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The 1st Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference was organised here yesterday by the Medical Services Department in Al Buraimi under the patronage of Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Hosni, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Health for Health Affairs. Attendees were members of Majlis Ash’shura and doctors. Nassir bin Saif al Busaidy, director of health services, said . . . → Read More: First Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference The Vatican on Thursday announced it “will host an international conference in May on preventing [HIV/AIDS] and caring for those afflicted with it amid continued confusion over its position concerning condoms as a way to prevent HIV transmission,” the Associated Press reports. During a press conference, Monsignor Jean-Marie Mpendawatu Mate Musivi, undersecretary in the . . . → Read More: Vatican to host one-day international HIV/AIDS conference in May Some of the country’s leading physicians and researchers in the fields of Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis will gather later this month to discuss the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these neurological disorders. “Innovations & Insights: Parkinson’s Disease & Multiple Sclerosis,” sponsored by USF Health, will be held Feb. 19 . . . → Read More: USF Health sponsors conference on Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis Advaxis Science & Operations Officer Moderates Live Vaccine Panel At Cancer Drug Research ConferenceDr. John Rothman, EVP of Science & Operations of Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS) the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, moderated a panel discussion titled, “Live Cancer Vaccines.” Topics addressed by the panel included: - The novelty of live vaccines which offer immunologic therapeutic alternatives never available previously; with new mechanisms . . . → Read More: Advaxis Science & Operations Officer Moderates Live Vaccine Panel At Cancer Drug Research Conference The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has started a four-day course with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) based in UK. It is being held for Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace for the staff of Occupational Health Section under the department of Public Health. This includes all health . . . → Read More: SCH conducts health and safety course It’s been called the stethoscope for the 21st century. Ultrasound is a valuable tool that allows doctors to diagnose and treat patients quickly and accurately. It’s been around for decades, but there has been revolutionary change in the technology in recent years, making the machines smaller, cheaper and smarter. The University of South . . . → Read More: USC School of Medicine to host the first World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education A three-day workshop aimed at informing the media about AIDS and HIV will kick off Sunday in Jeddah. The motto of the event is “Towards a Positive Interaction with AIDS Issues”. The Minister of Social Affairs is expected to patronize the workshop. The event is being organized by the Saudi Charity Association for AIDS . . . → Read More: AIDS and media workshop opens Experts who attended the Oman-Singapore Medical Seminar series, held at the Golden Tulip Hotel on Thursday, hailed the galloping progress made by the Sultanate in the area of medical health, saying “it’s growing by leaps and bounds”. Judy Lim, Director, Ministry of Health Holding Company (MOHH), the holding company of Singapore’s public healthcare assets, . . . → Read More: Oman’s medical landscape progressing, say experts AN international conference on internal medicine was organised in Sharjah Saturday by the Iraqi Medical Association, in collaboration with the Sharjah Medical Zone and the University of Michigan. At the opening of the conference, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, director of Sharjah Medical Zone, highlighted the significance of specialised scientific conferences aimed at . . . → Read More: Conference on internal medicine held Educational and child psychologists met to draw on their experiences and promote key issues for children and young people at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology annual conference 12 – 14 January at the Hilton Hotel, Newcastle Gateshead. Keynote speakers were- Chartered Educational and Child Psychologist Dr Phil Stringer . . . → Read More: Educational And Child Psychologists Hold Annual Conference, UK Qatar will host the first-ever American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) conference outside US which will open at Doha Sheraton today. The First International AACE-Gulf Conference On Diabetes, Obesity and other Endocrine Diseases will be held in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation and Qatar Diabetes Association. During the three days conference healthcare professionals will . . . → Read More: Diabetes conference from today To be realistic and predictive, biological models need to cover a broad range of scales from inside cells to between cells to whole organs and beyond. The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) will host a tutorial May 18-21, 2011, to introduce a new approach to multi-cell, multi-scale modeling. Using the . . . → Read More: Tutorial Addresses Multi-Cell, Multi-Scale Modeling Occupational psychology can help managers, employees and businesses in these challenging economic times. This is one of the key themes at the Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference from 12 January -14 January at the Stratford-upon-Avon Holiday Inn. During a forum on ‘The business case for workplace health and well-being (HWB)’ Professor Dame Carol . . . → Read More: Health And Well-being At Work Under Spotlight At Occupational Psychology Conference The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) held a workshop to develop a systematic communication plan of action for Qatar’s National Health Strategy which is first of its kind in the country. The workshop was attended by high officials from the Supreme Council of Health in addition to more than 20 stakeholders from media, academics . . . → Read More: SCH holds strategy workshop MANY NRIs attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference were left frustrated and fuming yesterday morning as they were not allowed to enter the hall where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was speaking, newspaper reports said. As there was hardly anyone to guide the delegates through the maze, that is Vigyan Bhavan, many of them had . . . → Read More: Delegates angry over treatment |
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