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Experts to discuss child abuse, robotics surgery
ABU DHABI — Child abuse and robotics surgery in the Arab world will be subjects of an international debate during the UAE Paediatric Surgeons Conference, first of its kind to be hosted by Abu Dhabi.
Slated for March 6-10, the conference on the theme of ‘Kids safety in the UAE and the Arab world’ is being organised by the Medical Services Deparment at the UAE Armed Forces, in cooperation with the Emirates Medical Association (EMA) and the Arab Association of Paediatric Surgeons.
Speaking at a Press conference yesterday, Dr Abdul Rahim Al Mustafawi, president of EMA, said that there was a large number of congenital deformities among children in the country, noting that reasons were not identified in most cases but there were associated factors.
“Intra-family marriages, for example, is one of the detected factors. Of the 22,000 births every year, there are about 170-180 cases of congenital deformities in Dubai and the Northern Emirates,” revealed Dr Mustafawi.
Dr Mustafawi said a proposal to initiate an award to be dubbed as ‘Shaikh Zayed Award’ for the best Arab paediatric surgeon to be distributed every year, will be discussed on the sidelines of the conference.
“We will also debate an ongoing project to set up the first Gulf association for paediatric surgeons soon,” he said.
Dr Yassir Jamal, president of the Arab League for Paediatric Surgeons, said 60-70 per cent of the population in the Arab world were children, a fact that “prompts paying great attention to children safety”, he said.
Elaborating on the conference, Dr Suhail Al Alaouni, Head of the Paediatric Department at Shaikh Zayed Military Hospital, said experts from the US, France, Canada and Asia will take part in the event.
“About 80 research papers will be presented in the conference. Delicate surgeries will be transmitted live on air from Shaikh Zayed Military Hospital to enable international experts to take part in the operations,” he said.
He said the seven sessions of the conference would focus on minimal invasive surgery and robotics surgery, in addition to child abuse, safety and trauma.
“Most of the mortality and morbidity cases in children are caused by accidents including accidents at home,” noted Dr Alaouni.
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