Breast cancer conference to be held on Oct 28, 29

Registration for the breast cancer conference to be held on October 28 and 29 will start from October 9. It is open for staff from both the government and private healthcare facilities in Qatar.

Dr Abdul Azim Abdul Wahab, vice chairman of Qatar Cancer Society and the director of the scientific committee of the conference, said the conference comes under the category of continuous medical education as defined by the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP)-Accreditation Department.

“This activity is a Category 1 - Accredited Group Learning Activity as defined by QCHP. It is approved for a maximum of 7.25 hours,” Dr Wahab said.

“Medical practitioners can register at both government and private hospitals as well as at the primary healthcare health centres or at the headquarters of the Qatar Cancer Society Towers at Barwa Al Sadd - Tower No 2, They can also register through the website http: // bcc.qcs.qa,” he said.

Dr Wahab urged all specialists to register for the conference. The fee is QR150 for doctors and QR100 for the rest of the healthcare providers. “The conference has several training workshops and awareness programmes about cancer. It also focuses on the importance of early detection and also discusses important practices for prevention of cancer as well as healthy food habits,” he said.

“The conference is to be accompanied by a medical exhibition which will be an important opportunity for companies in the medical industry to showcase the latest innovations in the field of breast cancer under one roof and at an international level,” he added.

The conference is described as a global platform gathering more than 2,000 specialists from a number of Arab and foreign countries such as Austria, Canada, the US, GCC countries and Egypt. A large number of specialists from Hamad Medical Corporation, the Ministry of Public Health, the Primary Health Care Corporation and the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research will also take part in the conference.

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