Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer, has announced that the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ), in collaboration with DHCC ophthalmologists, has commenced a number of initiatives to improve the quality of healthcare services in line with international best practices, and to engage the medical community in a discussion on disease management, clinical indicators and outcome improvement.

CPQ has launched a series of educational forums on ophthalmology, creating an opportunity for knowledge sharing among various healthcare providers within DHCC and the region.

The educational series on ophthalmology marks an initial step towards creating specialised healthcare forums on other critical health topics in the future. The initiative comes as part of DHCC's Continuing Medical Education (CME) program and its obligation towards providing the region with quality healthcare enforced through its regulatory body, the CPQ.

The forum is accredited CME points by Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research, a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center at DHCC. The ophthalmology series is sponsored by four DHCC-based service providers - American University of Beirut (AUB) Consultant Physicians, Moorfield's Eye Hospital, Welcare Eye Center, and Laser Eye Center.

Designed as monthly sessions that run for a full day, the initial forum in March included presentations on Femtosecond laser experience by Dr. Anupama Rao and Dr. Pramod Warhekar from Welcare Eye Center. This was followed by the second forum, in April, on adnexal trauma led by Dr. Andrea Sciscio and Dr. Edmondo Borasio, both from the Moorfield's Eye Hospital. The third forum on steroids in uveitis was presented by Dr. Shukri Shawaf of AUB Consultant Physicians in May.

Dr. Ayesha Abdualla, CEO of CPQ said: "Through such initiatives, DHCC and CPQ aim to reinforce cooperation among healthcare providers and position the region's most integrated healthcare free zone as a quality destination for patient care. The CPQ intends to launch diverse educational series in the future to enhance service excellence and consistency within DHCC and ensure quality care is being provided across the city."

Ophthalmology deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain and areas surrounding the eye, such as the lacrimal system and eyelids.

The educational series have attracted several healthcare providers within DHCC, Dubai and Sharjah and aims at expanding this attraction to a regional level.

Established in 2004, CPQ ensures high-quality patient care throughout DHCC, while offering tools and measures to healthcare providers to drive continuous improvement.

Source: dubaicityguide.com