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09 COLUMN: EXPERT OPINION Philip Leonard speaks out about the anxiety experienced by out-patients at hospitals


10 BREAST CANCER ARABIA Get involved and be a part of BCA’s world record attempt in Dubai next month!


12 ORTHOPAEDICS Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow patho-anatomy


14 CASE STUDY: NURSING How American University of Beirut Medical Center achieved Magnet status


16 EMERGENCY MEDICINE Sudden Cardiac Death is a global predicament for physicians


20 ANAESTHESIA Investigations into anaesthesia and critical care concerns in morbidly obese patients


26 INTERVIEW Professor Oliver Schnell from the Diabetes Research Institute in Germany speaks to Arab Health magazine


30 INTERVIEW Prof. Dr. Heiner Weber from the University of Tübingen in Germany offers insights into dental implants


36 STEM CELL RESEARCH The importance of cord blood in clinics


40 INTERVIEW David Rätz reveals the challenges and benefits associated with cochlear implants


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42 PATIENT SAFETY Revolutionary management of patient safety by GE Healthcare


45 INTERVIEW Dr. Heinz Roettinger from the German Orthopaedic Hospital in Bahrain has revolutionised hip and knee replacement surgery


46 PALLIATIVE CARE Caring for the ventilated patient in the non-acute setting


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Issue Four 2011 the official magazine of the Arab Health Exhibition


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BREAST CANCER Get involved with Breast Cancer Arabia & be a part of their record breaking event!


MENA NURSING How the American University of Beirut achieved Magnet status


ANAESTHESIA The challenges and critical care concerns faced with morbid obese patients


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PALLIATIVE CARE Caring for the ventilated patient in the non-acute hospital care setting


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