Efforts and initiatives being taken by different health care providers in Qatar to enhance quality and safety was showcased at an exhibition held on the sidelines of the Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

It included over 15 exhibitors and a ‘Knowledge Zone’ which boasted more than 100 scientific posters on quality and safety.

The exhibitors"...

President and CEO of IHI Derek Feeley said that quality improvement initiatives now extend across the continuum of care, from hospital to home. “Health behaviours are associated with a multitude of health and well-being outcomes at the individual and population levels. We are pleased to have collaborated once again with HMC to provide a forum for quality improvers that helps them develop better ways to deliver patient care. This is part of a broadening mission of achieving greater health equity and improving the health"...

Accredited by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the 8th edition of the UAE Reproductive Symposium, organized by Fakih IVF Fertility Center, brought together several industry experts who used the platform to educate other healthcare providers about the latest and best practices in reproductive medicine. The symposium, held this past weekend offered 14.75 CME hours, and suggested new techniques and trials adapted by experts in the industry while identifying current clinical limitations and measures to overcome them.

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Every year, three out of 1,000 births globally result in a baby being born with a serious condition called meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). The condition develops when the baby passes its first bowel movement while still inside mother’s womb and inhales the stool particles. The substance ends up inflaming and blocking the baby’s air passage, sometimes making it impossible to take in enough oxygen to breathe, resulting in a high risk of brain damage or in death.
A recent case of this kind was"...

Longing to be a mother, Joelle Nasr tried in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle 13 times, each leaving her heart-broken and shattered with no positive results. However, determined to be a parent, Joel did not lose hope and continued her battle with infertility, only to be blessed with twins at Fakih IVF Fertility Center.

Blissfully married for 13 years, Nasr- a physical educator who loved children felt heartbroken when she couldn’t have one of"...

A conference on Thyroid Cancer aims to bring together leading experts and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences in Doha to be held on April 19 and 20.

The conference organised by Qatar Cancer Society provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted"...

In keeping with HH Sheikh Mohammed’s vision of making Dubai a center of medical excellence, Fakih IVF will host a high-quality annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) symposium from 22nd to 23rd March at Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai.

The symposium will host over 1200 medical experts and shed light on the latest advances in reproductive medicine. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the symposium will offer 14.75 CME hours and discuss"...

(AETOS Wire)-- SpeeDx Pty. Ltd. have announced signing new partners Al Zahrawi Medical Supplies LLC for distribution of ResistancePlus® and PlexPCR® tests across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar.

“Al Zahrawi Medical are the leading medical and diagnostic suppliers in the region and will be the perfect partner to expand our business into the GCC,” says Colin Denver, SpeeDx CEO."...

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It’s very important to conduct comprehensive periodic eye examination annually, especially for those above 40 years of age or with genetic history or chronic disease patients, to detect glaucoma, which is also known as ‘The Silent Sight Thief’ on time, Assistant Director of Continuous Care at the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) Dr Badriya al Malki has stressed.
Speaking on the occasion of the ongoing World Glaucoma Day events, Dr Malki noted that blue water, or glaucoma, is a disease"...

• Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is a rare chronic connective tissue disease
• Pulmonary fibrosis, or fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD), is a key driver of mortality in people living with SSc and constitutes a high unmet need1,2
• Improving the lives of people living with pulmonary fibrosis is a key focus for Boehringer Ingelheim

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