The first annual national conference on translational brain research will be held at The Australian National University on Monday. What: Translational Research in the Brain: Accelerating the Pathway from Discovery to Healthcare. When: 9am – 6pm, Monday 30 August 2010 Where: The Finkel Lecture Theatre, The of Medical Research, This one-day conference, hosted by The [...]

Dubai, UAE – 31 May, 2010: The winners for the Hospital Build Middle East Awards for 2010 have been announced. The winners for the five award categories are as follows: Best Physical Environment (Built) – The Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Egypt; Best Sustainable Hospital Project – Al Mafraq Hospital, UAE; Best Healing Environment – [...]

Minneapolis, May 25, 2010 – Siemens Healthcare, a leading provider of innovative imaging IT solutions, will demonstrate the next generation of advanced visualization and agile PACS technologies when it exhibits syngo®.via1 and syngo®.plaza at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2010 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., June 3-6 (booth #411). These latest additions [...]

May 23, 2010 — Senior Supply Chain Executives from Abbott, Baxter, Boston Scientific, Covidien, Eli Lilly, J&J, Novartis, Pfizer, Siemens, Varian, GE Healthcare and other pharmaceutical and medical devices manufacturers are coming together in Chicago, June 29-30, for the elite Healthcare & Life Sciences Supply Chain Summit. The Summit will feature in-depth case studies and [...]

3rd Annual PABME Exhibition & Conference will offer pharmaceutical and biotechnology scientists and practitioners from around the world the opportunity to interact, network and exchange ideas for the betterment of the profession and bring themselves and their organisation to the forefront of the discipline. PABME will be held at Sheikh Maktoum Hall of Dubai WTTC [...]

Researches estimate that, 366 million people – 4.4% of the world’s population will be diabetic by 2030. In order to discuss the possible national and international strategies to overturn this trend – International Diabetes Summit will take place from 5th to 6th October in Dubai, UAE. The International Diabetes Summit happening in Dubai on 5th [...]

The Dubai Early Childhood Development Centre (DECDC), an initiative by the Community Development Authority (CDA), has announced a strategic co-operation with the Child Early Intervention Medical Centre, Emirates Medical Association, Zayed University and Dubai Healthcare City to tackle autism and its impact on the UAE society. At a press conference held on Tuesday 20th of [...]

(MENAFN Press) Conference told that new guidelines would improve assessment Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in acute medical patients remains underutilised in the Gulf. This was the message heard by delegates when the Sixth Gulf Initiative on Antithrombotics (GIANT) took place recently in Beirut. Five speakers and 37 physicians gathered for two days at the event, [...]

With hot climatic conditions that make protection of the eyes a key health issue and a fast-growing population with one of the highest per capita disposable incomes in the world, the Middle East region is of significant importance for both the medical and fashion segments of the opthalmic and optical industry. Currently worth an estimated [...]

JEDDAH // Delegates at a national dialogue conference on health care demanded the Saudi government issue a new law to make medical malpractice a criminal offence and called for the establishment of a special court to handle cases. More than 70 people, including doctors, medical lawyers and healthcare officials from across the kingdom, met last [...]

GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), is showcasing its advanced range of diagnostic technologies and the company’s healthymagination initiative at the 13th International Healthcare, Hospital Supplies and Medical Equipment Show (Saudi Medicare 2010) being held this week from April 12 to 15 at the Riyadh International Exhibition Center. Saudi Arabia is [...]

When: Friday, April 9, 2010 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm PT With: Eve-Lynn Nelson, MD, PhDAssistant Director Kansas University Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics University of Kansas Medical Center Dr. Eve-Lynn Nelson has a joint appointment as Assistant Director at Kansas University Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth and as Associate [...]

Cisco invites you to participate in a “Connect to Care” Executive Roundtable – broadcast via the Internet using TelePresence and WebEx. As the debate over health care reform in Congress continues, the challenges that confront the American health care system remain. On April 13th, meet a panel of Government and Industry leaders who are accelerating [...]

Courtesy saudigazette.com.sa RIYADH – The first-ever Radiology Technologists Conference to be organized concurrently with the four-day Saudi Medicare 2010 from April 12 at Riyadh International Exhibition Center is set to present new applications and scientific research papers by 23 medical experts from around the world, said Mohammed Al-Hussaini, Deputy General Manager, Riyadh Exhibitions Company (REC), [...]

Abu Dhabi, 3 April 2010 – The Third Medication Safety Conference, a conference to explore the critical issues relating to patient safety, specifically medication safety, institutional frameworks, legislative requirements and the role of healthcare professionals in all sectors, will be held in the capital on 10 and 11th April 2010. Recognised as the first regional [...]