11th Urinary Tract Surgery Conference kicks off
Bid to improve skills of Kuwaiti doctors
KUWAIT CITY, April 3: Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Affairs in the Ministry of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi has affirmed the importance of the 11th Urinary Tract Surgery Conference, which kicked off on Saturday, in polishing skills of Kuwaiti doctors, in addition to the exchange of experiences and researches with internationally renowned scientific centers and universities.
In his speech during the opening ceremony of the two-day conference organized by Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Al-Harbi asserted the activities lined up for the event reflect the importance of medical conferences, especially in terms of exchanging ideas through the latest work policies and protocols.
Al-Harbi explained the conference interprets the ministry’s development plans for 2030, including the exchange of expertise with elite medical representatives from distinguished centers and universities who are present in the conference, given that the trained and qualified staff in the specialized medical field are the focal point of a modern health system.
He mentioned the conference includes highly qualified doctors from the United States of America, GCC countries, Europe and Asia, indicating they will perform several surgeries in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital.
He pointed out there are ongoing discussions between the ministry and Civil Service Commission on the organization of an advance intensive course for Kuwaitis in the medical emergency unit — a total of 300 Kuwaitis out of 1,900 employees.
He added the course will involve 20 Kuwaitis who will in the United Kingdom with the objective of encouraging Kuwaitis working in the emergency unit to strive for higher qualifications in the field.
On the other hand, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee for the conference and Head of the Urinary Tract Unit in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Dr Adel Al-Haniyan affirmed that the Kuwait Urinary Tract Union is keen on working towards advancement in this field and to develop its personnel’s performance through periodic conferences and seminars.
Al-Haniyan asserted the conference will contribute in efforts to cement the strategy of the ministry, which is based on continuous training for doctors in Kuwait under the umbrella of Kuwait Institute of Medical Specialization.
He added the participants in the conference will hold seven practical sessions, while 31 lectures which will consist of several scientific researches and online live broadcast of surgery operations, discussion sessions. He said there will be 12 operations that will be done within two days and the schedule will be finalized on Monday.