Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) will host its second annual Updates in Primary Care conference, which will again be organised entirely by graduates of the college.
The conference will take place on November 29-30 and feature WCM-Q-trained physicians sharing the latest updates in clinical best practice with local family physicians, general practitioners and primary care doctors.
This year’s conference will offer the chance to engage in dynamic specialist-led case-based discussions exploring cutting-edge evidence and optimal practices for managing prevalent adult conditions in primary care.
There will also be a panel discussion on menopause, plus interactive roundtable sessions and group discussions.
The full title of the conference is “Updates in Primary Care: Specialist-Led Case-Based Discussions Highlighting the Latest Evidence and Best Clinical Practice”.
The second conference follows the success of the inaugural alumni-led healthcare conference of the WCM-Q, which was held in November 2023.
The “Updates in Primary Care” conference is part of wider WCM-Q efforts to ensure its alumni make valuable contributions to Qatar’s thriving healthcare sector.
The conference is co-directed by Dr Mahrukh Rizvi, assistant professor of medicine, who graduated from the WCM-Q in 2011 and undertook training in internal medicine, nephrology and critical care medicine at elite healthcare institutions in the US, before returning to the WCM-Q in 2022.
Fellow conference co-directors are Dr Reshma Bholah, assistant professor of paediatrics at the WCM-Q and consultant paediatric nephrologist at Sidra Medicine (Class of 2011); and Dr Tariq Chukir, assistant professor of medicine at the WCM-Q and consultant at the National Obesity Treatment Centre at Hamad Medical Corporation (Class of 2015).
The event is co-ordinated by the WCM-Q’s Division of Continuing Professional Development.
