Constant progress and innovations have been occurring in medical practice and education internationally for the past decades. These have been as a result of advances in medical practice worldwide. In addition, patients have become more informed about their health, and these have resulted in increased in demands and expectations, thereby bringing about the changing roles of the doctors and healthcare workers in society. There are now needs for healthcare workers to be more involved in teaching and research, as well as in patient care. Hence the conference on ‘Progress in Medical Practice and Education in the Changing World’ will embrace many topics on the various issues affecting medical practice, research and education.
The topics to be covered during the conference include advances in medical education and research approaches, Stem cell techniques, surgery, evidence-based medicine, quality of patient care, general internal medicine, medical emergencies, primary care issues, epidemiology and public health matters, paediatrics and child health issues, cardiovascular diseases, diabetic care advances, progress in respiratory diseases, medical ethics and legal issues in healthcare, medical education, medical informatics, emerging foodborne disease, infectious diseases and global diseases epidemics, tropical diseases, obstetrics and gynaecology, mental health issues, co-morbidities, managing chronic diseases in the community, medical ethics, manmade diseases, urology, neurology, neurosurgery, haematology and many more.
