Dubai Healthcare City
Region’s first CAM
council established
Dubai Healthcare City, has
set up a Complementary &
Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Council, the first of its kind
in the Middle East.
The council set up by DHCC’s Center for Planning
and Quality (CPQ) is led by
prominent alternative medicine
practitioners, responsible
for licensing CAM
professionals under specific
rules and regulations as well
as its other regulatory functions.
Dr Muhadditha Al-
Hashimi, CEO, Dubai
Healthcare City, said: “The
establishment of the
Complementary & Alternative
Medicine Council is our
response to global trends,
reflecting the growing popularity
of alternative medicine
and traditional practices.
The council also
demonstrates DHCC’s efforts
to operate on the global
level as an efficient and
leading market player.”
Dr Ayesha Abdullah, CEO,
Center of Healthcare
Planning and Quality (CPQ),
said: “The use of these alternative
therapies is growing.
A survey by the US-based
National Center for
Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, states
that in 2002, more than
36% of Americans used one
form or the other of alternative
therapy during the
preceding 12 months, while
nearly 50% had used CAM
therapies at some point in
their lifetime.”
The results of a market
survey conducted recently
in Dubai generated almost
identical numbers at 28%
and 48% respectively in
2006.
The same study
concluded that 55% of the
public prefer the implementation
of formal regulations
for CAM to increase public
confidence and wider use.
“There is an obvious need
to regulate this market to
assure quality and safety. CPQ is proud to be the
pioneer in developing CAM
regulations with the establishment
of the CAM
Council, which is unique to
this region,” said Dr
Abdullah.
The five-member council
overseeing DHCC’s CAM is
led by Dr Andrew Weil as
chairman of the Council, it
will include Teresa Hale, Dr
David Riley, Dr Nishiti Joshi
and Dr Andrew Jeon, as its
members.
Dr Andrew Weil is one of
America’s leading practitioners
in CAM. He is director
of the Program in Integrative
Medicine at the University of
Arizona. He is also the
founder of the “Foundation
for Integrative Medicine” and
editor-in-chief of the journal
Integrative Medicine. He has
authored several books on
the subject.
Teresa Hale is a nutritionist,
and the founder and
managing director of the
renowned Hale Clinic in
London. Dr David Riley specialises in Homeopathy,
and is a clinical associate
professor at the University of
New Mexico Medical School.
He is also the editor-in-chief
of Explore, a journal of
science and healing. Dr Nishiti Joshi is a CAM
specialist and the founder of
the renowned Joshi Clinic in
London, and Dr Andrew Jeon
is the executive vice-president
and CEO of Harvard
Medical International.
US medical licensing
exam granted to DHCC
Dubai Healthcare City’s
(DHCC) regulatory body,
the Centre for Health Care
Planning and Quality
(CPQ), has been granted
permission to conduct Step
3 of the United States
Medical Licensing
Examination (USMLE).
This is the first time the
examination will have been
conducted outside the
United States. USMLE’s
Composite Governing Board,
the National Board of
Medical Examiners and the
Federation of State Medical
Boards have all given their
approval for the move.
The USMLE is a premier
examination that is recognised
internationally as the
gold standard for medical
licensing. The provision to
conduct this examination in Dubai will make it possible
for CPQ to further certify
the quality of physicians
licensed within DHCC.
Cosmetic surgery
hospital opens
The American Academy of
Cosmetic Surgery Hospital
(AACSH) has officially
opened at Dubai Healthcare
City (DHCC).
The launch coincided
with the first ‘World
Congress on Liposuction
Surgery and Advances in
Cosmetic Surgery’ in the UAE (29-31 October 2007).
The AACS Hospital, the
only international accredited
operator in the region,
provides wide ranging services
incorporating modern
techniques in cosmetics.
It
will also include the AACSH
Educational Centre, providing
internationally accredited
surgical and non-surgical
workshops, affiliated to the
AACS in the US.
The hospital has private
entrances to ensure the confidentiality
of all patients.
Other facilities include five
fully equipped modern operating
theatres, post surgical
private recovery rooms, with
deluxe presidential and royal
suites providing a range of
services under the personalised
care of a team of
specialised nurses and
AACSH surgeons.
Dental Institute
– first for region
Dubai Healthcare City
(DHCC), received applications
for enrolment in the
Boston University Institute
for Dental Research and
Education, at the FDI Annual
World Dental Congress and
Exhibition held in Dubai in
October 2007.
The Middle East’s first
post-graduate dental institute,
located at the DHCC
healthcare free zone, will
offer degree programmes
and aim to set new standards
in dental research,
education and specialised
dental care.
Providing premium
education to dental professionals
in the region, the
Boston University Institute
for Dental Research and
Education Dubai will offer a
curriculum comparable to
that of The Boston
University School of Dental
Medicine in the United
States.
Specialists, trained in
the US and senior faculty
members of Boston
University, will be delivering
lectures and clinical
demonstrations at the
Institute.
The Boston University
Institute will offer degrees
such as the Certificate of
Advanced Graduate Study
(CAGS) and the Master of
Science (MSD) in various
specialties.
The institute and the
dental health centre will be
serviced by a dental director
and 20 full-time faculty and
academic specialists. It will
include around 50 students
in training with about 20
graduates per year.
Date
of upload: 22nd Jan 2008
