Under the patronage of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai is to host a training course on Trans-thoracic Echo-cardiography, 'EchoDubai2014".
Arranged by the Austrian organisation, 123 Sonography, the training course will be held from 13th to 15th of September at Mina Al Salam Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah.
Speaking on the announcement, Professor Najib Al Khaja, Secretary-General of the Award, said, "Holding the course in Dubai comes within the framework of the award’s efforts in supporting the continuing medical education within the U.A.E., and benefiting from the unique global expertise from various medical specialties with the aim of improving the performance of doctors according to the latest international standards."
The main topic of the lectures is the role of Trans-thoracic Echo-cardiography in the proper diagnosis, decision making and giving optimal treatment plans for patients.
According to Professor Thomas Binder, Head of Echo Lab, Faculty of Medicine, Vienna University, and the Director of the programme, "One of the main objectives of the programme is to train doctors on the diagnoses of common and uncommon disorders with echo, understanding cardiac haemodynamics and quantifying cardiac function and valvular heart disease."
"Among the topics to be discussed are using ultrasound to assess patients before and after cardiovascular surgery, detecting pericardial disease and clinical decision making," he added.