Delegate numbers set to increase for the third consecutive year
Dubai - Leading specialists from the Middle East, Europe and the USA will be converging on Dubai from tomorrow for a series of healthcare congresses.
The International Emergency Medical Services Congress 2005 will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 13-15 September and, for the third consecutive year, will provide exhibitors, delegates and visitors with unparalleled access to international experts and decision makers.
The congress will include presentations from speakers at world-renowned healthcare institutions such as Harvard Medical School, USA, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, the Bahrain Ministry of Health and Barts and Royal London Hospital, UK. For the first time, Dubai Police General Headquarters will present a local case study on reducing emergency response times.
Middle East Trauma is running in parallel with The International Emergency Medical Services Congress 2005 due to the intrinsic link between emergency services and trauma care. The congress will present the latest findings in a wide variety of trauma related areas, including airway management, trauma assessment and priorities, as well as trauma diagnosis and prevention. Speakers from Bringham and Women's Hospital, USA, University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, UAE University, Dubai Bone and Joint Center, UAE, and the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE, will offer the latest solutions for trauma management.
For the first time ever in the Middle East, an interactive, pre-conference (Trauma) workshop will be held on Tuesday, 13 September on, "The Difficult Airway in the Trauma Patient." Dr. Ron M. Walls, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) a Partners HealthCare Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, will chair the workshop and offer best practice solutions to those involved. Additionally on Thursday 15th September, Dr Walls will host an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) workshop on, "EMS Airway Management".
Patient Safety 2005, is taking place from 17-19 September, will re-unite infection control specialists to share best practice on a wide variety of infection control issues pertinent to the Middle East and beyond. For the first time on one platform in the Middle East keynote speakers from Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA, The Health Protection Agency, UK and The Royal Hospital, Oman, will present new findings and recommendations for improving infection control in the region.
Commenting on the congresses, Mr. Simon Page, Project Director, Healthcare Division, IIR, adds, "With the dramatic rise in the number of healthcare facilities across the region, we aim to provide a platform to improve healthcare provision. This year's congresses offer some of the best international opinion-leaders from The Middle East, Europe and the USA. The showcasing of this expertise will hopefully benefit potential and existing healthcare institutions, healthcare practitioners and patients. We are expecting over 1000 attendees for the three congresses in 2005."
All the congresses and workshops are accredited by one of the world's leading accreditation boards, the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME).
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About Middle East Trauma, 2005
Middle East Trauma, 2005 has been specifically designed for professionals involved in Trauma, including Chief Medical Officers, Chief of Emergency Rooms, Theatre Managers, Heads of Anaesthesiology, Heads of Radiology, Heads of ICU and Emergency, Directors of Nursing, Paediatric Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Neuro Surgeons and Emergency Room Nurses.
About The International Emergency Medical Services Congress, 2005
The International Emergency Medical Services Congress, 2005 has been specifically designed for professionals involved in EMS, including Chief Medical Officers, Heads of Emergency Department, Directors of Emergency, Heads of Paramedics, ICU and Emergency Staff, Heads of Ambulance Services, EMT's and ALS/BLS's.
Physicians from across the region who attend the International Emergency Medical Services Congress 2005 and Middle East Trauma 2005 will earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits as the sessions are recognised by the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME). IIR ME has passed a series of rigorous and internationally recognized standards for the provision of continuing medical education and quality health care, and has subsequently been awarded status as an "Accredited Organization" by the AACME. Over 17,000 worldwide health care organisations are accredited by the AACME.
About Patient Safety 2005
Infection Control Conference will bring together key opinion leaders from across the world and deliver thought-provoking and challenging sessions to stimulate debate, both within the formal programme and during networking opportunities.
For the first time in the region there will be the opportunity to hear on one platform Dr Trish Perl from Johns Hopkins University Hospital, USA; Dr Steven Gordon, from the Cleveland Clinic, USA; Dr Robert c. Spencer from the Hospital Infection Society in the UK and Dr Ziad Memish from the National Guard Hospital in Saudi Arabia, along with numerous other world-renowned speakers
Patient Safety will be held in Dubai from 17-19 September 2005.
For more information please contact:
Mary Smiddy
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Majid Wasi
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