Doha: The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) launched yesterday the third edition of its annual scientific conference, which will last for three days, under the title“Musculoskeletal/Neurological Disorders and Pain Management in Primary Health Care”.

The opening day of the conference was attended by Minister of Public Health H E Mansoor bin Ebrahim bin Saad Al Mahmoud, Director of the Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Programs Department at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Sheikh Dr. Mohamed bin Hamad Al-Thani, QRCS Secretary-General Faisal Mohamed Al Emadi, QRCS members of the Board of Directors and Assistant Secretaries-General.

In his opening remarks, QRCS Chairman of the Board of Directors, Yousef bin Ali Al Khater said the conference brings together a group of experts and specialists from various health institutions in the country, who meet together under one roof for three days to discuss and debate the most important topics and issues in the medical field and exchange experiences and information that contribute to improving the level of medical service provided to the public and responding to the latest developments in medical work and its changing challenges.

He added that the conference's status is becoming more established year after year as an annual scientific forum that brings together the best professionals in Qatar who carry the noble message of medicine and dedicate themselves day and night to serving humanity and preserving the health and well-being of society. He noted that in each edition of the conference, success is established, interest expands, and the added value that the conference represents for the medical sector and all those working in it is confirmed.

He also highlighted the success of QRCS in obtaining accreditation as an educational organisation for continuing professional development for five years, after fulfilling all the standards and conditions applied by the MoPH's Department of Health Specialties - Accreditation and Medical Education Department. Director of Training, Research, and Development Center at QRCS and Chairman of the Conference, Ghanem Salman Al-Sulaiti said the increasing burden of musculoskeletal and neurological diseases requires a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

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