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  • HMSDC and University Hospital mark International Nurses Day with professional development program
    The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center, in cooperation with University Hospital, will offer a one-day continuing professional development program focused on nursing. The conference will spotlight nursing professionals’ commitment to best practices, while introducing models and approaches that underpin the delivery of finest patient care and professional excellence. The program is approved and accredited by the Continuing Professional Development department at HMSDC. The event will be held May 16, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. For more information, please visit the HMSDC website.

  • HMSDC Fellowship and Observership Program
    The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center has established a postgraduate training program open to physician specialists and PhD scientists. Phase 1 of this Program trains specialists through clinical and research fellowships and short-term observerships at Harvard's teaching hospitals and affiliated institutions in the United States and Europe. At the conclusion of the program, participants receive certificates of completion from Harvard Medical School Dubai Center. Each program may be customized to suit the trainees' specific field of study and time constraints, but all trainees participate in a rigorous curriculum that has a specific focus, education goals, and requirements. For more information on the program, specific start dates, funding, and an application, please click here.

  • Occupational Medicine CME Series
    Various Dates: September - November, 2007
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    HMSDC and the Wellington School of Medicine of University of Otago, New Zealand are co-presenting a series of one-day Continuing Medical Education (CME) seminars. These sessions will bring together local and international occupational medical practitioners and academics to provide a forum for best practice education and debate. Upcoming programs: "Disability Assessment and Workplace Disability Management" (September 10); and "Shiftwork and Fatigue" (November 7). For more information, please visit: http://www.occupationalmedicine.ae/.

  • Mental Health for Primary Care Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals
    November 8 - 9, 2007
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This continuing medical education (CME) course is being designed to address mental health in the Gulf region. Topics will include recognition, management, and pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders; posttraumatic stress disorder; depression and treatment techniques, and other topics. To register online, please click here. Please click here to download a PDF of the Program. For inquiries, please email info-hmsdc@hms.harvard.edu.

  • HMSDC Tamayoz Awards
    April 19, 2007
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
     The HMSDC Tamayoz Awards recognized outstanding contributions by medical trainees, young physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals throughout the Gulf Region in six categories. Awardees received a one-month observership at a Harvard-affiliated hospital or laboratory in Boston. Click here for a PDF of the Tamayoz Awards Program Brochure.

  • Nursing Development Conference: Role of Nurses in Promoting Patient Safety and Quality
    April 20 - 21, 2007
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
     The Nursing Development Conference highlighted strategies in leadership, education, research and patient care to assist nurses in improving the patient care environment.  A community of experts — including nurse specialists from the U.S. and local health care institutions — spoke on a range of topics in this two-day course focusing on the instrumental roles nurses play in promoting, monitoring and improving quality and patient safety.

  • Specialty Practi-Med: Gastroenterology for Specialists and Primary Care Practitioners
    March 24, 2007
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This one-day continuing Medical education course was designed to review state-of-the-art informationfor the practicing physician on the diagnosis and management of Gastroenterological disorders. Faculty from Harvard Medical School, The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and American Hospital Dubai taught this course with an emphasis on didactic lectures and interactive case discussions.

  • Advances in Health Care: Trends in Medical Education and Technology from Faculty at Harvard Medical School
    January 30, 2007
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Dubai Healthcare City in cooperation with Harvard Medical School Dubai Center Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research (HMSDC) and The Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research hosted an exclusive one-day CME course during the Arab Health Conference. Program topics included stem cells, angiogenesis, innovations in medical education, cancer treatment, and many other advances in health care. For all inquiries please contact info-hmsdc@hms.harvard.edu.

  • Specialty Practi-Med: Endocrinology for Primary Care Physicians and Obstetricians
    November 9-10, 2006
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This two-day continuing medical education (CME) course will provide an overview of the latest developments and current best practices in endocrinology, with the ultimate aim of improving clinical outcomes. Program topics include management of thyroid disease, diagnosis and treatment of type II diabetes, nutrition in the prevention and management of diabetes, and current medical and surgical approaches to the therapy of obesity. A distinguished multidisciplinary faculty of healthcare leaders from Harvard Medical School and the Gulf region will educate audiences through keynote lectures, panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions. To view the course program, please click here. To register, please print, complete, and fax the Course Registration Form. To inquire about sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities, please contact HMSDC at: info-hmsdc@hms.harvard.edu.

  • The 1st Annual International Infectious Disease Congress
    November 1-2, 2006
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This continuing medical education (CME) course is designed to review state-of-the-art information for the practicing physician on the diagnosis and management of important infectious disease problems in current medical practice. Topics to be covered include community-acquired infections in the Gulf region, antimicrobial resistant pathogens, vaccinations, gastrointestinal infections, viral hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis, tropical medicine, and new and reemerging infectious diseases.

  • Lilly Diabetes Workshop
    June 29, 2006
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This half-day continuing medical education program featured updates on the latest developments in medical treatment and management of diabetes. The faculty for the program was comprised of three specialists from Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

  • Specialty Practi-Med: Oncology Update
    May 10 - 11, 2006
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This program provided an overview of the management of common malignancies, including breast, prostate, thoracic, and GI cancer, with an emphasis on screening and prevention. A distinguished multidisciplinary faculty of healthcare leaders from Harvard Medical School and the Gulf region educated audiences through keynote lectures, panel discussions, and breakout sessions.

  • Advances in Cardiology: Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment
    April 27 - 28, 2006
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    This program, sponsored by Novartis Pharma Schweiz, is intended to increase knowledge about best practices in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of cardiovascular disorders for primary care physicians in practice in the Gulf region. A distinguished multidisciplinary faculty of healthcare leaders from Harvard Medical School and the Gulf region educated audiences through keynote lectures, panel discussions, and breakout sessions.