KUWAIT: TheKuwait Association of Surgeons held its second workshop recently in thepresence of Health Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and QualityAffairs Dr Mohammad Al-Khashti, head of the association, Head of the SurgeryDepartment at Jaber Hospital Dr Salman Al-Sabah said.
An elite group ofinternational lecturers including Professor Juliro Mayol from Clinico SanCarlos of Spain, and Dr Waddah Al-Rifae from Georgetown University, the US,attended the workshop which was entitled 'surgeons in social media: betweeninnovation and risks.'
The workshopbrought in European and American expertise in methods, laws and rules relatedto social media, Dr Salman said, adding that a survey was conducted at the endof the workshop on the benefits of social media that serve the society, as wellas its disadvantages. Health Minster Dr Basel Al-Sabah is interested in thetopic and formed a committee headed by the Ministry's Undersecretary for PrivateSector Affairs Dr Fatima Al-Najjar, Dr Salman said.
By AbdellatifSharaa