International Conference on "Improving Lung Health in UAE"

Sunday, May 01, 2016
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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Ajman and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ajman University of Science and Technology, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Ajman University is organizing an international conference in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Prevention - Ajman Medical Zone. The conference is dedicated to asthma awareness, prevention and is entitled “Improving Lung Health in UAE”.

The conference will witness participation from specialists, researchers in the field of asthma hailing from local, regional and international entities. Along with medical practitioners like doctors, nurses and pharmacists.

The conference will be held over the course of two consecutive days 9th and 10th May 2016 at Sheikh Zayed Centre for Conferences and Exhibition. On the sidelines of the conference, an exhibition will be organized to project the work of students from the College of Pharmacy and Health Science.

Prof. Nageeb Abdul Galil, Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Science pointed out that the conference aimed at improving the pulmonary health in UAE and improve the quality of care provided to patients affected by asthma. This conference will also be an ideal platform to present researches in the fields of asthma and the application of medical innovations in the treatment of patients.

Prof. Nageeb also stressed that since inception the College of Pharmacy has promoted health through such conferences that play a pivotal role in raising awareness and promoting health in the community. He also praised the commendable efforts of the Ajman Medical Zone who have extended support to the cause and the conference.

For his part, Hamad Taryam Al Shamsi , Director,Ajman Medical Zone stressed the importance of this conference which discusses health issues and draws attention to follow - up by the Ministry of Health and Prevention. He explained that medicine is a dynamic field and latest researches in this field should be exchanged through the medium of this conference and thereby serving the community and humanity.

Ajman University has launched a dedicated website for this conference, it will assist participants register for the conference and get the important related information regarding the conference. The website is https://icasthma.ajman.ac.ae/en.html .

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Health in the UAE will recognize and adopted this conference as an equivalent to 9.5 credit hours for those pursuing Continuing Medical Education (CME). Julphar Pharmaceutical, Inc. sponsors the conference and GSK Medicines is the Platinum sponsor while Chiesi Company will be the silver sponsor.