J&J host the Middle East's first interactive educational seminar on Surgical Site Infection

Notes and media contacts

For further information contact
Mary Smiddy/ Majid Wasi
ASDA'A Public Relations
Exlcusive MENA affiliate of Edelman PR Worldwide
Dubai UAE
Tel: +971 4 3344550
Fax: +971 4 3344556

About Arab Health 2005
Arab Health 2005 will be held in Dubai from February 12-15, 2005 and will occupy all 10 halls, including the Sheikh Rashid Hall, of the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. Arab Health is organised by IIR Middle East with official support from the UAE Ministry of Health and the Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services.

Arab Health 2005 is expected to be much larger than any healthcare event in the region with over 2,000 companies from over 50 countries having already registered for the event and major country groups having sold out their space allocation. The Middle East's healthcare expenditure for 2004 was valued at around US $74 billion.

Physicians from across the region who attend the Arab Health Conference sessions will earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits as the sessions are recognized 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, set by the AACME, and has subsequently been awarded status as an "Accredited Organization". Over 17,000 worldwide health care organisations are accredited by the AACME

The annual Arab Health Exhibition and Congress attracts thousands of decision makers, including healthcare executives from public and private sectors, facility planners and managers, architects, designers, directors of non-clinical services and contractors, affording them a rare opportunity to join over 350 hospital design and interiors companies under one roof.

For further information please contact:
John Hassett
Exhibitions Director, Health Division
IIR Middle East
Tel.: +971 4 3365161, Fax: +971 4 3364006

About Ethicon, Inc.:

Ethicon, Inc. a Johnson & Johnson company is a global leader in developing and marketing products for surgery in the areas of wound care and wound management, surgical sports medicine, women's health, cardiovascular surgery and advanced wound care treatment.

Johnson & Johnson, with approximately 110,300 employees, is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical device and diagnostic markets. Johnson & Johnson has more than 200 operating companies in 54 countries around the world, selling products in more than 175 countries.