“Skull Bottom Surgery.”
The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and the Department of Medical Studies at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh are organizing the first international session and a workshop on advanced skull base surgery that will be held in the main lecture hall of the hospital''s recreation center from 5-8 April 2009 corresponding to 9-12 Rabi al-Akhir 1430 .
Dr. Haifa Al-Nasser, head of the otolaryngology department at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, explained that this course is an important medical and scientific event that the medical community awaits this year and is the first of its kind in the Middle East region, and it is expected that this session will attend and participate in a large number of specialists in The Gulf and Arab region.
For her part, Dr. Alia Shuja Al-Mutairi, Chair of the Course and the Scientific Committee - Consultant in Head and Neck Tumor Surgery, explained that the topics of this course and workshop include recent developments in skull base surgery and endoscopic surgery for tumors of the base of the skull with the participation of the best experts in the world in this field.
Dr. Al-Mutairi added that the activities of the course will last for four days and include oral lectures in the field of open and endoscopic skull base surgery for speakers from outside and within the Kingdom.
It is noteworthy that this course is accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties with twenty-seven teaching hours. All specialists in this field have been invited to attend the course and benefit from this scientific gathering.
