:19:49that the team was more
00:19:52interested in them because there was continuous follow-up
00:19:56with them, and this is a very
00:19:59important point, especially in the beloved
00:20:02its diverse geography, different terrains,
00:20:06and the distance from the National Center for Cardiac Medicine and Surgery,
00:20:09which is the primary center for such cases and diseases.
00:20:12So, continuous communication and follow-up are difficult, right?
00:20:16And you overcome kilometers, and this
00:20:19greatly facilitates the matter for patients, exactly.
00:20:22I mean, even today, if we ask
00:20:26three patients, we are talking about this period. God willing,
00:20:29the number will increase, and it is certainly a beginning for
00:20:34in general. Is this your plan?
00:20:37Exactly, Doctor. We certainly have a plan to include this
00:20:41operation for a larger number
00:20:44of patients, but of course, as we mentioned,
00:20:48on the condition that the patient meets the conditions, and we ensure
00:20:52the patient's need for this operation
00:20:54and for implanting this chip, of course.
00:20:58So, God willing, we will try to gradually
00:21:01implement this operation, but it is necessary
00:21:04to have a complete and comprehensive assessment
00:21:08of patients to ensure their need for the operation,
00:21:11of course. Yes, to also inform the viewer
00:21:15about the difference and impact that such
00:21:18technologies actually make. Previously, how were
00:21:22heart failure patients dealt with? Let's talk about
00:21:25that scenario that really involved long distances,
00:21:30the medical staff, on the patients themselves, and so on.
00:21:34And today, how a small electronic chip remotely
00:21:37solves many challenges, many
00:21:40challenges. Yes, the level
00:21:44of safety is higher. Thank God, go ahead, Doctor.
00:21:48Patients used to wait weeks or months for
00:21:51their appointments in clinics. Now,
00:21:54as a medical team, we can
00:21:57monitor the patient's condition
00:22:00to come to the clinic. So, remotely,
00:22:04as you mentioned, this makes it easier for the patient
00:22:06and also reduces the burden
00:22:10on clinics and the hospital and follow-up appointments,
00:22:12and also
00:22:15hospitalization and waiting in emergency
00:22:18rooms.
00:22:21So, of course, there are benefits not only for the patient themselves
00:22:24and improving their quality of life and symptoms,
00:22:28but also for the healthcare system as a whole. Yes,
00:22:31just to add to Dr.
00:22:34Amna's words, there are many indicators
00:22:37of the quality of care provided
00:22:40in the treatment of heart muscle failure. One of the main
00:22:43criteria is when the patient is hospitalized within
00:22:4730 days after discharge from the hospital. Many studies have shown that
00:22:50these people who are hospitalized once, twice, or three
00:22:54times not only experience psychological burden,
00:22:58but also a financial
00:23:01the services available in the health
00:23:04institution. So, if I have a certain number of beds
00:23:06and a certain medical staff and certain capabilities,
00:23:12once, twice, or three times a month or every two
00:23:15months, they found that the quality of life for these
00:23:19patients, and even, God forbid, the issue of death and so
00:23:22on, and the exacerbation of problems, increases with them. So, one
00:23:26of the things that was studied in this field was that patients who had
00:23:29the chip or the small device, this CardioMEMS,
00:23:33the rate of re-hospitalization decreased
00:23:37significantly.
00:23:39these studies that were conducted during the past ten
00:23:43years, they found that the patient
00:23:45had a better quality of life,
00:23:49greater acceptance of medications,
00:23:52and even the mortality rate,
00:23:55let's say, and the
00:24:01people exceeded the number
00:24:04or percentage that we had previously studied for them. So, on the contrary,
00:24:08perhaps the result or
00:24:10the effect may not be noticeable in the immediate
00:24:14period, within a week, two weeks,
00:24:17long term, it has a very
00:24:21positive effect in certain cases and in certain
00:24:25patients. And I emphasize what the doctor mentioned, not only on the patient
00:24:28but also on the healthcare system as a whole.
00:24:31Let's talk about the national expertise that worked on this operation,
00:24:35in addition to our medical staff. We are always proud
00:24:39of this high skill, and it is proven by the qualitative
00:24:42achievements in various hospitals in Oman.
00:24:46Usually, every week or two weeks, not a month goes
00:24:50by without us talking about a qualitative medical achievement
00:24:53by our Omani doctors. Thank God,
00:24:57the staff was Omani,
00:25:00including the doctors and the nursing staff,
00:25:04and also
00:25:06the staff in the catheterization rooms who helped
00:25:10us during this operation. This, of course,
00:25:12reflects
00:25:17in the health sector and in
00:25:21all categories,
00:25:24or nursing staff.
00:25:28So, thank God, we have reached a very advanced stage,
00:25:31and we are now competing with other
00:25:35developed countries, thank God. Yes, as
00:25:37I mentioned at the beginning of
00:25:39the episode today, this operation
00:25:43is not performed in many countries, only in certain countries,
00:25:47and I expect the main reason is the scarcity
00:25:54of... And with this answer, I conclude because
00:26:00to talk about these achievements, which never stop
00:26:03and these few minutes are not enough for them. We are always
00:26:06proud of you, proud of your achievements,
00:26:09and proud of these contributions you make in service of Oman,
00:26:13its people and its land. Thank you, Dr. Amna bint Sulaiman
00:26:17Al-Busaidi, Consultant in Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, Royal
00:26:20Hospital, Dr. Aref Ishaq Al-Balushi, Consultant in Heart
00:26:24Failure and Heart Transplantation, Royal Hospital. Thank you both.
00:26:28And thanks are always extended to you for your kind
00:26:31follow-up to the evenings of the "From Oman" program,
00:26:34the beginning of the week's evening. We wish you a week
00:26:38much work and giving. Goodbye and good night.
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00:30:15you and present to you the headlines at 9
00:30:18p.m. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
00:30:21Al Said, may God protect him, congratulates the Armenian President and the Maltese
00:30:24President on the occasion of
00:30:25their countries' independence
00:30:29day. In an Omani medical achievement, the Royal
00:30:32Hospital succeeds in implanting the first sensor to monitor
00:30:36heart failure remotely.
00:30:37The opening of a new part
00:30:40of Sultan Turki bin Said Road project,
00:30:44extending between the wilayats of Al Kamil and Al Wafi
00:30:47and Sur in the governorate.