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Health Experts to Meet in Doha to Support Palestinians

Top international health experts will be met in Doha for the inaugural edition of the International Forum for Supporting Health Professional Education in Palestine-Gaza Programme. The event is organized by Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) in collaboration with PIMA, Doctors Worldwide-Turkey, the National Committee for Health Education in Palestine and the Jordanian Committee for Support of [...]

UAE Health Ministry Prepares to Open Rashid Diabetes Center on May

H.E. Dr. Hanif Hassan, UAE Minister of Health, visited Rashid Center for Diabetes and Obesity in Ajman in preparation of its official opening next May. He was accompanied by Dr. Mahmood Fikri, Executive Director for Health Policies, Hamad Taryam Al Shamsi, Director of Ajman Medical Zone, Dr. Enas Kamel Loazi, Director of the Center and [...]

SKMC Organizes Abu Dhabi Continence Week 2010

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) organizes the Abu Dhabi Continence Week from 22 – 28 March 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel, Abu Dhabi. The week contains six different events related to urinary incontinence. The Abu Dhabi Continence Week will attract over 300 General Practitioners, Urologists, Pediatric Urologists and Surgeons, Nurses and Physiotherapists. SKMC is owned [...]

Tawam Hospital Announces New Appointments

Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, has appointed Dr. Ali Ghellai Jr. as Chief of the General Surgery Division and Dr. Zuhair Shihab as Chief of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), in the Department of Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Ghellai, who is also Acting Chairman of the Department of Surgery, holds a diploma [...]

The First Pain & Inflammation Academy In Middle East

Over 180 of the most eminent regional pain and chronic inflammatory disorders management specialists attended the first Middle East Pain & Inflammation Academy. The two day initiative, held on the 12th and 13th of March, 2010, was organized by Pfizer Africa and Middle East and accredited as a Continuous Medical Education (CME) program by the [...]

Tawam Hospital Announces New Appointments

Tawam Hospital, affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine, appointed Dr. Ali Ghellai Jr. as Chief of the General Surgery Division and Dr. Zuhair Shihab as Chief of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), in the Department of Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Ghellai, who is also Acting Chairman of the Department of Surgery, holds a diploma of the [...]

uniCare Medical Centre Continuing Medical Education Programme

uniCare Medical Centre launched an innovative continuing medical education programme last year, and is taking its expertise outside the clinic. The interface aimed at enhancing the quality of care provided at the clinic by developing and implementing strategies to identify and narrow gaps between current and optimal clinical performance and patient outcomes.

Dr. Latha Bimal, Obstetrician [...]

Medical Academy in Dubai

Dubai Healthcare Authority), Active-M Group and Royal Philips Electronics, yesterday announced a joint venture to develop a framework for delivering and marketing a Continuous Medical Education (CME) academy.

Based in Dubai, it will offer both international and local accredited courses for all medical practitioners in the UAE and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). It is scheduled [...]

Emaar Healthcare Group Launches Grand Rounds

Emaar Healthcare Group, the healthcare subsidiary of Emaar Properties, in association with Methodist International, a subsidiary of The Methodist Hospital, will organise its first continuing medical education programme, Grand Rounds, on January 27, 2010 in an effort to bridge the gap in quality healthcare delivery by arming physicians with the information to provide their patients [...]

Different Types of Microscopes

Types of Microscopes Compared

1. Slide microscope
2. Stereo microscope
3. Digital microscope
4. 3D Digital microsocope
5. USB microscope
6. Transmission electron microscope
7. Scanning electron microscope
8. Scanning probe microscope

1) Slide microscope

* Magnification: Uses lenses arranged in series, made of optical material that bends light. All magnification takes place via lenses. Uses diascopic illumination (that is, light is transmitted through the [...]