Conference held on women’s health

MUSCAT: The opening ceremony of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (3rd ICAOG) organised by the Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) was held at Crown Plaza Madinat Al Irfan on Thursday under the patronage of Dr. Rawya bint Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of Higher Education.

The conference was held under the theme “Towards Excellence in Women’s Health”, which aims to provide a platform for discussion on how to deal with critical and high-risk pregnancies due to complications of pregnancy or maternity conditions and to highlight the latest advances in medical fields.

The conference topics included the latest developments in various subspecialties. The presentations by renowned international and national speakers highlight the best practices and evidence based medicine. The pre-conference workshops are aimed at sharpening the participant’s skills and offer a platform for sharing their experiences.

Six international speakers from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Italy and Kuwait will share their knowledge and experience in gynecology and obstetrics during the event.

This is in addition to 19 national experts in OBGYN, genetics, hematology, neonatology, radiology, psychiatry, pathology, infectious disease and oncology.