Monday, August 27, 2012

The 3rd ICMM Pan Arab Regional Working Group International Congress on Military Medicine


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 9th to 13th December 2012

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, August 27th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of the UAE Armed Forces , the Medical Services Corps is honored to organize and host the Pan-Arab Regional Group of Military’s 3rd International congress under the auspices of the International Committee of Military Medicine(ICMM), where the Arab Regional Group for Military Medicine has officially been approved as one of the regional groups affiliated to the ICMM at the 37th International Conference of Military Medicine held in Tunisia (20th-25th May 2007 , 3rd-8th Jumadah Al-Awwal 1428 AH) making it the fourth regional group to be approved after the American, African and the Moroccan(North African) regional groups.

The objective of the Pan Arab Regional Group of Military Medicine is to encourage the exchange of expertise to ensure the continued development and performance of common regional interests in the field of Military Medicine across all Arab countries that are represented under the umbrella of the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM).

This year the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is hosting the International Congress in the capital Abu Dhabi from the 9th-13th of December 2012 under the supervision of the Medical Service Corps, with the aim of exchanging expertise, training, administrative, educational, scientific, technical and humanitarian knowledge in various areas of Military Medicine. Dialogues will be in the form of  discussion of study papers, scientific research, workshops and debates relating to the latest fields of Military Medicine, expressing the distinguished high standard of scientific level the Medical Service Corps wishes to attain throughout the Congress.

The Congress shall focus on four main themes which include: (1) Humanitarian Military Interventions (2) Impact of Illness and non combat injuries on soldiers and their readiness (3) Advances in Military Medicine and (4) Wartime Evacuations. Each theme will be extensively discussed when scientific documentation are presented providing a suitable environment for the exchange of ideas between highly qualified and experienced professionals in all fields to share valuable individual experiences and findings from the different countries represented, through the organization of debates, discussions, workshops and press conferences on a number of scientific research studies covering topics in the various themes on the program.

 With the UAE Armed Forces active involvement in the organizational role in bringing this International Congress on Military Medicine to light, it is the Military Medicine’s wish to see the this working group effectively fulfilling its role in achieving the goals of the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) in all categories (scientific and humanitarian).Consequently leading to the organization of a Congress that would provide an opportunity for all those involved to gain valuable scientific expertise and knowledge  in the field of Military Medicine regionally as well as internationally, hoping that all those involved including participants in the congress have a pleasant stay and experience in their second home country the UAE.

www.panarab2012-icmm.ae

Contacts

Dr. Hussain Saleh A. Al Musabi

Organizing Committee Coordinator of the Congress

Tel: +97124055993

hussain.almusabi@dms.mil.ae

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