Record number of 1,000 delegates
Final day concludes with sessions on Paediatric Oncology, Clinical Trials and Cancer Registry, and Gynaecological Oncology
Abu Dhabi, UAE: The second edition of the industry-leading Emirates Oncology Conference drew to a close yesterday, having received a record number of delegates from the healthcare profession across the Middle East.
The delegates attended more than 100 sessions over the course of three days, led by almost 90 expert speakers from 13 countries around the world – including the Middle East, Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia. The speakers were hand-picked as leaders in their respective fields of cancer treatment and care, each able to give global and regional perspectives on industry-shaping insights and innovations.
The Second Emirates Oncology Conference: Setting New Standards in Cancer Care was held at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi and hosted by the regional cancer referral centre, Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. (SEHA). Yesterday’s closing sessions covered paediatric oncology, clinical trials and cancer registry, and gynaecological oncology; building on the previous two days of sessions on breast cancer; palliative care; gastrointestinal, urology and pulmonary oncology; and haematology.
Closing the conference, Dr Mohammed Jaloudi, Chair, Emirates Oncology Conference, said: “The feedback we have had from delegates and visitors over the course of these last three days has been simply phenomenal. The fact that we have been able to bring 1,000 healthcare professionals together to share their own experiences of treating cancer and working with cancer patients and their families, to learn from leaders in their respective fields of oncology, to see and hear the latest findings across so counties and so many different forms of cancer – which impact so many families across the Emirate and across the region – is an incredible achievement. I’m proud that the Tawam Hospital team has been part of it, and I’m grateful to SEHA for their support, and to all of our speakers who made this event such a resounding success.”
Tawam Hospital is part of the SEHA Health System and is owned and operated by SEHA, which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
About Tawam Hospital:
Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a premier 455 bed tertiary care facility located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi; one of the largest hospitals in the United Arab Emirates. With over 22,000 admissions in 2012 and an average 73 percent occupancy rate, Tawam offers services in specialties including oncology, neonatal care, emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, urology, family medicine, fertility services, neurosurgery, nephrology, pediatrics , pain management, internal medicine and obstetrics & gynecology.
Tawam serves as a regional referral center for specialized medical care and is a national referral center for oncology services. Tawam Hospital received program accreditation in 2012 from the American College of Graduate Medical Education – International, and is a recognized intern, resident, and fellowship training site for the Arab Medical Board. Tawam Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation, last renewed in 2012, and its laboratory services are accredited by the College of American Pathology.
With an average of 330 daily inpatients, Tawam Hospital is the preferred destination for quality medical care in the UAE. In 2012, the ER unit received over 116,000 patients, and hospital clinic visits exceeded 489,000. Tawam’s team of renowned surgeons performed over 7,700 surgeries during the year, while the dental clinic served over 84,000 patients. During the year, Tawam adopted a single room model in its medical and surgical wards, upgraded the pediatric extended care unit to 10 beds, expanded and relocated its In-vitro Fertilization Unit, remodeled a surgical unit, expanded our Endoscopy Unit, added 19 private rooms to our oncology program, and provided additional special needs parking spaces to serve our clients better. Innovations in clinical care were adopted to treat patients using an evidence-based approach during life-threatening situations to include formation of the ICU Outreach Team and implementation of a Pediatric Early Warning Score process and Rapid Response Team.
More than 4,100 babies were born at Tawam Hospital in 2012. In the same year, the hospital performed over 18,300 CT/MRI procedures, 110,000 radiology exams, 120,000 physiotherapy/ occupational therapy procedures and more than 3,400,000 laboratory tests. The average length of stay at Tawam Hospital in 2012 was 5.45 days.
Tawam Hospital actively recruits and engages a national workforce. On average, the Emiratization rate at Tawam is 16 percent. Tawam Hospital is part of the SEHA Health System, owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine International:
Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) facilitates the global development of the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission: to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.
As the international access point to thousands of Johns Hopkins experts in medicine, nursing, public health and health care administration, JHI coordinates treatment for out-of-town patients who travel to Baltimore and for local patients with limited English proficiency. It also provides services in hospital management, health care consulting and clinical education through strategic alliances and affiliations in the Middle East, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia.
About the SEHA Health System and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA):
SEHA is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC– whose marketing identity is SEHA – is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi which together make up the SEHA Health System. SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing our customers and communities served world-class healthcare. SEHA has partnered with internationally recognized hospital managers to achieve these goals. These include Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Fresenius Medical Care. SEHA owns and operates 12 hospitals with 2,644 beds, more than 60 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 2 blood banks. SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 17,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care and administrative personnel in its employ. Visit our website at www.seha.ae