H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Academic Health Corporation, visited the UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition – AEEDC Dubai 2023 today at the Dubai World Trade Centre.Sheikh Mansoor toured the conference on Day 2 of the t ..
Dubai World Dental Meeting discusses latest dentistry trendsThe Dubai World Dental Meeting (DWDM) officially kicked off today for three days and includes some of the most advanced workshops that highlight insightful topics in the field of dentistry.DWDM i
Objective: Cancer screening programs exist in Saudi Arabia for some types of cancers. However, data on primary healthcare center (PHC) physicians’ practices in referring patients for screening tests or procedures remain unclear.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a self-reported survey that included 141 PHC physicians affiliated with the Ministry of Health in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. The primary outcome was the practice of recommending to average-risk patients screening tests for different types of cancers including breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate, and lung, and testing if sociodemographic, specialty, job level, years of experience, a family history of cancer, and patients encountered per day affect their decisions. Secondary outcomes were the barriers perceived by physicians to recommending a screening test. p-value <0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The study included 141 respondents, of which 60.3% were males, and the
The first international medical conference on hernias to be held in Saudi Arabia will start on Jan. 13 at the InterContinental Riyadh, in the presence of an elite group of specialized local and international doctors. The two-day conference, aims to acquaint more than 300 health personnel in the Kingdom with the latest methods of treating hernia, and develop their surgical