DOHA, Qatar, November 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
More than 700 international healthcare experts, key opinion
leaders, primary care specialist, surgeons, physician and health
practitioners attended the opening ceremony of the 3rd
International Primary Care Conference in Doha last night. Primary Healthcare
Corporation hosted the conference under the patronage of Her
Excellency Dr Hanan Al Kuwari,
health minsters of Qatar in
partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation and official sponsors
Oreedoo and QNB.
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Led by Dr Mariam Abdul Malik,
Managing director of PHCC, the conference featured world-renowned
healthcare experts including keynote speakers Dr Ahmed Al Shaatti, Lord Ara Drazi, Professor Maureen Topps and many more distinguished
speakers in the field of primary care.
At a local level, participants included health professionals
from PHCC, the Ministry of Public Health, Qatar University, Weill Cornell Qatar College,
Sidra Research Center, and Calgary
College of Nursing. Global experts taking part in the conference
joined from the UK, US, Canada,
Ireland, Lebanon and neighboring GCC countries
including Kuwait and Oman.
On her opening address, Dr Abdul
Malik said, "Following the wise leadership of his Highness
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani to
invest in the nation's health and wellness as a key priority of
Qatar's National Vision 2030, we
are honored to reflect this drive through our commitment to the
continued development of primary healthcare services.
This year's conference will conspicuously signalize a
celebration of what has been already achieved, a focus on promoting
healthy lifestyle, prevention, early diagnosis and the provision of
long-term support to patients and their families. The next three
days will lay foundations for future developments in primary
healthcare globally. It will present a platform for knowledge
sharing, a forum facilitating discussions of best practice and a
stage reinforcing Qatar's legacy
to promote the health and wellbeing of people through the provision
of outstanding healthcare service."
58 seminars and scientific lectures are scheduled to take place
throughout the 3-day conference, these will review primary care
challenges and developments, provide a platform to drive change and
enhance best practice.
Day one featured keynote speaker, Dr Ahmad Al Shatti, Consultant, Occupational &
Environmental Medicine Director, OHD, MoH from Kuwait delivered a paper on laying the
foundation for healthier communities and a brighter future.
Dr Ahmad Al Shatti commented
"Primary health care centers are cornerstones in the health care
delivery system, essential setting for health, wellbeing, and
necessity for sustainable development for individual for
individuals, communities and countries.
This paper will demonstrate many related concepts and
initiatives including Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's),
Eastern Mediterranean Regional (EMR) health priorities, strategies
and roadmaps, current situation analysis with non- communicable
diseases (NCD's) as living examples and Healthy cities initiative,
health and climate change, culture and behavior.
Following this, Professor Michael
Kidd, Professor & Chair Department of Family &
Community Medicine University of
Toronto Canada delivered a keynote on "How Primary Care Can
Support Health from your perspective."
Sessions on the first day also included discussions on minor
surgical skills, knee and shoulder examination workshop and
identifying & supporting the Autistic Child in the community
workshop."
Attending the conference and a key note speaker, Lord
Ara Darzi, Director of the Institute
of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London, The Paul
Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College and the Institute of
Cancer Research commented " Primary Health Care Corporation
(PHCC) under the inspirational leadership of Dr Mariam Abdulmalik has made huge inroads in
establishing solid foundations of the healthcare system and has
been recognized internationally through its diamond accreditation
award. It strives to provide care of the highest quality, ensuring
patient safety and focused on patient experience. Through the
launch of the family medicine model, implementation of cancer
screening services, the opening of new health centers and the
introduction of wellness clinics, PHCC ensures the population of
Qatar make positive lifestyle
choices to achieve balance in physical, mental and emotional health
and to supports people to live longer, healthier and more
productive lives."
Contacts: PublicRelationsandMedia@phcc.gov.qa,
+974-5509-3146