Homs (ST)_The activities of the “Valley for Syrian Doctors in Homeland and Expatriate Countries’ conference”, which is organized by Al-Wadi International Private University in cooperation with the Syrian Society of Ophthalmologists, the Syrian Doctors Syndicate, the Association of Friends of Expatriates, and the Syrian Association of Oncologists, kicked off on Friday in the “Al-Wadi” University in the western countryside of Homs.
The activities of the first day of the conference, which will last until next Sunday, included lectures on the recent development in ophthalmology in the fields of neurology and oncology, presented by a number of expatriate doctors via the internet.
In his speech, the head of the Syrian Doctors’ Syndicate, Dr. Kamal Amer, considered that holding the conference constitutes a message of steadfastness and defiance for those who wanted to ruin our country.
“The conference also contributes to supporting scientific research, community development and scientific partnership between public and private universities,” he added, referring to the added value of the participation of doctors from the expatriate countries as they are graduates of Syrian universities.
Dr. Amer went on to say: “The conference is, in addition, an opportunity to exchange experiences, benefit from important experiences in rehabilitation and training, increase doctors’ knowledge, and learn about new research in the scientific field.
In a press statement, the President of Al-Wadi International Private University, Dr. Bashir Elias, confirmed the richness of the conference through the participation of doctors from abroad and at home, and it addressed the most important and latest scientific findings in the medical field to raise the level of education in universities and joint studies.
The head of the Association of Friends of Expatriate Doctors in Homs, Eng. Bashar Khuzam, said that the association is making efforts to attract expatriates and communicate with them, stressing the importance of the presence of expatriate doctors from several countries, which is an added value to the health and medical sector through access to recent research.
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