Dubai: Gulf Medical University (GMU), the leading private medical university in Ajman owned and operated by Thumbay Group UAE hosted a conference on ‘Updates in Orthopedics’, on Friday, 25th March 2016.
Accredited by MOH for 6 CME hours, the conference saw the participation of healthcare professionals from across the country.

The conference was organized by the Department of Orthopedics – ThumbayHospital, in association with Gulf Medical University.

Leading Orthopedicians spoke on various topics at the conference. The topics covered were:

•Back School-Physical Therapy Spinal Care byDr. K Praveen Kumar – Dean, College of Allied Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University

•Vitamin D deficiency-Myths and Facts byDr. Manoj Kumar – Department of Orthopedics, Thumbay Hospital, Ajman

•Spine Surgery Challenges by Dr. Seyed Mohsen Mahmoodi – Thumbay Hospital, Dubai

•CTEV by Dr. AvinashPulate – Department of Orthopedics, Thumbay Hospital, Dubai    

•Limping Child by Dr. Mohammed Zakeer Ahmed – Department of Orthopedics, Thumbay Hospital, Fujairah

•Spine Tuberculosis by Dr. Amit Chaturvedi – Department of Orthopedics, Thumbay Hospital, Ajman        

Certificates were distributed to the attendees at the end of the program. Dr. Seyed Mohsen Mahmoodi, Medical Director and Consultant Orthopedics – Thumbay Hospital Dubai said that Thumbay Hospitals has plans to host an international conference on Spine Surgery, in November 2016.