Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) plans to establish a think tank on traffic accidents, the leading cause of mortality in Qatar. The proposed institute, suggested to be called World Health Center, will study trauma and other health conditions involved with traffic accidents.
This was disclosed by the Dean of the WCMC-Q, Javaid Sheikh, in an interview with a local Arabic daily.
He also said more research on hepatitis and other diseases affecting public health in Qatar will be done at the medical college.
WCMC-Q will organise the 17th edition of the Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism (DALM) International Conference on March 2011 for the first time in Doha since its inception in 1960 to update knowledge in preventive research, diabetes medication, obesity, high cholesterol and related disorders, and metabolic syndrome.
The series of meetings on DALM first began in 1960 in Milan and was chaired by Professor Rodolfo Paoletti. It has continued to be held every three years and has been co-chaired first by Dr David Kritchevsky and later by Dr Antonio M Gotto, Jr.
The conference will focus on diabetes, obesity and heart diseases, which are more widespread in Qatar and the region due to the rapid economic growth and major shifts in lifestyles. Genetic ethnic, social, and environmental and cultural factors will also be discussed.
Medical specialists in diabetes, heart diseases, endocrine, medical genetics, paediatrics, primary health care, public health, internal medicine and geriatrics will participate in the conference to be held in cooperation with Qatar Foundation, Italian Medical Institute (Giovanni Lorenzini), SHC, HMC, Qatar Diabetes Association, and US International Association for Arteriosclerosis.
The participation at the now well-established symposia has increased from the original 200 in 1960 to some 2,000 participants from six continents.
WCMC-Q Dean also said that they have a five–year scientific research plan reviewed annually. The research programme relies on stem cells and genetic research to find solutions for obesity, diabetes, hepatitis, and cardiovascular diseases in coordination with the HMC and QU.
Research was done recently at the WCMC-Q on new born genetic nerve disorders, cancer, psychological and AIDS.
WCMC-Q’s five-year strategy eyes to transfer Qatar to knowledge-based community, graduate international specialists in biomedical field, and establish distinguished clinical researches.
The Peninsula