Continuing Medical Education is recognized as the key to high quality health care delivery, since only by upgrading knowledge and maintaining competence will professional obsolescence be avoided.
The division of CME in the Medical Education Center is dedicated to provide a high quality professional CME programs for health care professionals in Saudi Arabia. Such programs are designed in collaboration with different academic and clinical departments in the College of Medicine and University Hospitals.
This year, as in the past, the Postgraduate Academic Programs of the college of Medicine is designed to fulfill two specific objectives, namely, the provision of continuing medical education programs for health care professionals and the organization of specialized training opportunities for the young graduate doctors.
To meet these objectives, we are pleased to offer a range of symposia, workshops, courses and seminars to fulfill some of the needs of the health care professionals in Saudi Arabia.
Symposia & Conferences
Pediatric Update Symposium
21-23 Sept. 2004 (7-9 Shaaban 1425)
The 9th Symposium on Genetics in Health and Disease - Implication for the Individual, Family and Community
25-27 Sept. 2004 (11-13 Shaaban 1425)
International Symposium on Autism & Related Developmental Disorders
28-30 Sept. 2004 (14-16 Shabaan 1425)
The 2nd KSU International Orthopedics Symposium (Current Orthopedic Practice)
15-17 March 2005 (4-6 Safar 1425)
Symposium on Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Surgery
23-24 March 2005 (27-29 Muharram 1426)
Workshops
5th Family Medicine Essential Workshop
25-28 April 2004 (6-9 Rabi Awwal 1425)
2nd King Saud University Workshop on Medical Education
28-30 Sept. 2004 (14-16 Sha'aban 1425)
Internal Medicine Research Day
05 Oct. 2004 (21 Sha'aban 1425)
10th Vascular Anastomosis Workshop
22-23 Dec. 2004 (10-11 Dhulqada 1425)
Advanced Technique in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
2-3 April 2005 (22-23 Safar 1426)
Medical Ethics Workshop
18 April 2005
6th Family Medicine Essentials Workshop(Update on Common Clinical Problems & Practice Skills)
24-27 April 2005 (15-18 Rabi Awwal 1425)
Seminars
3rd Diabetes Trained Physician Program (Oral Agent)
22-23 July 2004 (4-5 Jumada Thani 1425)
1st Diabetic Foot Program
11-15 Sept. 2004 (26-30 Rajab 1425)
4th Diabetes Trained Physician Program
7-8 July 2004 (23-24 Jumada Thani 1425)
9th World Diabetes Day WDD - Professional Program
25 November 2004 (12 Shawwal 1425)
12th Annual Meeting of Diabetes Education
13 Jan. 2005 (4-6 Safar 1425)
22nd Seminar on Thyroid Gland
18 Feb. 2005 (9 Muharram 1425)
Courses
Intensive Course on Pediatric Radiology
4-5 September 2004 (19-20 Rajab 1425)
Anaesthesia Course
21-22 Sept. 2004 (7-8 Shaaban 1425)
6th Integrated Surgical Course
2-6 Oct. 2004 (18-22 Shaaban 1425)
24th Temporal Bone Course
2-6 Oct. 2004 (18-22 Shaaban 1425)
Nephrology Review Course
5-7 Oct. 2004 (21-23 Shaaban 1425)
6th Half Days Refreshing Course
22 Nov.- 27 Dec. 2004 (9 Shawwal - 15 Dhulqadah 1425)
2nd Comprehensive Rhinoplasty Course
29 Nov.- 2 Dec. 2004 (16-19 Shawwal 1425)
1st Advanced Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery Course
1-2 Dec. 2004 (18-19 Shawwal 1425)
5th Evidence Based Clinical Practice Workshop
5-6 Dec. 2004 (22-29 Shawwal 1425)
Review Course in Chest Radiology
6 Dec. 2004 (23 Shawwal 1425)
Hemodialysis Course
11-15 Dec. 2004 (28 Shawwal - 3 Dhulqada 1425)
13th Diabetes Educator's Course
18 Dec. 2004 - 13 Jan. 2005 (6 Dhulqadah - 2 Dhulhajj 1425)
5th Doppler Application Course
25 Dec. 2004 (13 Dhulqada 1425)
6th Epidemiology and Biostatistics Course
26-29 Dec. 2004 (14-17 Dhulqada 1425)
4th Intensive Course on:
1. Planning & Performing a Research Study
2. Writing & Presenting a Scientific Paper (30 Dec. 2004 (18 Dhulqada 1425))
Health Research Made Easy
28-30 March 2005 (17-18 Safar 1426)