The Third Abu Dhabi Annual International Surgical Conference 'New Frontiers in Surgery'

The goal of this conference session is to educate physicians on the latest advances in technological instrumentation and techniques and recent developments in therapeutic approaches to surgery.

Dr. Ahmad Al Mazrouei, Chairman and CEO of the Health Authority in Abu Dhabi inaugurated the conference. During his speech he spoke about upgrading the health system of the Emirate based on the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (God bless him) and greatly supported by the UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa and our Crown Prince, HH Sheikh Mohammed - in order to bring world-class healthcare to the people of Abu Dhabi.

He went on to mention, "Continuous Medical Education plays an essential part in our strategy and I am truly grateful to all our distinguished speakers and guests who have come here from more than 20 countries to share their clinical expertise and insights with our clinicians. Equally, of course, I would like to express my thanks to the participating surgeons and physicians from our top hospitals who have gathered data and codified their procedures and clinical outcomes in order to present and discuss their approaches at this conference. I am very much hoping that every participant will be able to take away important new impulses to improve treatments especially in key areas such as tumor, trauma, cardiac, and paediatric surgery - and equally, treatments for example for conditions caused by diabetes or congenital abnormalities, areas where we have considerable needs here in Abu Dhabi".

Dr. Ahmad concluded his speech saying "I hope this year's surgical conference will provide us with many new ideas to improve our services to our patients, and I wish you all a most rewarding and enjoyable experience here in Abu Dhabi. Thank you".

Inclusive during this four day long conference and exhibition is the comprehensive participation in all the scientific activities of the hospitals in Abu Dhabi such as Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Al Ain Hospital and Al Mafraq Hospital. The contribution of Al Mafraq Hoapital was through virtual reality laparoscopic surgery, training and workshop transmission at Al Mafraq Hospital operating theatre on the first day and a basic Surgical Training Session also at the same hospital on the last day. The workshops will also include basic surgical skills and wound care.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) is participating actively in this year's conference alongside 16 other German and American universities.

The target audience is surgeons; however, most of the sessions will also be of interest to primary care physicians, general internists, gynecologists and other specialties depending on the topic.

Many doctors, healthcare planners and medical staff not only from Abu Dhabi but from other emirates in the UAE and GCC countries have been invited. More than 45 highly selected international speakers from the Arab world, the UK, USA, Germany, France, Austria, Poland and Switzerland will present their abstracts. The exhibition will display a wide variety of scientific inventions in the field of surgery.
Sessions and workshops will be conducted in a range of surgical subjects including Neurospinal, Orthopaedic, Trauma, ENT, Plastic, Paediatric, Transplant and Urological surgeries, with an emphasis on general surgical topics:

• Surgical training and education from professionals in the UK
• Breast Cancer and Surgical Oncology sessions from the Department of Surgery from Austria
• Colorectal Cancer by the director of the Colorectal Center in Scotland
• A session on Organ Transplants from professors from Germany, UK and Egypt discussing new trends in the field
• Laparoscopic surgery topics will be discussed by experts in the field from USA and Germany
• Paediatric Surgery presentations will include speakers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Germany

Other topics covered are:

• Surgical Complications and Emergencies
• Recent Advances in Surgery
• Minimal Invasive Surgery