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Al Ain Hospital hosts International Radiology Conference

Conference features experts from around the world and U A E

Al Ain: Al Ain Hospital, owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC ( SEHA ) and managed by Medical University of Vienna and VAMED, is hosting an International Conference on Radiology on 21 and 22 April 2011. The conference is being held at Al Ain.

"The theme of this conference, which will be the first International Radiology Conference to be hosted in Al Ain, is "Challenges in Imaging," and we are privileged to host some top international and U A E experts in the field, " explained Mr. George Jepson, C E O of Al Ain Hospital.

"This conference focuses on the latest trends and developments in the field of Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Imaging, Breast Imaging, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Neuroradiology and Thoracic Imaging," added Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schwab, Medical Director of Al Ain Hospital.

"The conference which also provides accredited C M E hours to attendees are expecting the participation of up to 400 healthcare professionals from the U A E who will benefit from the presentations and discussions at the conference," explained Prof. Dr. Michael Fuchsjaeger, Chairman of Clinical Imaging Institute of Al Ain Hospital which is organizing the event.

Attendees will be awarded 13.5 hours of Continuous Medical Education accreditation from Health Authority Abu Dhabi (H A A D). "The value of this conference is also highlighted by the fact that H A A D requires between 20 to 50 hours of continuing medical education courses, mostly within a time frame of one year, for license renewal, and a significant part of the C M E requirement can be obtained by attending this conference," added Prof. Dr. Fuchsjaeger

In addition to helping medical professionals stay abreast of latest developments, C M E is also important from a career perspective because medical professionals who fail to complete their CME requirements within the appropriate period may not be permitted to practice in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Some of the top international attendees include :

Prof. Dr. Christian Herold, MD who is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna. He is also Managing Director, Medical University of Vienna International. Prof. Dr. Herold will be chairing two sessions, one on Emergency Radiology and the other on Cancer Imaging.

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna and General Hospital of Vienna (AKH) will chair the session on Gastrointestine / Liver Imaging.

Prof. Dr. Martin J. Breitenseher, Associate Professor of Radiology, Director of the Department of Radiology, Landesklinikum Waldviertel Horn Austria will chair a session on Cancer Imaging.

The panel of U A E based experts include :

Prof. Dr. Peter Corr, Professor of Radiology and Chairman of Department of Radiology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain who will moderate a session on Infections.

Dr. Ayman Saleh, Chairman of Clinical Imaging Department, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain who is presenting a paper titled : "Minimal Invasive Tumor Chemo-Embolization."

Prof. Dr. Klaus Neidl van Gorkom, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, will chair a session on Masculo-skeletal Imaging.

"In addition to the international and local experts, we have interesting papers being presented by Al Ain Hospital doctors like Dr. Jamal Al Koteesh who is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Dr. Oskar Janata who is Chairman of Institute of Clinical Laboratory Services," explained Prof. Dr. Michael Fuchsjaeger,

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About Al Ain Hospital
Al Ain Hospital is a 412 -bed acute care hospital with more than 250 physicians on staff, 35+ medical departments and three Family Medicine Centers. The hospital's emergency room serves the Al Ain community by operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round. Al Ain Hospital is committed to providing the community with high-quality healthcare in a safe, caring, confidential environment in line with European world class standards and the expectations of the Al Ain community and the UAE.

Each day, an average of 250 patients is seen in the Emergency Room. With more than 320,000 outpatients seen in the Specialty Outpatient Clinics and Family Medicine Centers, the hospital is a key competency centre for multidisciplinary, specialist, ambulatory and outpatient diagnostics and treatment services. Al Ain Hospital is managed under an exclusive partnership between VAMED (a leading European Hospital Management company) and, Medical University of Vienna. In addition to this, Al Ain Hospital has a long established prestigious collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University in Al Ain. Al Ain Hospital is owned and operated by an Abu Dhabi Health Services company ( SEHA ) which is responsible for all curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

For more information please visit; www.alain-hospital.ae

About the SEHA HealthSystem and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC ( SEHA )
SEHA is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC- whose marketing identity is SEHA - is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi which together make up the SEHA HealthSystem. SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing our customers and communities served world class healthcare. SEHA has partnered with internationally recognized hospital managers to achieve these goals. These include Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, VAMED, Medical University of Vienna, Bumrungrad International and Fresenius Medical Care. SEHA owns and operates 12 hospitals with 2,644 beds, 62 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 2 blood banks. SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 17,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care and administrative personnel in its employ. Visit our website at www.seha.ae.

© Press Release 2011