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19 March 2024

Doctors going back to medical school in Ajman

Dr Abdul Gafoor, Ibn Sina Medicals Chairman speaking about the CEM Conference. Mark Adams, Dr Jacob PC , Dr Selahudeen Abusnana are also seen.

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By V M Sathish

Ibn Sina Medical Centre, Ajman, part of the Anglo Arabian Healthcare group, is organising a medical conference in association with Ajman Health Department and Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, one of the oldest hospitals in London.

The fourth International Medical Conference will take place on October 24 and 25 at the Ajman University Campus and Jebel Ali.

About 1,800 doctors from around the world including the UAE will be discussing diabetics, infertility and ailments of women and children as part of their continuing medical education programme.

While doctors who got their degrees 10 or 20 years ago will be updated about the latest medical trends, four experts from the Guys and St Thomas, a 300-year-old hospital in London, will join other doctors to discuss the problems posed by diabetes in the UAE which has large number of obese people.
Diabetics are now growing alarmingly in the world, with 19 per cent of the population suffering from the disease. Also alarming is the number of obese people around, which is a cause of concern not only for the government but the private medical sector which provides most of the treatment for treatment for diabetes.

“Corresponding to the large number of diabetics and obese people, cases of infertility too are increasing,” said Dr Abdul Gafoor, Chairman of the Ibn Sina Group, which started the medical education programme for its internal staff and within four years, the number of doctors attending the conference has gone up to 1,800.

Dr P C Jacob, CME Director, Ibn Sina Medical Centre, who is coordinating the event, said according to the Ministry of Health’s rules, all practicing medical professionals in the UAE will have to gain 30 credit hours of CME to renew their medical licence and continue to practice.

He said not only doctors but other medical professionals too are regularly participating in CME events. “Our first medical CME event was held in 2009, and 400 doctors and medical professionals attended the event. Now over 1,800 doctors and medical practitioners are taking part in this CME conference.”

Dr Jacob said the Ibn Sina CME is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Health and Royal College of Physicians, UK. He said Ibn Sina hosts four such CME events every year.

Mark Adams, CEO of Anglo Arabian Healthcare, said the group has partnered with the Ibn Sina Group to organise the medical conference to enhance the continuing medical education scheme. “The partnership with Guys and St Thomas Hospital is the first step in elevating the continuing medical education for physicians in the Middle East. Our vision is to raise standards in the region not only of our own doctors but the medical community in the region.”

Anglo Arabian Healthcare (AAH), CME partner of Ibn Sina Medical Group, owns 16 healthcare institutions in the UAE – two hosptials, clinics, laboratories and a network of pharmacies.

Dr Salahedeen Abusnana, CEO, Rashid Centre for Diabetics and Research, Ministry of Health, Ajman said no major medicine had been discovered after insulin to fight diabetes.. He said governments and the private sector need to be more concerned about the amount of money spent on treating diabetics because when diabetic patients become old, they pose a major problem for decision makers and medical professionals alike.