Harvard Medical School Dubai Center to host medical conference in December

The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) will present Specialty Practi-Med: Women's Health Throughout the Life Cycle, a continuing medical education course focused on the major areas of obstetrics and gynecology, with an emphasis on screening and prevention.

The program will be led by Benjamin Sachs, MB, BS, DPH, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He will be joined by HMS faculty Annekathryn Goodman, MD and Nada Samaha, MD. A cohort of faculty from the United Arab Emirates will also be on hand to deliver lectures, lead interactive case discussions, and discuss issues of local relevance.

Gynecologists, obstetricians, nurses, and internists and general practitioners who care for women are encouraged to attend.

"This continuing medical program will present up-to-date information on the full range of medical issues related to the health of women, from major medical problems like breast cancer and osteoporosis to issues related to reproductive health and menopause," said Robert L. Thurer, MD, chief academic officer of the HMSDC. "We have assembled leading experts in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology and collaborated with local medical authorities to ensure that the program's curriculum addresses the particular needs of Gulf Region practitioners."

Continuing medical education programs like this one are a vital resource for health care providers working to keep up with the latest advances in health care. Since its inception in 2004, the Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) has offered programs in a range of medical specialties, including musculoskeletal health and sports medicine, respiratory medicine, and diabetes. The HMSDC was established as part of the strategic collaboration between Dubai Healthcare City and Harvard Medical International. Its mission is to help make Dubai a center of excellence for medical education by creating opportunities for health care professionals in the region to participate in continuing medical education and postgraduate medical training.