QU centre to hold workshop

The Biomedical Research Centre at Qatar University (QU-BRC) will organise a workshop on “Emerging Pathogens at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface” on October 11 and 12 in conjunction with Qatar National Research Fund.  The event aims to provide ministry representatives and professionals within Qatar and beyond an opportunity to network and develop collaborative activities, and to share up-to-date scientific research ‎findings.Discussions will focus on the establishment of a global knowledge-sharing platform, the various activities of the International Congress on Pathogens at the Human Animal Interface (ICOPHAI), and the procedures for organising a global conference in Doha in 2017. The workshop comes in line with Qatar’s efforts to prevent ‎and control the emerging of human, animal and environmental infectious diseases. It is developed among global partners including QU, the Ohio State University, and ICOPHAI, as well as other local, ‎regional and global partners. BRC assistant professor of infectious diseases Dr Hadi Yassine said that the workshop is a Category 1 - Accredited Group Learning Activities as defined by the Accreditation Department of Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners.