Dr Shahid Athar Attends
3rd Qatar International
Medical Congress
Dr
Shahid Athar delivers his address |
Dr
Shahid Athar of Indianapolis was invited to present papers
at the Third Qatar International Medical Congress held in
Doha, Qatar, from November 8-13,2005. The conference was
organized by Hamad Medical Corporation and the state of
Qatar. About 1000 physicians, including about 50 from the
USA, Europe and other parts of the world, attended the conference.
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view of the Third Qatar Medical Congress |
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total of 200 abstracts were presented. Dr Athar made four
full presentations, including his keynote address on the
opening day. The topics he addressed were: Advances in management
of NIDDM, Spirituality and Medicine, End of life issues
- an interfaith perspective, and The conduct of a physician
(t keynote address). He also moderated two sessions, one
on diabetes and the other on endocrinology. Dr Athar’s
presentations were well received and he was interviewed
by four local news papers (The Peninsula, Gulf Times, Al
Watan and Al-Sharaq).
“I was impressed by the quality of medical papers
and the hospitality of the Qatari people. Doha is a beautiful
city and Qatar is a moderate Arab State. The food is great
and Qatar Airways is one of the best airlines in the region,”
Dr Athar observed.
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