Mideast needs to catch up in medical Infrastructure

Organised by IIR Middle East, the first annual Nursing Conference will take place as part of the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress (ADMC), from 17 to 19 of October, 2010 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

This nursing conference will coincide with the 2010 International Year of Nurses which celebrates the role of nurses as they work to improve health care and help achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
 
As a keynote speaker at the Nursing Conference and President of the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA), Obaid Al Jenaidi commented on the development of nursing as a profession in the UAE: "The notable factor in the Middle East is that the caregiver and the caretaker are all from different countries.

The Middle East's healthcare sector is growing rapidly but this growth could be affected by the lack of trained nurses from national populations.

As a result, governments are successfully implementing strategies to invest in and develop their national medical infrastructure to serve the region's growing population as well as a means of attracting foreign investments."

According to him, the Middle East needs to catch up in the areas of medical Infrastructure, training facilities and continuing nursing education.
 
Academic and basic nursing education in the region should be of international standards and hospital facilities provided for student nurses to practice should be of accredited standards.

Jenaidi believes that English, as an international language, should be the medium of communication and that educational qualification and experience alone should determine Nursing Leaders and positions of authority, a practice that is yet to fully develop in the Middle East.
 
"The nursing conference in Abu Dhabi is considered to be a national event where nurses from various backgrounds meet under one roof," said Jenaidi. "

As the event will focus on the various strategies of educational training related to nurses, it is mandatory that nurses from various hospitals, especially the decision makers, must participate in this auspicious event.

This conference could be a new beginning for various new strategies as there is a lot of involvement from the national decision makers." Nursing experts from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) will be presenting a case study during the Nursing Conference.

Titled "Chest Trauma, Treatment and Care from Injury to Emergency Department, then in the Intensive Care Unit", case studies such as these are a vital part of the learning experience for nurses.
 
"Learning from real-life practices has been found to be effective as it personalises the learning experience," says Jayne Semmler, Assistant Director of Nursing, Patient Services, SKMC. "It also helps demystify the roles of each healthcare provider; the paramedic, the physician, the nurses, the radiologists, etc."

At ADMC, more than 200 internationally renowned healthcare experts will take to the stage to discuss medical advances, service innovations and efficiency within Primary Healthcare, Patient Safety, Emergency, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine sectors.
 
Running along side the Congress is a 5,000 sqm exhibition which will attract over 150 companies, including Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA), Royal Jet, Mubadala Healthcare, American Centre for Psychiatry '&' Neurology and the UAE Genetic Diseases Association, looking to showcase their latest products and services and to broaden their business opportunities in these sectors.
 
Trade visitors have unlimited access to the exhibition, and may register their participation at any time during the event.

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