Doctors, Nurses Must Complete CME Hours for Licence Renewal

DUBAI - Starting July 1, all healthcare professionals will be required to complete the stipulated hours of accredited continuing medical education for renewing their licences, according to a recent circular issued by the Health Ministry.

CME training must for licence renewal

DUBAI - Starting July 1, all healthcare professionals will be required to complete the stipulated hours of accredited continuing medical education for renewing their licences, according to a recent circular issued by the Health Ministry.

Traffic Law Changes among Dubai’s Health Reform Plan

DUBAI — A comprehensive traffic law is among the sweeping reforms being proposed for the public health sector in Dubai as the government seeks to lessen the burden of injuries and diseases and improve health standards.

Finer Details of Anti-tobacco Law Drawn Up

DUBAI — A team of health experts working out key specifications of the federal anti-tobacco law will also calculate minor details such as the safe distance between a smoking room and other occupied rooms in the building, said a senior ministry of health official.

Doctors Accused
of Skipping Education Events

DUBAI — Medical event organisers say healthcare professionals are skirting continuing medical educational events (CMEs) that are intended to groom their skills and provide patients with better and safer services.

‘Need to Frame Legal Norms for Genetic Research’

DUBAI - Ahead of the 3rd Pan-Arab Human Genetic Conference to be held next month in Dubai, Dr Ghazi Omar Tadmouri, Assistant Director of the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies, stressed on the importance of study of genetic disorders among the Arab people at the DNA level, saying that this will help develop new therapeutic approaches.