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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Philip Leonard, Ernst & Young, MENA Dr. Steven D Maschke, Cleveland Clinic, USA Gladys Mouro, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon Dr. Ritesh G. Menezes, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, India Dr. Sadip Pant, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA Dr. S. Senthilkumaran, Sri Gokulam Hospital and Research Institute, India Dr Sunita Goel, Consultant Anaesthesiologist, India Dr. Cherie Daly, CSD Consulting, Belgium Dr Azhar Al-Ani, GE Healthcare Performance Solutions, EAGM Magi Livardis, ProVita International Medical Centre, UAE
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FOREWORD ARAB HEALTH, ISSUE FOUR 2011
After the quiet summer season here in the Middle East, this issue of Arab Health Magazine picks up the pace again by looking forward to our next
major event in the healthcare sector – The Abu Dhabi Medical Congress. As the fastest growing event of its kind in the region, it brings together leading specialists to showcase their latest products in the fields of Emergency, Primary Healthcare, Patient Safety and Rehabilitation. Check out the supplement in the middle of this issue for everything you need to know to plan your trip to the event. Along the same themes, Dr Menezes and colleagues review sudden cardiac death in their article on page 16. The condition describes unexpected natural death from a cardiac cause within
one hour of onset of symptoms, and represents a catastrophic medical problem on an individual basis, a major public health concern on a population basis, and a field of emerging interest globally. In addition, Dr Azhar Al-Ani from GE
Healthcare describes how Patient Safety is a fundamental principle of medicine as a profession. While current statistic of medical errors are sobering, he reveals how modern management and technology solutions are paving the way for a revolution in patient safety. I hope you enjoy this issue and I look
forward to welcoming you at the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress in October.
Jenna Wilson, Editor Arab Health Issue 4 2011 5
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