24 May 2015
The symposium known as Emergency Surgery and Trauma Symposium (REST) was attended by 200 medical residents from the UAE and GCC region.

Dubai - The Medical Education Department of the Dubai Health Authority recently organised a symposium on emergency medicine and surgery to update medical residents with the latest in the field.

The symposium was inaugurated by Dr Alya Saif Al Mazrouei, CEO of Rashid Hospital and the program was supervised by Dr Faisal Badri, head of general surgery at Rashid Hospital and Dr Victor Mikhaeel Butros, consultant and head of emergency department at Rashid Hospital's  Trauma Centre.

The aim of the program was to provide  residents with an up-to-date review of the most recent, clinically relevant, developments in research, therapy, and management of emergency patients and patients who need surgery.

Such symposiums provide state-of-the-art update to help health care professionals keep pace with rapid changes in the knowledge base, advances in technology, and updated guidelines for management of the patient, which helps optimize patient care.

The symposium took place for a day and residents received 5.2 CME points for attending the symposium.

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About the Dubai Health Authority
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was created, in June 2007, by Law 13 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, with an expanded vision to include strategic oversight for the complete health sector in Dubai and enhance private sector engagement. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance is the President of the Dubai Health Authority and His Excellency Engineer Essa Al Maidoor is the Director-General of the DHA.

The DHA's aim in Dubai is to provide an accessible, effective and integrated healthcare system, protect public health and improve the quality of life within the Emirate. This is a direct translation of the objectives of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Keeping the strategic plan in mind, the DHA's mission is to ensure access to health services, maintain and improve the quality of these services, improve the health status of nationals, residents and visitors and oversee a dynamic, efficient and innovative health sector.

In addition to overseeing the health sector for the Emirate of Dubai, the DHA also focuses on providing services through DHA healthcare facilities including hospitals (Latifa, Dubai, Rashid and Hatta), specialty centres (e.g. the Dubai Diabetes Center) and DHA primary health centres spread throughout the Emirate of Dubai.

The main pillars of service delivery at DHA health facilities are quality, efficiency, patients and staff.  It is our aim to maintain and improve the quality and efficiency of DHA health services. An important aspect of the service delivery strategy is to focus on patients, their needs and satisfaction as well as attract, retain, nurture and support outstanding staff.

Prior to the establishment of the DHA, the Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS), which was established in 1973, was the functioning authority that almost exclusively focused on health service delivery.

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