(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar's (WCM-Q) Grand Rounds live webinar series is attracting large audiences during the pandemic as healthcare professionals take advantage of online access to continue developing their skills and knowledge during the pandemic.
In the past month, more than 4,000 attendees logged in to engage in the three presentations delivered by expert speakers in the series, which is coordinated by WCM-Q's Division of Continuing Professional Development.
Assistant professor of research at WCM-Q, Dr. Noha Yousri gave a presentation titled Epigenetics and Metabolomics of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity in Qataris, in which she discussed ways in which obesity and diabetes are causing modifications of the genetic characteristics of the Qatari population. Consultant physician in radiology at Sidra Medicine, Dr. Noor Ahmed Al Khori presented on Breast Imaging: Basics and Beyond, in which she defined current evidence-based guidelines for the safe and effective use of mammography, outlined recent advances in breast imaging, and discussed the most common abnormalities that can be detected using imaging.
Consultant in the Department of Urology at Hamad Medical Corporation, and program director of the andrology and male infertility fellowship, Dr. Ahmad Majzoub gave a presentation titled Evaluation and Management in Male Factor Infertility. Dr. Majzoub, who is also assistant professor of clinical urology at WCM-Q, discussed the causes and basic methods of evaluation of male fertility, before explaining treatment methods.
The Grand Rounds live webinar series is aimed at physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, allied health professionals, students, researchers and educators. All three webinars were accredited locally by the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners-Accreditation Department (QCHP-AD) and internationally by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
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