Under the Patronage of Hamdan Medical Award, 7th MEIDAM to take place this September
01 September 2022
Dubai-1st of September 2022: Under the patronage of the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, the seventh edition of the Middle East International Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine Conference and Exhibition (MEIDAM) will be held from the 23rd to the 25th of September 2022 at the Intercontinental Festival City Hotel in Dubai.
MEIDAM offers a platform to present the latest developments in the field of dermatology and aesthetic medicine and to review the latest technologies, experiences, and innovations from all over the world, through the meeting of leading specialists in the field of dermatology and aesthetic medicine. In addition, the scientific program of the conference will include a rich mix of lectures and workshops.
Dr. Khalid Al Nuaimi, President of the Conference, said: "The seventh edition of the conference will witness an advanced and unique forum and will provide a great opportunity for discussions between researchers and doctors from all over the world. It facilitates sharing of the latest findings of scientists and research specialists in the fields of dermatology, dermatology, and aesthetic medicine.”
He added, "The scientific program of the conference includes six parallel scientific programs, in the presence and participation of the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the humanitarian partner of the conference, and the participation of all dermatological associations and associations in the Arab world and from the Middle East region and the world."
Some of these associations, such as the Lebanese Society of Dermatology, the Saudi Society of Dermatology, the Moroccan Society of Dermatology, and the Indian Society of Dermatology, will also participate in official scientific programs within the scientific program of the conference.
The conference will also be attended by the President-elect of the American Academy of Dermatology, representatives of the European Academy of Dermatology and the Vice President of the British Royal College of Physicians from the United Kingdom.
The conference will also witness the announcement of the launch of several medications, cosmetics, and modern devices in the treatment of diseases and skin care, which will be launched for the first time in the Middle East region after the approval of the Ministry of Health and Prevention.
There is also a full academic-scientific day preceding the conference, that will be dedicated to the training of new doctors by a constellation of distinguished scientists specialized in the field of dermatology and cosmetology. This will be organized in cooperation with officials of training and residency programs from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the rest of the Arab countries, with the full support of the Middle East organization for Dermatology.
To encourage scientific research in the Middle East, a scientific competition has been held to identify the best scientific research in dermatology that has been published in international medical journals and journals with high scientific evaluation and filtered by international arbitrators. The top ten winners are invited to present their research in a scientific workshop during the scientific program, in the presence of the heads of dermatological associations and associations in the Middle East. In-kind prizes will be presented to the first winners.
Dr. Khaled Al-Nuaimi pointed out that scientific partnerships have increased in the 7th edition of the conference. The conference includes the presence of more than 214 scientific speakers from different countries of the world, presenting 218 scientific lectures, 46 discussion sessions, 13 seminars, 33 practical clinical workshops, in addition to a scientific workshop, a scientific course, and a scientific academic day dedicated to doctors trained. More than 2,200 participants from different countries of the world were registered to attend the conference.
His Excellency Abdullah bin Souqat, Executive Director of the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, said that the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum was keen to support the conference to be a global platform that attracts specialists in the field of dermatology and international associations from all over the world.
He added, " We have been able to achieve a large part of that vision and we will continue based on the approach drawn by the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum."
His Excellency Abdullah bin Souqat praised the scientific program of the conference. He also stressed that support for the conference for the 7th year in a row is the result of the Award’s confidence in the research papers presented by the conference and its distinguished scientific program, which meets the criteria set by the Award to support medical conferences, which ultimately aim to improve scientific research and the health sector, whether inside or outside the country.